Growing an Agency and Trusting Your Team | Sarah Hart

The Inflection Podcast

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.

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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

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