The Agency Uplift Podcast

Ep 135: The Client Handoff Framework I Wish I Built Years Earlier

27 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:There’s a stage almost every agency founder hits:You realize the entire client experience depends on you personally.Every important account ...

Ep 134: How a 2 Person Agency Grew for 18 Years Without Hiring Employees | with Joel Miller of The Sky Floor

25 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:In this episode, I sit down with Joel Miller, co owner of The SkyFloor, to unpack how a two person agency survived nearly two decades, doubled...

Ep 133: 10 Signs You Have No Agency Culture

20 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:You don’t need more SOPs if your team still can’t make decisions without you.At a certain point, agency growth stops being about tactics a...

Ep 132: Why Most Agencies Stay Stuck at “Good Results” Instead of Scaling Profitably | with Tim Burke of Conduit Digital

18 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Most agencies say they care about ROI. Very few actually build their operations around it.In this episode, I sat down with Tim Burke, CEO of C...

Ep 131: The Daily Sales Discipline That Prevents Feast or Famine Revenue Cycles

13 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:The pipeline doesn’t disappear overnight.It dies slowly, one skipped outreach session, one client fire, one busy week at a time, and by the ...

Ep 130: Why “Custom Work” Is Actually Killing Your Agency | with Stephen Cozzolongo of Digital Position

11 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Most agencies aren’t failing because they lack effort. They’re failing because they’re doing the wrong work.If you’ve ever felt like y...

Ep 129: How I Finally Got Out of Delivery After Years of Being the Bottleneck

06 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Your agency isn’t chaotic because of bad hires.It’s chaotic because you can’t see what’s actually happening.Most founders think they n...

Ep 128: Why Agencies That “Look Legit” Still Fail to Scale | with Matt Reminick of Sunnyside

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Most agency owners think their problem is leads.It’s not. It’s positioning, people, and a completely broken definition of “results.”In...

Ep 127: Why Your Agency Can’t Scale (As Long As You’re Still in Delivery)

29 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:You think your agency needs more leads, better systems, or stronger hires.But the real constraint? It’s you.More specifically, the version o...

Ep 126: ELI RUBEL PART 2

27 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

How to Know Exactly What's Going On in Your Agency—Without Chasing, Guessing, or Waiting for Things to Break.https://www.agencyuplift.co/works...

Ep 125: 5 decisions that keep your agency from getting massive

22 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:If your agency feels harder to run as it grows, that’s not normal.It’s a sign you’re scaling the wrong things.In this episode, I walk th...

EP 124: How to Land $100K/Month Ad Accounts Without Doing 10x More Work | Jeremy Yang of Digital Goliath

20 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:You don’t scale an agency by grinding harder.You scale by changing the game you’re playing.In this conversation, I break down with Jeremy ...

EP 123: How to Avoid $50K Hiring Mistakes With One Simple Framework (30-60-90)

15 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Hiring isn’t your biggest problem. Keeping the wrong hire too long is.If you’ve ever “hoped things would improve” while silently bleed...

EP 122: Why Most Agencies Fail at Retention (And Keep Bleeding Profit) | with Jordan Narducci of DTCPG

13 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Most agencies are obsessed with acquisition and it’s quietly killing their margins.In this episode, I sat down with Jordan Narducci to unpac...

Ep 121: Why Most Agency “All Hands” Meetings Are a Complete Waste of Time (And Killing Your Culture)

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Most agency owners think they’re running effective team meetings but they’re actually draining energy, killing alignment, and wasting hour...

EP 120: You’re Undercharging by 10X (But You Can’t Prove It Yet) | with Benas Leonavicius

06 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:The problem isn’t your service, it’s that you can’t prove it works.If you’re stuck at $10K/month, this episode shows exactly why and h...

EP 119: The “Founder Dependency” Problem Keeping You Stuck

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:If your agency is stuck between $500K and $1M, it’s not your marketing, your offer, or even your team. It’s you.More specifically, it’s ...

EP 118: The “Problem First” Positioning Strategy That Prints Pipeline | with Chris Dubois of Dynamic Agency OS

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Most agencies don’t have an operations problem.They have a demand problem they’re trying to fix with busywork.If you’re stuck refining S...

Ep 117: The Profit Tracker Framework I Use to Expose Bad Clients

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Most agencies don’t struggle with revenue, they struggle with invisible losses.If your agency looks busy but your bank account says otherwis...

