Karl Sakas
CVP

Karl Sakas

NC, US
Growth is good… unless it gets out of control. Learn how to manage your agency's growing pains, with advice developed from experience guiding hundreds of agencies on every inhabited continent.
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Karl Sakas helps fast-growing marketing agencies, creative studios, and dev shops maximize profits by managing growing pains. As management consultant and executive coach at Sakas & Company, Karl has advised agencies on every inhabited continent about operations, strategy, and leadership. His clients call him their "agency therapist" and Jay Baer calls him the "Dr. Phil of agency owners and managers." Karl is the author of Made to Lead, The In-Demand Marketing Agency, and hundreds of articles on agency management. When he's not helping clients, Karl is an award-winning Past President of AMA Triangle and volunteers as a bartender on a 1930s railroad car.

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Karl Sakas helps fast-growing marketing agencies, creative studios, and dev shops maximize profits by managing growing pains. As management consultant and executive coach at Sakas & Company, Karl has advised agencies on every inhabited continent about operations, strategy, and leadership. His clients call him their "agency therapist" and Jay Baer calls him the "Dr. Phil of agency owners and managers." Karl is the author of Made to Lead, The In-Demand Marketing Agency, and hundreds of articles on agency management. When he's not helping clients, Karl is an award-winning Past President of AMA Triangle and volunteers as a bartender on a 1930s railroad car.

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Grow Your Net Margins to 20-30% by Fixing Your Agency's Profit Leaks

Frustrated that your agency isn't making you more money by now? If your net profit margins are less than 20%, your agency is "leaking" profits. As an agency leader, those profit leaks keep you from doing your best work and enjoying the lifestyle you want.

You can finally start fixing the leaks this year... but you need to find them first.

Fortunately, there's a shortcut: the Agency Value Chain framework, from agency expert Karl Sakas...

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What CMOs Say When You're Not in the Room… And How It Can Help You Grow Your Agency

What if you could read each client's mind? Now you can... by learning what client-side CMOs say when agencies aren't in the room.

Since 2016, author and agency advisor Karl Sakas (@KarlSakas) has run a mastermind group for CMOs, representing billions of dollars in revenue. (He can't disclose names, but you'd recognize many of the brands.)

Come to this session to learn:

  1. What your agency needs to start doing immediately, so you don't lose key accounts.
  2. What CMOs...
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Don't Just Make the Logo Bigger: How to Satisfy Your Most Demanding Clients

What if every client respected your advice and happily paid on time? Agency consultant Karl Sakas from Sakas & Company will share how you can get the best results, whether you work with external or internal clients. His engaging talk includes Q&A to answer your top questions, so you can start making your life easier immediately. Karl's advice is based on working with hundreds of clients over the past 20 years.
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Become a Better Manager in 30 Days

Most of us didn't start or join our agency to become a people manager, but that shift is nearly inevitable when you become an agency leader. Managing people is never easy, but it doesn't have to be so hard! In this talk, agency expert Karl Sakas shares a mindset shift and three keys to making life easier for you and your team.
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Scale to Win: How to Grow Your Agency Without Breaking

Wish you could grow your digital agency without the usual growing pains? Get advice to make smarter decisions, including team structure, services, and time management, and a key question to answer first. Agency consultant Karl Sakas will share advice based on helping agencies on six continents. Karl's interactive talk includes Q&A to help you overcome current challenges, so you can start seeing results as soon as you get back to work.
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Grow Your Agency Faster by Upgrading Your Client Onboarding Process

You can grow your agency two ways: bring in new clients, and upsell your existing clients. Both depend on having a good client onboarding process-so your new clients stick around and so your existing clients are the kind of client you want to keep. Come to this session to learn the three components of a strong client onboarding process, including ways to start or improve your process. You'll also get a free copy of agency consultant Karl Sakas' eBook on the topic.
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