The Chats with Chip Podcast

Chip Griffin hosts conversations with experts to help PR and marketing agency owners build better businesses.

Building a passion-driven agency (featuring Emily Allard)

Emily Allard shares her journey from being a professional softball player to starting her own sports marketing agency focused on women's athletics.

07-22
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Providing your team with constructive feedback (featuring Ken Jacobs)

In this episode, Chip speaks with Ken Jacobs, principal of Jacobs Consulting and Executive Coaching, about providing constructive feedback to team members.

06-10
32:16

Embracing change as an agency owner (featuring Tim Kilroy)

In this episode, Chip speaks with agency advisor Tim Kilroy about the challenges and strategies for running a small agency.

05-13
32:54

Thought leadership for agency growth (featuring Melissa Vela-Williamson)

In this episode, Chip talks with Melissa Vela-Williamson of MVW Communications about her unique journey in public relations and the importance of content creation.

05-06
30:35

Helping PR agency clients navigate a challenging communications climate (featuring Rachel Sales)

In this episode, Chip talks with Rachel Sales from the PR agency Enunciate about managing client communications in a chaotic world.

04-08
26:32

How to support your team in times of stress (featuring Patrick Rogan)

In this episode, Chip and Patrick Rogan discuss the balance between being supportive and maintaining business operations, emphasizing the importance of creative solutions and understanding regulatory requirements.

03-18
32:09

Client perspectives on agencies in 2025 (featuring Lee McKnight, Jr.)

In this episode, Chip chats with Lee McKnight, Jr. from RSW/US about the findings from their latest survey on agency and marketer perspectives.

03-04
32:32

Communicating in the face of chaos, confusion, and conflict (featuring Karen Swim)

Chip and guest Karen Swim of Solo PR Pro discuss the impact of economic, political, and societal issues on public relations and communications, emphasizing the need for adaptability in business strategies.

02-18
30:10

How agency owners can avoid scope creep (featuring Steve Guberman)

Steve Guberman of Agency Outsight shares insights into setting realistic expectations with clients, avoiding over-servicing, and adjusting scopes and pricing appropriately.

02-04
31:56

Building effective business development systems (featuring Jody Sutter)

In this episode, Chip talks with Jody Sutter of the Sutter Company about identifying and leveraging agency owners' strengths for effective business development.

01-14
33:19

Content, consistency, and conversions for agency biz dev (featuring Lee McKnight Jr.)

In this episode, Chip discusses agency business development with regular guest and seasoned expert Lee McKnight Jr., of RSW/US.

10-01
30:46

Expert advice on putting your agency in a position to succeed (featuring David C. Baker)

In this episode, Chip talks with David C. Baker, who has been dubbed "the expert's expert."

06-25
33:39

Practical HR advice on new overtime and non-compete rules (featuring Patrick Rogan)

Patrick Rogan of Ignition HR joins Chip to discuss the FTC's new ruling on non-compete agreements and expected adjustments to overtime pay regulations.

05-07
39:29

Modernizing leadership in meetings (featuring Brad Farris)

In this episode, Chip and Brad Farris of Anchor Advisors discuss the importance of effective leadership and meetings in agencies, emphasizing the owner's unique role in providing vision and direction.

04-09
29:52

Storytelling and a helpfulness mindset for agency owners (featuring Kristian Alomá)

In this episode, Kristian shares insights about his agency, Threadline, and the art of crafting a narrative that is relevant, meaningful, and inspiring to the audience.

03-12
31:44

Agency salary and compensation trends in 2024 (featuring Nicholas Petroski)

In this episode, Chip and Nick discuss digital agency salaries and the findings of a recent research report on the topic.

03-05
27:20

Resiliency and remote teams in an agency (featuring Xaña Winans)

Xaña Winans says that resiliency may be her superpower, and that's a characteristic many agency owners needed to tap into as the pandemic upset existing business structures.

10-31
29:25

Evolving as your agency grows (featuring Jason Swenk)

In this episode, Chip talks with Jason Swenk of Agency Mastery 360 about the intricate dynamics of agency growth, operations, and sales.

10-10
26:52

How agencies should think about Wikipedia in 2023 (featuring Bill Beutler)

In this episode, Chip talks with Bill about the evolution of Wikipedia in recent years and how agencies can help their clients navigate the sometimes confusing editing ecosystem without getting themselves into trouble.

09-26
30:03

How to make conversations with your agency employees less difficult (featuring Allyns Melendez)

If you dread difficult conversations, Allyns Melendez of HR Transformed has some great tips to make them easier.

09-12
30:05

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