EP 116: Live Consult: The Soft ICP Strategy That Simplifies Agency Chaos | with Nick Desrocher of GroClix

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Most agencies don’t struggle because they can’t get clients. They struggle because they say yes to too many services, too many industries,...

EP 115: 10 Ways Agency Owners Train Their Teams to Depend On Them

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Your team isn’t dependent on you by accident.In most agencies, founders unknowingly train their teams to rely on them for every decision.If ...

Ep 114: The “Embedded Partner” Strategy That Turns Agencies Into Irreplaceable Growth Drivers | with Nikki Lindgren of Pennock

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Most agencies think the goal is higher ROAS.But sometimes the very metrics clients celebrate are the ones quietly killing their growth.In this...

EP 113: The 10 Truths Agency Owners Are Too Afraid to Say Out Loud

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary: If you think running an agency will give you freedom, think again. Behind every “successful” agency are secrets, lost vacations, key emp...

Ep 112: The Niche Within a Niche Strategy That Made Sales Easy | with Allan Khazak of Vroom Media Group

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Most agencies don’t fail because they can’t get clients.They fail because they never simplify enough to scale.If you’re stuck juggling f...

EP 111: Why Hiring an Operations Manager Too Early Can Sink Your Agency

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Feeling like your agency is running in circles? You’re not alone. Many founders think the solution to chaos is a single hire: an operations ...

Ep 110: Stop Hiding Behind Client Work (If You Want to Scale) | with Kelly Schuknecht of Two Mile High Marketing

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:If you’re great at delivery but invisible in the market, this episode is for you.Too many agency owners hide behind operations. They build a...

EP 109: Your Expanding Service List Is Destroying Your Agency

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Most agencies don’t fail because of bad sales.They fail because of uncontrolled complexity.If you’re offering SEO, paid ads, web design, e...

Ep 108: How a 16 Person Agency Landed Global Brands Like Disney and Jack Daniel’s | with T. Christian Helms of Helms Workshop

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Most agencies don’t fail because they lack talent.They fail because they scale chaos.In this episode, I sit down with T. Christian Helms, fo...

EP 107: Why Most Agencies Fail Without These 3 Operating Principles

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Are you running your agency like a firefighter, constantly putting out fires, chasing updates, and feeling like you’re the project manager f...

EP 106: The Accidental Agency Framework: How One Freelance Project Turned Into a Scalable Business | with Ryan Burch of Tobie Group

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Most agencies don’t fail because they lack talent.They fail because they scale the wrong way, at the wrong time, for the wrong reasons.In th...

Ep 105: Why SOPs Don’t Fix People and What Actually Does

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:If SOPs actually fixed agencies, most founders wouldn’t feel this frustrated.I’ve spent years growing and operating a 50+ person agency, a...

EP 104: Why Most Agencies Collapse Right After Their “Best Year” (And How to Survive It) | Greg Shuey of STRYDE

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Your agency can look “successful” on paper and still be one bad quarter away from collapse.In this episode, I sit down with Greg Shuey, a ...

Ep 103: Why Your Agency Isn’t Broken, You’re Just Training It to Fail (And Don’t Know It)

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 wan...

Ep 102: We Had $347 Left in the Bank After Payroll, Here’s What Changed Everything | with James Kwon of Figmints

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Ep 101: Why Saying “No” to Full Service Saved This Agency | Matt Dorman of Ndevr

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Most agencies think growth comes from doing more.More services. More platforms. More promises.In this episode, I talk with Matt Dorman, co-fou...

Ep 100: How Real Agency Owners Scale Past Chaos (100 Episode Breakdown)

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 togethe...

Ep 99: The Two Decisions That Quietly Destroy Agency Margins

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Ep 98: Why Adding More Services Is the Fastest Way to Kill Your Agency | with Tim Keen of Modern Agency Sales

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 y...

Ep 97: How I Delivered 18+ ROAS for 6 Months and Still Got Fired

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

Ep 96: TikTok Shop Isn’t Saturated, Agencies Just Aren’t Ready | with Collin Cavanaugh of Commerce Social

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 impo...

Ep 95: The Agency Reset: Practical Moves for 2026

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:This episode is a practical roadmap for agency owners who want 2026 to feel different. I share the six core values I use to guide my decisions...

Ep 94: Scaling a CRO Agency by Becoming Human Obsessed | with Anthony Morgan

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:In this episode of the Agency Uplift Podcast, I sit down with Anthony Morgan, Founder & CEO of Enavi, to unpack what it really takes to sc...

