I Took 6 Months Off My Agency (It Ran Smoothly) - What Agency Owners and Account Managers Must Know

Nov 17, 2025

Imagine taking six months off from your agency and it running smoothly! The host shares the secret behind creating a self-sustaining business, emphasizing the importance of systems and mindset. Discover the benefits of hiring managers early to shift from hands-on work to strategy. Removing herself from day-to-day tasks led to tremendous growth. There's a spotlight on account managers, encouraging them to own client relationships and be proactive. It’s all about trust and empowerment for a thriving agency without you!

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Six Months Fully Unplugged

The host took six fully unplugged months away from her agency and returned refreshed.
She prepared years earlier by hiring managers and shifting out of account management to enable this break.

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Mindset Over SOPs

Building a business that runs without you requires mindset shifts, not just SOPs.
Early investment in people to manage roles unlocks the founder to work at a strategic level.

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Stepping Back Accelerates Growth

Removing yourself from client-facing work accelerated business growth.
Stepping into a high-level strategic lens revealed where to invest and fix systems.

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🎙️ Happy Clients Podcast : I Took 6 Months Off My Agency (It Ran Smoothly) - What Agency Owners and Account Managers Must Know

If you’ve ever dreamed of stepping away from your agency, whether for a week, a month, or six whole months, this episode is for you.I just came back from taking six intentional, fully unplugged months away from my agency.No Asana.No Slack.No email.Nothing.Inside this episode, I’m walking you through how it happened, what made it possible, and what you need to know if you’re an agency owner or an account manager supporting one.Whether your goal is a real vacation, a future maternity leave, or simply removing yourself from the day-to-day, I’m breaking down the mindset shifts, team structure, and ownership your agency needs to actually run without you.

[ABOUT THIS PODCAST] Welcome to the Happy Clients Podcast, brought to you by DOT and Company-- the world's best and only team of client account managers for digital marketing agencies. Whether you're a virtual assistant, an agency owner, or a client-facing account manager, we all deal with clients. Lucky for you. client management is what we do best. On the happy client's podcast, we won't shy away from the ups and downs of managing clients in the agency world, but we'll be right there alongside you to learn together and share the real juicy stuff we'll undoubtedly face when it comes to client management. Now, let's dig in, chat CAM life and have some fun along the way.

Cheers, to happy clients!