Episodes

  • Behind the Operations of a Global Marketing Agency with Ryan McNamara (Rise at Seven)
    Nov 18 2024

    Today we sit down with Ryan McNamara. Ryan is Head of Operations at Rise at Seven - a search-first creative agency. With offices in London, Manchester, Sheffield & New York, Ryan will share what it takes to run operations at one of the best search agencies globally. Are you an agency founder? Want to break free from operations and scale past $1M more easily and strategically? Apply for Strategy Consultation here: https://calendar.app.google/9qxweKDdCwPBr2BW9

    We’ll also talk about: → How to prepare your agency’s operation for sustainable growth → How to drive high-performance agency culture → How to help agency CEOs make smart and data-driven decisions → How and why to forecast utilisation 🔗 Connect with Ryan https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanfmc/ 🔗 Connect with Roman https://www.linkedin.com/in/rjivanovs/ https://x.com/rjivanovs https://www.instagram.com/romans.ivanovs/ 🔗 Connect with Kristina https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinaradeva/

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    43 mins
  • How Traditional Growth Advice Is Failing Your Agency with Simon Penson
    Oct 20 2024

    Join us as Simon Penson, who built and sold his agency for £30M+, reveals the hard truths about scaling, exiting, and why traditional growth advice often fails. Simon shares key lessons from his journey and offers practical advice for agency owners aiming for similar success. About Simon:

    • Built and exited one of the UK’s largest performance media agencies, with the group selling for over 30mn pounds.
    • More recently a chair, NED and agency growth consultant.
    • Partner at an early-stage tech venture capital firm.

    Are you an agency founder? Want to break free from operations and scale past $1M more easily and strategically? Apply for Strategy Consultation here: https://calendar.app.google/r2qzAtt9W...

    Follow Romans Ivanovs on LinkedIn.

    Follow Kristina Radeva on LinkedIn.

    Visit www.biggrowthgroup.com.

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    36 mins
  • Building a 0.1% Klaviyo Email Agency with Adam Kitchen
    Oct 19 2024

    I sat down with Adam Kitchen, co-founder of Elite Klaviyo Agency, Magnet Monster.

    About Adam:


    • Started his entrepreneurial path with a £1,000 overdraft
    • Grew to £1.5 million in annual revenue within five years.
    • Worked with 150+ DTC brands including big shots such as BodyBuilding, Waterdrop, Wild, Spotlight Oral Care and more.
    • Now building his second agency Content Army.

    We’ll discuss how to:

    • Build a self-sustainable agency business
    • Replace yourself with a CEO
    • Build a high-performance team
    • Build an industry-recognised personal brand

    Want to grow and scale your agency? Apply for Agency Audit.

    Follow Romans Ivanovs on LinkedIn.

    Follow Kristina Radeva on LinkedIn.

    Visit www.biggrowthgroup.com.

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    41 mins