# Saji Philip

> Saji Philip is the chairman and co-founder of Growing Stars, an online-tutoring company that paired students in the United States with one-on-one tutors in Kochi before video lessons became ordinary. A technology executive turned financial advisor, Philip supplied the early capital for the business, remained its chairman, and built a parallel career in wealth management.

- **Role:** Chairman and Co-Founder at Growing Stars; Private Wealth Advisor at Gladstone Wealth Partners
- **Organizations:** Growing Stars Inc, Gladstone Wealth Partners, LPL Financial, Tapestry Wealth Management, Mangat and Associates, Ameriprise Financial Services, AXA Advisors, Mobius Mathematics, Tech Mahindra, Larsen & Toubro Infotech, MJ Technologies, Antarya, Lucent Technologies
- **Education:** Retirement Planning Specialist program, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, MBA, DU, Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management, Institute of Management, Bangalore University, B.Tech, College of Engineering, Trivandrum
- **Known for:** Co-founded and chaired an online-tutoring company before live online instruction became commonplace., Provided the reported $500,000 seed investment used to establish Growing Stars., Helped take Growing Stars from three students and three tutors in 2004 to hundreds of students and dozens of tutors within its early years.

## Career timeline

- **2000-2005** — Served as CEO of MJ Technologies, according to his aggregated professional profile.
- **2002** — Co-founded Growing Stars with Biju Mathew and supplied $500,000 in seed capital.
- **2004** — Growing Stars began tutoring operations with three students and three tutors; Philip's regulatory filings list his ownership activity from January 2004.
- **2005-present** — Chairman and co-founder of Growing Stars.
- **2005-2007** — Director at Larsen & Toubro Infotech, according to his aggregated professional profile.
- **2007-2008** — Assistant vice president at Tech Mahindra, according to his aggregated professional profile.
- **2008-2010** — Chief strategy and marketing officer at Mobius Mathematics, according to his aggregated professional profile.
- **2009-2014** — Financial consultant and registered representative with AXA Advisors.
- **2014-2020** — Registered representative with Ameriprise Financial Services in Princeton, New Jersey.
- **2020-present** — Registered representative with LPL Financial and private wealth advisor with Gladstone Wealth Partners.
- **2022** — Earned the Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor credential.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and chaired an online-tutoring company before live online instruction became commonplace.
- Provided the reported $500,000 seed investment used to establish Growing Stars.
- Helped take Growing Stars from three students and three tutors in 2004 to hundreds of students and dozens of tutors within its early years.
- Built a second career in regulated financial services, with registrations dating to 2010 and current affiliation with LPL Financial.
- Earned the APMA, CRPC and CPFA professional credentials and completed Wharton's Retirement Planning Specialist program.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — FINRA BrokerCheck lists Philip as currently registered with LPL Financial and licensed through the firm in 25 U.S. states and territories.
- **2026-01** — Growing Stars marked more than two decades of operation and continued recruiting teachers in Kochi for its one-to-one online tutoring service.
- **2025-07** — California business-record data continued to list Philip as a director of active corporation Growing Stars, Inc.

## Links

- Website: https://www.growingstars.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saji-philip-financial-advisor

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Last updated: 2026-09-27