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Retained Trust

Karl Hughes

Want to know what it takes to build, scale, and sell your agency?Retained Trust is a weekly podcast where host Karl Hughes goes deep with digital service business owners to uncover the habits, tactics, and strategies they’ve learned to grow successful companies. Along the way, you’ll hear about Karl’s journey running and acquiring niche digital agencies as he learns from guests with a variety of backgrounds and experience levels.

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70 episodes

  1. Beyond Organic Growth: Tristan Pelligrino on Buying Agencies and Building Sustainable Businesses 54:18
  2. Building Eight-Figure Agencies: John Ghiorso on Venture Studios, Market Timing, and AI 52:41
  3. Beyond the Sales Playbook: Christina Brady on AI, Sales Training, and Leadership 52:15
  4. Building a Million-Dollar Agency: The Systems Behind Seven-Figure Growth 22:30
  5. Growing a Podcast: Robert Tuchman and Adam Hendricks on Organic and Paid Audience Growth 57:25
  6. Building a Podcast Agency That Lasts: Rachael King on Pod People, Creative Growth, and Trust 48:47
  7. Why Audio Builds Trust: Jeff Large on Podcasting, Agency Growth, and Authority 53:01
  8. Building Relationships That Drive Business: Dr. Jeremy Weisz on Podcasting and Networking 49:16
  9. Building a Podcast Portfolio: Karl Hughes and Manuel Weiss on Acquisitions, Integration, and Growth 50:32
  10. The Real Story of Entrepreneurship | Trailer 2:34
  11. Hiring Leaders Without a Playbook: Kimley Cox on Talent Strategy 47:49
  12. The Best Advice on Agency Sales & Growth (From 25+ Founders) 22:23
  13. Greg Heilers on Productizing SEO Services and Surviving the AI Shift 52:33
  14. From Agency Owner to Fund Investor: Grant Hensel on Buying Enduring Businesses 46:21
  15. Building Barrel Holdings: Peter Kang on Scaling and Exiting Agencies 55:06
  16. From Podcast to Portfolio: Will Smith’s ETA Journey 56:33
  17. Buying Distressed Agencies: Mushfiq Sarker on Smart Acquisitions 47:29
  18. Hard Decisions, Real Growth: The SearchLab Story with Mark Bealin 53:31
  19. The Four-Hour Life and the Realities of Passive Income with Dan Andrews 49:29
  20. Inside the Lab: Trials and Takeaways from a Challenging Quarter with Manuel Weiss 45:05
  21. Scaling Smart: Inside adbm.agency’s First 1.4 Years 21:26
  22. Financial Precision: Chris Gwinn on Year One of Midwest CFO 23:21
  23. Jon Schroeder’s Path from Tech to Wellness 54:30
  24. Scaling Developer Trust with Jake Ward 1:00:12
  25. From Acquisition to Agency CEO: Derek Delost’s DotYeti Journey 1:01:09
  26. Building Relationships, Not Just Pipelines: Christian Banach on Agency Growth 53:17
  27. Scaling Without Sacrifice: Jesse Gilmore on Redefining Agency Success 50:00
  28. Freelancer to Multi-Brand Agency Leader with Greg Henry 51:52
  29. The Service Ladder: Greg Hickman on Productization and Building Lean Agencies 49:44
  30. From Stuck to Scaling: Ross Brown on Helping Agencies Break Through 47:46
  31. How to Exit Your Agency the Smart Way 29:44
  32. Diving Deep with Lana Rafaela 44:00
  33. Building Agency Value with Manuel Weiss 1:07:40
  34. JD Graffam on Building, Buying & Balancing Agencies and SaaS 46:59
  35. Systems to Space with Louis Shulman 1:03:48
  36. The Exit Equation: Len Bruskiewitz on Preparing Your Business to Sell 52:14
  37. Early Bets and Big Gains in Dev Marketing with Rebecca Mosner 48:40
  38. Garrett Mehrguth on Scaling, Acquiring, and Staying Sharp 50:14
  39. Mastering LinkedIn for Agency Growth with Aman Ghataura 51:15
  40. John Doherty’s Journey to Sustainable Agency Growth 53:10
  41. Marketing Without the Nonsense with Susan Tyson 42:49
  42. Leading & Growing with Trust with Patty Campagna 50:47
  43. Writing With Purpose with Michael Drew 48:04
  44. From Pipeline to Profit with Simon Severino 54:15
  45. Sales, Startups, and Staying Power with David Sliman 56:36
  46. Fear, Growth, and Leadership Alignment with Andy Hite 49:08
  47. Sweat-Proof Scaling: Agencies, Acquisitions, and Apparel with Jim Huffman 53:10
  48. The Discipline of Growth: Tony Wilson on Keeping Agencies Financially Healthy 51:09
  49. Building Scalable Sales Teams for Agencies with Karlie Bliss 48:58
  50. The Reality of Recruiting & Hiring with James Hornick 55:09