{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Agency Forward","title":"086 Chris Marr: Stop Being a People Pleaser. Start Leading Clients.","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ca177206\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2173,"description":"Hey everyone, today I'm joined by Chris Marr.\nChris is the founder of The Authoritative Coach and a trusted trainer for agency account management teams.\nHe helps client-facing teams move from order takers to trusted advisors, with a focus on strategic communication, peer-level leadership, and account growth. His book, The Authoritative Coach, offers a blueprint for turning account managers into confident client leaders.\nI wanted to have Chris on because so many agency owners lose clients due to soft-skill gaps on their teams—and he knows exactly how to fix it.\nIn this episode, we discuss:Moving from people pleaser to peer-level partnerThe most critical (and most missing) account management skillHow agency owners sabotage account managers without realizing itAnd more...You can learn more about Chris on LinkedIn.\n-----------\nLead Gen is the hardest part of running an agency.\nFor most, it's unpredictable, it's slow, and it's usually expensive.\nGia flips that.\nIt's the all-in-one growth platform that turns your existing relationships and client work into a steady pipeline.\nGia automates lead gen follow-up and content, and it's all from the work you're already doing.\nYou can check it out and get some free bonuses at getgia.ai/dynamicagency\n-----------\nNo one was asking for another community. But I've made one anyway.\nSo what's different?\nThe Dynamic Agency Community is designed around access rather than content.\nAccess to peers who've done it before.\nAccess to experts who've designed solutions.\nAccess to resources that have been battle-tested.\nAnd right now, the price for founding members is only $97/year.\nJoin today so your agency has immediate access to everything you need to grow.\nYou can join at DynamicAgency.Community. \n-----------\nHiring 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 unqualified. And worse, they don’t understand what it’s like working at an agency.\nThis...","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}