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Dec 15, 2021 • 39min

Auditing Your Agency's Profitability with Marcel Petitpas

Marcel Petitpas is the CEO & Co-Founder of Parakeeto, a company that helps agencies improve their profitability. He spends most of his days elbow-deep in agency reporting, helping them make the correct decisions based on their data. He and Jason discuss which metrics are critical for agency owners to keep an eye on and how they can leverage tools to maintain profitability. This look at agency health through the numbers lens is a HUGE help for agency leaders—don't miss this one!
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Nov 15, 2021 • 26min

Managing Creative Contractors with Dan Mall

You may remember Dan Mall as the co-founder of the Businessology Show, but these days he's at the helm of SuperFriendly Design, a one-of-a-kind creative model that is comprised solely of contractors. Now, most people may sweat at that idea, but Dan is here to break down how he implements healthy rhythms into this unique structure while maintaining an incredibly high level of work quality. It's truly a great listen for all business leaders!
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Oct 15, 2021 • 46min

Committing to Intentional Growth with Tim Williams

If you're reading this, there's a good chance you've heard of Tim Williams and/or are employing some of his unique wisdoms in your agency right now! He's a marketing veteran with decades of top-notch experience. Tim has been featured or interviewed in several major publications, and his seminars have taken him across the globe. He and Jason have an honest, analytical conversation on growth, specifically the intentionality of growth. If you've got "scale my agency" on your company's road map, you're going to want to tune in.
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Sep 15, 2021 • 40min

Leading Authentic Agencies with Bobby Gillespie

Bobby Gillespie leads the team at Propr Design in Baltimore, an agency that prides itself on using above-board methods to help solve their clients' branding and growth marketing challenges. He and Jason get personal about what authenticity means and how you can embrace your individual personality while growing a wildly successful agency. This episode is chalked full of agency guidance and personal advice—soak it all in!
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Aug 17, 2021 • 36min

Navigating the Complexities of Design Teams in Growing Agencies

Anthony Armendariz, founder and Chief Design Officer at Funsize.co leads the Funsize team with incredible innovation. They operate under (1) the traditional agency model of client service, (2) an Allied Team Model where they match up their teams with in-house teams, and (3) a most recent need to Augment Staff to larger companies.Listed as one of the fastest and most successful companies in Texas by Inc. 5000 (https://stories.funsize.co/funsize-named-among-most-successful-companies-in-texas-by-inc-5000-regionals-909623a8871d), Funsize continues to seek to innovate agencies that serve with some of the most inventive and well known brands, all the while focused on building a culture that truly cares for the Funsize team.Learn more about the complexities they face, what they still don't know, and what the future holds for Funsize!
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Aug 15, 2021 • 34min

Building Culture in a Creative Agency with Meghan Phillips

Meghan Phillips is the founder and CEO of Honey, a creative marketing agency that’s been making waves in the agriculture, food, and beverage industries for nearly a decade. She shares her agency’s growth story with Jason and reminds us that the path to success is never a straight line. Meghan’s story is an excellent example of how creative entrepreneurs can make meaningful changes to sidestep all the obstacles standing in the way of running a flourishing agency.
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Jun 12, 2021 • 42min

The Emotional Ups and Downs of Building, Losing, and Selling an Agency

Jason Blumer is joined by Trenton Moss, formerly of Webcredible, one of the UK's leading experience design agencies, as he explored how he built an agency for 15 years before sales and the whole business tanked overnight. After months of losses, he decided to sale. And this is his journey out of the chaos and into a coaching and training platform, Team Sterka.
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May 12, 2021 • 48min

Navigating Agency Transitions with Andy Budd

Jason welcomes Andy Budd back to the Businessology Show for an insider look at what navigating inevitable transitions in agencies entails. They broadly discuss growth challenges and decision-making as leaders. While Andy also shares his personal decision to sell his company, ClearLeft, to his employees and how to think through these leadership moves.
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Apr 15, 2021 • 37min

The Evolution of Design with Mike Davidson

Jason Blumer welcomes Mike Davidson, VP at InVision, to delve into some of the latest shifts in the digital design community. Mike discusses the various evolutions within the industry over the years and shares a macro view of where the digital design community is heading.
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Mar 15, 2021 • 26min

Sharing Your Value with Anne Deeter Gallaher

For this Women's History Month, we're honored to welcome Anne Deeter Gallaher, co-author of Women in High Gear, and CEO of the Deeter Gallaher Group. Anne shares her non-traditional story of starting her own business later in life that drives her passion for female entrepreneurship and on-rampers. She and Jason also dig into the evolution of PR firms over the years, in light of the many voices social media allows for, and how vital authentically sharing your value is to the world.

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