by Karl Sakas | Feb 27, 2019 | Benchmarking & Optimization, Personal Growth & Development, Scale Your Agency, Work Less Earn More
Looking for “agency hacks”? Everyone wants a shortcut in life—but hard problems rarely have easy solutions. That’s especially true at agencies, which have a lot of moving parts. Yet people still want magical shortcuts, to get big results without the...
by Karl Sakas | Feb 20, 2019 | Benchmarking & Optimization, Build a Stronger Team, Scale Your Agency, Work Less Earn More
An agency owner asked me: “Should my non-billable people track their time?” My answer: Ideally—but it’s often philosophical rather than a clear-cut choice. How so? Requiring 100% self-tracking by 100% of the team gives you the best data… but...
by Karl Sakas | Feb 13, 2019 | Optimize Your Sales Process, Strengthen Client Relationships, Work Less Earn More
An agency owner was having an Accounts Receivable problem—several clients weren’t paying on-time. As her executive advisor, I asked what happened. She emailed: “Majority is still due, due to outstanding invoices going unpaid.” I notice she used...
by Karl Sakas | Feb 6, 2019 | Benchmarking & Optimization, Build a Stronger Team, Optimize Your Sales Process, Personal Growth & Development, Scale Your Agency, Strengthen Client Relationships
Feeling trapped in your agency? You might be at risk of getting stuck in what I call the “Agency Doldrums”—where you don’t have the time, money, and/or emotional energy to get unstuck. Some painful agency problems can feel unsolvable—where fixing...
by Karl Sakas | Jan 30, 2019 | Benchmarking & Optimization, Personal Growth & Development, Work Less Earn More
Have you calculated your personal Net Worth recently? If you want to become a millionaire, you might have missed something important. Your agency’s true future value is probably much higher than its on-paper value. Managed right, your agency can produce millions...
