Company: Digital HQ

Guest: Hillary Applegate

Year Started: 2020

Employees: 11-25

What if the key to improving your agency is stepping away from your business? In this conversation, Hillary Applegate, founder of Digital HQ, shares how distance reshaped her leadership, clarified what actually matters, and strengthened the way her team operates. Listeners will walk away with a fresh perspective on agency ownership, boundaries, and letting go.

Key Takeaways

• Why stepping away can reveal blind spots you’ll never see inside the day-to-day
• The mindset shift required to lead with more clarity and less stress
• Why flexible work it creates stronger teams