Your marketing agency stalled on the way to $10M.

You can sell. You can deliver. But profit is eroding and you can't seem to outsell the churn. Some days it feels like you're holding every piece together.

You need systems that scale, and don't require you to run them.

I equip your team with those systems, tested and proven across multiple agencies.

Agencies stall at predictable points: first around $1M, then again approaching $5M.

The gap is process and systems: the ability to run the agency without you bringing "founder magic" to every problem.

Courses promise to teach you the secret, but when it comes time to teach your team and hold accountability, you find yourself with another job you don't have time for.

You could hire a pricey senior operator out of a bigger agency. It rarely works. They know how to run a system, but they've never built one from scratch.

By the time you find out, you've lost the money, lost the year, and maybe lost the people who watched it fall apart. You're still the one holding it together.

What works: I bring the frameworks, built and proven taking agencies from $50K to $500K MRR through exit. Together we install it alongside the leaders you've already got. I see where the system needs to go. They're the one who gets it there. And they're the one running it after I'm gone.

+38% Gross Margin  ·  +47% Revenue per FTE  ·  +15pt Net Revenue Retention (85% → 100%+)

It's called GEAR: Growth, Execution, Accounts, Roster. To scale to $10M you need all four working together. See the full system →

Projects & Case Studies

Accounts

Build the client services function that scales revenue $50K → $400K+

Joined an agency at the ground floor and built the structure that made growth possible: client services, delivery systems, team org, and P&L. The revenue followed the infrastructure.

Digital Marketing Agency

Execution

Rebuild delivery infrastructure for a +38% gross margin gain

Organized and mobilized a paid media department, then built a new account management function from scratch. Rebuilt delivery infrastructure for consistent delivery and client satisfaction while protecting profit.

Digital Marketing Agency

Built from both sides of the table.

I started my career in-house, which means I know what it feels like to be on the other side of an agency relationship. After three years, I moved into agency work and haven't looked back: 14 years of progressive leadership in delivery operations and client services, from hands-on practitioner to running a full client services function.

That path gives me something most consultants don't have: I've built the systems, managed the teams, and owned the P&L. I know where things break and why.

More about my background →
J.P. VanderLinden