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Why Hiring Another Account Manager Will Make Your Agency Smaller, Not Bigger
The counter-intuitive math behind why every new hire in a sub-$3M agency actually shrinks owner capacity. The agency operating model reframe: systems over headcount.
What We'll Cover
- The hidden management tax: why each new hire costs 20-30% of your week before they add any value
- The compounding ceiling: how the owner's week expands with every hire, not contracts
- The agency operating model that actually scales
- fewer humans, more automation
- Why the founders who break $5M are building fewer people-dependent workflows
- The three questions to ask before any hire.
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