Achieving Managed Growth for Your Agency w/ Joe Sullivan

<p>Many agencies--just like yours--are echoing this common refrain:<br/><br/>Either it’s feast or famine right now.  <br/><br/>In today&apos;s episode, <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorilla76joe/'>Joe Sullivan</a> shares how his agency, <a href='https://www.gorilla76.com/'>Gorilla 76</a>, is experiencing a &quot;feast&quot; season where demand is exceeding supply. <br/> <br/>They’re having to tell clients they can’t start working with them for several months–even if they’re ready to sign and start today.<br/><br/>It’s a good problem to have, but one that they’ve still got to solve.  An aim for what Joe refers to as “managed growth.”<br/><br/>For context, Joe and his co-founder, Jon, lead their team of 29 full time employees in a marketing agency focused on the industrial and manufacturing sector.<br/><br/>In this conversation Joe shares:</p><ul><li>What they’ve been doing that’s likely lead to this increased demand for their services<br/><br/></li><li>The tools they use as a leadership team to spot issues (like growing too fast or too slow) ahead of time and proactively address them before they fester<br/><br/>(Hint: Joe’s team are big believers in some EOS tools we also use here at Teamwork.com) <br/><br/></li><li>Specific recommendations on how to avoid burning out your team during times of high growth, and how to manage demanding clients</li></ul><p><br/><br/>Resources mentioned in today&apos;s conversation:</p><ul><li>Get your copy of <a href='https://www.teamwork.com/resource/agency-operations-benchmarking-report/?utm_medium=display&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=agency-benchmark-report-q3-2023&amp;utm_content=agency-life-pod'>The State of Agency Operations Report (2023)</a><br/><br/></li><li>Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorilla76joe/<br/><br/></li><li><a href='https://www.teamwork.com/agencylife/podcast/3-keys-to-capacity-management/'>3 Keys to Capacity Management w/ Amber Kemmis</a><br/><br/></li><li><a href='https://officevibe.com/'>Officevibe</a> (employee sur