Ep 93: Why Everything Still Runs Through You (And How to Fix It)

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:In this final solo episode of 2025, I share the biggest pattern I’ve seen after nearly 100 podcast episodes and conversations with over 100 ...

Ep 92: From Agency Burnout to Self-Publicity | with Justin Oberman of Oberman & Partners

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Justin Oberman shares how he rebuilt his career after agency burnout by rejecting traditional personal branding advice and embracing self-publ...

Ep 91: The Agency Playbook for AI Powered Client Call Coaching

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:In this solo episode, Sean Lang explains why most agencies are wasting valuable client intelligence by not transcribing and analyzing client c...

Ep 90: Building an Agency by Accident, and Making It Work | with Mark Meyerson

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Mark Meyerson shares his journey from freelancing to building One Egg Digital, highlighting the realities of agency growth, the importance of ...

Ep 89: How My Podcast Generated $3M+ in Agency Work

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:In this solo episode, I break down why starting a strategic, niche podcast is the highest leverage move any agency owner can make. I share how...

Ep 88: Stop Overthinking Content: Your Sales Calls Are Your Strategy | with Justin Vajko of Dialog Video Marketing

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Justin Vajko, founder of Dialog Video Marketing, shares how he spotted a pattern in client success, turned it into a productized agency model,...

Ep 87: How I Doubled My Team’s Output with Simple Custom GPTs

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:In this solo episode, I break down how I’ve been able to double or even triple the effectiveness of my team by introducing simple, targeted ...

Ep 86: How Culture Became Braven Agency’s Competitive Advantage | with Roberto Martinez

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Roberto Martinez, CEO of Braven Agency, joins Sean Lang to discuss how a mission-first approach and strong team culture helped his agency grow...

Ep 85: Zero to SOP: The Easiest System for Busy Agency Owners

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:I reveal a streamlined, AI powered workflow for transforming everyday agency tasks into polished documentation and training. By recording your...

Ep 84: How One Founder Built an AI-Powered Brand Agency for Startups | with Stephanie Zhuang

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Keywords:Entrepreneurship, Brand Management, Startups, AI Agencies, Flex Work Model, Personal Growth, Marketing StrategySummary:Sean Lang interviews S...

Ep 83: Is It Really a People Problem?

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SummaryIn this solo episode, I break down why most “people problems” inside agencies are actually process or clarity failures. I introduce a four ...

Ep 82: The Systems Behind a Scalable SEO Agency | with Joe Romeo of Aperitif Agency & Rocket Fuel Agency

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary: Host Sean Lang talks with Joe Romeo, founder of Aperitif Agency and co-founder of Rocket Fuel Agency, about his journey from SEO freelancer ...

Ep 81: Build an Agency That Runs Without You

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Sean Lang shares why most agencies plateau and reveals the three critical elements that allow an agency to scale without chaos or constant fou...

Ep 80: Systems Over Chaos: How Performance Partners Scaled with Intention | with Frederic Jean-Bart of Performance Partners

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Host Sean Lang talks with Frederic Jean-Bart, CEO of Performance Partners, about how he built an affiliate marketing agency that supports 8- a...

Ep 79: Different Paths to $1M

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary: I explore how agency pricing connects directly to operations and scalability. From managing 42 clients at $2K/month to handling elite retaine...

EP 78: Building EverBoost: A Retention Marketing Story | with Tobi Chapman of EverBoost

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary In this episode of The Agency Uplift, Sean Lang interviews Tobi Chapman of EverBoost. They explore the challenges and opportunities of runnin...

Ep 77: 5 Changes to Eliminate Cashflow Stress in Your Agency

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary: In this episode, I share a tactical guide for agency owners who struggle with delayed payments and unpredictable cashflow. I walk through a f...

Ep 76: 4 Businesses, One Mission: How Bradley Benner Built His Agency Empire

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary Bradley Benner, founder of multiple businesses including Semantic Mastery and Treecare HQ, shares how he went from electrician to running fou...

Ep 75: The $10K Client That Got Away: What We Learned in 14 Days

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:Sean Lang shares the painful story of signing a $10K/month retainer client and losing them within two weeks. The experience revealed deep flaw...

Ep 74: How AI Is Changing Agency Growth with Eric Emerson of In Your Hand Media

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary Eric Emerson, President of In Your Hand Media, joins Sean Lang to discuss building a boutique digital agency, the role of AI in scaling, and ...

Ep 73: Would This Be Easier With a Partner?

