
The Digital Agency Growth Podcast
Rated in the top 3% by ListenNotes and going strong for nearly 300 episodes since 2018, The Digital Agency Growth Podcast is dedicated to helping marketing agency owners and executives build stronger firms so they can grow, get acquired, or enjoy more peace of mind. Hosted by agency veteran and Sales Schema CEO Dan Englander, each episode features interviews with successful agency founders, industry experts, and business strategists who share insights on client acquisition, team building, offering optimization, operational efficiency, and sustainable growth models.
Latest episodes

Jun 18, 2019 • 43min
What Agencies Can Learn from Consultancies with Joe Princz
As an agency person, your role generally falls into one specific category, like sales or marketing. But what if the company’s problem is bigger than just one category? What if what the company really needs is a reinvention on many or all fronts? Enter the realm of the consultancy. Today’s guest is Joe Princz, Founder […]

Jun 11, 2019 • 58min
How to Go Local with Hunter Elkins
You hear this a lot in the internet age: “If you’re not winning national, or even global clients, your agency is backward and hopeless…” What if that wasn’t always right? Might it still be possible to run a profitable, highly-regarded agency without planes or long distance conference calls? There are pros and cons to focusing […]

Jun 4, 2019 • 44min
Avoiding Projects from Hell with Bryce Bladon
Scope creep, finger-pointing, and angry emails… these things happen when expectations are misaligned between agencies and clients. If you’ve been there more than once, you probably asked yourself, “How did this happen again?” In today’s wide-ranging interview with Bryce Bladon, we attempt to answer this question, and we meander to other topics like hiring, sales, […]

May 28, 2019 • 45min
The Power of Honesty in Winning and Retaining Agency Clients with Peter Kozodoy
In the advertising world, honesty is not always easy to come by, which makes it a valuable commodity: the agencies that can master it can expect to have a major advantage. Today we are talking with Peter Kozodoy: author of the book Honest to Greatness, speaker, and founder of GEM Advertising, a full-service international agency with […]

May 21, 2019 • 33min
How to Use Account-Based Marketing to Win Agency Clients with Steven Aguiar
The age-old question: how do you ensure that your buyers are getting the right message, at the right time, in the right place? The answer is contextual, but when it comes to selling your agency services to brands, one discipline to understand is Account-Based Marketing, or ABM, and today’s guest is a master at helping […]

May 14, 2019 • 43min
How to Grow a Large Regional Agency with Danny Fell
How should you handle delegating tasks and communicating with your team in a large agency? How do you decide what clients to pursue, and which ‘at-bats’ are worth a swing? These are some challenges covered in today’s wide-ranging conversation with Danny Fell. Danny served as President of the NDP Agency, a major leader in the […]

May 7, 2019 • 57min
How to Sell Your Agency with Michael Young
What should you keep in mind when it comes time to sell your agency? You’ll find out on today’s episode. Today we have video as well! Michael Young comes to us with a wealth of experience on every level of the agency spectrum. After building and selling a boutique PR shop to one of the […]

Apr 30, 2019 • 54min
The Agency Management Formula with Drew McLellan
Is there a magic formula for growing your agency? Today’s guest, Drew McLellan, who comes with nearly 30 years of experience, seems to suggest so. But a formula is NOT a magic bullet. Drew, more than anyone else I know, stays relevant and practices what he preaches by simultaneously running an agency while consulting with […]

Apr 23, 2019 • 1h 4min
Staying Ahead of the In-Sourcing Monster with Jonathan Soares
Jonathan Soares joins us today to discuss the growing trend of brands bringing services in-house and what agencies can do to continue to lend value and remain relevant. Jonathan started Agency Labs as the behind-the-scenes development dream partner to a multitude of agencies, and they help clients plan and launch their websites, microsites, campaigns, and […]

Apr 16, 2019 • 1h 4min
How to Scale Your Agency Intelligently with Juliana Marulanda
Today’s guest Juliana Marulanda is the founder of Scaletime, an operations-focused consultancy dedicated to helping agencies run like well-oiled machines so owners can build a valuable asset. Juliana delves into the when and how of scaling and the challenges agencies must stay ahead of during growth periods. From delivering relevant reports, hiring, project management, and […]