Building & Implementing a Winning Agency Strategy with Freia Muehlenbein S6 Ep23 On today’s episode of Word on the Street, Katie speaks to Freia Muehlenbein, Owner and Agency Consultant at Be Reyt Agency Advisory.     With more than a decade in operational leadership and strategic roles, she helps agencies understand their barriers to growth and translate them into simple action, and is a strong believer that a successful agency strategy needs clarity of direction and a focused approach to implementation.  Starting her agency career in 2010, Freia scaled a digital content marketing and online PR offering from 0-100 staff, delivering global campaigns across 40 markets. Later she worked with the Board to deliver the company strategy and change programmes for one of the most successful digital marketing agencies in the UK. Maintaining clarity and focusing on the right priorities meant that she implemented some of the biggest changes undergone in the agency which led to substantial and sustainable growth. She uses her experience to help agencies make the right decisions faster, and avoid some of the pitfalls she has experienced herself. In this episode you will hear:  The dos and don’ts of stakeholder management The importance of involving the team in your journey Why client feedback is essential for growthOvercoming burnoutLinks & references Katie Street: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiestreet/ Freia Muehlenbein: https://www.linkedin.com/in/freiamuehlenbein/ Want to learn more from Freia? She's put together an amazing course on over on Tanba where she shares the pitching mistakes you might be making and how to avoid them: https://tanba.io/courses/pitch-mistakes-we-all-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/ Our Sponsor Series 6 of Word on the Street is sponsored by Tanba, The Agency New Business Academy, is a brand-new initiative aimed at equipping agencies of all sizes with the knowledge, content, partnerships, and opportunities needed to accelerate agency growth by optimising their new business 'engine'. Tanba is an on-demand and affordable solution for agencies looking to upskill their team via training courses, content and insights delivered by our panel of industry experts, leaders, and partners.    The academy is all about empowering agency teams to get noticed, attract opportunities, increase conversion rates, and reduce the costs associated with the sales process. Visit https://tanba.io/ to find out more and start empowering your agency.