Jason Swenk
Coach and advisor for digital agency owners and founders
| Hourly rate range | $85 to $160 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Scaling and growthAgenciesStartups and foundersExit planning and successionCEO and founder coachingTEDx and keynotes |
| Works with | Founders and business owners |
| Also coaches | Executive coach and Speaking coach |
| Practice | Agency Mastery |
Jason Swenk is a coach and advisor for digital marketing agency owners and founders. He also speaks at events. He built and sold his own multimillion-dollar agency, which served brands like AT&T, Hitachi and LegalZoom. He then spent a decade advising founders. He wrote the book Operator to Owner and hosts a podcast for agency owners. His Founder's Evolution Framework maps five stages a founder moves through.
What Jason helps with
Jason works with founders who feel stuck even with a good strategy and a good team. He focuses on the owner's own growth as the key to a bigger business.
- Getting a business to run without the founder
- Moving from doing all the work to leading
- Building systems and a team that do the work
- Breaking through growth ceilings in an agency
- Shifting from manager to CEO
- Preparing to build and sell an agency
Who Jason works with
Jason works with marketing agency owners and founders. His clients are at different stages, from operators who are the whole business to owners whose company runs without them. He also advises founders across other industries.
How Jason works
Jason uses the Founder's Evolution Framework. It has five identity stages: Operator, Manager, Architect, CEO and Owner. Each stage is a step from doing all the work to owning a business that runs without you. Founders can take a scorecard to see where they stand. His view is that the founder, not the market or tactics, is usually the bottleneck.
Background and qualifications
Jason built a digital agency that served brands like AT&T, Hitachi and LegalZoom. He scaled it and sold it for a multimillion-dollar result. After that, he spent about a decade advising founders in many industries. He wrote Operator to Owner, a book that is part memoir and part framework. He hosts a podcast for agency owners and has interviewed guests such as Seth Godin, Guy Kawasaki and Gino Wickman. He also gives keynote talks.
Jason Swenk pricing
Programs and services
- Mastermind for agency owners
- Coaching for agency owners
- Keynote speaking
- Podcast
- Book Operator to Owner
Jason Swenk reviews
The CoachVouch take
Sold his own multimillion-dollar agency and built a five-stage framework for founder growth from that experience.
Best for agency owners who want a business that runs without them.
Common questions
How much does Jason Swenk charge?
Coaching with Jason runs $85 to $160 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Jason Swenk help with?
Jason Swenk helps with getting a business to run without the founder, moving from doing all the work to leading, building systems and a team that do the work and breaking through growth ceilings in an agency.
What is the Founder's Evolution Framework?
It is Jason's model of five stages a founder moves through: Operator, Manager, Architect, CEO and Owner. It tracks the climb from doing all the work to owning a business that runs without you.
Does Jason Swenk speak at events?
Yes. He gives keynote talks and offers bulk book orders for events.
How do I contact Jason Swenk?
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