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary: In this solo episode, I get real about partnerships. The good, the bad, and everything in between. I share my own experiences working with p...

Ep 72: From Amazon Seller to Agency Builder: Lessons from Insiders | With Sebastian Eduard of Insiders

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SummarySean Lang interviews Sebastian Eduard on building Insiders, a hands-on Amazon PPC agency. Sebastian shares why net profit is his North Star, ho...

Ep 71: How to Know If Your Team Can Actually Scale with You

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SummaryIn this solo episode, host Sean Lang walks through his powerful Team Member Audit, a simple yet transformative framework for getting clarity on...

EP 70: Niche, Mentor, Scale: The Building Blocks of Agency Success | With Wes Towers of Uplift360

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SummarySean Lang interviews Wes Towers, founder of Uplift 360, on his 20-year journey from freelance nights to running a successful agency for trades ...

Ep 69: Why Messy Operations Aren’t the Real Problem

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:In this solo episode, host Sean Lang breaks down why messy operations aren’t the root problem in most agencies. The real issue starts at the...

Ep 68: Thriving Through 38 Years of Change: The Smart Finds Story | With Melih Oztalay from SmartFinds Marketing

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary: In this episode, Sean Lang sits down with Melih Oztalay, CEO of Smart Finds Marketing, to uncover how his agency has not only survived but t...

Ep 67: From Operator to CEO: The Shift That Unlocks Agency Growth

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary:In this solo episode, host Sean Lang breaks down the critical identity shift every agency owner must make from operator to CEO. He shares how ...

Ep 66: Why Retention is the Secret to Scaling an Agency | With Andrew Dilullo of AdCrunch

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary Andrew DiLullo, CEO of Ad Crunch, shares his journey from audio production into building an agency that helps DTC brands grow fast. He and ho...

Ep 65: The Hidden Reason Your Agency Isn't Growing

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary In this episode, Pasha Knish sits down with Sean Lang, founder of Agency Uplift, to unpack the fundamentals of scaling an agency. From defini...

Ep 64: Why Referrals Nearly Broke My Agency, and How Systems Saved It | With Adam Paine of NUBRAND

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary Sean Lang sits down with Adam Paine, founder and CEO of NUBRAND, to dive into the 16-year evolution of his performance marketing agency. Adam...

Ep 63: Inside the Current State of Agencies

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SummarySean dives into anonymized insights from his treasure trove of agency diagnostics. He identifies the patterns that consistently stall growth, f...

Ep 62: Scaling with Trust: Don Martelli on Growing PR Bunker

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary In this episode, Sean Lang interviews Don Martelli, CEO of PR Bunker, about the realities of scaling an agency. Don explains the shift from b...

Ep 61: How to Eliminate Chaos in Service Delivery

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary In this solo episode, host Sean Lang tackles one of the most common challenges in agency life: chaotic service delivery. He explains why fire-...

Ep 60: From Google Interview to Agency CEO: David Feinman’s Story

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary Sean Lang sits down with David Feinman, CEO of Viral Ideas, to unpack how he accidentally started an agency, survived the early chaotic years...

Ep 59: What Most Agencies Don't Want You to See

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary In this solo episode, host Sean Lang pulls back the curtain on what agencies look like behind the polished front. Using an anonymous case stu...

Ep.58: The Power of Saying “No” in Business with Alexis Young and Danielle McNeill of Definitely Real Agency

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SummaryIn this episode, Sean Lang speaks with Alexis and Danielle, the duo behind Definitely Real. They unpack how their rebrand gave them clarity, th...

Ep 57: Turn Your Secret Sauce into Systems That Scale

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summary In this solo episode, host Sean Lang breaks down why your agency’s “secret sauce” can’t live only in your head. If you want to grow, ...

Ep 56: Strategy Over Tactics: Building Trust and Culture in Agencies | with Andrei Stoica of Stoica

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SummaryIn this episode, Sean Lang sits down with Andrei Stoica, founder of Stoica, to explore the realities of building and running a digital agency. ...

Ep: 55 Why Most Agencies Build in Reverse (Throwback Episode)

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Key TakeawaysMost agency founders start as specialists, not business builders.Many agencies begin by delivering services, then scramble to find client...

Ep 54: From Zero Marketing Experience to Agency Founder | with Oliver Optican of Optican Edge

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

TakeawaysStart building systems before you feel “ready.”Client outreach is a numbers game, persistence wins.Hiring for skills you don’t have acc...

