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Karl Sakas

Agency advisor, coach, and author of Calm the Chaos; helps agency owners scale smart, delegate effectively, and plan exits while reclaiming time.

Top 10 podcasts with Karl Sakas

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13 snips
May 15, 2024 • 38min

Mastering Agency Growth with Karl Sakas

Karl Sakas, an agency consulting expert, shares insights on leadership challenges, timing for hiring key roles, delegating effectively, and long-term financial planning. The discussion covers balancing operational think-tanks, leading a team, and securing personal and business financial futures. Tune in for practical strategies on navigating leadership and agency growth successfully.
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Jan 10, 2024 • 50min

How to Level Up Your Leadership as an Agency Owner, With Karl Sakas

Karl Sakas, agency owner and leadership expert, discusses four stages of agency involvement, clarifying swim lanes for roles and responsibilities, values, goals, and resources for decision-making, developing high-functioning leadership, hiring strategies, trust and feedback, effective communication, the power of meetings, and leadership training.
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Feb 8, 2024 • 40min

Becoming Optional at Your Agency, Building Personal Warmth, and Leadership Development Programs with Karl Sakas

Karl Sakas, an agency advisor and founder of Sakas & Company, shares his expertise from guiding over 600 clients globally. He discusses the importance of making agency owners optional by mastering management skills. Karl highlights the need for personal warmth over just competence and offers practical tips for building relationships within teams. He also emphasizes intense leadership development programs and the value of 360-degree evaluations to enhance leadership effectiveness. His insights are both actionable and inspiring for agency leaders.
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Jul 9, 2025 • 46min

Karl Sakas on Scaling Smart and Reclaiming Your Time

Karl Sakas, an agency advisor and author of 'Calm the Chaos,' shares insights on leadership and scaling for agency owners. He discusses the importance of effective delegation and advises that founders should not be the sole decision-makers. Karl highlights how building a strong client pipeline can improve selection and reduce chaos in agencies. He also explores the parallels between art collecting and agency pricing strategies, and offers guidance on navigating exits and valuations. Tune in for actionable tips on reclaiming your time!
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May 28, 2025 • 37min

299. Managing Agency Chaos, with Karl Sakas

Karl Sakas, an agency advisor and author of 'Calm the Chaos,' shares his insights on managing agency challenges. He discusses the evolving sources of stress for agency leaders and offers a 10-part framework to restore calm. Delegation takes center stage, with Karl explaining the difference between intentional and reckless delegation. He emphasizes the importance of a reliable number two and strategies for protecting time. With practical tips for agencies of all sizes, Sakas provides a roadmap to reduce chaos and enhance leadership effectiveness.
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Mar 12, 2025 • 46min

Calm the Chaos: Mastering Agency Leadership | Karl Sakas

In this engaging conversation, Karl Sakas, an agency advisor and author known as the 'agency therapist,' shares insights on transitioning from hands-on doer to strategic leader. He introduces the Desire-Competence-Capacity Framework for identifying future leaders and emphasizes the importance of finding a reliable number two for agency growth. Karl also reveals practical tips to streamline meetings and the critical role of hiring an assistant. His advice aims to help agency owners work less while improving team dynamics and achieving sustainable success.
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Feb 26, 2025 • 39min

How to Align Biz Dev and Agency Ops, with Karl Sakas

In this engaging discussion, agency consultant Karl Sakas shares his expertise on aligning business development with operations to reduce chaos in agency life. He highlights how misalignment often arises as agencies grow and the importance of pausing to reassess strategies. Karl identifies signs of handoff failures and stresses the role of account managers in smoothing transitions. He also introduces the three A's of communication to enhance clarity and discusses effective delegation models that empower teams without leading to chaos.
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Dec 5, 2023 • 42min

How to escape the daily grind of agency ownership, with Karl Sakas

Karl Sakas, an agency growth consultant and author, dives into how agency owners can break free from daily grind. He shares practical strategies for separating account and project management, emphasizing the importance of efficient delegation. Karl also tackles common challenges like work-life balance and outlines the impact of generative AI on agency operations. By fostering an entrepreneurial mindset, he provides actionable advice for streamlining processes and enhancing profitability, guiding owners towards a more strategic, hands-off approach.
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Sep 13, 2023 • 40min

223. Work-Life Balance for Agency Owners, with Karl Sakas

Karl Sakas, a management consultant and founder of Sakas & Company, shares invaluable insights for agency owners. He discusses the unique challenges of agency ownership, emphasizing the importance of mindset and strategic thinking. Karl offers practical tips on how to work less and earn more, highlighting the critical need to delegate roles effectively. He explains how to transition account management and client strategy away from owners, ensuring smoother operations. Tune in for his advice on measuring growth beyond revenue and avoiding burnout!
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Jul 17, 2023 • 35min

Work Less, Earn More: How to Escape the Daily Grind of Agency Ownership with Karl Sakas

Karl Sakas, an agency consultant and author, shares insightful strategies to help agency owners break free from the daily grind. He discusses the importance of defining roles and knowing when to hire junior versus senior staff. Karl also introduces the concept of the starter/finisher continuum, showing how diverse founder types can work together. With practical advice on planning future roles and the four D's—do, drop, delegate, defer—he empowers owners to reshape their responsibilities and thrive. Tune in to discover how to work less and earn more!

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