Garrett Mehrguth is the co-founder and CEO of Directive - a search marketing agency for enterprise brands headquartered in Irvine, CA. He is fascinated by the role that search marketing plays in empowering companies and people to connect, and has dedicated the last five years toward that passion. Since its establishment in 2014, he’s led Directive into expansion globally, including London, Latin America, Australia, and Canada.

E290: Smart Agency Growth with Clever Strategy - with Garrett Mehrguth

Helping digital agency owners transform their business mindset so they can increase prices, work less, and grow profits.

A weekly podcast where host Brent Weaver chats with today's most successful entrepreneurs running digital agency businesses in the web design, web development, and digital marketing industry.
  
Brent also chats with high-profile entrepreneurs and other smart people that can help listeners grow their digital agency.

Each interview deep dives into the emotional details of going on the entrepreneur's journey toward success. Each guest shares behind the scene moments of lessons learned and lives changed.

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Tim Butler is a seasoned marketing professional with more than two decades of experience in sales, marketing, and consulting. He is the founder and CEO of Innovation Visual, a well-regarded marketing consultancy that has assisted clients across various sectors including manufacturing, technology, healthcare, consumer products, finance, and professional services since its inception in 2014. He has earned recognition from Google, which placed Innovation Visual among the top 30 digital agencies.

E342: How to get targeted, long-term clients – with Tim Butler

Christina Lenkowski is a forward-thinking podcast publicist and educator for entrepreneurs, speakers and authors looking to expand their credibility and go from “best-kept secret” to “go-to expert” in their industries through being a guest on other people’s podcasts.

In 2019, after 13 years working in the PR realm, Christina discovered what being a guest on podcasts did for her online-based business. Since then she’s dedicated her work to helping other business owners, particularly women, see the same kind of results.

E341: Your plan for getting on podcasts successfully – with Christina Lenkowski

Jonathan Hinshaw is an integral part of the UGURUS business. He’s mentored over 500 members, he owned a 7-figure agency called EBWAY, he’s produced courses with us, and has also had a very successful sales career outside the agency space, selling over $750 million in products in the car and motorsports space. 

We’re now happy to have him as part of the UGURUS team!

E340: Getting through early agency years and on to mastering sales – with Jonathan Hinshaw

Corey Quinn is the former CMO of Scorpion and now a dedicated agency coach. Corey specializes in guiding agency founders to scale with vertical market specialization. At Scorpion, he played a pivotal role in growing the agency’s revenue 8x in 5 years to a remarkable $150M. Corey is also the author of Anyone, Not Everyone, a comprehensive guide for agency founders looking to move beyond founder-led sales.

E339: How to find best-fit clients and the right niche  – with Corey Quinn

David Rodnitzky is the founder of Agentic Shift, a consulting firm that helps marketing agency founders through the mergers and acquisitions process.

Prior to Agentic Shift, David founded 3Q Digital. He grew 3Q from one person in a coffee shop to more than 325 people in 11 offices, managing more than $2 billion of online media spend.

E290: Smart Agency Growth with Clever Strategy - with Garrett Mehrguth

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