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The Creative Agency Podcast
The Creative Agency Podcast features interviews with agency owners and influencers and covers a wind range of topics in order to help you grow your creative services agency
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Operations and Culture at a Contractor-Only Agency – Interview with Mike Brevik of Cyberdogz
In this episode of The Creative Agency Podcast, I sit down with Mike Brevik, founder of Cyberdogz Marketing, to explore how he’s built a thriving full-service agency using an all-contractor model. We dive into the operational strategies, client strategies, time-tracking, and company culture that all
Agency Sales Journey – Jody Sutter of The Sutter Company
In this podcast episode, I spoke with Jody Sutter, the owner of The Sutter Company, a business development coaching and advisory firm. Jody brings over two decades of experience leading business development teams at renowned agencies like R/GA, OMD, and Havas Media. She now helps small marketing age
Agency Sales Optimization – Karl Sakas of Sakas & Company
Karl Sakas helps digital agency owners ‘Work Less’ and ‘Earn More’… while rewarding their best employees. Drawing on his background in agency operations, Karl has personally advised hundreds of agencies on every inhabited continent. An international speaker, he is the author of three books, including
Project Relationship Management – Rachel Gertz of Louder Than Ten
Rachel Gertz, Co-Founder of Louder Than Ten, has a profound way of framing the challenges agencies face in the current climate and a keen sense of how we must adapt and focus on building sustainable systems and relationships to foster growth. She also goes into detail about the sales and project man
Fractional Project Management – August Shah of Partnered MG
I’m thrilled to introduce August Shah from Partnered Management Group. Not only is August a commercial airline pilot but he also founded Partnered MG, a fractional project management agency that specializes in supporting creative agencies with project managers, resources, and know-how.
Pitching and Pricing Smart – Agency Advisor Blair Enns
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The Cannabis Niche – Jared Mirsky of Wick & Mortar
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A New Employee Every Month – Andrea Engstrom of Bajillion Agency
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-bajillion.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Can you imagine hiring a new employee every month? Bajillion Agency is doing it. Andrea […]
The Entrepreneurial Operating System For Agencies – Mike Paton of EOS Worldwide
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-eos.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS In this episode, we explore the benefits of using The Entrepreneurial Operating System to grow your agency. […]
Agency Finances With Ryan Watson of Upsourced Accounting
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-upsourced-accounting.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Ryan Watson is the founder of a unique accounting agency, Upsourced Accounting, that focuses on […]
Our Story Part 4 – Murmur Creative Year in Review 2017
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-murmur-2017-review.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Once again we turn the mic on ourselves and talk about our own agency journey. […]
The Account Director Role – Ann Kaufman of Fuzzco
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-fuzzco.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Ann Kaufman is a partner at Fuzzco. She runs their Portland, OR office. Ann cut her […]
Getting Down to Business – Brad Flowers of Bullhorn
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-bullhorn.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Brad Flowers is founder of an agency called Bullhorn. Brad and his partners have taken a […]
Cultivating a Creative Culture With Justin Dauer
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Risk and Reward – Growing Orange Bus With Julian Leighton
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-orange-bus.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Julian Leighton started his career as a consultant driving around in an orange bus. The […]
The Importance of Content Strategy – Rob Mills of GatherContent
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-gathercontent.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS You can’t build a website without some form of content strategy. Rob Mills of GatherContent […]
Remote Work Mastery – Rachel Zimmer of 5Crowd
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-5crowd.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Rachel Zimmer co-founded 5Crowd, a unique agency that uses a vetted network of freelancers to accomplish […]
New Agency Models – Will Burns of Ideasicle
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Winning Business With Targeted Content – Isaac Arthur of CODO
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-CODO.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS CODO brilliantly targeted their ideal clients by creating an online resource called The Craft Beer […]
Question the Defaults: Selling SEO with Mike Arnesen of UpBuild
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-upbuild.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Mike Arnesen founded UpBuild, a technical marketing agency that offers a winning cocktail of conversion […]
Our Story Part 3 – 2016 Year End Review with Murmur Creative
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-murmur-creative-3.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Did we hit our million dollar goal? What trials and tribulations did we face in […]
Stop Scope Creep with Karl Sakas of Sakas and Company
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The Virtual Reality Agency – Matthew Martin of Immersive VR
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-immersive-vr.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS While virtual reality technology has been around for while, the technology has only recently advanced […]
UI/UX Design Services – Pek Pongpaet of Impekable
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-impekable.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Pek Pongpaet, of Impekable, joins us to discuss agency growth and UI/UX. Impekable is a silicon […]
Managing an Interactive Project Start to Finish – Part 1
