UGURUS Hosted by Brent Weaver
The Digital Agency Show | Helping Agency Owners Transform Their Business Mindset to Increase Prices, Work Less, and Grow Profits
Helping digital agency owners transform their business mindset so they can increase prices, work less, and grow profits. A weekly podcast where host Brent Weaver chats with today's most successful entrepreneurs running digital agency businesses in the web design, web development, and digital marketing industry. Brent also chats with high-profile entrepreneurs and other smart people that can help listeners grow their digital agency. Each interview deep dives into the emotional details of going on the entrepreneur's journey toward success. Each guest shares behind the scene moments of lessons le...
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Mar 31, 2025
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26: Self-Promotion for Creatives with Ilise Benun 18.07.2017 39:30
Today we are going to talk to Ilise Benun, who is a business expert for creative professionals. She’s the author of seven business books for the creatively self-employed, a national speaker, the founder of marketing-mentor.com, and a coach and mentor for various types of professionals. She helps them with marketing and with finding more clients to help them achieve their goals.
25: Balancing Creativity and Business with Aaron Draplin 11.07.2017 37:07
Today we are talking to Aaron Draplin, a graphic designer, author, and founder of Draplin Design Co. He works with some big-name clients and is the co-creator of the Field Notes brand. He’s truly a design guru, and we’re thrilled to have him on our show today.
24: Funding Your Agency In The Early Days with Andrew Dymski 10.07.2017 43:11
Today we’re talking to Andrew Dymski, the co-founder of a digital agency called GuavaBox, as well as the co-founder of DoInbound, which is an inbound marketing project management process and team management system. With his experience in running agencies and developing software platforms, Andrew is a great person to talk to about his experience as an entrepreneur.
23: Building a Strong Pipeline of Clients with Philip Morgan 28.06.2017 47:30
Today’s guest is Philip Morgan of Philip Morgan Consulting. Philip helps development shops build solid pipelines of clients by using positioning and specialization. If you're hoping to grow your leads, you will not want to miss today’s show!
22: Why Hourly Billing Is Nuts with Jonathan Stark 20.06.2017 42:14
On today’s episode, we’re talking to Jonathan Stark, one of the top mobile experts in the field. He’s worked with big-name companies to help them establish their mobile strategies.
21: How To Win Your Dream Client with Jake Jorgovan 15.06.2017 47:29
Today’s guest is Jake Jorgovan, founder of Outbound Creative, which helps agencies win their dream clients. He’s also the author of an upcoming book called Win Your Dream Client. We’re going to be talking about some of the methods that Jake uses to help people win the clients who are perfect for them.
20: The Entrepreneurial Operating System with Mike Paton 06.06.2017 46:29
Today we are talking to Mike Paton, the visionary of EOS Worldwide, which stands for Entrepreneurial Operating System. It’s been popularized by the book Traction, by Gino Wickman. Mike is an author and speaker who helps entrepreneurs clarify, simplify, and achieve their visions with simple tools that we will be talking about today.
19: From Side Hustler to Full-Time Entrepreneur with Clifford Almeida 31.05.2017 40:18
On today’s episode, we’re talking to Clifford Almeida, a graduate of our Bootcamp program. We’re going to be talking about the mindset and business changes that have positively impacted him, his team, and others in his life. He’s the owner of HireAWiz, a web agency and development company. He’s worked with small businesses, Fortune 500 businesses, nonprofits, and more.
18: How To Set Client Boundaries with Paul Jarvis 24.05.2017 50:23
Today we’re talking to Paul Jarvis, one of the earliest and most famous web designers out there. He started designing sites in the 1990s and has had some big-name clients.
17: Taking Risks During Hard Times with Kim Doyal 16.05.2017 47:56
Today we are going to be talking to Kim Doyal, the WordPress Chick. She’s a podcaster, coach, WordPress wizard, and cofounder of the F the Hustle movement. Today she’s going to tell us about herself, her business, and how she’s found success.
16: When To Involve Family Members In Your Business with Curtis McHale 10.05.2017 47:13
Curtis McHale has some interesting takes on relationships, communication, boundaries and knowing how to optimize and handle these to help your business grow.
15: Making The Leap Into Entrepreneurship with Daniel DiPiazza 02.05.2017 55:45
Today’s guest is Daniel DiPiazza, the founder and creator of Rich20Something; an avid writer who has been published in Time Magazine, Fortune, Entrepreneur, Yahoo Business, and Huffington Post; and the author of a newly launched book, also titled Rich20Something. Today he’s going to talk to us about his career and some of the things that have helped him become successful.
