In this episode, Kristian shares insights about his agency, Threadline, and the art of crafting a narrative that is relevant, meaningful, and inspiring to the audience.Continue Reading →The post CWC 98: Storytelling and a helpfulness

CWC 97: Agency salary and compensation trends in 2024 (featuring Nicholas Petroski)

Mar 13th, 2024 27m 20s

In this episode, Chip and Nick discuss digital agency salaries and the findings of a recent research report on the topic.Continue Reading →The post CWC 97: Agency salary and compensation trends in 2024 (featuring Nicholas Petroski) appeared

CWC 96: Resiliency and remote teams in an agency (featuring Xaña Winans)

Nov 8th, 2023 29m 25s

Xana Winans says that resiliency may be her supowerpower, and that's a characteristic many agency owners needed to tap into as the pandemic upset existing business structures.Continue Reading →The post CWC 96: Resiliency and remote teams in an

CWC 95: Evolving as your agency grows (featuring Jason Swenk)

Oct 18th, 2023 26m 52s

In this episode, Chip talks with Jason Swenk of Agency Mastery 360 about the intricate dynamics of agency growth, operations, and sales.Continue Reading →The post CWC 95: Evolving as your agency grows (featuring Jason Swenk) appeared first on

CWC 94: How agencies should think about Wikipedia in 2023

Oct 4th, 2023 30m 3s

In this episode, Chip talks with Bill about the evolution of Wikipedia in recent years and how agencies can help their clients navigate the sometimes confusing editing ecosystem without getting themselves into trouble.Continue Reading →The pos

CWC 93: How to make conversations with your agency employees less difficult (featuring Allyns Melendez)

Sep 20th, 2023 30m 5s

In this episode, Chip and Allyns talk about ways that you can solicit ongoing feedback from agency employees and build a management structure that encourages meaningful two-way conversations.Continue Reading →The post CWC 93: How to make conve

CWC 92: Process matters for agencies (featuring Juliana Marulanda)

Aug 23rd, 2023 30m 34s

In this episode of Chats with Chip, Juliana Marulanda of ScaleTime explains why creating and documenting repeatable processes for your agency can make a big difference in outcomes for your business and your clients.Continue Reading →The post C

CWC 91: Co-authoring a book with an all-star team (featuring Kami Huyse)

Jul 26th, 2023 24m 47s

Have you ever thought about writing a book to leverage as a tool for demonstrating your expertise and building the profile of yourself and your agency?Continue Reading →The post CWC 91: Co-authoring a book with an all-star team (featuring Kami

CWC 90: Building a strong financial foundation for your agency (featuring Ryan Watson)

May 18th, 2023 33m 53s

In this episode of Chats with Chip, Ryan Watson of Upsourced discusses the critical role that financial planning has in growing a successful agency.Continue Reading →The post CWC 90: Building a strong financial foundation for your agency (feat

CWC 89: Should Chip stop blindly hating RFPs for agencies?

May 11th, 2023 38m 10s

In this episode of Chats with Chip, Simon Erskine Locke of CommunicationsMatch joins for a discussion about agencies and RFPs.Continue Reading →The post CWC 89: Should Chip stop blindly hating RFPs for agencies? appeared first on FIR Podcast

CWC 88: Jumpstarting your agency’s business development (featuring Adam Graham)

May 3rd, 2023 30m 21s

Adam Graham, Founder of both Gray Matters and BD Matters, brings a wealth of agency business development expertise to the table in this episode of Chats with Chip.Continue Reading →The post CWC 88: Jumpstarting your agency’s business develop

CWC 87: Going from agency coach to agency leader (Part 2 of 2)

Sep 21st, 2022 22m 26s

In this second part of a two-part series, Zach Hyder explains what it has been like to transition from agency coach to president of the agency founded by Ward Hubbell.Continue Reading →The post CWC 87: Going from agency coach to agency leader

CWC 86: Transitioning your agency to new leadership (Part 1 of 2)

