Navigating Your Agency's Life Cycle
Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 12:00 - 1:00pm ET
Join Ryan Watson for an insightful journey through the life cycle of agencies. This talk delves into Upsourced Accounting’s proven framework and offers a comprehensive guide to navigating the startup, growth, stabilization, and exit phases. You’ll gain valuable insights into financial management, operational optimization, and building a resilient agency that can adapt to market changes.
This talk is for agency owners, managers, and entrepreneurs looking to enhance their business strategies.
Key Takeaways:
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Understanding the stages of an agency’s life cycle
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Financial management strategies for each stage
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Operational best practices for sustainable growth
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Preparing for successful exit strategies
Ryan Watson
Partner at Upsourced
Ryan is an operations and finance leader for creative agencies and venture-funded startups.
As a partner at Upsourced, Ryan helps scaling creative agencies see the future and drive profits. And at Hearty, he builds, grows, and buys cash-flowing service business.
Previously, Ryan served as COO and CFO of Ahalogy, a venture funded influencer marketing agency, which exited to Quotient Technology, Inc (NYSE: QUOT) in June 2018.
And prior to Ahalogy, he cut his teeth at Sqrl - a SaaS product incubated out of Upsourced that automated document collection for service firms. Sqrl received an Entrepreneur of the Year EDGE Award from Ernst & Young and ‘Outstanding Emerging Innovation’ honors from the Cincinnati Business Courier.
Ryan lives in Dayton with his wife Lauren, their three kids, and their dog Harvey.