The Digital Agency Growth Podcast

Alyson Caffrey on Agency Ops and the Power of Sabbaticals

Sep 6, 2023

Alyson Caffrey, expert in agency operations and Sabbatical method, discusses the importance of agency ops and the power of sabbaticals. Topics include systematizing fulfillment, taking breaks to prevent burnout, testing and iterating for improvements, and the power of downtime in achieving work-life balance.

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Alyson Caffrey

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Quick takeaways

Setting boundaries is crucial for achieving a healthy work-life balance and gradually increasing time off.

Operationalizing the business through systems and processes is essential for scalability and allowing business owners to confidently take time off.

Deep dives

The Importance of Setting Boundaries in Work-Life Balance

Setting boundaries is crucial to achieving a healthy work-life balance. Taking time to assess the amount of time spent working, the ability to disconnect from work during personal time, and the ability to take vacations are important factors to consider. By creating boundaries around work and personal life, it is possible to gradually increase the amount of time off, from weekends to full weeks or even months, without being constantly tied to work.

Introduction

2min

Sponsor Message and Introduction to Operations Strategist

3min

The Importance of Agency Operations and Systematizing Fulfillment

20min

Taking Sabbaticals for Agency Owners

12min

Testing, Iterating, and the Importance of Discipline

2min

The Power of Taking Time Off and Kidproofing Your Business

5min

Operations is often an overlooked part of an agency’s framework. But having the correct operations in place can not only make your business run more smoothly on the day-to-day, but it can also allow you to take time away for rest, which is essential to growing your business. Alyson Caffrey is here to talk about her Sabbatical method, and how having your operations in check is one of the strongest business decisions you can make. This week, episode 198 of The Digital Agency Growth Podcast is about agency ops and the power of sabbaticals!

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In this episode of The Digital Agency Growth Podcast, Alyson Caffrey shares the importance of building rest into your workflow and actionable steps you can take right now to strengthen your business through operations to allow yourself to take time off.

Alyson Caffrey is the ‘Wolf’ that helps streamline the back-end operations for digital and creative agencies. She is the founder of Operations Agency, the co-creator of the Operations Simplified™ Framework, and the best-selling author of The Sabbatical Method: Create a business that can function without you. She is also the host of the celebrated Growing Pains Podcast. She and the team at Operations Agency are determined to help businesses thrive profitably, serve more clients, and create high-performing teams.

In this episode, Dan and Alyson discuss the following:

Ops is the unsung hero of your agency, but it’s not as attention-grabbing as sales.
Treating your ops as a system for repairs.
Hiring unicorns at the leadership level, not the fulfillment level.
The importance of taking time off to rest and how that will actually grow your business.

Check out Alyson’s Book “The Sabbatical Method” today!

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