Sep 20th, 2022 21m 12s

In this episode, Hubbell Communications founder Ward Hubbell talks about the agency he founded, and how he decided to approach the transition when he no longer wanted to manage the business day-to-day.Continue Reading →The post CWC 86: Transit

CWC 85: Grow your agency by developing relationships at scale (featuring Dan Englander)

Jun 15th, 2022 29m 1s

In this episode of Chats with Chip, Dan Englander of Sales Schema explains how agencies can develop these relationships at scale — even with limited resources.Continue Reading →The post CWC 85: Grow your agency by developing relationships at s

CWC 84: Leveraging overseas talent to grow your agency

May 11th, 2022 28m 9s

In this episode of the Chats with Chip Podcast, Noel Andrews of JobRack explains how talent from Eastern Europe and other parts of the world can supplement your workforce.Continue Reading →The post CWC 84: Leveraging overseas talent to grow yo

CWC 83: Getting a handle on your agency’s finances

Apr 27th, 2022 34m 9s

In this episode of Chats with Chip, Jon Morris of Ramsay Innovations shares his perspective as a former agency owner turned agency financial advisor.Continue Reading →The post CWC 83: Getting a handle on your agency’s finances appeared first o

CWC 82: How to manage agency projects for profitable results

Apr 20th, 2022 34m 30s

Galen Low, co-founder of The Digital Project Manager, joined Chip on this episode to talk about how agencies can improve their project management skills to improve the results that they produce for clients while also contributing to the agency'

CWC 81: The evolution of agency events (featuring Carl Smith)

Apr 13th, 2022 30m 7s

In this episode of Chats with Chip, Carl describes the journey and talks about what has worked — and what hasn't.Continue Reading →The post CWC 81: The evolution of agency events (featuring Carl Smith) appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

CWC 80: Growing an influencer marketing agency (featuring Jess Phillips and Dylan Conroy)

Feb 9th, 2022 32m 47s

In this episode of Chats with Chip, Jessica Phillips, CEO/Founder of The Social Standard, and that agency's Chief Revenue Officer, Dylan Conroy, discuss their approach to growing the business.Continue Reading →The post CWC 80: Growing an influ

CWC 79: Creating winning new business strategies for your agency (featuring Shannyn Lee)

Nov 8th, 2021 30m 24s

In this episode of Chats with Chip, Shannyn Lee of Win Without Pitching joins to talk about how agencies can step up their business development game.Continue Reading →The post CWC 79: Creating winning new business strategies for your agency (f

CWC 78: How agencies can manage the new work landscape (featuring Miles Everson)

Nov 4th, 2021 30m 42s

Miles Everson, CEO of MBO Partners, joins Chip to talk about the challenges that agencies are facing in this new era of work — and how they can find success while mitigating risks.Continue Reading →The post CWC 78: How agencies can manage the

CWC 77: Managing your agency’s financials for better results (featuring Chris Hervochon)

Jun 24th, 2021 30m 15s

Chris Hervochon, a CPA with extensive experience working with small agencies, shares his advice on how to manage your business more effectively by understanding and using your financial reports.Continue Reading →The post CWC 77: Managing your

CWC 62: The power of creativity and community in difficult times (featuring Carl Smith)

Apr 1st, 2020 29m 11s

Ideas and insights for future success in the midst of this crisisContinue Reading →The post CWC 62: The power of creativity and community in difficult times (featuring Carl Smith) appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

CWC 61: Transitioning agency ownership to the next generation (featuring Jonathan and Erik Bernstein)

Mar 31st, 2020 23m 55s

How to handle succession in the family businessContinue Reading →The post CWC 61: Transitioning agency ownership to the next generation (featuring Jonathan and Erik Bernstein) appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

CWC 60: Making the transition to become a virtual agency (featuring Todd Zeigler)

Mar 30th, 2020 26m 7s

What goes into the decision to give up an office in favor of remote workContinue Reading →The post CWC 60: Making the transition to become a virtual agency (featuring Todd Zeigler) appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.