Operation Agency Freedom - The #1 Podcast for Digital Agency Owners Who Want to Scale and Exit Their Business

In this episode, we start off this podcast with...hold it ...business alignment! Also, in this episode… Brad Martineau shared how he built a business, Sixth Division, lost his vision, then found it again, retooling his company mission to become highly successful. Brad discusses how he began his company, how his business grew too fast and had to be cut down to the right size, and why business owners must use the concept of alignment when reworking their business model to succeed. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Operation Agency Freedom podcast to stay up-to-date about the best ways to own your agency: https://dudeagency.io/category/podcast/

It’s the dream of every CEO to run a business that has little or no reliance on them, but the reality on the ground is most CEOs are like the engines that run their businesses. They have to be there for the business to run. In today’s episode, we have Mandi Ellefson on board. She has successfully gone through the process of transitioning from a hands-tied CEO to a hands-off CEO. She shares her journey with us. Also, she shares some nuggets of wisdom on how you can get your business to a level of not needing you so much. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Operation Agency Freedom podcast to stay up-to-date about the best ways to own your agency: https://dudeagency.io/category/podcast/

At times, getting clients for your agency can be a challenge. We invest our time in developing funnels, social media marketing, and retargeting. Despite these efforts, we end up generating a few leads. Other times we focus on selling our services or products to everyone. We believe in carrying our eggs on different baskets. Even with this approach, hitting a six-figure profit remains a nightmare. In this episode, Mike Arce opens up to us on the secret behind his success in fitness marketing. Arce shares the power behind cold calling and niching as well as practical lessons for transforming your agency business. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Operation Agency Freedom podcast to stay up-to-date about the best ways to own your agency: https://dudeagency.io/category/podcast/

Hiring a design team is not a cake party. It’s time-consuming and costly. At Design Pickle, they believe that things should be different and modernized. They offer help to anybody needing design help. In today’s episode, we are joined by Jim Pedicone, the chief of staff at Design Pickle. Jim tells us about his gold panning passion and how they have grown Design Pickle from scratch to currently having over 250 employees and almost hitting a turnover of 15Million. Listen in and get inspired.   Don’t forget to subscribe to the Operation Agency Freedom podcast to stay up-to-date about the best ways to own your agency: https://dudeagency.io/category/podcast/

Have you ever wondered what it takes to have advertisement videos go viral? In this episode, Benton Crane spills the beans and shares the secret sauce. He explains to us the whole process of making an advertisement video.   I’m sure you don’t want to miss the round table discussion. Our guest shares with us about his life as a paperboy.   Don’t forget to subscribe to the Operation Agency Freedom podcast to stay up-to-date about the best ways to own your agency: https://dudeagency.io/category/podcast/  

Running an agency is not a walk in the park. It is important to have systems in place and processes streamlined. Also, it is important to make sure there are no leaks in the business. If you are an agency owner wondering where to begin with setting up systems, this episode is for you. Our guest tell us all we need to know about systems and gives us real life examples on how to handle situations. Today, we are honored to have Theresa Baretta join us on the show. She has over 15 years of workflow management experience. Theresa refines business operations to help agencies grow profitably with efficiency. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Operation Agency Freedom podcast to stay up-to-date about the best ways to own your agency: https://dudeagency.io/category/podcast/  

Welcome to another fantastic episode of the Operation Agency Freedom podcast, where we are bringing you top secret advice from the world’s most badass digital agency owners and influencers. We are honored to have a chat with Aaron Fletcher.   He is the Founder of The Fletcher Method®. Aaron is an online marketing consultant, educator, speaker, and nationally published author of the new book Stand Out: A Simple and Effective Online Marketing Plan For Your Small Business. Over the last 18 years, Aaron has become the “go-to” sales and marketing expert to small business owners, start-ups, and entrepreneurs. One special thing about him is that he practices Brazilian jiu-jitsu and he has a good number of belts.   In this episode, Aaron shares with us what the Aaron Fletcher Method entails.   Don’t forget to subscribe to the Operation Agency Freedom podcast to stay up-to-date about the best ways to own your agency: https://dudeagency.io/category/podcast/

Have you ever heard of someone who landed into entrepreneurship by mistake? Most people are intentional entrepreneurs. Our guest today is among the few who joined the entrepreneurship wagon by mistake. Nick Eubanks shares with us how he was able to make two million dollars part-time. Nick also shares with us how he grew his team to 20 fulltime employees and the hiring challenges he has been through. Nick’s company deals with SEO, and he shares great SEO techniques that you can borrow and implement. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Operation Agency Freedom podcast to stay up-to-date about the best ways to own your agency: https://dudeagency.io/category/podcast/

In this episode, we talk about achieving success for yourself, your agency, and your clients. We focus on the basic fundamentals you need to get right, from creating a vision to creating the ideal offer to reach the right client. What are the things your agency needs to do to stay profitable and stay in business over the long term? In addition, we talk about airplanes. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Operation Agency Freedom podcast to stay up-to-date about the best ways to own your agency: https://dudeagency.io/category/podcast/

As agency owners and entrepreneurs, life can get really stressful quickly. We can easily get buried under the to-do lists, admin, marketing, networking, etc. that we have to do just to keep our head above water. We can easily get caught in trying to get the next client, adding more money, and leveling up. Yet, as Allie Bloyd reminds us, we need to step away and look at the bigger picture. We need to love the life we have while we’re chasing the next level. That is the lesson Allie Bloyd shared with us. After riding the roller coaster that is marketing, Allie learned that the things outside of her job are what enable her to do her job. She shares that journey in this episode and the practical lessons you can apply to make your own life more grounded. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Operation Agency Freedom podcast to stay up-to-date about the best ways to own your agency: https://dudeagency.io/category/podcast/