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For agencies over $1M in ARR

Where agencies go to scale

A private community for agency owners built by the CEO of a $27M agency.

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The community

A personal board of advisors in your pocket

If you’ve been looking for a community where you’re not the biggest agency in the room, this is it. The Agency Academy member is doing $6M in ARR. Every member has been where you are, and most are a few steps ahead. The insights, accountability, and support you get from this group can’t be replicated by courses, podcasts, or programs.

 

This isn’t another coaching program or course. When you join, you get direct access to the people, the playbooks, and the thinking that turns good agencies into great ones.

What you get

INSIDE THE MEMBERSHIP

1:1 strategy session
with Garrett

When you join, you’ll fill out an intake form that gives us a snapshot of your agency. Then you’ll get a 1:1 session with Garrett to build a clear game plan for where your agency goes next.

Private Slack
community

A vetted community of agency owners averaging $6M in ARR. This is an active community where you can get peer support on your most important questions and feedback.

Direct access to
Garrett on slack

In the Slack group, you’ll be able to ask questions and get feedback directly from Garrett. No chatbots or team members.

Agency Academy
Course

Every SOP and system that I use to run a $27M agency. Inside you’ll get the exact SOP’s and training from Directive’s department heads and leadership team.

Monthly
masterclasses

Live sessions with Garrett Mehrguth on the topics that matter most: pricing, hiring, positioning, ops, M&A, and more.

First access to
private events

Members get priority access to every Agency Academy event including the Owner’s Retreat. Three days. 20+ agency owners at your level. 

THE BENEFITS

THE SUPPORT YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR

GET CLARITY ON WHAT TO DO NEXT

Your strategy session means you don’t spend the first month figuring out how to use the membership. You join with a plan already built.

STOP SOLVING PROBLEMS ALONE

The Slack community means you’re never the only one in the room. Post your hardest question and get answers from founders who’ve already been through it.

RUN YOUR AGENCY LIKE AN 8-FIGURE SHOP

The playbooks give your team SOPs they can implement immediately — not frameworks to figure out, actual operating procedures from Directive’s leadership.

GET ANSWERS FROM THE SOURCE

Direct access to Garrett means no filtered advice from someone who’s never run a $27M agency. The person responding has the receipts.

STAY ON TOP OF WHAT ACTUALLY MATTERS

Monthly masterclasses keep you focused on the highest-leverage decisions like pricing, hiring, positioning without the busywork.

The process

How to apply

01

Apply

Fill out a short application so we understand your agency, your revenue, and what you’re working through right now.

02

Intro call

A quick call to make sure coaching is the right fit. Not a sales pitch. Just an honest conversation about where you are and whether this is the right move.

03

get ACCESS

Once you’re accepted, you’ll be onboarded and get access to the community, training library, and masterclass calendar.

More info

Frequently asked questions

Agency owners doing $1M+ in revenue who want proven playbooks, peer accountability, and access to an operator who’s still building at scale. We vet every application to protect the quality of the room.

Two things. First, the playbooks come from a $27M agency that’s still operating, not from someone who exited. Second, every member is vetted. No beginners, no lurkers, no one trying to sell to the room. The quality of the network is the product.

Direct access in the community with a 24-hour response time. Plus monthly masterclasses and the ability to bring your specific challenges to the group. This isn’t a pre-recorded course with a Slack channel attached.

5 modules and 31 lessons covering sales, marketing, finance, operations, and people ops. The exact SOPs, frameworks, and systems used to build Directive to $27M. Not theory. Operating procedures you can implement this week.

Membership is month-to-month. No long-term contracts. We’d rather earn your membership every month than lock you into something.

Membership gives you the community, the playbooks, and group access to Garrett. Coaching gives you dedicated 1:1 time, custom strategy built around your specific business, and direct async access between sessions. Many members also do coaching.

Click Apply Now and fill out a short application and book an intro call. We review every submission to make sure you’re a fit.

The home for agency owners above $1 million in arr

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Private community

AGENCY ACADEMY MEMBERSHIP

A private Slack community of 30+ vetted agency founders. Monthly masterclasses, direct DM access to Garrett, and a full course library.

Coaching

Work with Garrett

Tailored strategy from someone who runs a $27M agency every day. Bi-weekly sessions, P&L review, and Slack community access included.

Retreat

Owner's retreat

Three days in Newport Beach. Get in the room with operators at your level and solve real problems together.a

CONTACT

I run an agency in the low-mid seven figures. But I work with Garrett in order to get to eight-figures. When you work with people who have done exactly what you want to do, you will get there faster.

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