Running a digital agency means your team’s culture is your biggest competitive advantage, but you don't have layers of HR to monitor it. You rely on the pulse of the team. But how do you spot the subtle shifts in morale before they turn into a resignation letter from a senior hire? How do you effectively influence and activate your team when you don't have a massive enterprise budget?

Ethan McCarty (Founder & CEO, Integral) and Kate St. Cyr (Director of Client Experience & Operations, Integral) specialize in workplace culture, employee activation, and the trends shaping how people work today. Because they run an agency themselves, they understand the realities of building a strong, resilient team without formal corporate infrastructure.

To ground the conversation, Ethan and Kate will share fresh insights from the 2026 Integral Index, a recent study of over 2,000 U.S. employees conducted with The Harris Poll. While the data tracks larger organizations (100+ employees), they will act as your translators. They’ll cut through the corporate jargon to show exactly which of these big-company trends map directly to your shop, which levers you can pull to keep your team engaged, and what you can safely ignore.

Bonus for your client work: If your agency advises clients at that 100+ employee mark, understanding these broader workforce trends will give you highly credible, data-backed insights to bring into your next scoping conversation or strategy session.

Bring a specific team dynamic or situation you're navigating right now. The second half of the session is dedicated entirely to open Q&A.