Sell With Authority

Before I introduce you to our very special guest expert today, I want to ask you a question. I encourage you to give it some real, thoughtful consideration. What if the real reason your agency's sales pipeline feels stalled has  nothing  to do with lead flow, your niche, or your team? What if you're not actually missing content? You're not missing knocks on the door. You're not missing invitations...

Before we dive into today's episode of Sell With Authority, I want to make sure you know about our July Intensive. Every March, July, and November we gather our Predictive ROI clients together for a 2-day event we call the Intensive. It's a private, client-only event — but we always hold a few guest seats open. Our July Intensive is happening Wednesday and Thursday, July 30th and 31st, from 8:30 a...

For this episode of Sell With Authority, we're doing something a little different — and I'm excited to share it with you. In a recent conversation I had with Jason Swenk on his podcast Smart Agency Masterclass we got laser-focused on some things that are critical if you want to sell more of what you do — at a premium price — to right-fit clients. We dig into why being ridiculously specific about w...

For this episode of Sell With Authority we're zeroing in on something every agency needs — trust at scale. Not vanity metrics. Not louder messaging in an already crowded feed. Real credibility — earned in public — where your right-fit clients are watching, judging, and deciding whether you're the expert worth hiring. The noise isn't going away. And if you've been putting in the work — creating con...

Have you and your team started putting in the work to go narrow — made the commitment to niche down because that's where the gold is? You've updated your positioning. Your message is feeling more dialed in than ever. And maybe you've even started saying "no" to wrong-fit clients. Awesome! But — your sales pipeline still feels a little unpredictable. Or, you're doing all the right things but your c...

Before I introduce our guest experts for today's episode, I want to zero in on a problem that's been coming up more and more in conversations with agency leaders. It's a pain that sounds like this: "We used to have a strategic seat at our client's table. They trusted our advice. They valued our expertise. Pricing wasn't an issue. We felt like a true partner. But somewhere along the way, that shift...

I'm excited to welcome our guest expert to this episode of Sell With Authority,  Mark Duval . If this is your first introduction to Mark — he founded  The Duval Partnership  back in 2007 and brings over 25 years of client-direct biz dev experience to the table. Mark and his team specialize in helping agencies design and implement smart, strategic growth initiatives — from new client acquisition to...

Before we hit record on today's episode of Sell With Authority, my team and I went deep. We poured over research, we sifted through data, and we asked ourselves a simple question: What do agency leaders need most right now? Agency leaders who've done the hard work to niche down, to plant your flag, to be known for something — but your content still isn't converting the way it should — we built thi...

Welcome to the Sell With Authority podcast. I'm  Erik Jensen , co-owner and Chief Strategy Officer here at Predictive ROI. If you've been a longtime listener, you might be wondering, where's Stephen's voice? Don't worry, there hasn't been a coup. This isn't a mutiny. Stephen's daughter is graduating, and we lovingly kicked him off the mic for the next few weeks so he can fully enjoy that special t...

Welcome to Sell With Authority. I'm  Erik Jensen , Co-Owner and Chief Strategy Officer here at Predictive ROI — and yes, you are in the right place. If you've been a long-time listener, you're probably thinking, wait a second, where is Stephen's smooth, signature intro? I'm stepping in because Stephen is celebrating his daughter's graduation. We lovingly kicked him off the mic for a few weeks so h...

Welcome to the Sell With Authority podcast. If you've been with us for a while, you're probably expecting to hear Stephen's voice kicking things off. But we've temporarily booted him off the mic — for a very good reason. His daughter is about to graduate, and we wanted to make sure he could soak up every moment with his family. I'm  Hannah Roth , Director of Strategy and mad scientist here at Pred...

Welcome to Sell With Authority! I'm  Hannah Roth , Director of Strategy and resident mad scientist here at Predictive ROI. And before you double-check your podcast app — yes, you are in the right place. If you've been a longtime listener, you're probably used to hearing Stephen kick things off. But today, I've hijacked the mic for a good reason. Stephen's daughter is about to graduate; CONGRATS to...