14: How to Grow an Eight-Figure Agency with Jason Swenk 26.04.2017 46:44
Today we are talking to Jason Swenk of jasonswenk.com who grew and sold an 8-figure agency, and now he helps other agencies grow and scale their own companies using his formula. If you are hoping to scale your business, grow your agency, charge higher prices, and work with the clients of your dreams, you won’t want to miss this episode.
13: The Pitfalls of Hiring A Sales Rep with Andrew Gray 18.04.2017 49:09
Today we are speaking with Andrew Gray, a partner-in-chief and technology officer of Tayloe Gray. He’s a programming technologist and serial entrepreneur, and he has two decades’ experience in web applications and websites. He’s got some big-name clients and a nice-sized team. You're going to love hearing more about Andrew and the strategies he’s used to find success.
12: Deciding to Hire an Outside CEO with Jason Cohen 12.04.2017 55:27
On this episode I’m talking to Jason Cohen, founder and CTO of WP Engine. WP Engine is a world-class Wordpress hosting company with over 60,000 customers in 120 countries that provides innovation-driven technology and top of the line customer service. Jason is a serial entrepreneur with vast experiences in the space: bootstrapping companies, selling businesses, getting outside funding, working bot...
11: Part Time Work for Full Time Pay with Mary Shaw 04.04.2017 42:51
What would life be like if you spent as much time with your family as you do at work? Today’s guest is Mary Shaw and she does just that. A UX design consultant with 20 years experience in digital design. She’s worked for companies like Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Conair, and more. She’s a true expert on UX, and she’s developed an entire brand and platform around it.
10: Finding a Great White Label Partner with Matt Coffy 28.03.2017 47:28
Are you struggling to deliver all the services your clients need? Today we are talking to Matt about his agency that provides wholesale services to other agency.
9: How to Sell Web Projects and Lamborghinis with Jonathan Hinshaw 23.03.2017 37:26
Today we are talking to Jon about how his agency got started, why he works from home with a virtual team of contractors, and about how it has never been easier to find great clients who want to buy your services.
8: How To Diversify Your Skills with Joe Mease 16.03.2017 54:30
Today we are talking to Joe about how his career has developed over the past two decades and the challenges of leaving an industry where you’re a known player and starting something new.
7: Why Bartending and Core Values Don't Mix with Brad Flowers 07.03.2017 42:12
Startups often go through various starts and stops as they grow, and today’s guest knows all about that. As a founder of Bullhorn Creative, Brad Flowers had the rugged real-world experience necessary to push his way through obstacles and make his branding agency a success.
6: What it feels like to get a $500,000 project with Sheldon Pereira 22.02.2017 50:42
Today on the Digital Agency Show, we’re talking to a successful entrepreneur about how he has developed a fun and lucrative company culture, how he gets the best people working for him, and how he has grown his business steadily over the past 12 years. Sheldon Pereira, the founder of Aquanode Interactive, offers his expertise to our listeners today.
5: Hiring Ex-cons, Naptime, and Fortune 100 Clients with Mike Gellman 14.02.2017 39:29
Mike talks about transitioning from monster movies to a digital agency, hiring ex-cons, getting a $450,000 deal early on, and what it's like to work with Fifty Cent.
4: Overwhelmed to only working 4 days per week with Barbara Carneiro 01.02.2017 39:02
Are entrepreneurs doomed to working long hours or is it possible to have work-life balance? Our guest today is Barbara Carneiro, the founder of Word Revolution, a communication agency for Christian ministries and the brain behind 4:12 Lab, a training program for Church Communication.
3: Cool office space versus working from home with George Morris 24.01.2017 51:25
Dropping your ego when making hard decisions. Our guest today is George Morris, serial entrepreneur and founder of The FRAMEWORK. George first moved to Boulder, CO to work at a satellite office for Refinery, Inc. After the office was shut down following the DotCom bust, George parlayed his unique skillset into founding his first agency, Imulus, in 2002. After 13 years, he left the agency to run a...
2: Bad hires, legal battles and lessons learned with Keith Roberts 07.01.2017 45:26
The first hire fail with “Newman” and his DJ labels. The second hire fail with “Brother” and working with family. Our guest today is Keith Roberts, the founder of the Denver-based digital agency Zenman. Keith graduated from the prestigious Brooks Institute of Photography in 1995, just as the emergence of stock houses was set to turn the photography business model on its head. Knowing that there wa...
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