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Vince Nguyen joins Dan to share how he resurrected his agency from semi-retirement and in the first month resumed making 5+ figures per client. He runs his agency solo and shares some of his biggest hacks for success. Vince essentially delivers a masterclass in running a successful solo-agency as well as how to improve Facebook Ads for your business (hint: it’s pretty simple!).
But first, Dan & Ian have some fun catching up about some big company news and how to operate on a profit-first system from day one and why that’s actually critical for scale.
They also talk about two trending ways for finding and connecting with customers that are leading to more sales, that you can implement as early as today.
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Show Notes
(00:00:45) Intro
(00:03:16) Profit first and financial modeling for businesses
(00:07:53) Scaling your business with financial rigor
(00:14:05) Hiring a full-time producer for the Tropical MBA podcast
(00:15:33) The new DC Black coaches
(00:19:10) Masterminds, business growth, and clarity of goals
(00:25:46) Sold out an event in under an hour using WhatsApp
(00:27:04) Why aren’t more businesses talking to their clients on WhatsApp?
(00:32:32) Outsourcing SDRs in LatAm is what SEO was 10 years ago
(00:49:04) Why more isn’t better when it comes to your agency’s skillset
(01:02:58) How to get premium clients for your agency
(01:20:55) Advice for running profitable Facebook Ads from an expert
Links:
Profit First (https://www.amazon.com/Profit-First-Transform-Cash-Eating-Money-Making/dp/B0C9NPP4ZQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2WPFNGE0FG2LI&keywords=profit+first&qid=1706649874&sprefix=profit+firs%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1)
Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits! (https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Numbers-Straight-Talk-Profits/dp/1608320561/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=simple+numbers&qid=1629149662&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyVlo4RVBLT0FMUFhTJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDkwMjA5MTJKMTgxTFhRUVlETCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNzk1ODE0MTRWWldFWFhTNlBDUiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=)
Hire an SDR in LatAm (https://remotefirstrecruiting.com/hire-sdr-in-latin-america)
Growth Ninja (https://www.growthninja.com/)
Past guests on TMBA include Cal Newport, David Heinemeier Hannson, Seth Godin, Ricardo Semler, Noah Kagan, Rob Walling, Jay Clouse, Einar Vollset, Sam Dogan, Gino Wickam, James Clear, Jodie Cook, Mark Webster, Steph Smith, Taylor Pearson, Tommy Griffith, Justin Tan, Matt Gartland, Travis Jamison, Ayman Al-Abdullah, Tynan, Lucy Bella Simkins, Brian Balfour, Nick Huber, Dana Lindahl, Anthony Fasano, Adam Palmeter, Carrie & Dave McKeegan, Mike Michalowicz, Vince Nguyen
Additional episodes you might enjoy:
Business Basics: Revenue Durability, “Small” Goals, & High-Leverage Meetings (https://tropicalmba.com/episodes/revenue-durability-meetings)
Non-Obvious Ways to Grow Your Business + Favorite Moments of 2023 (https://tropicalmba.com/episodes/favorite-moments-of-2023)
End-of-Year Brainstorming, Goal-Setting, and a Mexico Meltdown (https://tropicalmba.com/episodes/end-of-year-brainstorming)