The Businessology Show

Bobby Gillespie leads the team at Propr Design in Baltimore, an agency that prides itself on using above-board methods to help solve their clients' branding and growth marketing challenges. He and Jason get personal about what authenticity means and how you can embrace your individual personality while growing a wildly successful agency. This episode is chalked full of agency guidance and personal advice—soak it all in!

Meghan Phillips is the founder and CEO of Honey, a creative marketing agency that’s been making waves in the agriculture, food, and beverage industries for nearly a decade. She shares her agency’s growth story with Jason and reminds us that the path to success is never a straight line. Meghan’s story is an excellent example of how creative entrepreneurs can make meaningful changes to sidestep all the obstacles standing in the way of running a flourishing agency.

Anthony Armendariz, founder and Chief Design Officer at Funsize.co leads the Funsize team with incredible innovation. They operate under (1) the traditional agency model of client service, (2) an Allied Team Model where they match up their teams with in-house teams, and (3) a most recent need to Augment Staff to larger companies.Listed as one of the fastest and most successful companies in Texas by Inc. 5000 (https://stories.funsize.co/funsize-named-among-most-successful-companies-in-texas-by-inc-5000-regionals-909623a8871d), Funsize continues to seek to innovate agencies that serve with some of the most inventive and well known brands, all the while focused on building a culture that truly cares for the Funsize team.Learn more about the complexities they face, what they still don't know, and what the future holds for Funsize!

Jason Blumer is joined by Trenton Moss, formerly of Webcredible, one of the UK's leading experience design agencies, as he explored how he built an agency for 15 years before sales and the whole business tanked overnight. After months of losses, he decided to sale. And this is his journey out of the chaos and into a coaching and training platform, Team Sterka.

Jason welcomes Andy Budd back to the Businessology Show for an insider look at what navigating inevitable transitions in agencies entails. They broadly discuss growth challenges and decision-making as leaders. While Andy also shares his personal decision to sell his company, ClearLeft, to his employees and how to think through these leadership moves.

Jason Blumer welcomes Mike Davidson, VP at InVision, to delve into some of the latest shifts in the digital design community. Mike discusses the various evolutions within the industry over the years and shares a macro view of where the digital design community is heading.

For this Women's History Month, we're honored to welcome Anne Deeter Gallaher, co-author of Women in High Gear, and CEO of the Deeter Gallaher Group. Anne shares her non-traditional story of starting her own business later in life that drives her passion for female entrepreneurship and on-rampers. She and Jason also dig into the evolution of PR firms over the years, in light of the many voices social media allows for, and how vital authentically sharing your value is to the world.

"We’re not just making things someone thinks people need, hopefully we’re making stuff people really want and need, ” shares Jon Kolko of Modernist Studio on the unique and distinct work they are doing in their field. In this episode, Jon delves into the importance of curiosity and approaching design through empathy, which then leads to helping their clients envision and get excited about what the future could hold for them.

Jason Blumer welcomes Joe Koufman, Founder and CEO of Setup. Setup is a unique organization that specializes in marketing matchmaking. Joe gives us a sneak peek into what being a marketing matchmaker actually entails and the process behind pairing their clients with an agency best suited for their distinct needs.

Jason Blumer welcomed Mickey Mellen and Ali Green of GreenMellen to this fourth episode in the Agency Recovery Series! Mickey and Ali share how the market has changed for them and how that has adjusted the ways they serve their clients. They also discussed how their niche hasn't involved picking a particular industry, but rather defining their ideal client. And how this position has uniquely prepared them for the challenges this year held. This episode is part of a series of month-end specials where we will be bringing on strong agency leaders who have weathered this pandemic and hear strategies they've employed to navigate this new, ever-changing marketplace. Let us know if we can help your agency with recovery strategies by reaching out to us at info@blumercpas.com or checking our website [Blumer CPAs](http://www.blumercpas.com/)!

Jason Blumer has an engaging conversation with Dev Basu, CEO of Powered by Search. Dev shares the importance of having a proactive sales process to avoid bending to the client's buying process, which can be uninformed and ultimately fail them. He emphasizes the importance of educating the clients on what they need as part of the sales process, which allows for premium positioning, pricing, and better clients to work with.

Jason spoke with Anna Love of Stoked Design Firm for the next episode of our Agency Recovery Series. Anna shares how Stoked has readjusted during this year and created an emphasis on caring for companies that want to care more intentionally for their team.This is our third episode in a series of month-end specials where we will be bringing on strong agency leaders who have weathered this pandemic and hear strategies they've employed to navigate this new, ever-changing marketplace. Let us know if we can help your agency with recovery strategies by reaching out to us at info@blumercpas.com or checking our our website [Blumer CPAs](http://www.blumercpas.com/)!

Jason welcomed advertising legend, Peter Levitan, to the show this week! Jason was able to pick his brain on what "building an unignorable brand" means and how to get noticed in this overly saturated market. Peter shares his journey through the years and what he has gleaned from his vast experience in the advertising world.

Jason spoke with Marc Avila of 3 Media Web for the second episode of our Agency Recovery Series. Marc discusses how 3 Media Web is adjusting in this ever-changing climate. He shares how they're focusing on aligning with clients and become their partners.This is our second episode in a series of month-end specials where we will be bringing on strong agency leaders who have weathered this pandemic and hear strategies they've employed to navigate this new, ever-changing marketplace. Let us know if we can help your with recovery strategies by reaching out to us at info@blumercpas.com or checking our our website [Blumer CPAs](http://www.blumercpas.com/)!

Jason spoke with Marc Avila of 3 Media Web for the second episode of our Agency Recovery Series. Marc discusses how 3 Media Web is adjusting in this ever-changing climate. He shares how they're focusing on aligning with clients and become their partners.This is our second episode in a series of month-end specials where we will be bringing on strong agency leaders who have weathered this pandemic and hear strategies they've employed to navigate this new, ever-changing marketplace. Let us know if we can help your with recovery strategies by reaching out to us at info@blumercpas.com or checking our our website [Blumer CPAs](http://www.blumercpas.com/)!