A friend who got fired from his last job told him how excited he was about starting his agency.
He was proud of how he will never have to deal with a boss ever again.
But now he’s struggling trying to get and keep business— and he’s flat broke.
I told him that if you thought having one boss was tough, try having 5 bosses.
And it’s WAY easier to fire you as an agency than an employee.
So think about why you’re starting your agency.
If you’re doing it to run AWAY from something, you may find you’ve accidentally gotten 5X more of that very thing you hate.
But if you’re running TOWARDS something, because of a bigger mission, then you’ll find you can multiply that vision like was never possible as an employee.
Dennis Yu
Dennis Yu is co-author of the #1 best selling book on Amazon in social media, The Definitive Guide to TikTok Ads. He has spent a billion dollars on Facebook ads across his agencies and agencies he advises. Mr. Yu is the "million jobs" guy-- on a mission to create one million jobs via hands-on social media training, partnering with universities and professional organizations.
You can find him quoted in major publications and on television such as CNN, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, NPR, and LA Times. Clients have included Nike, Red Bull, the Golden State Warriors, Ashley Furniture, Quiznos-- down to local service businesses like real estate agents and dentists. He's spoken at over 750 conferences in 20 countries, having flown over 6 million miles in the last 30 years to train up young adults and business owners. He speaks for free as long as the organization believes in the job-creation mission and covers business class travel.
You can find him hiking tall mountains, eating chicken wings, and taking Kaqun oxygen baths-- likely in a city near you.
