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Realities of Scaling Your Micro Agency (What the Scale Sharks Don’t Tell You)

Realities of Scaling Your Micro Agency (What the Scale Sharks Don’t Tell You)

Think scaling your micro agency is the key to success? Think again. Today, we’re taking down the scale sharks and their flashy promises, exposing why…

Ready to Burn It Down? Break Free from Being the Bottleneck

Ready to Burn It Down? Break Free from Being the Bottleneck

Ever feel like your micro agency is stuck in quicksand, with every decision dragging you down? If you’re constantly giving the green light, and nothing…

Strategy Over Scale: How to Break the Time-Money TraP

Strategy Over Scale: How to Break the Time vs Money Trap

Every solo service business owner knows the pressure to do more to earn more—but what if that’s a trap?  In this episode, I’m breaking down…

Bigger is Not Better: Staying Solo as a Strategic Choice

Bigger is Not Better: Staying Solo as a Strategic Choice

The idea that “bigger is better” is one of the biggest myths in business, but what if I told you that chasing growth could actually…

Forget Big Agencies: The Future Belongs to Micro Agencies

Forget Big Agencies: The Future Belongs to Micro Agencies

As a micro agency owner, it can feel like you’re out here making things up as you go. There’s no micro agency manual, and when…

Staying Strategically Small as a Service Business Owner

My summer is coming to a close, and I’m back with a bang! Today’s episode is packed with exciting changes, so stay tuned for everything…

Welcome to Confessions of a Micro Agency Owner

Welcome to Confessions of a Micro Agency Owner

Ever feel like you’re drowning in client work while your team fires off endless questions and your to-do list seems impossible? You started your agency…

Halfway Highlights: Wins, Lessons, & the Inside Scoop on the Rest of 2024

Halfway Highlights: Wins, Lessons, & the Inside Scoop on the Rest of 2024

I love nothing more than getting a peek behind the scenes, and I know many of you are the same. In today’s episode, I’m taking…

Staying Solo: What Every One-Person Business Should Know

Staying Solo: What Every One-Person Business Should Know

Do you feel like you’re on a hamster wheel with your business? No matter how much you work, your work is never done, and you’re…