The Agency Toolkit

Journey of an entrepreneur with Brandon Leibowitz

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My guest today is Brandon Leibowitz who has been helping websites rank higher on Google using SEO strategies since 2017. He currently runs an SEO agency called SEO Optimizers and in this episode we discuss Brandon’s journey of building his agency and what he’s learned along the way!

Hosted by: Julia McLaughlin

Core values with James La Barrie

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In this episode I sit down with James La Barrie of Beyond Marketing to discuss James' journey of building his agency and what he’s learned along the way! 

James comes from a tiny island nation in the Caribbean called Antigua. He was born into a family of entrepreneurs who raised him in a culture steeped in service, excellence and hospitality. In 2013 James established Beyond Marketing with a set of 10 staunch Core Values. Beyond Marketing is viewed as one of the most respected marketing agencies for its employee satisfaction and client work.

Hosted by: Julia McLaughlin

Build a better agency with Ford Saeks

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Ford Saeks is the president and CEO of Prime Concepts Group, a creative marketing agency that helps businesses attract loyal and repeat buyers, monetize social media, and ignite creativity. Their team provides their clients with fresh perspectives and doable tactics to resolve marketing, operations, and growth challenges.

Today we’re going to be discussing Ford’s journey of building his agency, obstacles he's overcome and what he’s learned along the way!

Hosted by: Julia McLaughlin

Remote culture and managing a remote team with Michelle LeBlanc

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In this episode I sit down with Michelle LeBlanc of Blue Sky Marketing to discuss remote culture and managing a remote team.

Michelle has over 20 years of experience in marketing, both in b2b and b2c marketing.  Michelle continually looks for connectivity across industries and technologies that can be leveraged for marketing programs and she  guides her client companies through the vast array of marketing tools and choices to craft winning sales and marketing strategies that achieve their business goals.

Hosted by: Julia McLaughlin

Selling to a niche with Deedra Determan

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In this episode I sit down with Deedra Determan who is the founder and CEO of D2 Branding and is the host of the Do It My Way Podcast Show, empowering women business owners and CEO’s to do business on their terms with no regrets, hesitation or fear. Deedra coaches these women on how to create a personal brand so they can live a life of financial freedom, working when they want to work and making the money they want to make!

Today we’re going to be discussing Deedra’s journey of building her agency and selling your services to a niche audience. 

Hosted by: Julia McLaughlin

Employee growth with Sean Si

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In this episode I sit down with my guest Sean Si of SEO Hacker to discuss why helping your employees grow should be a priority.

Sean is the CEO and founder of SEO Hacker and the host of the LeadershipStack podcast. He has led his team through a decade of the chaos of starting up and the upward slog of scaling up. Today SEO Hacker is a multi-million peso company that has weathered times of crisis time and again.

Hosted by: Julia McLaughlin

Employee Retention with Eagan Heath

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In this episode I sit down with my guest Eagan Heath of Caravan Digital to discuss coaching team members on their personal goals as an employee retention strategy.

Eagan is the founder and owner of digital marketing agencies Get Found Madison and Caravan Digital. He and his team specialize in proving ROI for their clients through SEO, Google Ads, social media ads, and email marketing.

Hosted by: Julia McLaughlin

Scale your agency with Antonio Wells

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In this episode I sit down with my guest Antonio Wells of NAMYNOT Inc. to discuss how allowing NET 30 business line of credit has been key to helping scale his marketing agency.

Antonio is the owner of NAMYNOT Inc, a brand growth and strategy marketing agency based in Chicago. It was started in 1999 as a boutique design studio. Wells is a serial entrepreneur who has successfully started and exited one technology company. He has helped start-ups, small, mid, and even large Fortune 100 companies grow their brand and marketing endeavors.

Hosted by: Julia McLaughlin

Putting your client needs first with Aaron Garfunkel

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In this episode I sit down with my guest Aaron Garfunkel who is the Co-Founder and Chief Business Development Guru of LocalBizGuru to discuss his journey as an entrepreneur and his client first approach to running his agency.

Aaron has extensive experience in business development and is a managerial professional with key accomplishments in operations management, process improvement, client relations, sales development and strategic marketing. Aaron is married with 6 kids. He has a witty sense of humor and a real strength of telling Dad jokes. He has honed a skill in being able to 'dumb-down' the very technical marketing terms and ideas into laymen's terms for his clients to have a better understanding of what they are purchasing.

Hosted by: Julia McLauglin

Journey of an entrepreneur with Steve Winter

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In this episode I sit down with my guest Steve Winter who is a serial entrepreneur and currently the founder of ASTOUNDZ, one of Houston’s leading SEO and Web marketing agencies. From 1997 to 2013, Steve founded and led ERGOS Technology, an outsourced IT consulting firm founded in Houston, TX. 

After selling and resigning his day-to-day duties at ERGOS, Steve started Chesapeak Investments where he develops and invests in residential and commercial real estate, as well as other business investments.  Steve received his BA in Economics from the University of Texas in 1985 and his MBA from the University of Houston in 1992.  He has served in numerous Board and volunteer roles for the University of Texas Ex-Students, for technical industry related companies and peer groups. 

Hosted by: Julia McLaughlin