Agency Startup Podcast

Unusual times - how are brands responding?

April 10, 2020 09:00 - 46 minutes - 85.6 MB

It's a very strange time here in April 2020. As small business owners, both myself and Chris are adapting to the changes forced upon everyone by the Coronavirus. We're both able to work from home and keep our incomes, but many companies have seen their entire business wiped out overnight. We wanted to chat about what brands can do to stay positive and to survive during the pandemic.

Unusual times - how have agencies responded?

April 10, 2020 09:00 - 46 minutes - 85.6 MB

It's a very strange time here in April 2020. As small business owners, both myself and Chris are adapting to the changes forced upon everyone by the Coronavirus. We're both able to work from home and keep our incomes, but many companies have seen their entire business wiped out overnight. We wanted to chat about what brands can do to stay positive and to survive during the pandemic. The transition to working from home Being grateful for a home working setup How are businesses emb...

Looking back on our 2019 and forward to 2020

December 27, 2019 09:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MB

Looking back on 2019 we've both had a good year. I've had a lot of change with the podcasting, repositioning my business and topping off the year heading to the US for a couple of weeks. Next year is looking to be equally as interesting with Chris looking to niche down on his service offering and I'm looking to expand my business. Thanks for sticking with us this year! More to come in 2020 🚀 Follow us: Electric Monk Striqo James (tweet me if I've missed any links) Chris Suppo...

Investing in your business

December 18, 2019 20:20 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MB

Spending money on your business can be intimidating, especially when you're just starting out and have to pay the bills (no more monthly paycheck). Chris discusses what his biggest investment has been into his business and what is worth spending money on and James ponders his new project idea. As we're just back from INBOUND we have a brief chat about our favourite sessions and why. Here are links to everything referenced in this episode: INBOUND Conference James' Wallet Brand S...

A chat with Mark Asquith, co-founder of Rebel Base Media

August 11, 2019 07:17 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MB

Mark Asquith is co-founder of Rebel Base Media, the company behind Podcast Websites, Poductivity, Podcast Success Academy, Podcast Design Studio and more recently Captivate - a growth-orientated podcast host. Follow Mark on Twitter Follow me on Twitter Looking for a podcast host? Check out Captivate.

Introducing the Agency Startup Podcast

August 02, 2019 21:00 - 1 minute - 1010 KB

Welcome to the Agency Startup Podcast, where I sit down with my fellow agency founder, Chris Higgins, and talk about the ups and downs of growing an agency in 2019.

Picking an agency niche and choosing our goals

August 01, 2019 21:08 - 1 hour - 59.4 MB

I am the founder of Striqo, a podcasting and video agency, working on it as a side-hustle alongside my full-time job. Chris Higgins is the founder of Electric Monk, a HubSpot technical consultancy, working on it full-time. We both have different goals as to where we want to take our agencies. I'd like to have a 10-15 person team running £1-2m in revenue, whereas Chris is looking to keep his agency small with no more than 2-3 people in the long term. That doesn't mean we both aren't...

Being unmotivated and how to pick yourself up

July 31, 2019 22:25 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

What should you do when you get in a rut, you're unmotivated and don't want to do any work? Well, this happened to me this week and Chris and I talked through what to do when that happens. We also discussed why customer experience is so important, Chris needs to buy a new chair and why you should always pay freelancers on time. Here are links to everything referenced in this episode: Paying freelancers on time tweet Steelcase Gesture Jarvis Standing Desk Away Suitcases Focus A...