The KitchenTable Community Podcast
A podcast for owners and would-be owners of small creative agencies. Whether you offer design, marketing, web build, copywriting, video or events, the faces you challenge are likely to be similar. The podcasts are presented by John Ashton, the founder of The KitchenTable Community, who grew his own small agency from scratch by employing a team of remote working freelancers.Interviewees share their wisdom and practical tips on subjects ranging from company culture to branding.
Podcasting since 2020 • 12 episodes
The KitchenTable Community Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 12: Going it alone: how to thrive in self-employment – featuring Sarah Townsend
Want to start your own agency but are intimidated by the thought of going it alone? Then you won’t want to miss this episode of The KitchenTable Community Podcast. Sarah Townsend is author of Survival Skills for Freelancers, which is v...
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Episode 12
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Episode 11: The Rebel Alliance – How small agencies can take on the big players and win – featuring Richard Coope
Smaller agencies often believe that they can’t compete with the marketing leviathans in their swanky Shoreditch and Soho offices. Our latest guest on the Kitchen Table Community Podcast, Richard Coope, argues that they can – and, more...
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Episode 11
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Episode 10: Why the future belongs to the networked freelancer – featuring Matthew Mottola
The business landscape is changing. Even before Covid-19, the age-old assumptions about workflows, personnel and physical premises were open to challenge. Our latest guest on the Kitchen Table Community Podcast, Matthew Mottola, has b...
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Episode 10
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Episode 9: Setting up your agency: getting the legal basics right – featuring John Haggis
Let's face it, we creative types tend to be a bit squeamish about professional services and about lawyers in particular. But if we're to run a successful agency then we have to engage with them and we have to meet certain legal obligations....
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Episode 9
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Episode 8: 10 Steps that will make or break your prospecting campaign – featuring Ryan Welmans
There are many agency owners (myself included) who have a difficult relationship with lead prospecting. No matter how much we believe in our services, we find engaging cold leads inherently uncomfortable. Indeed, the...
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Episode 8
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