They Didn’t Pay Themselves For a Year and Why It Worked - Strategy Maven

21/05/2023 23 min Episodio 31
They Didn’t Pay Themselves For a Year and Why It Worked - Strategy Maven

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Company: Strategy Maven AgencyOwners: Amy Hage and Brittney TrahanYear Started: 2020Employees: 11-25 (Intermediate)What happens when you launch an agency during a pandemic… and go unpaid for the first year? In this episode, Amy Hage and Brittney Trahan of Strategy Maven Agency share how bootstrapping their way through uncertainty helped them build a quality, client-focused eCommerce marketing agency. From friendship to partnership, learn what actually works when growing slow...and smart.Key TakeawaysWhy starting broad nearly slowed their growth and how niching changed everythingThe surprising factor that sets their agency apart from the rest (hint: it’s not the work)How building trust helped them survive early financial uncertaintyThe power of aligned partnerships and shared work ethicWhat they’d never do again and why that’s made all the difference