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verb Left on a Friday and Was Fully Booked by Monday
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You Already Have What You Need: The Honest Truth About Starting Your Own Agency
15 agency founders sat exactly where you're sitting right now—burnt out, pushed aside, watching their jobs disappear into holding company…
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SuperHeroes’ Year 1 Lesson: Get Serious About Having Fun
The agency built 15 years of success on one question—how do we stay audacious while being responsible?
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The Solo Founder Who Waited Until He Was Ready to Fly
Alex Goulart's Fire Kite launched without co-founders, investors, or a team—just 20 years of preparation and one client
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The Year 1 Commitment That Shaped 22 Years of FerebeeLane
Josh Lane and Matt Ferebee promised never to miss payroll—that discipline became their foundation
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Rise New York’s Year 1: The Burnout That Led to Creating a New Creative Force
Flavio Vidigal quit due to burnout, went freelance, then realized he needed to actually build something with this crew
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What Party Land’s First Year Taught Them About Being Specific
Only doing comedy seemed reckless—8 years later, Matt Heath and Haley Hunter proved specificity wins
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Had No Idea How to Start an Agency. Did it Anyway
Will Trowbridge left Netflix in 2021 without a playbook, co-founder, or traditional agency background. Sometimes that's exactly what you need
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When Getting Yelled At Becomes Your Entrepreneurial Wake-Up Call
Brian Anderson turned a brutal client meeting into the foundation of The Perception's "altogether human" philosophy
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Uncharted’s Territory: Redefining the Modern Indie Agency
How three friends built a nimble, culturally fluent shop that’s challenging outdated norms and leaning into purposeful disruption
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Believability Over Buzz: Adam J. Wilson on Year 1 of D/CAL
The latest episode, hosted by Christian Gani
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Burning the Rulebook: How Foul Mouth Creative Started on Their Terms
Our first episode of Year 1 with Christian Gani is an eye-opener