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Agency Growth Summit
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🚀 Meet other growing agencies, learn from agency leaders who’ve scaled to £1m, £5m, £10m and beyond and share your vision, make new friends to join your quest for growth.
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“But why do you actually want to grow?” a chairman asked one of our agency leaders. The question stopped him in his tracks.
That million-pound revenue dream he’d been chasing: what did it really mean? Was it for bragging rights, an eventual exit, to attract A-list clients and do great work that naturally led to the million?
That moment made him realise he’d been running on the growth treadmill without asking: “what is this all for?”
Growth might have always been the goal – more clients, people, revenue. But today, growth has to be strategic. Tricky clients, scope creep, and stretched teams mean the early hustle now needs direction, process, and leadership.
As agencies scale, challenges multiply: culture shifts, profits wobble, decisions get harder. The question becomes not if you should grow, but how to grow sustainably.
At Agency Growth Summit, we’re bringing together founders and leaders who see growth as design, not luck.
You’ll hear real stories of scale, lessons from those who’ve hit milestones, and honest takes on what it takes to build something that lasts.
Growth isn’t just about size. It’s about strength, clarity, and resilience.
SPEAKERS
⏳ Speakers revealed 28th Nov 2025
The Anatomy of a Deal – And How to Avoid a Bad One
Simon Penson has seen countless agency founders nearly accept damaging deals. With roll-ups on the rise, he warns that offers promising simplicity can hide terms that favour buyers, and not you. In this talk, he reveals red flags, fair earn-outs and essential protections so founders can confidently negotiate a good deal.
Inside the Deal: The Human First Acquisition
Becky Simms reveals the human reality behind agency acquisitions. After Reflect Digital and LAB acquired Freestyle, she learned how fundamental it is for tight-knit teams. Becky shares what to communicate, when, and why you can’t please everyone. She’ll show how clarity, honesty and compassion make growth possible without creating chaos for the people involved.
The Talent Pipeline Behind Agency
Growth
Kate Higham learned that you can’t scale revenue without scaling talent. As Born Social grew from 70 to nearly 200 people, she built always-on hiring pipelines to find great candidates before roles opened. In this session, she shares how smart forecasting, culture clarity and proactive talent systems enable sustainable, not chaotic, agency growth.
Agency Grow-Getters: How to Plan For Scalable Growth
Jay Neale says agencies start with passion, but scaling changes everything. As teams grow and pressures mount, guesswork stops working. In this interactive workshop, Jay explains growth phases, the five pillars of scalability and how to build a practical plan so you can structure, lead and scale your agency sustainably.
Building a Lifestyle Agency
Intentionally
Gareth Hoyle has built a calm, profitable 30-person agency that turns over £2m on a 4-day week – by design, not luck. With clear processes, a strong leadership team and a model that prioritises wellbeing, he’ll show founders how to create a stress-free, sustainable agency that supports their life instead of consuming it.
Independence by Design: Saying No, Starting Over, and Passing the Torch
Adam Hill spent 33 years turning down acquisition offers to keep Designate independent. That freedom let the agency grow, shrink and reinvent itself on its own terms. Now, alongside long-time MD Miriam Boote, Adam shares how independence, resilience and earned leadership have shaped the agency’s evolution.
Who will you meet? 👀
Here’s some of the delegates attending the conference so far
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