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It’s Time for a New Breed of Agency

It’s Time for a New Breed of Agency

Back when we started off this decade, I was five years into my business and things were going pretty freakin’ awesome. At that point, I…

Working with an integrator

Episode 190: Behind-the-Scenes at Scoop with my #2 Sara Freeburn

Have you ever thought it would be nice to have someone to be the peanut butter to your jelly as a boss? That’s exactly what…

Tressa Beheim

Episode 189: The Real Life Behind-the-Scenes of an Agency with Tressa Beheim

I don’t know about you, but I get some of my absolute best ideas by seeing how other people do things. It helps me connect…

Recap September 2019

Episode 188: The Recap: September 2019

Here we go! It’s time for the recap and the rundown on what went down in my business in September 2019. If September had a…

is the Agency Model the Next Passive Income Dream?

Is the Agency Model the Next Passive Income Dream?

You know that stage that most kids go through when they’re two or three and keep asking why? Growing up, my dad used to joke…

Kate Ahl

Episode 187: The Real Life Behind-the-Scenes of an Agency with Kate Ahl

One of the most popular ways to scale a service business is by creating an agency, but there are a lot of things that can…

My Fear of Feedback

My Fear of Feedback

Years ago, I had a client who delivered “feedback” in the most unkind, unhelpful way you could ever imagine. She was rude, and at times,…

Building an agency

Episode 186: What You Really Need to Know About Building an Agency

When you’re building a business built on services, at some point in your journey, you’re going to start to have questions about how you can…

you are not exceptional

You Are Not Exceptional

I’ve got news for you boss. And you may not want to hear it. But here it goes. You are not exceptional. Did that hurt…