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The Agency Uplift Podcast
The Agency Uplift Podcast: Agency Scaling Strategies & Growth Tips
Unlock proven frameworks, AI‑powered workflows, and client acquisition blueprints to scale your digital agency from freelance to Fortune. Each week, host Sean Lang, co‑founder of Social Commerce Club and agency growth coach, sits down with a wide array of agency leaders—sharing battle‑tested tactics on profitability, processes, and people management.
Whether you’re aiming to double client retention, streamline operations, or boost ad ROI, you’ll walk away with actionable insights and playbooks you can implement today. New episodes every Monday and Wednesday, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music.
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Episodes
103 episodes
Ep 103: Why Your Agency Isn’t Broken, You’re Just Training It to Fail (And Don’t Know It)
Summary:Your agency isn’t broken.It’s behaving exactly the way you trained it to behave.And that’s the hard truth most agency owners don’t want to hear.In this solo episode, I break down the uncomfortable l...
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Ep 102: We Had $347 Left in the Bank After Payroll, Here’s What Changed Everything | with James Kwon of Figmints
Summary:Most agency owners don’t fail because they’re bad at delivery.They fail because they build a business that can’t survive success.In this episode, I sit down with James Kwon, founder of Figmints, to unpa...
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Episode 102
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34:21
Ep 101: Why Saying “No” to Full Service Saved This Agency | Matt Dorman of Ndevr
Summary:Most agencies think growth comes from doing more.More services. More platforms. More promises.In this episode, I talk with Matt Dorman, co-founder of Ndevr, about why his agency took the opposi...
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30:23
Ep 100: How Real Agency Owners Scale Past Chaos (100 Episode Breakdown)
Summary:Building an agency gets harder before it gets easier and no one warns you when the rules change.This is my 100th episode, and I pulled together the most important insights I’ve learned from founders who’ve ...
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Episode 100
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15:55
Ep 99: The Two Decisions That Quietly Destroy Agency Margins
Summary:You don’t hate agency life, you hate the decisions you made to survive it.In this episode, I break down the two mistakes that quietly drain profit, destroy morale, and make agency ownership feel unbearable.
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Episode 99
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17:35
Ep 98: Why Adding More Services Is the Fastest Way to Kill Your Agency | with Tim Keen of Modern Agency Sales
Summary:You don’t fail as an agency owner because you’re bad at marketing.You fail because you accidentally build something that can’t survive you.In this episode, I sit down with Tim Keen, who scaled a DTC gr...
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Episode 98
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31:01
Ep 97: How I Delivered 18+ ROAS for 6 Months and Still Got Fired
Summary:I thought results were the glue.Then a wildly profitable client fired us after six straight months of 18+ ROAS.In this solo episode, I break down one of the most painful lessons of my agency career and ...
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Ep 96: TikTok Shop Isn’t Saturated, Agencies Just Aren’t Ready | with Collin Cavanaugh of Commerce Social
Summary:TikTok Shop isn’t slowing down.It’s maturing.In this episode, I break down with Collin Cavanaugh why TikTok Shop is entering its most important phase yet, and why agencies that adapt n...
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Episode 96
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28:45
Ep 95: Why Most Agencies Will Break in 2026 (And How to Avoid It)
Summary:2026 doesn’t need more effort, it needs better decisions.If your agency feels bigger but somehow harder to run, this episode explains exactly why and what to do before things break.In this s...
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Episode 95
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22:07
Ep 94: How One Agency Unlocked Real Growth by Firing the Founder from Delivery | with Anthony Morgan
Summary:Most agency founders don’t fail because they’re bad at delivery.They fail because they never stop doing it.In this episode, I sit down with Anthony Morgan, Founder & CEO of Enavi, to unpack the brea...
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Episode 94
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32:36
Ep 93: Why Your Agency Can’t Survive Without You (And How to Fix It)
Summary:If your agency collapses the moment you step away or you feel like you own everyone’s job, this episode is for you.In my final solo episode of 2025, I share the single biggest unlock I’ve seen acro...
