Agency Life

In 2017, I led two firms: my agency and The 100 Companies, which publishes this newsletter.

We quickly registered for our favorite agency-owner conference next month — even agreeing to sponsor again.

One day, when I led an in-house agency for The Charlotte Observer, the publisher decided the newspaper needed a new slogan.

This month’s Bloomberg article confirmed what agency leaders feared: if we aren’t more flexible about remote working policies, we’ll lose employees.

I’ve lived that Jefferson quote since I was a teenager.

My dad wanted me to be a lawyer or doctor.

It seemed so yesteryear last week when an L.A. woman phoned to ask if my agency could submit an RFP and meet with her firm founder when he flew in Friday.

A favorite moment when I’d meet with agency owners (in-person, pre-pandemic) occurred when I’d casually mention I’d sold my previous agency (four years ago this month).

As agency leaders, we might be hitting the five-month energy slump. So might our employees. You’re not alone.

My private Facebook group of agency owners is a source of support and entertainment – oftentimes both.