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Ep 138: Inside the AI Workforce Model Replacing Repetitive Agency Work | MJ Dewji of Oction Agency

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Summary:

What happens when an agency owner realizes the biggest bottleneck isn't marketing,

It's people dependent operations.

After six years running a digital marketing agency, MJ Dewji discovered something that completely changed the trajectory of his business. What started as an experiment with AI assistants eventually evolved into replacing entire agency workflows with agentic AI systems.

In this conversation, we unpack what actually works with AI, what doesn't, and why most agency owners are focusing on the wrong opportunities.

If you're wondering how AI will impact agencies over the next few years, this episode gives you a practical roadmap.


Takeaways:

  • The overlooked operational problem that AI solves better than most agency owners realize

  • Why systems matter more than prompts

  • How MJ went from accounting to agency ownership and eventually AI workforces

  • The biggest mistake founders make when they start seeing early success

  • How losing clients became the catalyst for long-term growth

  • Why AI should amplify your team before you think about replacing it

  • The first AI implementation every agency owner should test



Check out MJ here at:
Oction Agency

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