I'm super excited to welcome our guest expert today,  Natalie Henley . If this is your first introduction to Natalie — she's the CEO and Owner of Volume 9 Digital. She's also a sharp speaker, trainer, and consultant. But more importantly — Natalie is right in the thick of it. She's not just running the agency — she's leading ops and sitting in the strategic seat with clients. She's hands-on, gathe...

I am beyond over the moon excited to have our very special guest expert on this episode of Sell With Authority,  Laurie Mikes . Laurie is the Chief Operating Officer of the  Second Wind Agency Network , where she oversees daily operations and works closely with Second Wind's member agencies. That gives her an incredible pulse on the industry — she truly has her finger on the trends, the challenges...

I'm excited to welcome our guest expert to the podcast today,  Tim Kilroy . If this is your first time being introduced to Tim — he's the Founder of  Build Your Agency Better , where he helps agencies fix what's broken and grow the right way. He's been in the trenches, he's led from the front — and he knows his stuff when it comes to agency growth. I invited Tim to join me today because I wanted t...

Now — more than ever — it's time to double down on nurturing your leads with excellence, so you can sell more of what you do. Back in  Episode 131  of the podcast my business partner and Predictive's Chief Strategy Officer,  Erik Jensen , dropped some serious wisdom about how uncertainty kills sales. He laid out how showing up consistently — for your audience, for your right-fit prospects, for you...

Before I introduce you to our special guest expert today, I want to take a moment to share some context I think will tee up today's topic — and why we wanted to have this conversation. Right now, 70% of business leaders rank "showing care" as a top priority — but many of them struggle with how to express "care" effectively.   If you're looking for strategies to make your agency an easy yes for you...

Before I introduce you to today's guest, I want to take a quick moment to share a recap from our recent 2-day Intensive that we hosted for Predictive clients and guests on March 19th and 20th. If you're not familiar with our Intensives, three times a year — March, July, and November — we bring our Predictive clients together on Zoom for what we call the "2-day Intensive." It's where we pull back t...

I'm over the moon excited for today's conversation because we have a special encore guest joining us — the absolutely brilliant  Dia Bondi . If you're meeting Dia for the first time, here's what you need to know — she works with senior leaders, founders, and ambitious professionals to help them find their voice and lead with it. She's helped her clients secure hundreds of millions of dollars in de...

I am thrilled to introduce my guest expert for this episode of Sell With Authority,  Taylor McMaster . She is the Founder and CEO of  DOT & Company , where they specialize in helping agencies take exceptional care of their clients so agency owners can stay focused on what truly moves the needle — like growing the shop. Taylor is an expert in account management. She knows all the big and small deta...

If you've been here before, you know at Predictive we're all about helping agency owners sell more of what they do for a higher fee. That's why I'm super excited for today's conversation — because I have the privilege of introducing you to our guest expert,  John Heenan . If this is your first time meeting  John  — he's an agency new business expert who rolls up his sleeves and works directly with...

I am over the moon excited to have today's brilliant guest expert returning to this episode of Sell With Authority. If you're meeting  Marcel Petitpas  for the first time — he was my guest generously sharing his wisdom in episodes  95  and  111  of the SWA podcast. He's off the charts awesome! If you don't already know Marcel, he's the CEO and Co-Founder of  Parakeeto  — and an expert on agency pr...

I am super thrilled to welcome back today's encore guest,  Karl Sakas . If this is your first time meeting Karl, he was the brilliant guest expert back in  Episode 79 of Sell With Authority , where we dug into his expertise on helping agencies work less and earn more. In that episode, Karl and I broke down three key pieces of the biz dev process — niche, refining and delegating. In this encore int...

Here at Predictive, we're all about sharing the strategies and frameworks that help agency owners sell more of what you do — with confidence and authority. That's why I'm thrilled to welcome our guest expert,  Scott Ramey , to this episode of Sell With Authority. Scott is a sales expert with 30 years in the trenches, and former Fortune 500 C-suite executive with more than $100 billion of sales und...

I am thrilled to have today's guest expert,  Mandi Ellefson , joining this episode of Sell With Authority. Mandi is the creator of the Scale to Freedom Growth Model and helps agency owners refine their offers and attract premium clients willing to pay higher fees. And she does it fast — within 90 days. At  Hands-Off CEO  a large part of Mandi's work is listening, gathering data, and filtering it t...