Freelance to Founder

Breaking Free from Agencies as Clients


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On today’s show: how can you stop using agency work as a crutch & build your own rolodex of high quality clients?

It’s something we chat about with our first ever guest duo, Shelby & Kristina. They’re two comedic video marketers doing really fun work out of Hollywood, California.

In the wake of the pandemic, Shelby and Kristina started their video business and found early success with agencies. And while working with agencies definitely has its advantages, there are lots of downsides too.

So today’s show focuses on breaking free from agency-dependent work and finding your own audience, offering, and client base.

It’s one of the best conversations we’ve ever had on the show and you won’t want to miss it. Stay tuned.

Oh, and really quick before we dive in, I have to tell you quickly about this new tool we discovered called Hectic. It’s an all-in-one business suite built just for freelancers. I’ve never been so impressed with a product and team as much as I have with Hectic. We’ve partnered up with them and left a link in the show description, and you should really click through to see what I’m talking about. You’ll be blown away with what they offer to freelancers at absolutely zero cost. Ok… we’ll be right back. 

PS: Check out Hectic, an all-in-one freelancing suite that is BLOWING our minds right now!

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