Podcast Episode

This Mother Means Business: Strategy, Advice, and Support for Mom Entrepreneurs

Growing Fast Without Doing Everything with Stephanie Fournier of People Agency

Feb 12, 2026

Laura Sinclair

In this episode of This Mother Means Business, Laura sits down with Stephanie Fournier, founder + CEO of People Agency, to talk about what it really looks like to build a fast-growing agency—without trying to do everything for everyone. They dig into long-term client relationships, referrals, reputation, leadership as a woman in male-dominated rooms, and the real sacrifices that come with building something big (while still being a present mom). It’s honest, scrappy, and full of “this is what it actually takes” energy.

In this episode you will hear:

(01:35) Who Stephanie is (and why intros are hard)

(02:03) The moment she decided to change her career path

(03:07) Corporate vs owning an agency

(04:55) Why staying in your lane matters

(05:51) Move one: resign + set up the business

(07:22) Long sales cycles in this industry

(08:45) Growth through long-term clients

(09:14) Full-circle relationships + peers becoming decision-makers

(11:59) Laura on sponsors: you’re always talking to humans

(14:01) Where Laura finds relationships (events + intentional follow-up)

(15:52) Reputation + integrity as the foundation