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-projects-part-1.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Managing interactive projects (websites and apps) ain’t easy. And it takes a special kind of […]
Managing an Interactive Project Start to Finish – Part 2
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-project-part-2.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Managing interactive projects (websites and apps) ain’t easy. And it takes a special kind of […]
Discovery Workshops – Dan Carlton – The Paragraph Project
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-paragraph-project.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Dan Carlton is founder of The Paragraph Project, a 10 person agency in Durham, North Carolina that […]
Agency Horror Stories – Client Possession, Vampirism, and More
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-horror-stories.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Ladies and Gentlemen, get ready for the Creative Agency Podcast’s Open Office of Horrors in […]
Agency (The Book) – Rick Webb, Author and Agency Founder
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-rick-webb.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS n 2001, Rick Webb co-founded The Barbarian Group, an award-winning digital ad agency. He grew […]
Project Based Teams – Sharon McMullen of Ink + Mortar
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-ink-and-mortar.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS While many agencies hire full-time employees and then hire contractors as needed, it’s also possible to […]
Is “Freelancer” a Dirty Word? Sarah Schulweis of Anchor & Orbit
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-anchor-orbit.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Sarah Schulweis of Anchor and Orbit is a consultant that helps small businesses grow by […]
USMP: Unique Selling Marriage Proposal – Top Hat IMC
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-top-hat-imc.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Top Hat IMC is a boutique creative agency located in Pittsburgh, PA. Ben and Pamela […]
Our Story Part 2 – Developing a Vision with Murmur Creative
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-murmur-creative-2.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Defining the vision you have for your agency is one of the most important things […]
Running a Remote HubSpot Agency – Gray MacKenzie of GuavaBox
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-guavabox.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Gray MacKenzie joins us to talk about HubSpot, running a remote agency (GuavaBox), and his […]
Content First – Isaac Szymanczyk of Conveyor
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-conveyor.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Conveyor is an agency that specializes in content creation and strategy. They develop content for […]
Onboarding with Robby Russell of Planet Argon
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-planet-argon.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS No, Planet Argon is not actually a far away planet where redheads are considered evil […]
The Art of Discovery – David Yarde of Sevenality
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-sevenality.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Sevenality is a florida-based husband and wife creative agency run by Angelica and David Yarde. Sevenality […]
Learning From Our Mistakes – Ross Beyeler of Growth Spark
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-growth-spark.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Agency owner, Ross Beyeler recorded every mistake his agency made for over a year. He […]
The Creative Agency Lawyer – Josh Barrett of Create Legal
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-create-legal.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Are your contracts protecting your business and informing your client? Do you have a partnership […]
Building a Product In-House – Kyle Racki of Proposify
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-proposify.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Kyle Racki of Proposify shares his story of growing an in-house software product while running […]
Award Winning Culture – Keith Scandone of O3 World
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-o3-world.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS When Keith Scandone decided he wasn’t cut out to be an actor in Hollywood, he […]
Work That Matters – Jeremy Pelley of OMFGCO
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-omfgco.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Jeremy Pelley is co-owner of the Official Manufacturing Company (OMFGCO) a branding and design agency […]
What You Need to Know to Grow – James Loomstein of Rogue Marketing
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-rogue-marketing.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS James Loomstein is co-founder of Rogue Marketing in Dallas, Texas, a college professor, and regular […]
Our Story Part 1 – Chris & Andrew of Murmur Creative
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-murmur-creative.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS In this episode of The Creative Agency Podcast we turn the mic on ourselves and […]
Proposals and the Truth – Zach Davis of Cast Iron Coding
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-cast-iron-coding.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS How do you go from earning a PHD in 17th century poetry to running a […]
Managing Rapid Growth – Doug Fish of Fish Marketing
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-fish-marketing.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Doug Fish started Fish Advertising in the 90s, sold it, and then created a new […]
Crafting Reality Through Photography – Chris and Leah of NashCO
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-nashco.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS Leah Nash and Christopher Onstott are Portland, Oregon’s dynamic duo of lifestyle photography. Together they […]
From Creative to CEO – Patrick Ezell of Copious
https://media.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/content.blubrry.com/creative_agency_podcast/creative-agency-podcast-copious.mp3 Podcast: Embed Subscribe RSS In the second episode of The Creative Agency Podcast, Chris interviews Patrick Ezell co-founder of the […]
Specialization – Kandace Brigleb of Needmore
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