
Want to know what it takes to build, scale, and sell your agency? Retained Trust is a weekly podcast where host Karl Hughes goes deep with digital service business owners to uncover the habits, tactics, and strategies they’ve learned to grow successful companies. Along the way, you’ll hear about Karl’s journey running and acquiring niche digital agencies as he learns from guests with a variety of ... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 60 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | EntrepreneurshipCareersBusiness | |||

In this episode of Retained Trust, host Karl Hughes speaks with Kimley Cox, founder of Drive Talent, a retained search firm specializing in precision manufacturing. Kimley shares her journey from decades in recruiting to launching her own firm and re... more
In this special episode of Retained Trust, host Karl Hughes distills lessons from dozens of conversations with agency founders, consultants, and acquirers into a focused breakdown of what drives agency growth. The discussion covers the importance of ... more
In this episode of Retained Trust, host Karl Hughes speaks with Greg Heilers, co-founder of Jolly SEO, an agency focused on earned link building and media placements. Greg shares his unconventional entrepreneurial journey, from volunteering around th... more
In this episode of Retained Trust, host Karl Hughes speaks with Grant Hensel, founder of Nonprofit Megaphone and managing partner at Entrepreneur Capital. Grant shares how he built a highly specialized agency serving nonprofits through the Google Ad ... more
In this episode of Retained Trust, host Karl Hughes speaks with Peter Kang, co-founder of Barrel and Barrel Holdings. Peter shares his 18-year journey in building a digital agency from the ground up, navigating the shift from generalist to e-commerce... more
In this episode of Retained Trust, host Karl Hughes chats with Will Smith, host of Acquiring Minds and partner at Minds Capital. Will shares how his frustration with startup ideas led him to entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA), and how a niche... more
In this episode of Retained Trust, host Karl Hughes talks with Mushfiq Sarker, an experienced entrepreneur and founder of webacquisition.com. Mushfiq shares how he transitioned from flipping content websites to acquiring agencies and other online bus... more
In this episode of Retained Trust, host Karl Hughes talks with Mark Bealin, founder of SearchLab, a Chicago-based digital marketing agency specializing in local SEO and PPC. Mark recounts his journey from side-hustle entrepreneur to leading a 50-pers... more
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