Agency Growth Engine Podcast
Agency Growth Engine is for marketing entrepreneurs who love growing — in business and as people. Hosted by Gary Bird (founder of dental marketing powerhouse SMC), each episode features an interview with a leading entrepreneur who’s excited to share what they’ve learned about building a successful agency from scratch. Tune in weekly to get the tools to start and scale your own business, grow your client list, and become a more effective, compassionate leader. Plus, you can dig deeper by joining the AGE community on Discord to connect with fellow marketing founders who love helping each other succeed!
Episodes
January 11, 2023 • 42 mins
Gary interviews Stone Media founder Stone Fredrickson about why he decided to quit his job and go all-in on his own agency, how he’s hit a quarter of a million followers and $120,000 in revenue at age 19, and why he chose to focus on coaching clients as a way of building his business.
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Stone Fredrickson
Founder, Stone Media
Website: https://stan.store/Stonefredrickson
LinkedIn: https://www...
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January 4, 2023 • 28 mins
Muchow Marketing founder Sven Muchow tells Gary about how he made the leap from being just another freelancer to running his own agency, what it’s like living life as a digital nomad, and what he sees as the five biggest opportunities for marketers in 2023.
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Sven Muchow
Founder, Muchow Marketing
Website: https://svenmuchow.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/muchow-marketing/...
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December 28, 2022 • 37 mins
Andre Santos, co-founder of Pain-Free Dental Marketing, digs into why his agency chose to niche down into the dental space, why turning down big money from potential clients outside your vertical is often good business, and what it means to practice compassionate capitalism.
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Andre Santos
Co-Founder, Pain-Free Dental Marketing
Website: https://www.painfreedentalmarketing.com/
LinkedIn: h...
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December 21, 2022 • 36 mins
Clique Agency founder Liam McDonald joins Gary to draft the top apps you’ll need when starting a business and shares the toughest challenge he’s faced when scaling his agency and how he avoids wasting his time when meeting with potential new clients.
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Liam McDonald
Founder - Clique Agency
Website: https://clique.agency/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clique.agency/
Facebook: https...
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December 14, 2022 • 29 mins
Hudson Media Group founder Michael Hudson tells Gary about his journey through quitting his job (with no clients lined up), starting his own marketing agency, and building a successful business in less than 6 months — plus what he wishes he’d known on day 1.
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Michael Hudson
Founder at Hudson Media Group
Website: https://www.thehudsonmediagroup.com/
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LinkedIn: https:...
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December 7, 2022 • 41 mins
Phifer Media founder Matt Phifer stops by to talk about building a 1M+ TikTok audience, the hard truths of creating a digital brand, and why narcissism does so well on social media.
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Matthew Phifer
CEO, Phifer Media
Website: https://www.mattphifercoaching.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/phifer-media/
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-phif...
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November 30, 2022 • 37 mins
Derrick Mirochnik, founder of Mirror Media Marketing, talks with Gary about founding his agency at 18, what it took to hit almost $50K in MRR in less than two years, and why marketing agencies need to constantly innovate — even if only a little bit at a time.
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Derrik Mirochnik
Founder of Mirror Media Marketing
Website: https://www.mirrormediamarketing.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin....
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November 23, 2022 • 43 mins
Brad Ball, founder of Liquis Digital, talks with Gary about how niching down changed everything for his business, what happened when he realized he was standing in the way of his own growth, and jumping from $300K to $500K in ARR.
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Brad Ball
Founder of Liquis Digital
Website: https://liquisdigital.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/liquis-digital/
Instagram: https://www.in...
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November 16, 2022 • 31 mins
Stephen Pope, the founder of SGP Labs, gives his take on all things content — how to establish your video content presence, train your team to become content connoisseurs, and master the content creation process.
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Stephen Pope
Founder & CEOFounder & CEO of SGP Labs
Website: https://www.sgplabs.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sgplabs/
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November 9, 2022 • 53 mins
Hayden Cashion, the founder, and CEO of Cashion Marketing, talks with Gary about how you can build up your brand on TikTok, the skillset you need to succeed as a marketing entrepreneur, and what’s next for the marketing industry.
