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From Agency Exit to Building Companies on the Back of an Audience (feat. Marketing Max)

Jakub
Jakub "Kuba" Grajcar is the Content Marketing Manager at ZenPilot. His obsessions include interviewing smart people; productivity methods; project management; and playing bass in a progressive metal band.

“If a handful of 20 year olds can service millions of dollars a year in revenue—your agency can, with very little stress and very little complications. And your newsletter can, too.”

 

Marketing Max is a serial entrepreneur and growth marketer with a seven-figure agency exit under his belt. He's the man behind the Growth Daily marketing newsletter, read by over 50,000 world-class CEOs, founders, and marketers every day.

In this episode of Agency Journey, Max shares his journey from Wall Street to agency owner to media mogul. He discusses the pivotal moment when he niched down his agency services, leading to explosive growth and eventual exit. Max also dives deep into his current ventures, including his portfolio of marketing software, media, and service businesses built on the back of a massive audience.

Whether you're looking to scale your agency, grow a newsletter, or build a media empire, this episode will help you get there.


Episode Insights:
💡 Read "Built to Sell" by John Warrillow - it can be a game-changer for agency owners looking to scale and eventually exit.
💡 Niching down to one or two core services can lead to exponential growth and profitability for agencies.
💡 Growing a newsletter through strategic ads can be a powerful way to generate leads and revenue for your agency.
💡 Consider building a portfolio of businesses on the back of a large audience, using unsold ad inventory to promote your own products and services.
💡 Create a "coloring book" template for your newsletter content to streamline production and maintain consistency.
💡 Don't underestimate the power of systems and processes in scaling both agencies and media businesses.


Resources Mentioned:
📚 "Built to Sell" by John Warrillow
🌐 Marketing Max on LinkedIn
🐦 Marketing Max on X (Twitter)
🌐 Growth Daily website
🏢 The Newsletter Team
📺 Mad Men (TV show)
👤 Russell Brunson

 

Check out the video recording of the conversation here:


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