Agency Journey

How do world-class agencies continue to grow profitably and hit their goals, even through the choppy waters and challenges of agency life? How do leaders like Tiffany Sauder, Marcus Sheridan, Jay Acunzo, Shama Hyder, David C. Baker, Nikole Rose, and Zeb Evans think? Join Agency Journey host Jakub Grajcar as he interviews agency operators and leaders to share insights, actionable tips, and hilarious stories from the builders who live in the agency trenches. Each episode focuses on crucial aspects of growing an agency like building the right team, delegation, project management, client success and retention, and operating frameworks like EOS. Brought to you by ZenPilot: we help lead your agency through the final project management implementation you’ll ever need. Book a call to learn more at ZenPilot.com/Call. Don’t forget to rate + follow the podcast if you enjoyed it!

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Episodes

Mark Schaefer from Schaefer Marketing Solutions

Mark is the CEO of Schaefer Marketing Solutions, blogger at Businesses grow, the author of several best selling books, professor at Rutgers University, and a globally sought after speaker. On this episode we discuss how content ignites.

Jun 08, 2015•33 min•Ep. 14

Michael Rose from Mojo Media Labs

Michael is the CEO and Founder of Mojo Media Labs, serial entrepreneur, author of Return on Energy, and currently leading a fast-growing team of 14 at Mojo. You don't want to miss this!

Jun 01, 2015•42 min•Ep. 13

Paul Furiga from WordWritePR

Paul joins us to chat about a BIG win he and the team delivered for a client. Their strategy blended a trade show appearance with an inbound twist. The result was more leads than the client could handle! Paul also shares how they've started the Pittsburgh HUG group and the value of public speaking. Enjoy!

May 25, 2015•32 min•Ep. 12

Andrew Dymski and Gray MacKenzie from GuavaBox

Ever thought about creating products as an agency? If so then this is the episode for you! Gray and I chat about leading agencies creating great products and share our story so far creating DoInbound.

May 18, 2015•28 min•Ep. 11

John McTigue from Kuno Creative

How does someone with a background in geophysics end up as an inbound ambassador for one of the world's largest HubSpot VAR agencies? You will learn how in Episode 009 of Inbound Agency Journey!

May 10, 2015•29 min•Ep. 10

Eric Baum from BluLeadz

Listen as Eric pulls back the curtain and shares several key processes that are critical to servicing their clients. He also shares a brand new product they're launching this quarter to help sales teams close all the leads that inbound is generating.

May 04, 2015•31 min•Ep. 9

Chris Handy from Thinkhandy

Above just marketing your agency, you should be thinking of fun and creative ways to make it happen. That is just what Chris Handy from Thinkhandy is going and he shares some of his strategy this week on Inbound Agency Journey.

Apr 27, 2015•38 min•Ep. 8

Josh Harcus from Huify

Josh pulls back the curtain on how he and his team approach inbound selling from an agency perspective. A cool takeaway from this interview was just how well phone calls are working in Josh's sales process. Check it out, you're going to love it!

Apr 20, 2015•36 min•Ep. 7

Robb Bailey from PageLadder

In Episode 005, Robb Bailey from PageLadder shares how you can transform your agency from a custom project shop into a scalable business built on a repeatable system.

Apr 13, 2015•38 min•Ep. 6

Tom Schwab from Inbound for eCommerce

In Episode 004, we're joined by Tom Schwab from Inbound for eCommerce. Tom is an amazing example of the power of inbound marketing. My favorite quote that Tom shared in this interview was "the harder you work, the faster you see it!" He backs that up with his actions.

Apr 06, 2015•30 min•Ep. 5

Josh Ames from SparkReaction

So excited to share Episode 003 of Inbound Agency Journey with Josh Ames from SparkReaction. Josh and the team at SparkReaction have an awesome story to share. Not long ago, SparkReaction was a side gig for Josh. It wasn't until about a year ago that they were able to build the agency to a point where it could sustain Josh and Brian Wajda full-time.

Mar 30, 2015•38 min•Ep. 4

John Bonini from Impact

In this episode of Inbound Agency Journey, Gray MacKenzie interviews John Bonini, Marketing Director at IMPACT. Listen and learn how John delivered crazy results that grew leads at Impact by over 500% in 24 months!!

Mar 23, 2015•36 min•Ep. 3

George B. Thomas From The Sales Lion

In Episode 001 of Inbound Agency Journey Gray interviews George B. Thomas from The Sales Lion. George opens up and shares how he got involved with inbound marketing and agency life. This episode is packed full of tip and takeaways that will help you run a better agency!

Mar 05, 2015•41 min•Ep. 2

Gray MacKenzie from GuavaBox

In Episode 000 of Inbound Agency Journey, Gray MacKenzie, co-founder of GuavaBox an inbound marketing and HubSpot COS web design agency in Pittsburgh, PA. Gray shares how GuavaBox grew as an agency and some tools he enjoys using on a daily basis.

Mar 02, 2015•26 min•Ep. 1

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