Guest Michael Griego

Guest Lynn Hidy

Guest Shontina Gladney

Agency businesses have some challenges unique to the individual owners and circumstances. But many of the growing pains are predictable and follow patterns established by other similar businesses. Leaders can take comfort in knowing that they are not likely the first to experience any particular challenge, nor are other agencies immune from the obstacles. Brad Farris has spent decades advising businesses and helping them overcome these growing pains so that they can continue to thrive. In this episode of Chats with Chip, Brad shares his observations on each of the key stages that agencies experience, along with advice on how to forge ahead at every step.

Ronn Torossian has built one of the largest independent PR agencies in the U.S., and in this episode he shares some of the lessons he has learned along the way. A prolific content creator, Ronn frequently writes and speaks about issues facing the industry, and he is passionate about finding ways to improve modern public relations. Ronn's agency, 5WPR, recently announced that they were looking for small agencies to acquire. He explains exactly what he's looking for and why he wants to supplement his firm's already strong organic growth.

What agency owner hasn't dreamed about telling prospects: here's what I do, here's what it costs, take it or leave it? That's pretty much what Chip and Gini tackle in this episode of the Agency Leadership Podcast. It all started with a provocative question posted by Gini in the Spin Sucks Community on Slack: What would happen if we all banded together and stopped sending proposals? We put our pricing on our websites. We became clear about what we do (and who we do it for). And they either buy or they don't. What does that life look like? Gini believes passionately that this is the right path, while Chip frames it in more idealistic terms. Wherever you fall in the debate, there's lots of good insight shared in this discussion.

Guest Bill Benoist

Guest Dr. Rachel MK Headley

Guest Roger Knecht