What should you delegate first?


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  • 📅 November 4th, 1 PM ET: Karl Sakas joins us live.​
    ​Your agency still depends on you. Client requests, delivery questions, everyday decisions, they all come back to you. So what should you take off your plate first, without everything falling apart? Karl’s walking through the six roles you’re probably filling and which to delegate next. You’ll leave with a visual guide for deciding what goes first.

📖 Worth reading before Wednesday.​
Karl wrote about the six roles agency owners typically fill, and the sequence for handing them off. If you want to get more out of the session, start here.

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