It’s an unfortunate reality faced by employers across industries: Sometimes, you have a difficult employee whose negative attitude is causing conflict with other teammates or even clients and damaging the workplace environment. Occasionally, the employee is facing an external problem or stressor, and by giving them patience and grace, they can work through it and…
Ft. Leisa Reid, Owner at Get Speaking Gigs Now In this episode, Danielle and Leisa discuss how to get focused and prepared for speaking engagements that will increase your personal and agency brand prominence. Other topics of discussion include: In this episode: [00:35] Meet Leisa. [01:50] Addressing your own perceptions of public speaking. [03:57] Step 1…
Ft. Sarah Durham, Owner at Compton Durham, LLC In This Episode, Danielle and Sarah discuss the Pros and Cons of Various Exit Strategy Options That Go Beyond Just Selling Your Agency. Other topics of discussion include: In this episode: [00:28] Meet Sarah Durham. [02:30] How to Think About Your Exit Strategy [04:00] Pros and Cons of…
Ft. Noel Andrews, Owner at Jobrack In this episode, Danielle and Noel discuss how to handle new employee onboarding the right way and the implications involved when you hire early vs late. Other topics of discussion include: In this episode: [00:29] Meet Noel. [02:27] Implications of hiring early vs hiring late. [07:45] Signs you need to…
Ft. Jeff Meade, Owner at Meade In this episode, Danielle and Jeff discuss how to find new marketing clients and increase recurring revenue for your marketing agency. Other topics of discussion include: In this episode: [00:31] Meet Jeff Meade. [01:33] Missed opportunities when growing your agency. [02:43] Focus on you the agency leader and the agency…
Ft. Alyson Caffrey, Owner at Operations Agency In this episode, Danielle and Alyson discuss how to be the best parent-preneur you can be, meaning how to still prioritize and pour into yourself and your family while building and running a resilient small business, like your creative agency. Other topics of discussion include: In this episode: [00:24]…
Recently Upsourced‘s ‘Creative Outcomes‘ podcast team invited me on to discuss how your agency’s positioning impacts your pricing power. I also dispelled some myths about why clients buy your marketing services and how it is different than what you may think. Plus, we dig into: You can listen to the full episode below: TRANSCRIPT [00:00:00.520]…
Ft. Joel Eschenbach, Partner at Notion Design Group In this episode, Danielle and Joel discuss how to build recurring revenue and productized service models for your website development agency. Other topics of discussion include:👉 Value based pricing👉 Leveraging add-ons👉 Raising pricing with existing clients In this episode: [00:45] Meet Joel Eschenbach[04:00] How to Treat the Ongoing Costs…
Although the intrinsic truths of life are evident all around us, including in our agencies, it can be easy to miss the signs we should be seeing as leaders, especially with the busyness and daily demands that come with operating a company. However, when we miss the small yet important nuances of what is happening…
Ft. Will Smith, Partner at IMPACT In this episode, Danielle and Will talk through some of the impacts of AI and how agencies and individuals alike can respond to the increasing pressures and pace of the digital environment. Other topics of discussion include: In this episode: [00:25] Meet Will Smith.[02:53] How “hacks” erode trust with your clients.[04:50]…