{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Agency Forward","title":"084 Kurt Schmidt: Why Great Work Still Fails Without This One Thing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2037,"description":"Hey everyone, today I'm joined by Kurt Schmidt.Kurt is an agency consultant and the creator of the YouTube channel \"Agency Unfiltered,\" where he shares practical insights for running better creative and digital service firms.He’s a former agency owner who now coaches teams on process, communication, and leadership, and his advice is battle-tested from years of managing clients, projects, and profit margins in the trenches.I wanted to have Kurt on because most agency chaos isn’t from bad work, it’s from bad expectation management, and he knows how to fix that. Also, he's one of those genuine people that I enjoy surrounding myself with. In this episode, we discuss:How to avoid client drama with better expectation settingWhat “good” looks like and how to align on it earlyTraining teams to hold the line without pissing off clientsAnd more...You can learn more about Kurt 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 unqualified. And worse, they don’t...","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}