Ep 53: Why 90% of Ad Ideas Should Fail and How AI Helps You Find The 10% | with Brett Friedman of The Creative Strategy Agency

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Takeaways:Claude’s “style” prompts let you analyze accounts through fresh lenses.You can simulate 100s of expert perspectives to improve creativ...

Ep 52: When Dream Results Aren’t Enough: The Client Who Fired Us at 18x ROAS

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Key TakeawaysIncredible results alone won’t guarantee client retention - relationships matter just as much.Onboarding is a trust-building foundation...

Ep 51: Why Client Communication Beats Killer ROAS | with Colby Flood of Brighter Click

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

TakeawaysAgencies must evolve beyond platform expertise to messaging and creative.Great client results can’t make up for poor communication.Hiring n...

EPISODE 50! Ask Yourself THESE Questions in Order to Scale

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the 50TH EPISODE of the Agency Uplift podcast - holy crap!To celebrate, I'm providing my mini diagnostic questions for you to ask yoursel...

Ep 49: Everyone Is on the Sales Team: Agency Growth Lessons from Cody Wittick

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Key TakeawaysCody started an agency for autonomy, impact, and leadership after working brand-side.Brand experience helps agencies better empathize wit...

Ep 48: Why Your A-Player Hire Turned Out to Be a C-Player

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

✅ Key TakeawaysYour hires are underperforming due to lack of clear expectations, not lack of talentRole scorecards are essential for hiring, onboard...

Ep 47: From Fired to $4M Leads: Phil Bacon on Building a Productized Agency

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Key TakeawaysFired on a Friday, freelancing by Monday: Phil’s agency journey began after an unexpected dismissal.Early growth came from four key rel...

Ep 46: 3 Incredibly Useful Tools to Help Scale Your Agency

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Key TakeawaysLeverage AI to tame your inbox: Shortwave turns messy Gmail threads into chat-style summaries, drafts replies, and automates follow-ups.C...

Ep 45: From Acquisition Layoff to Agency Launch: Nick Svetlichny’s Future Tilt

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Key TakeawaysNetworking momentum can make going solo feel “too easy” at first.Client experience often matters as much as raw performance.Nick’s ...

Ep 44: 3 Reasons Why Your Agency Will Never Hit $1M / Year

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Key TakeawaysYour agency’s growth ceiling is usually internal, not market-driven.Reason #3: Implicit or vague core values create cultural drift and ...

Ep 43: From Scaling to Streamlining: Why Magnet Monster Trimmed Down to Power Up, with Weihan Britz

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

🎙️ Key TakeawaysWiehan transitioned from operations lead to CEO of Magnet Monster, one of Klaviyo’s few Master Elite partners.The agency recent...

Ep 42: What It Really Takes to Sell a Digital Agency (and Why Timing Is Everything), with Gene Sower

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

🎙️ Key TakeawaysGene started in e-commerce in the late '90s before transitioning to digital marketing.The book The E-Myth Revisited was a ma...

Ep 41: Accidental Agency: How Referrals Sparked a Marketing Business , with Evgeniya Polikarpova

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Key TakeawaysEvgenia’s agency journey started “by accident” through helping a friend with Facebook Ads, leading to word-of-mouth referrals.Her b...

Ep 40: From Musician to Email Marketing Pro: How Shopé Built His Agency from the DMs Up

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Key TakeawaysShopé transitioned from being a touring independent musician to running a thriving email marketing agency.The pandemic derailed his musi...

Ep 39: Scaling DTC Brands with CRO: Inside Customers Who Click, with Will Laurenson

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Key TakeawaysWill transitioned from in-house marketing roles at startups to launching his own CRO-focused agency.Customers Who Click serves 7–9 figu...

Ep 38: Are You Losing Money on Clients? Two Steps to Financial Clarity

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Key TakeawaysImplementing Profit First creates essential financial clarity and structureSeparate your revenue into 4 simple accounts: OpEx, Owner’s ...

Ep 37: Niche Down, Level Up: Why Specialization Changed Everything for This Agency, with Chase Clymer of Electric Eye

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Key TakeawaysChase transitioned from music and photography into digital freelancing before co-founding Electric Eye.The agency became “real” after...

Ep 36: Inside a Latin American Agency: Growth, Challenges, and Opportunities with Ale Zanetti

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Key TakeawaysAle started his career as an engineer and later transitioned into marketing with a data-driven mindset.Orkesta specializes in helping eCo...