

How to Scale an 8 Figure Agency 🚀
Jordan Ross
Welcome to How to Scale an 8-Figure Agency, the show where I break down the exact operational, financial, and AI-driven systems that today’s top marketing agencies use to scale past seven figures — without burning out or getting trapped in fulfillment.
Every week, we go deep into:
• AI consulting for marketing agencies
• Operational infrastructure that actually scales
• Building automations, workflows, and agent-based systems
• Hiring and training world-class teams
• Improving margins, capacity, and client LTV
• Turning your agency into an 8-figure operation that runs without you
If you’re a founder stuck in the weeds, capped by systems, or wondering how to integrate AI into your agency the right way… this podcast is your blueprint.
I’m Jordan Ross — founder of 8 Figure Agency and the person behind hundreds of successful agency scale-ups — and this is where we turn chaos into clarity, and CEOs into true operators.
Let’s get into it.
Every week, we go deep into:
• AI consulting for marketing agencies
• Operational infrastructure that actually scales
• Building automations, workflows, and agent-based systems
• Hiring and training world-class teams
• Improving margins, capacity, and client LTV
• Turning your agency into an 8-figure operation that runs without you
If you’re a founder stuck in the weeds, capped by systems, or wondering how to integrate AI into your agency the right way… this podcast is your blueprint.
I’m Jordan Ross — founder of 8 Figure Agency and the person behind hundreds of successful agency scale-ups — and this is where we turn chaos into clarity, and CEOs into true operators.
Let’s get into it.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Oct 26, 2021 • 13min
Agency Owner Builds Fractional Marketing Analyst Model That Scales
Agency Owner Builds Fractional Marketing Analyst Model That Scales

Oct 23, 2021 • 23min
1SEO $10m Agency Owner Sheds Some Light on What it Takes to Scale
1SEO $10m Agency Owner Sheds Some Light on What it Takes to Scale
How do you improve your product, make your employees happier, improve your culture, and scale your agency?
In this episode of the How to Scale an Agency, we have Lance Bachmann, the founder of 1SEO, one of the country’s leading digital marketing firms. The agency was established in 2009 to help local, national, and international businesses with increasing their online visibility through SEO.
Listen in to learn why you need to do a client churning assessment to know who your best longevity clients are. You will also learn how to set client expectations earlier on to avoid time-wasting when doing month-to-month contracts.
“Your budget has to reflect your expectations and it has to be set up to the results.”- Lance Bachmann [10:53]
What You Will Learn in this Episode:
[0:57] Intro
[1:37] Lance explains how he started and grew his agency 1SEO.
[2:39] He credits his team plus the key factors that have made 1SEO a top agency.
[4:37] How Lance and his team “battle tests” for clients by offering their complete expertise.
[6:48] How 1SEO uses the churning customer strategy for agency growth.
[9:41] Why your budget must reflect your expectations.
[11:36] How 1SEO offers value to clients with month-to-month contracts.
[12:56] How to set expectations with clients earlier on to avoid time-wasting.
[15:31] Building software to cater to service-based business needs.
[17:59] Lance on 1SEO’s main goals moving forward.
[18:58] Know when enough is enough and fire terrible clients.
[20:03] Lance’s book recommendation.
Connect With
Website: https://1seo.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lancebachmann/
Books Mentioned:
Good to Great by Jim Collins
Winning by Jack Welch
Freakonomics by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven Levitt

Oct 21, 2021 • 25min
How Does He Do It??? Over 100 Person Remote VA Agency Reaches $1m ARR
How Does He Do It??? Over 100 Person Remote VA Agency Reaches $1m ARR

Oct 19, 2021 • 3min
Using an Auditor to Audit Your Agency - Jordan Ross
Using an Auditor to Audit Your Agency by Jordan Ross

Oct 16, 2021 • 7min
How to give effective Feedback - Jordan Ross
How to give effective Feedback by Jordan Ross

Oct 14, 2021 • 8min
How to Exit your Business - Jordan Ross
How to Exit your Business by Jordan Ross

Oct 12, 2021 • 32min
32 Years Old Entrepreneur Closes $1m+ Per Year Contracts with his Agency
32 Years Old Entrepreneur Closes $1m+ Per Year Contracts with his Agency

Oct 9, 2021 • 25min
E-Commerce ad agency sets sight on dominating the tik tok production marketing
E-Commerce ad agency sets sight on dominating the tik tok production marketing

Sep 10, 2021 • 25min
This Agency Closes Minimum $10k / Mo Contracts With the World's Largest Businesses
This Agency Closes Minimum $10k / Mo Contracts With the World's Largest Businesses

Aug 17, 2021 • 25min
20 Year Old Agency Sales Virtuoso Produces Over $1.5m in Revenue for Two Agencies in 12 Months
20 Year Old Agency Sales Virtuoso Produces Over $1.5m in Revenue for Two Agencies in 12 Months


