Agency Leadership Intensive with Karl Sakas

This program is for agency leaders (owners and top executives) who want to grow their agency by up-leveling their leadership. Most agencies will have between 5 and 100 team members.

If you feel stuck as an agency owner or executive, the Agency Leadership Intensive (ALI) can help you break through the plateau. You’ll learn new techniques, connect with a network of peers, and get accountability support amidst the busy-ness of your daily life.

You’re responsible for your results—but we’ve designed the program to help you up-level as a leader, so you can up-level your agency. For some, this means growing the business. For others, it means preparing to create a succession plan. For others, it’s about reducing day-to-day drama.

Yes, we’ll consider this on a case-by-case basis. It tends to be a match when the two people don’t report to each other (since it’s hard to talk about leadership challenges when your direct report is in the “room”). For instance, this can work when you’re both owners, or peers on the executive team. Each person will need to apply separately, and (if accepted) buy their own ticket.

Maybe. In your individual applications, you’d need to make the case that it wouldn’t be weird. We don’t want a situation where one person is uncomfortable sharing in front of their #2, or an executive employee is uncomfortable sharing in front of their boss.

Yes, definitely. It’s harder to run a remote agency, so growing as a leader will help you get better results. And if your team is in-person or hybrid, you’ll benefit, too.

You need to be an agency owner or top executive, at an agency with a headcount of 5+ people. Likely, all participants will have fewer than 100 people on their team.

Beyond that, we’ll give application preference to people who’ve previously completed an introductory leadership or management training (like Manager Tools, LifeLabs Leader Lab, GS10KSB, or leadership coursework in a graduate program).

To help jumpstart your progress, plan on doing 3-5 hours of “pre-homework” before the first live session on September 14, 2022. You’ll receive access to the assignments as soon as you’re accepted and paid.

We’ve designed the program for busy agency leaders, recognizing that you’re juggling a lot already.

During the program, you’ll spend 3-5 hours a week. This includes the live sessions (2 hours a week) with your fellow participants, plus homework and otherwise “practicing” what you’re learning.

Your time commitment will depend on what you chose to do in your 60-day plan. 

Some participants may spend more time. And you’ll likely want to participate in the Agency Lounge private community, to receive (and share) answers and support with your cohort of fellow agency leaders.

The two programs are complementary to each other. They’re designed to help agency owners and executives make things easier:

• “Work Less, Earn More” Bootcamp: Helping you increase their income and reduce their hours.
• Agency Leadership Intensive: Helping you up-level your agency by up-leveling your leadership.

Most people will benefit from taking both, but they’re designed to work individually. And you can take them in either order—the Bootcamp and then the Intensive, or the Intensive and then the Bootcamp.

There are similarities in format (100% virtual, live sessions, accountability, creating a plan, accountability support, Agency Lounge private community). But only ~10% of the content overlaps between the two.

Applications are currently closed. 

The application itself is a 10-question survey. The sooner you apply, the lower the price (if accepted).

Interested in the Agency Leadership Intensive?  Sign up here, and we’ll notify you when applications open next!

No, it’s free to apply. And if accepted, you can decide whether to join. Paying by the deadline (it’ll vary by application round) locks-in your spot.

Most people will complete the free application in under 15 minutes, once it opens July 13th. We know you’re busy! In our testing, people were ranging from 3 minutes to 7 minutes.

Our goal is to share a “yes/no” decision within 2 weeks (or less) of each application deadline. 

If you’re accepted, you’ll get a payment link; the payment locks-in your spot.

The sooner you apply, the better your odds of getting accepted. Once the event is sold-out, we’ll update the page to reflect this, and switch to accepting “waitlist” applications.

There are three tiers of pricing, based on how soon you complete the application. Depending on your billing address, Teachable may charge sales tax on top of the base price.

• Early-Bird Applications: Applications open Wednesday, July 13th. Early-bird deadline is Wednesday, July 27th. If accepted via Early-Bird, you’ll pay $1,500 USD plus tax. This is a $1,000 early-bird discount.
• Regular Applications: Applications open Thursday, July 28th. Regular deadline is Monday, August 22nd. If accepted via the Regular phase, you’ll pay $2,000 USD plus tax. This is a $500 discount.
• Last-Chance Applications: Applications open Tuesday, August 23rd. Last-chance deadline is Friday, September 2nd. But we may sell-out prior to the Last-Chance deadline. If accepted via the Last-Chance phase, you’ll pay $2,500 USD plus tax.

Each person will need to apply separately, and (if accepted) buy their own ticket. Since this is primarily intended as an individual program, there isn’t a “team” discount.

You’ll automatically get the lowest available price. That is, you’ll get the lowest price based on the date of your application (Early Bird, Regular, or Last-Chance). That is, you don’t need a coupon code to get the discount.

Once applications open, you’ll click the “Apply to Join” button to apply to the program. We’ll review your application, and follow up within two weeks of the application round’s deadline.

If accepted, you’ll get a payment link via email, to sign up and pay via Teachable. The price is based on your application tier (Early-Bird, Regular, or Last–Chance). Depending on your billing address, Teachable may charge sales tax.

No. If accepted, you’ll make a single payment to lock-in your spot. There’s not an “installment plan” option… but the sooner you apply, the lower the price!

The program is non-refundable, but you’re welcome to send a business partner or top executive in your place. If you need to substitute a colleague, please email us ASAP to confirm they’re eligible.

Only about 10% of the Agency Leadership Intensive content overlaps the “Work Less, Earn More” bootcamp. Neither is a prerequisite for the other; you can take them independently, or take them together in any order.

If you’ve done the bootcamp before, the ALI will help you grow further. And if you’re considering the bootcamp in January 2023, the ALI will help jumpstart your progress. After all, it’s easier to “Work Less, Earn More” when you improve as a leader.

You have access (within Teachable) to the course material for at least one year. The community access will run for at least 3 months, and you’ll have the option to extend it at a significantly discounted rate.

Live sessions are via Zoom Meetings. Recordings and assignments will “live” on Teachable, the learning management system. Once you enroll, you’ll get immediate access to the platform, including the Week 0 materials. You’ll also get access to the Agency Lounge private community, to connect with others in your cohort.

Each video has closed captions (in English), plus a downloadable transcript. You can also watch videos slower (or faster) than 1X speed. Here’s more about Accessibility at Teachable.

Glad to help! Email Karl and the team at concierge@sakasandcompany.com with your question.