The 7 Mistakes to Avoid When Building an Agency

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10 years ago IMPACT’s CEO, Bob Ruffolo, had an idea to open an agency. Today that agency has grown to over 70 employees and has helped hundreds of clients reach digital success. However, the road to making IMPACT what it is today wasn’t always a smooth one.

In this 45-minute webinar, Bob Ruffolo and Growit Group’s Clodagh Higgins will be talking through the 7 biggest mistakes an agency owner can make, how to avoid them, and the lessons Bob learned from making these very mistakes.

In this session, Bob and Clodagh will teach you:

The 7 biggest mistakes Bob made in growing his agency and the lessons he learned from them.
How to put the right strategies in place to put your agency on the path to success.

Save your seat today to learn the mistakes you must avoid in order to grow a successful and profitable business!

Hosts:

Clodagh Higgins

Owner, Growit Group

Growit Group provides coaching & consulting for Digital Agencies on how to run successful and profitable businesses.

Clodagh S.Higgins is an ex-Hubspotter, now Agency coach and consultant that has owned her own Digital Agency for 8+ years in Sydney & Dublin. She has worked with over 500+ agencies helping them grow and scale their businesses.

She is the author of A Happy & Healthy Digital Agency and hosts a weekly podcast, interviewing Agency Owners about the highs and lows of running a professional services business, Agency Life.

Clodagh believes that Agency owners can have the profitable business of their dreams, with an expert team that are happy, while getting great results for their clients.

When Clodagh is not helping Agencies you will find her training for Powerlifting competitions and she has a World Record in Strict Curl and a National Record in bench press. She lives in the West of Ireland in her retreat in progress called Isleen Cottage. You can follow her on Instagram @queenmaevev2

Bob Ruffolo

IMPACT, CEO

Bob is the founder and CEO of IMPACT, a company focused on helping people find success with inbound marketing through education, events, and agency services. In 2017, IMPACT was recognized as HubSpot's Partner Agency of the Year.

Personally, Bob is a graduate of Central Connecticut State University and was inducted into their School of Business Hall of Honor in 2014 for entrepreneurial excellence. In the same year, he was also recognized as one of Hartford Business Journal's 40 Under Forty. Beyond being driven to grow IMPACT, Bob strives to be at the forefront of the inbound marketing movement and loves helping similar agencies execute their growth.

In his spare time, he is a regular speaker at HubSpot's annual Inbound Conference and local universities, an active member of several entrepreneurial groups, and sits on the boards of local educational and community foundations. He is also an avid Yankees and Jets fan.

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