The Digital Agency Show | Helping Agency Owners Transform Their Business Mindset to Increase Prices, Work Less, and Grow Profits

Today we are going to talk to Ilise Benun, who is a business expert for creative professionals. She’s the author of seven business books for the creatively self-employed, a national speaker, the founder of marketing-mentor.com, and a coach and mentor for various types of professionals. She helps them with marketing and with finding more clients to help them achieve their goals.

Today we are talking to Aaron Draplin, a graphic designer, author, and founder of Draplin Design Co. He works with some big-name clients and is the co-creator of the Field Notes brand. He’s truly a design guru, and we’re thrilled to have him on our show today.

Today we’re talking to Andrew Dymski, the co-founder of a digital agency called GuavaBox, as well as the co-founder of DoInbound, which is an inbound marketing project management process and team management system. With his experience in running agencies and developing software platforms, Andrew is a great person to talk to about his experience as an entrepreneur.

Today’s guest is Philip Morgan of Philip Morgan Consulting. Philip helps development shops build solid pipelines of clients by using positioning and specialization. If you're hoping to grow your leads, you will not want to miss today’s show!

On today’s episode, we’re talking to Jonathan Stark, one of the top mobile experts in the field. He’s worked with big-name companies to help them establish their mobile strategies.

Today’s guest is Jake Jorgovan, founder of Outbound Creative, which helps agencies win their dream clients. He’s also the author of an upcoming book called Win Your Dream Client. We’re going to be talking about some of the methods that Jake uses to help people win the clients who are perfect for them.

Today we are talking to Mike Paton, the visionary of EOS Worldwide, which stands for Entrepreneurial Operating System. It’s been popularized by the book Traction, by Gino Wickman. Mike is an author and speaker who helps entrepreneurs clarify, simplify, and achieve their visions with simple tools that we will be talking about today.

On today’s episode, we’re talking to Clifford Almeida, a graduate of our Bootcamp program. We’re going to be talking about the mindset and business changes that have positively impacted him, his team, and others in his life. He’s the owner of HireAWiz, a web agency and development company. He’s worked with small businesses, Fortune 500 businesses, nonprofits, and more.

Today we’re talking to Paul Jarvis, one of the earliest and most famous web designers out there. He started designing sites in the 1990s and has had some big-name clients.

Today we are going to be talking to Kim Doyal, the WordPress Chick. She’s a podcaster, coach, WordPress wizard, and cofounder of the F the Hustle movement. Today she’s going to tell us about herself, her business, and how she’s found success.

Curtis McHale has some interesting takes on relationships, communication, boundaries and knowing how to optimize and handle these to help your business grow.

Today’s guest is Daniel DiPiazza, the founder and creator of Rich20Something; an avid writer who has been published in Time Magazine, Fortune, Entrepreneur, Yahoo Business, and Huffington Post; and the author of a newly launched book, also titled Rich20Something. Today he’s going to talk to us about his career and some of the things that have helped him become successful.

Today we are talking to Jason Swenk of jasonswenk.com who grew and sold an 8-figure agency, and now he helps other agencies grow and scale their own companies using his formula. If you are hoping to scale your business, grow your agency, charge higher prices, and work with the clients of your dreams, you won’t want to miss this episode.

Today we are speaking with Andrew Gray, a partner-in-chief and technology officer of Tayloe Gray. He’s a programming technologist and serial entrepreneur, and he has two decades’ experience in web applications and websites. He’s got some big-name clients and a nice-sized team. You're going to love hearing more about Andrew and the strategies he’s used to find success.

On this episode I’m talking to Jason Cohen, founder and CTO of WP Engine. WP Engine is a world-class Wordpress hosting company with over 60,000 customers in 120 countries that provides innovation-driven technology and top of the line customer service. Jason is a serial entrepreneur with vast experiences in the space: bootstrapping companies, selling businesses, getting outside funding, working both alone and with co-founders, and being involved as an angel investor in additional ventures. Join us as Jason shares his approach to entrepreneurship and the lessons he’s learned along the way.

