In the third segment of the Agency Growth Advisor Series, seven agency owners share where their clients gain honest feedback to propel their businesses forward.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
- Tips for avoiding impractical advice
- How obtaining an outside perspective enables growth
- The importance of seeking advice from multiple sources
- Why you should acquire a mentor for each aspect of growth
- Frameworks and systems for solving business challenges
In this episode…
In the early stages of growth, agency owners often leverage quick hacks from people who claim to have grown from $1 to $10 million in under a year. How can you identify harmful strategies and acquire advice from those who will tell you what you need to hear?
Bruce Eckfeldt, Dr. Jeremy Weisz, Ian Garlic, Tim Kilroy, Aaron Levenstadt, Jason Swenk, and Joshua Johnston share their clients’ most valuable feedback sources. With host Todd Taskey, they delve into why you should seek outside perspectives, the importance of acquiring a mentor for each stage of growth, and how to implement frameworks to solve growth challenges.
Resources Mentioned in this episode
- Jason Swenk on LinkedIn
- Joshua Johnston on LinkedIn
- Bruce Eckfeldt on LinkedIn
- Tim Kilroy on LinkedIn
- Dr. Jeremy Weisz on LinkedIn
- Ian Garlic on LinkedIn
- Aaron Levenstadt on LinkedIn
- Todd Taskey on LinkedIn
- Potomac Business Capital
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Jason Swenk is the Founder of Agency Mastery 360, a company dedicated to helping digital agency owners grow and scale their businesses. With over 20 years in the agency space, he built and sold his agency, and he now leverages his experience working with brands like AT&T, Hitachi, and Lotus Cars to mentor other agencies.
In addition to hosting the Smart Agency Masterclass podcast, the #1 podcast for digital marketing agency owners, Jason has developed a framework for growing agencies from zero to eight figures.
Joshua Johnston is the Founder of Hydra, a consulting firm that partners with digital agencies to build and refine their operational systems and service offerings to scale to multiple figures. Before founding Hydra, he was the COO of Welling Media, where he built systems and infrastructure to propel the agency’s rapid growth.
Bruce Eckfeldt is a Strategic Coach and Master Facilitator at Eckfeldt & Associates, where he works with CEOs and leadership teams to scale their businesses. As a former Inc. 500 founder and CEO, he successfully scaled and sold his business. Bruce focuses on developing leadership skills, optimizing companies for transactions, and navigating mergers and acquisitions.
Tim Kilroy is the CEO of ecomALLIES, an agency helping DTC brands achieve rapid growth. He is also an agency coach and advisor who has helped hundreds of digital agency owners generate more revenue and profits. With over two decades of experience in digital marketing, Tim has founded, scaled, bought, and sold several agencies.
Dr. Jeremy Weisz is the Co-founder of Rise25, a company that helps B2B business owners connect with their ideal prospects, referral partners, and strategic partners through a done-for-you podcast service. Dr. Weisz has been involved in podcasting for 11 years and was a senior producer for early business podcasts. He helped put all of their systems in place and helped them add volume, feature, and edify various business leaders.
Ian Garlic is the Founder of Garlic Marketing, the brand behind Video Case Story, which helps brands develop strategies and goals for video case stories. Ian is also the Founder of StoryCrews, a company that helps businesses connect with top-rated videographers to market and expand their brands through powerful stories captured on video. As the host of the Garlic Marketing Show, he has featured renowned guests like Gary Vaynerchuk, Neil Patel, and Ryan Deiss.
Aaron Levenstadt is the Founder of Join Agency Alliance, an advisory board composed of former agency owners who have exited their businesses. He has built and sold multiple agencies, including Pedestal Search, which emerged from his experience as one of the original members of Google’s Search Analytics team. As an investor, Aaron supports agencies and entrepreneurs through coaching, connections, and advisory board development.
