{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Agency Forward","title":"083 Jack Porter-Smith: Strong Teams Don’t Happen by Accident","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2161,"description":"Hey everyone, today I'm joined by Jack Porter-Smith.Jack is the founder of an award-winning international PPC agency and a values-first leader with a bold stance on team culture.Over 12 years, he built and exited an agency known for client results, team loyalty, and a no-BS internal code. He’s also one of seven founders featured in the new book Agency Exits by Ali Newton-Temperley, where he shares the hard lessons behind stepping away for health reasons.I wanted to have Jack on because too many agency owners burn out trying to scale without ever defining the kind of culture they actually want to lead. He's a great guy and has some great takes on running an agency. In this episode, we discuss:Building an agency team that would never work anywhere elseWhy strong internal values matter more than client demandsWhat most leaders get wrong about HR and team loyaltyAnd more...You can learn more about Jack on LinkedIn.-----------Lead Gen is the hardest part of running an agency.For most, it's unpredictable, it's slow, and it's usually expensive.Gia flips that.It's the all-in-one growth platform that turns your existing relationships and client work into a steady pipeline.Gia automates lead gen follow-up and content, and it's all from the work you're already doing.You can check it out and get some free bonuses at getgia.ai/dynamicagency-----------No one was asking for another community. But I've made one anyway.So what's different?The Dynamic Agency Community is designed around access rather than content.Access to peers who've done it before.Access to experts who've designed solutions.Access to resources that have been battle-tested.And right now, the price for founding members is only $97/year.Join today so your agency has immediate access to everything you need to grow.You can join at DynamicAgency.Community. -----------Hiring in the agency world is rough. Most job posting sites get you lots of applicants, but with their “easy applying” options, most of those are...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/99f3GOOo4P0qUfXrSNZBIKh9Wgcfi9EJl0SvdLLBXZk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzUxMjM1LzE3MTEw/NDMxODQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}