In this episode, Mandi Ellefson talks with Eli Rubel, founder of Profit Labs, about how agency owners can scale profitably without adding unnecessary headcount, chaos, or complexity.
Eli shares how he’s helped agencies increase net profit, position themselves as the “chosen path” for premium clients, and build lean, profit-first operations that run smoothly without the founder at the center. Instead of growing through brute force or overstaffing, Eli reveals how top-performing agencies grow by focusing on pricing, positioning, and structured systems that work predictably.
When your agency is structured around profit and outcomes, your business scales more easily, your team performs better, and your revenue grows, all while freeing up the founder’s time.
🔍 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
✅ How to use pricing as a lever to drive outsized profit
✅ How to position your agency as results-driven to command higher fees
✅ Building a profit-first model to anticipate growth, team needs, and investments
✅ Structuring teams in profit-driven pods for scalable operations
✅ Avoiding the 7–15 employee growth plateau that stalls many agencies
✅ How to simplify operations while increasing revenue and client outcomes
✅ The mindset shift from doing everything yourself to architecting a business that runs itself
The best agencies don’t grow by doing more, they grow by building the right systems, focusing on profitable outcomes, and empowering their teams to deliver results. With clarity, structure, and profit-first planning, your agency stops depending on you and starts scaling predictably.
🔗 Connect with Eli Rubel:
Website: https://profit-labs.co
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