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1:1 Agency Mentorship

Private 1:1 Agency Mentorship

Running an agency is hard. I’ve been where you are – running an agency that feels heavy, and you feel alone.

That’s why I mentor agency owners who need two things:

  1. Someone to help them solve the issues their agency is dealing with.
  2. Someone to be a listening ear.

One of the most impactful things I’ve ever done was hire a 1:1 mentor when I was deep in the doldrums of running my first agency. I had no idea what to do, and I needed someone to help. Through my first coach Andy, and then my next coach Chris, I grew that agency from declining and struggling around $3k/mo to over $40k/mo within 18 months.

That experience showed me the power of coaching, and now I love working with agency owners like you to help you solve your problems and talk through the challenges you’re facing as you scale your agency.

About Me

I help agency owners scale their business sanely and profitably.

I’m a 2x agency founder. I exited both agencies:

  • I built EditorNinja and sold it to Proofed.com in 2025. At our height, we had 19 employees.
  • I built lead generation company GetCredo.com and sold it to private equity in 2022.

I also have a long history in digital marketing, specifically SEO, across two agencies and in-house for Zillow Group.

I live in Colorado with my family, and enjoy being outdoors, traveling, and German cars.

My wife, daughter, and I in Whistler, Canada in June 2022.

What People Say

Working with John was truly invaluable. He helped me bring clarity and structure to ideas that had been living in my head for years, while guiding me toward a new, aligned revenue stream with confidence and intention. I can’t recommend John enough. Our time together was worth every single dollar.
Akvile Defazio
Founder, Akvertise

John gave me suggestions that really worked. He loves numbers and business is numbers.
Thanks, John!
Davit Tsilosani
Founder, 10xSEO GE

John is the guy you want to talk to if you are struggling with scaling your business.
He brings clarity to chaos and will be extremely helpful in directing your agency business towards profitability and optimized operations.
Zawad Iftikhar
Founder, Sly Marketing

After being in business for 20 years, I wanted a real expert that understands our industry and the agency business to review our marketing and sales with an objective eye.

His expertise and clear recommendations made a real difference in how we approach our own digital marketing and sales strategy. I truly appreciate his help and look forward to collaborating with him again in the near future.

Nick Stamoulis
Founder, Brick Marketing

What You Get

We meet 1:1 to move your business forward. Most of my clients say that they value the accountability and ability to brainstorm and talk through things.

In between our calls, you have a-synchronous access to me via Voxer and/or Slack. 

Before we start, we dive into your numbers, offer, and pricing to identify the highest leverage activities. Then we work together to strategically solve those so that freedom, profit, and growth unlock.

What Else You Get

You thought that was it? Mais non (that’s “but no” in French), my friend.

You also get all of this:

  • Lead generation playbooks ($10,000+ value)
  • Sales process framework and playbook ($5,000 value)
  • Contract templates ($2,500 value)
  • Job description templates ($1,000 value)
  • Agency operations templates and frameworks ($2,500 value)
  • Access to and replays of all paid workshops ($200 value each)

Total bonus value = $20,000+

Let’s Chat

I’d love to speak with you about your agency and see if we’re a good fit to work together. We can discuss logistics, pricing, etc on that call.


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