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Hayden Cashion
CEO at Cashion Marketing
Website:https://cashionmarketing.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cashion-marketing/
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November 2, 2022 • 29 mins
Gary chats with SHOPX founder Eric McHugh about how his company is using NFTs to change e-commerce, why more brands are moving towards web 3.0 technologies, and what it’s like to measure annual revenue in ETH.
Eric McHugh
Chief Growth Officer, Founder of SHOPX
Website: https://shopx.co/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shopxlabs/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shopxlabs/
Facebook: https...
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October 26, 2022 • 56 mins
Stefan Pietrobono, the founder of Millennial Marketing Agency, stops by to talk a lot about people — how to hire a great team, put everyone in the right roles, establish KPIs, and work with individual leadership styles — plus why you have to be a little bit crazy to start a business.
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Stefan Pietrobono
Founder of Millennial Marketing Agency
Website: https://millennialmarketingagency.ca/
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October 19, 2022 • 27 mins
In part two of our interview with Avani Media president Jason Gladu, he and Gary go deep on structure — why a founder can become the biggest bottleneck in their own business, how to better organize your team, and why communication is the glue that makes it all fit together.
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Jason Gladu
President, Avani Media
Website: https://www.avanimedia.com/
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LinkedIn: https://ww...
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October 12, 2022 • 48 mins
Avani Media president Jason Gladu chats with Gary about why every growing agency needs a business development team, how to maintain a team’s knowledge base while scaling up, and why entrepreneurs should be mindful of how they spend their time — but only to a point.
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Jason Gladu
President, Avani Media
Website: https://www.avanimedia.com/
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin...
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October 5, 2022 • 42 mins
Timm Chiusano, TikTok star, chats with Gary about blowing up on TikTok, why you’ll be more satisfied in your career when you focus on helping others, and why being vulnerable at work is a superpower (even in the corporate world).
Say hello to Timm
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/complexbusinessproblemsolver/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timmchiusano/
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@timmchiusa...
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September 28, 2022 • 40 mins
Huify founder Josh Harcus talks with Gary about how his business pivoted from marketing to sales enablement, what companies are really looking for when they hire a marketing agency, and why you should never forget to create a thoughtful, deliberate sales process (plus how to do it).
Website: https://www.huify.com
Say hello to Josh!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Huify
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/...
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September 21, 2022 • 32 mins
Megan Gersch Design founder Megan Gersch talks with Gary about why aspiring entrepreneurs need to understand that mindset is essential to success, how she uses TikTok to generate a consistent stream of new business, and why she never gives clients her phone number.
Website: https://stan.store/megangersch/websitechecklist
Say hello to Megan!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megangersch/
Linkedin: https:...
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September 14, 2022 • 49 mins
Deepak Sharma and Jamey Lee, the co-founders of Deep Social Brands, stop by to talk about what it’s like leading an all-TikTok agency, and how they build stronger relationships with their clients while running a remote company, and how they navigate disagreements while co-running a business together.
Website: https://deepsocialbrands.com/home
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deep.social.brands/?hl=en
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September 7, 2022 • 55 mins
B2B marketing expert and TLR Consulting founder Trevor Robinson chats with Gary about how B2B is different than B2C, why the best way to create new business relationships and opportunities is to give value without asking for anything in return, and how founders can do a better job at spending time with their loved ones.
Website: https://www.tlrconsultinggroup.com
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Instagram: https://www....
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August 31, 2022 • 37 mins
Crimson Media Group founder Shane Simmons chats with Gary about accidentally finding his agency’s niche, how he has used referral relationships to build a client base without spending on ads, and what it takes to make good hiring decisions, and why great marketing is all about storytelling.
Website: https://www.crimsonmediagroup.com
Business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crimsonmediamarketing
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