The Businessology Show
Welcome to the Businessology Show, where we interview guests and talk about the business of design. We find agency owners who talk about running their businesses more successfully through all of their ups and downs. Listen along as we interview agency entrepreneurs and uncover insights about shaping a sustainable agency that can scale. Bury your feet in some topsoil and sprinkle some water over your noggin: it’s time to get growing.
Latest episodes
Oct 26, 2015 • 1h 7min
Interview with Erik Reagan, Co-founder of Focus Lab, LLC
We kicked off this episode by diving into how Erik defines design, and how it may be different than how his team defines design. The first step is to find out how the customer designs their own business. Once Focus Lab understands how the client's business was designed, they can then 'design' a solution to meet their needs. They will even perform the DISC profile with their clients so that they can speak to the client in a way that they understand.Among other things, Erik also discusses how profit margins can suffer as a result of taking on more complex clients and sites, and so much more!
Oct 10, 2015 • 1h 7min
Interview with Tim Ryan, Founder and Director at TAR Productions
We touch on so much in this episode! Tim runs a video production company to help clients tell their stories. Since we don't have too many video production company owners on the show, we took time to compare a video production company to a web/design agency. There are similarities and differences, and we glean some learning from this fact. Things Tim Ryan is always working on:- Consistency in keeping the work coming in.- How clients buy video production services (is it a commodity?).- How Tim creatively networks with contractors so he'll know who to hire next.- Value awareness of the creative business owner, and how to use this to price a client.
Sep 25, 2015 • 57min
Interview with Matt Weinberg, Co-Founder/President of Technology and Development at Vector Media Group
Sep 10, 2015 • 48min
Interview with James Hobbs, Creative Director/Founder of Octopus Creative
We talk in depth about Octopus' move to become a virtual agency, why they want to make this move, and what beliefs drive their commitment to virtual work.
Aug 25, 2015 • 59min
Interview with Jim Macdonald, Managing Partner of 3Seed Marketing
In this interview, we dive deep with Jim to find out why they merged with another company to create a large marketing powerhouse, how you know when to merge, and how this affects team growth.We also touch on how to hire fast, how partners should argue, and how to create roles for each partner to fulfill.A question posed by Jim on the show maybe the listeners can help answer: "how do you effectively hand off a relationship from a salesperson in an agency to Account Management to have that client served well?"
Aug 10, 2015 • 55min
Interview with Kade Wilcox, CEO of Primitive Social
Kade discusses what it's like to manage your time and energy as you manage a big, overwhelming client that can never be satisfied. Primitive Social's lack of an effective onboarding process led to a lack of clarity with this client on an ongoing basis. There is so much more to this episode. Enjoy!
May 13, 2015 • 32min
34: Sales vs Marketing
Is there a difference between these two critical functions? Find out what Dan and Jason have to say about it on this episode!
Apr 14, 2015 • 57min
Assessing Your Business Model’s Value
Dan and Jason are back with their 2nd episode about Business Models. What are the 10 questions you should ask yourself when assessing your current business model? Listen here to find out!
Mar 18, 2015 • 2min
A Special Message from Dan and Jason
Mar 13, 2015 • 43min
032: Exploring Business Models
Dan and Jason are back to kick off the first episode of Season 3! Join them as they discuss the importance and definitions of business models, how they designed each of their respective company's models and the pros and cons of each.
