The 5 Stages From Operator to Owner (Rerun)

Duct Tape Marketing by John Jantsch

Jul 23, 202622:32Business

Most agency owners think building a successful business means becoming the CEO, but many never escape the operator role. John talks with Jason Swenk about the five stages agency founders go through as they scale from ove...

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