SO, WHAT’S IN STORE
IN Nov 2025?

📣 Please note, these events are for Agency Hackers’ members only.

If your agency isn’t a member yet, get in touch with Anne or sign up here.

Event key:

🔴 Interview
🔵 Presentation
🟡 Workshop
🟣 Community

ALL our sessions are interactive, so cameras on and get your questions ready to ask!

AI Working Group

⏰ 11am, Tuesday 4th November 2025

AI is moving fast. Blink, and the playbook changes. That’s why we’re starting a dedicated AI Working Group: a monthly session where agency leaders compare notes on how they’re actually using AI – in client work, internal processes, tailor-made tools, and everywhere in between.
Each session, you’ll get together with your peers experimenting at the coalface of AI in agencies. Not consultants, not gurus, but people figuring it out just like you.
Our AI Working Group meets on the first Tuesday of every month – if you’re interested in being part of it, contact Anne Harlow.

⏰ 2pm, Thursday 6th November 2025

Running an agency can take everything out of you. For Andrew Bloch, it reached the point where it just wasn’t worth it anymore. Eventually, he exited his agency at 29, and went on to build ClickTrain, a business designed to take away the very stresses that nearly burned him out.
“The goal was to fix all the issues that I had in running an agency. And the first one was getting good staff. That was such a big challenge.”
In this session, Andrew shares what he learned from his first agency, and how he’s rethinking growth the second time around. Andrew’s story shows that building a less stressful agency isn’t just about growth. It’s about process, simplification, and building a business that works for you.

⏰ 11am, Tuesday 11th November 2025

New business is the lifeblood of every agency – but it’s also the hardest thing to get right. That’s why we’re starting a dedicated New Biz Working Group: a monthly session where agency leaders come together to swap strategies, pressure-test ideas, and talk honestly about what’s working – and what isn’t.
Each session, you’ll join peers facing the same questions you are: How do we keep leads flowing? What channels really work? Where do we waste time? We’ll run breakouts, spotlight stories, and make sure you leave with at least one practical idea to test before the next meet-up.
Our New Biz Working Group meets on the second Tuesday of every month – if you’re interested in being part of it, contact Anne Harlow.

⏰ 11am, Wednesday 12th November 2025

Katy Wade, learning and development manager at Bespoke HR, has seen a huge rise in Subject Access Requests (SARs) – once rare, now cropping up in almost every grievance she handles. And while they’re meant to help employees access their personal data, many are now used tactically.
But here’s the real danger: SARs don’t just uncover formal HR records. They sweep up all the background noise of performance management – the Teams chat where a manager vents, the email saying, “We need to get them out,” and even the casual note between colleagues.
If you’re a leader or HR professional, this is a vital session to protect your agency from costly mistakes hiding in plain sight.

⏰ 11am, Wednesday 19th November 2025

“I felt like sales wasn’t for people like me.” That’s how Danny Fontaine, IBM’s head of experiential sales, felt at the very beginning of his career. He tried to improve by reading every sales book he could get his hands on, but nothing stuck.
It wasn’t until he started exploring the role of human connection in sales that he had a realisation that changed everything: a pitch is not a PowerPoint deck.
Right now, as pipelines weaken and pressure builds, many agencies are responding by pitching more often and moving faster. They’re reusing decks, turning to automation, and hoping something lands. But Danny believes that’s a false economy. If you’re burned out from endless proposals and starting to think automation is the answer, this session is your reset button.

⏰ 11am, Thursday 20th November 2025

In her last agency, Ali Newton-Temperley was lucky – hundreds of leads a month meant she could test ideas. One experiment stuck: a discovery-call bingo card that became the team’s secret weapon.
If you scored a full house, you won a prize. But more importantly, you’d nailed a conversation that kept the prospect engaged. The results? Less ghosting, less wasted time, higher conversion rates, and lower churn.
In this session, Ali will share exactly how to run calls that make clients stick, and why a bit of fun can make all the difference.

⏰ 11am, Wednesday 26th November 2025

Agencies want to grow – but growth can often feel like chaos. More people, more clients, more pressure. How do you make sure that growth is fair for everyone?
Zoë Blogg has worked with agencies at every stage, from startups figuring out their first hires, to established firms scaling internationally. What she’s seen time and time again is that unchecked growth creates friction. “The danger is you grow fast, but you don’t grow fairly. And then the wheels come off. People leave, clients feel it, and suddenly you’re back where you started.”
In this interactive session, Zoe will share how the Fair Growth Framework works in practice, and why it can transform the way you think about building an agency

⏰ 11am, Thursday 27th November 2025

It’s been a while – but speed networking is back!
Each month, we’ll host this interactive session to get you talking with likeminded people in the community.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, share, and grow with the AH community.