Working Without Pants - For Agency Owners & Consultants

Any great podcast is backed by a full podcast production team. From conceptualizing your strategy all the way through publishing and promoting a finished product, there are many moving parts that need to be organized. Typically, you either outsource this work to a full service podcast production agency, or you can choose to hire individuals to build an in-house team. Though it may be more cost effective to try and tackle this in-house, it takes a tremendous amount of time and project management skills. In this episode of the Working Without Pants Podcast, I outline all the moving parts and people you’ll need to successfully launch and maintain a podcast. I walk through the processes, the talent, and time commitments that go into each episode and highlight why in most cases you’ll be better off working with an outsourced team of podcast production experts. As a leader, you only have so much time. And this time is best spent focussing on hosting great interviews instead of worrying about all the details that go

The biggest myth around starting a podcast is that you need to build a large following in order to be successful. Building an audience is part of the equation, but it is far from the greatest value driver of starting a podcast. In this episode of the Working Without Pants Podcast, I describe why the number one value driver from podcasting is how it amplifies your ability to network with strategic partners, prospects, and influencers. I discuss why it’s easier than you think to get high level guests on your podcast, and how these engagements lead to lasting relationships built on trust. I also walk through the other reasons why starting a podcast is valuable, including how it positions you as an authority, leads to speaking opportunities, allows you to repurpose your material into other social content, and generates inbound leads. If starting a podcast has ever been on your mind, this episode and the following episodes in this series are for you.   This episode is brought to you by Content Allies Content Allie

A multitude of startup founders who take the plunge into entrepreneurship do so with the goal of financial freedom and independence. But when faced with the prospect of an investment, an acquisition, or a merger, most entrepreneurs don’t realize what needs to be done. This can lead to a shattered realization of a broken dream as the vision of that financial gain from all your hard work begins to fade into obscurity. Today’s episode of Work Without Pants features Ryan Tansom. Ryan is the Co-Founder of Arkona and is an online educator who aims to impart the ability to plan, grow, and prepare your business for that lucrative exit several years before it happens.  Ryan talks about the 5 Key Principles of Intentional Growth. This guides businesses in establishing their identity as early as their foundation and growth stage. These principles touch cover everything from what you are trying to solve to your financial targets and the value of your business. Watch this episode to gain insight on how to prepare your bus

This week's episode compliments last week's chat with Dave Schneider. David Henzel is the CEO of Upcoach and co-owner of an impressive amount of businesses he runs with Dave Schneider. David has been a huge inspiration to me and my businesses. We often hear people preaching the mindset of doing 1 thing really well, but David inspired me to act differently and take action on my natural penchant towards working on a variety of projects... ever since I took his advice, I've quadrupled my income! Tons of value in this episode, tune in to hear how David has built core businesses with side projects that leverage the core companies. Want to work with me as an advisor? Visit jake-jorgovan.com/coaching

On today's show, I sit down with Dave Schneider of Ninja Outreach. We discuss what it's like to sell a company, and Dave shares how his journey with Ninja Outreach led him to create Shortlist, a marketing agency. If you're interested in building and selling a software company, this episode is for you! Be sure to tune into next week's episode with David Henzel to hear how Dave and David partnered together to start a bunch of different companies... and ended up running 9 companies at the same time! Want to work with me as an advisor? Visit jake-jorgovan.com/coaching

11 days… no email… no calls… no business. Recently I returned from a vacation where I stepped completely away from my businesses. It was a powerful milestone to hit, and one that many entrepreneurs fear of committing to. In this podcast episode, I dive into why entrepreneurs should take more vacations… and how taking time off can accelerate your growth as an entrepreneur. Want to work with me as an advisor? Visit jake-jorgovan.com/coaching

Today I chat with Sarah Weise of BIXA Research, a marketing research firm with clients like Google and other prominent Fortune 500 companies. I came across Sarah while I was doing my own research into... marketing research. Sarah teaches the LinkedIn Learning course on Market Research. There are tons of marketers and agencies out there, it was fascinating to learn what big companies will pay for and how much money is spent on researching how to do better marketing. Want to work with me as an advisor? Visit jake-jorgovan.com/coaching

On this week's episode, I have a chat with performance-based Amazon expert Adam Weiler of Sunken Stone. Sunken Stone is an Amazon consulting partner doing brand management services that help companies selling Amazon products to optimize their business and gain more presence. What's interesting about Adam's business is that it runs on a performance model, which means they charge on increased new revenue. This model is quite different from cash paying marketing services, which you can hear more about in the episode 'Why selling marketing services is stupid'. Want to work with me as an advisor? Visit jake-jorgovan.com/coaching

