Go behind the scenes of real agency businesses.
AgencyHabits provides learnings, ideas, and templates for agency operators drawn from Barrel Holdings companies.
Big Goals for Next Year? Work It Backwards
Finance
Keys to Reinvesting Agency Profits
Leadership
The Agency Feedback System
Leadership
When to Hire Freelancers vs. Full-time Employees
Talent
What Leads to Client Wins
Business Development
Price & Margin: Which Quadrant Does Your Agency Live In?
Business Development
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Managing The Professional Service Firm
Time-tested foundational basics for running a prof services biz.
Straight-Line Leadership
No-nonsense principles on taking ownership and leading through action.
Implementing Value Pricing
Clear principles behind value pricing & how a firm can go about practicing it.
Atomic Habits
Leveraging the concept of habits to live a healthier & more productive life.
Getting Things Done
Building a personal system to be productive & avoid getting overwhelmed.
Leadership and Self-Deception
The eye-opening concept of seeing others as people vs. objects
The Effective Executive
Time-tested foundational basics for being an impactful leader in an org.
Who Not How
The power of enlisting others to create leverage and achieve great things.
Scale at Speed
The 2Y3X framework for driving growth and transformation in an agency business.
Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!
Primer on driving profits with clear financial insights and strategies.