Exit Ready or Exhausted? Why Agency Owners Are Rethinking the Future With Karl Sakas

Running an agency is hard. And right now, more owners than ever are asking the same question: Should I sell… or keep going?In this episode of the Happy Clients Podcast, Taylor sits down with agency advisor Carl Sakas to talk about what it really means to be exit ready, and why 90% of agencies reaching out to him are thinking about selling.We cover:• The 30-day sabbatical test• Why delegating client relationships impacts valuation• The real reason buyers walk away• How AI is changing agency demand• What makes you optional vs. indispensable• The financial clean-up most owners ignore• What life actually looks like after you sell

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[ABOUT THIS PODCAST]

Welcome to the Happy Clients Podcast, brought to you by DOT and Company-- the world's best and only team of client account managers for digital marketing agencies.

Whether you're a virtual assistant, an agency owner, or a client-facing account manager, we all deal with clients. Lucky for you. client management is what we do best.

On the happy client's podcast, we won't shy away from the ups and downs of managing clients in the agency world, but we'll be right there alongside you to learn together and share the real juicy stuff we'll undoubtedly face when it comes to client management.

Now, let's dig in, chat CAM life and have some fun along the way.

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