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Jan 2023
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40 How to Book 10k Clients Working 5h a ...

Kady Sandel
About this episode

In this episode, business coach Kady Sandel shows you how to stop running your design business like a freelancer and embrace your role as a creative CEO!

Most graphic designers, brand designers, and web designers hit a plateau in their businesses at $3-7k months. At that point, you will need to create systems to build a simple & sustainable design agency that doesn’t need you 24/7.

Learn how to realign your business so you can work 5-10 hours a week while landing $10k+ clients, including a breakdown of how Kady spends her time in her branding agency.

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Learn how to scale from solo designer to creative CEO in our Designer to Agency Bootcamp! https://aventiveacademy.com/designer-to-agency-bootcamp/

Connect with Kady on Instagram @aventiveacademy

Our 12-week Profitable Designer Program helps designers sign $10k+ clients and scale into six-figure design agencies so they can have the freedom and lifestyle they desire. Join us at aventiveacademy.com/make-money

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