Agency Life

Today we have Karsten Rasmussen with us on Agency Life. With more than 15 years of experience in building new digital products, services and companies - as a consultant, manager and CEO. Karsten has worked in large multinationals, fast-growing SMBs, local startups and runs his own startups.

In this conversation, we go through the features of TimeJam, the software that helps employees build the habit of time tracking daily. We’ll also dive into company culture and how digital products can help remote businesses to keep teams engaged.

Connect with Karsten on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/karsten-bj%C3%B8rk-rasmussen/

Checkout TimeJam https://www.timejam.app/

Other resources mentioned

https://hifiv.es/

https://officevibe.com/

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In today’s episode, Nigel Thomas tells us the story of the underdog. A year ago Nigel was 29 and unemployed. In a day he was locked out of all his previous company’s finances. Today, Nigel is the CEO of Alpha Inbound – a marketing agency he managed to build from 0 to nearly 7 figures. 

Since 2017 Alpha Inbound have worked with over 100 DTC brands in helping them find their ideal customers through paid social, including TikTok ads. Nigel believes that the underdog mentality is about winning. The key to that is to start building your own story and stay true to yourself.

Resources mentioned:
Lemlist: https://www.lemlist.com/
Nigel’s Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelthomas-ai/
Alpha Inbound website: https://www.alphainbound.com/
Nigel’s Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6NCDMsTcNwrQf11khYjarG

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In today’s episode of Agency Life, we talk to Seth Price. An active lawyer and a managing partner of Price and Benowitz, Seth is also the CEO of Blue Shark. In the last decade, Seth has managed to grow his legal firm from just 3 to over 40 people, and his agency now has more than 100 employees all over the globe. In Blue Shark, he leverages his experience and helps legal businesses to stand out online.

Today we talk about Seth’s passion for the business side, how he transitioned to marketing, the differences between legal and medical, and his insights into the industry and the way the pandemic has changed it.

You can reach out to Seth and listen to his podcast here:

Seth’s email: [email protected] 
Seth’s Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethprice/details/experience/
Blue Shark -  https://blusharkdigital.com/
Price and Benowitz -  https://pricebenowitz.com/

Podcasts:
The Law Firm Blue Print on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZDVtFqIw8ln1Qv60i3rHI
SEO Insider - https://blusharkdigital.com/seo-insider/ 

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Tobe Agency is a hybrid agency that helps brands market themselves via exciting creative content, specifically directed to their members. Currently, they focus on podcasts, videos, and downloadables, with their three pillars being content, community, and technology. 

In our conversation today we will learn how Tobe’s CEO - Andrew Hong transitioned from finances to marketing, why he thinks that creative content is the future of the sector, and how important it is to have a community around your brand. As Andrew puts it you have to ‘Stand up to a community, launch and acquire members, and manage it. Keep listening for more key insights!

You can learn more about Tobe and Andrew here:

Tobe Agency - https://www.tobeagency.co/
Andrew’s Linked In -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewnhong/
Andrew’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/andrewnhong

Andrew’s Podcast - Entrepreneurship Sucks - https://open.spotify.com/show/5l7LQBSjFt0BMkH6vits8F
Andrew’s Publications on Tobe Agency website - https://news.tobeagency.co/learn/author/andrew-hong

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Mike Utaegbulam is the founder of Black Digital, a purpose-driven marketing agency that works with social impact organizations to advance their missions. In 2020 he also co-founded Black Creative Group, a creative marketing agency specializing in visual branding, website development, BIPOC messaging, and digital advertising.

In our conversation today, Mike talks about the transition from in-person to digital marketing, the importance of teamwork and diversifying, providing solutions to your clients, and knowing your limits. ‘Grow if you can. Don’t do it alone. And tell your client “No” when you can’t do something,’ are just some of the key insights you will hear in this episode.

You can learn more about Black Digital and Black Creative Group on their websites:

Black Digital - https://blackdigitalgroup.com/
Black Creative Group - https://blackcreativegroup.com/

Connect with Mike on Linked In:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/utaegbulam/

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Since 2008, Mike Skeehan has been the CEO of Salted Stone, an award-winning, full-service digital agency and HubSpot Elite Solutions Partner. Digital is at the core of Salted Stone’s service offering, from designing and developing websites, crafting end-to-end solutions for sustainable growth, and implementing data-driven marketing and sales strategies.

I first had the opportunity to speak with Mike on season one, episode 14 of Agency Life in May 2019, where we spoke about starting an agency and the challenges he overcame, growing a business by actively following your intuition, and going global. He has also conducted an interview on conversation marketing and bot theory with HubSpot’s Brian Bagdasarian.

Get in touch with Mike:

https://www.saltedstone.com/

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Marcio Santos is the founder of Nerd Digital an agency that empowers coaches and consultants to go from being “paid to work”, to being “paid to think”. This is done using their proven system to package & sell their ideas.

Marcio has coached dozens of course creators to scale their sales to 6-figures and has also worked with Maven, Class Growth, and Classpert. Needless to say, he’s obsessed with packaging and selling ideas.

Resources mentioned in this episode

https://www.categorypirates.com/

https://systeme.io/

https://www.notion.so/

https://tagmanager.google.com/

https://www.canva.com/

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Gali is the Founder and CEO of DAZE Marketing LTD in Israel, a company where creativity and data collide. Since 2010, DAZE creates, designs, implements and manages optimized marketing campaigns for the leading B2B and B2C tech companies in Israel and worldwide. 

You’ll hear Gali’s insights on using LinkedIn for both marketing and recruiting, as well as advice on managing a fully remote team. Gali also talks about networking with other agencies which can lead to making better decisions for yourself.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

https://lempod.com/

https://www.semrush.com/

https://sparktoro.com/

https://www.linkedhelper.com/

https://datastudio.google.com/

Connect with Gali:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/galisoudak/

https://dazemarketing.com/

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Steven Slotow is the Chief Revenue Officer with Globital, a global digital agency resource partner. They offer digital agencies around the world wholesale white label digital marketing execution using affordable resources, as well as office and sales support services. 

In our conversation today, Steven talks about the importance of partnership with clients, the benefits for agency owners in utilizing virtual assistants, the differences between working in LA and South Africa, boss versus bitch agencies and why agencies shouldn’t pursue niches they aren’t interested in.

You can learn more about Globital by visiting their website: www.globitalmarketing.com or connect with Steven on Instagram www.instagram.com/slotsofdigital/.

Join Globital’s Facebook communities here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/DigitalMarketingCoworkCollective

https://www.facebook.com/groups/DigitalMarketingDreamTeam

Tyler Hawes is a Partner and Digital Director at MODE, an integrated brand experience agency. Their focus is on developing timelessly interconnected brands that span a variety of industries with an emphasis on creative problem-solving. 

In our conversation today, Tyler explains what it means to work in an “intro-luxury” market, how to maintain creative company culture while working remotely, the partnership between agency and client, prioritizing effort to make the biggest impact and what he values most in a seasoned industry professional.   

You can learn more about Mode at www.madebymode.com or contact Tyler by email at [email protected]. 

Tools mentioned in this episode include:

https://slack.com

https://basecamp.com

https://trello.com

https://workspace.google.com

https://www.getharvest.com