The Hands-Off CEO Blog

Run a thriving agency that grows without you: Insights from the Hands-Off CEO Retreat

Many 7-figure agency CEOs find themselves trapped in the day-to-day grind of their business making it harder to scale it, because they work too much IN the business rather than ON it. However, you can run a thriving agency that grows without your constant involvement. It’s not just a dream – YES – it’s entirely possible, and we’re here to…

Free Up 10 Hours Per Week and Get More Done In Less Time

consulting agency founder discovering how to Get More Done In Less Time with hands-off ceo

How to reclaim 10 hours weekly to get more done in less time. You can then invest that time into focused work on the business, accelerating profits.

Finding Deeper Business Success Without Working Harder – Pt. 1

CEO who found deeper success without working harder

More growth is possible. More transformation is possible. Learn how to work less and make more with the Hands-Off CEO approach.

How to Escape the Consulting Agency Cesspool and Scale to $100k/mo in Profits…

I thought I’d repost this here because it encapsulates how Agency Stable companies here are very different from the rest of the market. If you have a consulting agency with really top results, how do you stand out from the sea of garbage providers around you? You know the ones. You get to clean up after their mess and create…

Coaching the Client in Front of You with Dr. K. – E44

Coaching the Person In Front of You with Dr. K Final

Dr. Fern Kazlow talks to host Mandi Ellefson about innovative ways to scale your business and the importance of choosing a mentor that fits your current business needs. Dr. K is a clinical psychotherapist, a business strategist and a mentor who works with entrepreneurs, actors and highly driven people. While, most mentors teach you that being a high performer means…

Service Innovation – BEING BETTER & The Impact on Profits and Business Valuation – E28

Want bigger profits… Better results from your team… Higher paying clients… ? YOU must be better. On the podcast, I’ll share with you 4 ways how you can innovate your service to make it more profitable, and easier to sell too. 100% Responsibility as the Leader Being a Hands-Off CEO is about 100% responsibility as the leader. Letting go, and…

3 Ways You Can Fail with Hiring an Operations Manager – E27

Next to hiring salespeople, hiring an Operations Manager is the most difficult position to hire for. I’m going to share the three ways that we see CEO’s fail when hiring a Second in Command. And then how to get them right. Even if you find a great candidate, you won’t be able to retain them for long if you haven’t…

How to Get your Sales Team to Perform Better (Even If It’s You) – E26

In today’s episode, we highlight one of the tools from Scale to Freedom that we use to help our clients get better results with sales AND be prepared to hire and train a sales team. Listen in to hear how our Client Success Map helps you and / or your sales team buy into the true value of the service you’re…

Getting Past Stagnation to 35+% Growth Year Over Year with Shaun Buck – E25

Shaun Buck owns The Newsletter Pro, based out of Boise, Idaho. It’s now a 60+ member team and the nation’s largest custom print newsletter company. His $10MM marketing services company maintain aggressive growth  because it can run without him for months. #120 on Inc.’s 500 Fastest Growing Companies list Shaun and The Newsletter Pro landed at No. 120 on the Inc. 500 Fastest…

Are You Willing to Rock the Boat to Create the Business and Life you Love? – E24

To have the level of success and freedom you want, you have to be willing to rock the boat. Often these breakdowns are such great gifts because it leads to powerfully choosing what we do want. “Pretty good” and “OK” are the biggest obstacles we have working with agency owners. They’re afraid to rock the boat to be able to…