On this show I have a chat with Doug Holladay, the CEO of PathNorth and author of Rethinking Success. We're super lucky to have Doug on the show today, he's highly successful and has a fascinating story that sees him surrounded by affluent people (think Warren Buffet level affluent) and, you guessed it, lots of success stories. If you're interested in finding meaning in work and life, that's what Doug is all about, you'll love what we dive into on this episode. Want to work with me as an advisor? Visit jake-jorgovan.com/coaching

In this episode, I sit down with Jeroen Corthout of Salesflare, a CRM SaaS product. Jeroen has great insights to share about his journey in building a sustainable software company. In light of starting my first software company (Passaroo.com - in beta), I will be reaching out to connect with more people in the software game to learn from their experiences. I'm sure you'll find tons of value in this episode! Want to work with me as an advisor? Visit jake-jorgovan.com/coaching

On this episode of the Working Without Pants podcast, I have a chat with my friend Jason Bay of Blissful Prospecting. Outbound Prospecting SER world. Jason and I have been working in the space outbound prospecting, SER space for some time now. His company started off providing services and eventually moved into training for larger companies. While we both started in similar places, our journeys have taken us down very different paths. Tune in to hear the story of how two people navigated different approaches and offers to build unique outbound companies. Want to work with me as an advisor? Visit jake-jorgovan.com/coaching

On this episode, I sit down with Elyse Archer of Brand Builders Group. Since recording this episode, I became a customer of theirs because this discussion sold me on how awesome their service is. In this episode, we dive into how they grew to a team of 50 (!) over only 2 years. We also chat about what makes for a strong personal brand and how to think through the process of building a brand. Tons of value here, don't miss out! Want to work with me as an advisor? Visit jake-jorgovan.com/coaching    

Yes… as a person who runs two marketing agencies, I am calling this business model stupid.   In this episode, I go into why.   I also share the opportunity that most service companies have to 10x their client value…   And examples on how I have done this myself.   Want to work with me as an advisor? Visit jake-jorgovan.com/coaching

Hiring… this is something that most entrepreneurs struggle with.   And messing it up is an expensive mistake to make.   In this episode, I go through my framework that I have used 30+ times to make successful hires.   Want to work with me as an advisor? Visit jake-jorgovan.com/coaching

In today's episode, I sit down with Pia Silva of Badass Your Branding. Pia took the branding agency model and flipped it on its head - instead of doing huge branding engagements, the kind that often take tens of thousands of dollars and many months to produce, she started offering 2 day intensives with her customers. Tune in to hear how Pia scaled up, expanded beyond just branding and built up a successful training business. Here's what's even more interesting - she did it all this with zero employees! She and her partner have pulled all this off by creating niche offers and by working with the right mix of partners and vendors. Want to work with me as an advisor? Visit jake-jorgovan.com/coaching

Scarcity mindset… this is something that has been on my mind a lot lately.   I’ve seen this in myself. I’ve seen this in the people I advise. And I’ve seen this in millionaires who never need to work again…   What has become apparent is that scarcity mindset never goes away.   That is what I dive into and unpack in this episode.   Want to work with me as an advisor? Visit jake-jorgovan.com/coaching

Chaos and order… this is possibly one of my favorite frameworks for life and business.   Feeling stressed and overwhelmed... this episode is for you.  Feeling content and wanting more… this episode is for you.   This episode gets into another high-level mindset of how I think about my life and business.   Want to work with me as an advisor? Visit jake-jorgovan.com/coaching

As your business grows, you inevitably become a bottleneck within your own companies' growth.   The hard thing is to identify when this happens.   We find all sorts of reasons to justify to ourselves to stay in a role that we know we should hand-off… yet there is a time and place to recognize when you are a bottleneck to your own growth.   Want to work with me as an advisor? Visit jake-jorgovan.com/coaching

This simple question is a powerful one.    In this solo episode, I dive into this question and share some exercises for you to get clear on what you want. 

Overwhelmed… That is a good way to summarize how I felt the past few weeks.   Too many projects. Too many opportunities.  Too many tasks.  Too many calls.    As entrepreneurs, we often hit this level of “overwhelm” when we are working too hard…    I’ve hit it many times, and many of my advising clients have experienced this also.   In this episode, I talk through how I deal with overwhelming situations.