What if a successful agency exit didn’t mean selling up, burning out, or walking away exhausted? In this episode of Lifestyle is a Plan, Claire Hutchings shares a more human, thoughtful alternative – and why mental health, support and a well‑managed wind‑down matter just as much as growth.
The fundamental difference between a Lifestyle Agency and an Agency for Exit is that one is established to support your life now, not later.
In this episode of Lifestyle is a Plan, I’m joined by Joe Daniels, Buyability expert and positioning specialist helping agency owners and consultants package their services into offers that practically sell themselves.
Running a nano agency is a special kind of experience.
You’ve got freedom and flexibility, which is brilliant. But you’ve also got no safety net. No head of ops. No new biz person. No backup plan when you’re ill. Everything rests on you.
In the latest episode of Lifestyle is a Plan, I’m joined by Carys Dorritt, founder of The Polka – a business she built because she couldn’t find what she needed herself.
In this episode of Lifestyle is a Plan, I’m joined by Tom Salmon, Co‑Founder of Agency by Agency, which provides data and intelligence to the UK’s marketing, advertising, creative and media agency sector.
In this episode of Lifestyle is a Plan, I’m joined by Ginny Nicholls, founder of Interim Digital, a collective of senior freelancers helping agencies and brands solve business challenges with speed and expertise.
As we move further into 2026, one thing has become clear from supporting agency founders over the past year: founders want to feel they have choice. Choice in how they grow.Choice in what success looks like.Choice in what they’re building towards. This isn’t about rejecting growth. Growth can be an exciting and intentional decision, but…
In this episode of Lifestyle is a Plan, I’m joined by Krishna Solanki – founder, creative director and Squarespace Expert behind Krishna Solanki Designs.
There’s honestly no better feeling than watching ideas spark, collide and come to life in real time, and that’s exactly what happened in a room full of brilliant founders at our latest Nano Day. From the moment we kicked off, the energy was unreal. Honest conversations. Proper thinking time. Big questions being asked out loud….