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Episode 93
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16:19
Ep 92: How He Built a 7-Figure Agency With Nothing but LinkedIn and Then Burned It Down | with Justin Oberman of Oberman & Partners
Summary:You’ve been told to “build your personal brand.”But what if that advice is exactly why your agency still blends in?In this episode, I sit down with Justin Obermann, former ad agency founder turned mode...
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Episode 92
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Ep 91: Why “The Client Is Happy” Is the Most Dangerous Phrase in Your Agency
Summary:Most agencies don’t lose clients because performance drops.They lose clients because leadership disappears under pressure.In this solo episode, I break down one of the most expensive...
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Episode 91
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17:27
Ep 90: How a Boutique Agency Stayed Profitable by Doing Less, Not More | with Mark Meyerson
Summary:Most agencies don’t fail because of bad strategy.They fail because of people problems, vague positioning, and trying to scale chaos.In this episode, I sit down with Mark Meyerson, fo...
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Episode 90
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33:36
Ep 89: The Relationship Engine Most 7 Figure Agencies Accidentally Discover Too Late
Summary:Most agency owners are chasing leads.The smartest ones are engineering relationships.In this solo episode, I explain why relationships, not traffic, are the real growth constraint for agencies stuck bel...
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16:32
Ep 88: Why “Just Posting More Content” Is Terrible Advice for Founders | with Justin Vajko of Dialog Video Marketing
Summary:Most agency owners don’t fail because they’re bad at delivery.They fail because they accidentally build a business that depends entirely on them.In this episode, I sit down with Justin Vajko,...
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32:15
Ep 87: My Custom GPT Playbook for Doubling Team Output Without Burnout
Summary:Most agency owners don’t have a capacity problem.They have an expertise bottleneck and they’re the bottleneck.In this solo episode, I walk through the exact system I use to double or even triple the eff...
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15:59
Ep 86: How Saying No to Big Contracts Saved the Business | with Roberto Martinez
Summary:Most agencies think their biggest risk is not closing enough deals.In reality, it’s saying yes to the wrong ones.In this episode, I sit down with Roberto Martinez, CEO of Braven Agency, to unpa...
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32:45
Ep 85: Why Most Agency SOPs Fail and the AI Workflow That Finally Fixed Mine
Summary:If your team keeps asking the same questions,If onboarding feels risky, If every mistake still somehow comes back to youThis episode is the fix.In this solo breakdown, I walk...
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11:13
Ep 84: The Flexible Agency Model That Replaces Full-Time Staff With AI + Specialists | with Stephanie Zhuang
Summary:Most agency owners think they need to become louder, more extroverted, and more aggressive to grow.That’s not true.In this episode, I talk with Stephanie Zhuang, founder of TIDAL Brand Management, ab...
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28:19
Ep 83: Why “Bad Employees” Are Usually a Leadership Failure
SummaryMost agency owners think they have a people problem.In reality, they’re firing symptoms and keeping the disease.In this solo episode, I break down the exact framework I use with my private coa...
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Ep 82: The Vertical Funnel Playbook That Helped This Agency Escape the Red Ocean | with Joe Romeo of Aperitif Agency & Rocket Fuel Agency
Summary:You don’t burn out because you lack ambition, you burn out because your agency has no structure.In this episode, I sat down with Joe Romeo, founder of Aperitif Agency and co-founder of Rocket Fuel Agency, t...
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32:21
Ep 81: Build an Agency That Runs Without You
Summary:Sean Lang shares why most agencies plateau and reveals the three critical elements that allow an agency to scale without chaos or constant founder involvement: systematized accountability, strong cultur...
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Episode 81
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45:25
Ep 80: Systems Over Chaos: How Performance Partners Scaled with Intention | with Frederic Jean-Bart of Performance Partners
Summary:Host Sean Lang talks with Frederic Jean-Bart, CEO of Performance Partners, about how he built an affiliate marketing agency that supports 8- and 9-figure DTC brands. Frederic explains how systems, hiring, mentorsh...
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