The Inflection Podcast
Growing an Agency and Trusting Your Team | Sarah Hart
April 16, 2024
Sarah Hart is the Founder and Chief Brand Designer at Hart & Co. Sarah has built a successful agency over the past 14 years. Starting as a freelancer, Sarah's entrepreneurial spirit led her to experiment with various projects and despite some failures, she persisted and eventually grew her agency by bringing on a team. Listen to this episode if you want to learn: The importance of seeking help and collaboration in business to better serve clients. How resiliency is key to maintain in the competitive business world. How business owners can trust their teams without using micromanagement. This show is brought to you by Eikon Labs. To learn more, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.eikonlabs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.   Links: Sarah Hart, Guest LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/sarahhartcreative/ Hart & Co - http://hartcocreative.com   Anebi Agbo, Host LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/anebiagbo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter - @A15o_o   Timestamps for Episode: 00:00:01 - Introduction to Sarah 00:00:46 - Agency Longevity 00:01:02 - Starting Hart & Co. 00:01:39 - Transitioning from Freelancer to Agency 00:02:09 - Scaling the Agency 00:03:01 - First Team Expansion 00:04:17 - Trust and Management 00:05:30 - Company Location and Scaling Internationally 00:07:01 - Agency Evolution 00:08:06 - Building SOPs and Knowledge Transfer 00:10:20 - Personal Growth and Business Evolution 00:13:21 - LinkedIn Strategy and Personal Branding 00:16:03 - Advice for Aspiring Agency Owners 00:17:48 - Team Structure and Hiring Philosophy 00:19:33 - Closing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inflectionpodcast/message

Sarah Hart is the Founder and Chief Brand Designer at Hart & Co. Sarah has built a successful agency over the past 14 years. Starting as a freelancer, Sarah's entrepreneurial spirit led her to experiment with various projects and despite some failures, she persisted and eventually grew her agency by bringing on a team.


Listen to this episode if you want to learn:


This show is brought to you by Eikon Labs. To learn more, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.eikonlabs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

 

Links:

Sarah Hart, Guest

LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/sarahhartcreative/

Hart & Co - http://hartcocreative.com

 

Anebi Agbo, Host

LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/anebiagbo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Twitter - @A15o_o

 

Timestamps for Episode:

00:00:01 - Introduction to Sarah

00:00:46 - Agency Longevity

00:01:02 - Starting Hart & Co.

00:01:39 - Transitioning from Freelancer to Agency

00:02:09 - Scaling the Agency

00:03:01 - First Team Expansion

00:04:17 - Trust and Management

00:05:30 - Company Location and Scaling Internationally

00:07:01 - Agency Evolution

00:08:06 - Building SOPs and Knowledge Transfer

00:10:20 - Personal Growth and Business Evolution

00:13:21 - LinkedIn Strategy and Personal Branding

00:16:03 - Advice for Aspiring Agency Owners

00:17:48 - Team Structure and Hiring Philosophy

00:19:33 - Closing

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inflectionpodcast/message

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