An Agency Story
First hand interviews of creative, digital, advertising, and marketing agency owners that have walked the talk of running an agency business. These are riveting stories of the thrill of starting up, hardships faced, and the keys to a successful business from agency owners around the world.
Episodes
176 episodes
From SNL Backstage to Franchise Front Stage - Elysium Marketing Group
Starting an agency is hard. Starting one with a baby at home is even harder. In this episode, Elyse Lupin, Founder of Elysium Marketing Group, shares the real story behind building a food and franchise agency through uncertainty, motherhood, an...
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Episode 175
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36:59
7 Habits for Building Financial Clarity in Your Agency - Sarah Patterson with Essjay
Money clarity changes everything. In this episode, fractional CFO Sarah Patterson breaks down how agency owners can stop guessing and start making confident financial decisions using 7 simple, repeatable habits. You’ll learn how to turn financi...
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Episode 174
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44:25
The Discipline of Reducing Friction - Help.Agency
Growth doesn’t usually fail because of effort, it fails because of friction. In this episode, Russel sits down with John Balauat of Help.Agency to unpack why forcing outcomes creates pressure, bad decisions, and stalled momentum, and how the di...
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Episode 173
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44:12
Predictability Is the Real Flex - Brolik
You can never underestimate the ability to measure your business. In this episode, Russel sits down with Jason Brewer of Brolik to unpack what 22 years of agency ownership actually teaches you about predictable revenue, leadership, and long-ter...
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Episode 172
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43:02
You Don’t Start Certain, You Become Certain - 30|90 Marketing
Clarity in business doesn’t arrive all at once, it’s built through decisions, experience, and commitment. In this first ever "Where are they now?" episode, Russel reconnects with Rachel Ledet, Founder of 30|90 Marketing, to explore how her agen...
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Episode 171
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53:25
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A 13-Year-Old Founder Builds a 450-Person Agency - Smart Sites
What does it really take to build a large agency without chaos, investors, or burning out your team? In this episode, Alex Melen, Co-Founder of SmartSites, shares how starting a business at 13 shaped his long-term mindset and how disciplined me...
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Episode 170
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42:49
Finding the Unexpected Tip of the Spear - North Street
In this episode, Russel sits down with Tom Conlin of North Street to unpack how an unexpectedly narrow offer became a mechanism for opening doors, reducing stress, and creating better opportunities across the business.Key Tak...
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Episode 169
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43:55
Why Stepping Away is a Power Move - Digital HQ
Company: Digital HQGuest: Hillary ApplegateYear Started: 2020Employees: 11-25What if the key t...
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Episode 168
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39:50
The Untapped Differentiator: Your Story - An Agency Story
Company: An Agency StoryGuest: Russel DubreeYear Started: 2022Employees: 1-10Most agency ow...
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Episode 167
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18:27
Rule Breaking and Tear Making: A Culture Transformation - Scott Social
Company: Scott SocialGuest: Chelsea FlowerYear Started: 2018Employees: 1-10
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Episode 166
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45:04
A Love Story, a Record Store, and an Agency - Neon Moth
Company: Neon MothGuest: Lisa and Jason CerezoYear Started: 2011Employees: 1-10What happens when ...
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Episode 165
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39:33
The Discipline of Doing Hard Things - My1Brand
Company: My1BrandGuest: Benjamin BehroozYear Started: 2008Employees: 11-25Doing...
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Episode 164
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33:47
A Month in Manhattan - White Canvas & Loop3
Company: White Canvas & Loop3Guest: Nico PisaniYear Started: 2015Employees: 11-25What happe...
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Episode 163
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45:22
When Trauma Becomes Direction - RicketyRoo
Company: RicketyRooGuest: Blake DenmanYear Started: 2009Employees: 11-25Some stories...
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Episode 162
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39:06
Building Trust Across Borders - Nopio
Company: NopioGuest: Piotr NowakYear Started: 2010Employees: 11-25What happens when a lifelong ...
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Episode 161
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29:58
The Entrepreneur Who Tested Rejection Like a Workout - X Agency
Company: X AgencyGuest: Darwin LiuYear Started: 2016Employees: 1-10Most people avoid ...
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Episode 160
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39:44
When Survival Stops and Vision Starts - Dapper Codes
Company: Dapper CodesGuest: Kelly GordonYear Started: 2007Employees: 1-10Most agency ...
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Episode 159
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42:04
Learn Once, Solve Forever - Norbella
Company: NorbellaGuest: Stephanie NorisYear Started: 2009Employees: 1-10<...
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Episode 158
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43:32
When Financial Clarity Became a Competitive Edge - Visible Logic
Company: Visible LogicGuest: Emily BrackettYear Started: 2001Employees: 1-10...
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Episode 157
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35:10
Do Clients Trust Your Team… Or Just You? - Comet Fuel
Company: Comet FuelGuest: Jarod SpiewakYear Started: 2018Employees: 1-10In this episode, Jarod ...
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Episode 156
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45:47
Teen Agency Founder Turned Burrito Boss - Inovat
Company: InovātGuest: Doug LoganYear Started: 2006Employees: 1-10What happens when a 14-y...
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Episode 155
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47:08
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How a GED Grad Out-Earned His Day Job - Enleaf
Company: EnleafGuest: Adam ChronisterYear Started: 2009Employees: 1-10Adam Chronister...
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Episode 154
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37:22
His Best Decision Was Leaving Everything Behind - Bytes.co
Company: Bytes.co Guest: Jason Di VeceYear Started: 2010Employees: 26-50What happens...
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Episode 153
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42:48
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