What would life be like if you spent as much time with your family as you do at work? Today’s guest is Mary Shaw and she does just that. A UX design consultant with 20 years experience in digital design. She’s worked for companies like Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Conair, and more. She’s a true expert on UX, and she’s developed an entire brand and platform around it.

Are you struggling to deliver all the services your clients need? Today we are talking to Matt about his agency that provides wholesale services to other agency.

Today we are talking to Jon about how his agency got started, why he works from home with a virtual team of contractors, and about how it has never been easier to find great clients who want to buy your services.

Today we are talking to Joe about how his career has developed over the past two decades and the challenges of leaving an industry where you’re a known player and starting something new.

Startups often go through various starts and stops as they grow, and today’s guest knows all about that. As a founder of Bullhorn Creative, Brad Flowers had the rugged real-world experience necessary to push his way through obstacles and make his branding agency a success.

Today on the Digital Agency Show, we’re talking to a successful entrepreneur about how he has developed a fun and lucrative company culture, how he gets the best people working for him, and how he has grown his business steadily over the past 12 years. Sheldon Pereira, the founder of Aquanode Interactive, offers his expertise to our listeners today.

Mike talks about transitioning from monster movies to a digital agency, hiring ex-cons, getting a $450,000 deal early on, and what it's like to work with Fifty Cent.

Are entrepreneurs doomed to working long hours or is it possible to have work-life balance? Our guest today is Barbara Carneiro, the founder of Word Revolution, a communication agency for Christian ministries and the brain behind 4:12 Lab, a training program for Church Communication.

Dropping your ego when making hard decisions. Our guest today is George Morris, serial entrepreneur and founder of The FRAMEWORK. George first moved to Boulder, CO to work at a satellite office for Refinery, Inc. After the office was shut down following the DotCom bust, George parlayed his unique skillset into founding his first agency, Imulus, in 2002. After 13 years, he left the agency to run a TechStars-back consumer product company called edn. Today, George uses his 20+ years of experience to serve as a temporary business partner for other entrepreneurs as part of The FRAMEWORK while also running his virtual agency V16.

The first hire fail with “Newman” and his DJ labels. The second hire fail with “Brother” and working with family. Our guest today is Keith Roberts, the founder of the Denver-based digital agency Zenman. Keith graduated from the prestigious Brooks Institute of Photography in 1995, just as the emergence of stock houses was set to turn the photography business model on its head. Knowing that there wasn’t much of a future ahead of him in photography, Keith fibbed on his resume, tried to learn graphic design over a weekend and launched his career in digital marketing. He founded Zenman in 1998, building talent around him while he continued to grow his own craft in web development and digital marketing. Today, Zenman employs 20 people with $2 million in annual revenue, working with clients like Frontier Airlines and Denver Mattress.

Why bigger isn’t always better when it comes to building your agency. Our guest on today’s podcast is Phil Lockwood, the founder and managing partner of Creation Chamber, a Denver-based web agency. After getting laid off following the 2000 Dotcom bust, Phil began his rollercoaster journey of growing Creation Chamber to 70 employees before starting over with only 1. Today, Phil loves working with clients. That's why he's deeply involved in the majority of Creation Chamber's client projects. This hands-on approach keeps him ahead of industry trends, helping him drive client marketing strategy and grow new areas the agency. He's been in the industry for 20 years -- 15 of those have been at Creation Chamber's helm. In his spare time, he reads 1 book per week, strives for 1 new industry certification per month, and enjoys traveling with his wife and 3 amazing children.

Welcome to the Digital Agency Show, the podcast that goes behind the scenes with today’s top digital agencies and entrepreneurs. Our show is hosted Brent Weaver, the CEO and founder of Denver-based success and entrepreneurship agency uGurus. Brent is a lifelong entrepreneur who spent 12 years running his own digital agency, and he founded uGurus in 2013 as a community and a resource to empower digital agency owners to transform their businesses and their lives. Today we’ll talk about how we got started, what the digital landscape looks like for today’s entrepreneurs and what you can expect in upcoming podcasts.