The Founder’s Corner

The Founder’s Corner

The Founder’s Corner is where real founders share real stories. Each episode, we sit down with entrepreneurs, agency owners, and creative leaders to unpack the ups, downs and hard-won lessons of building a marketing firm. From scaling pains to mindset, team dynamics to strategic moves, this is the podcast where founders share their insights. If you’re growing you’re marketing agency and want to learn from those a few steps ahead, pull up a chair.

Episodes

March 4, 2026 • 33 mins

This episode of the Founder's Corner podcast featured Matt Gelgota, the founder of Marketing Roasts.

Read the episode show notes at onebridgeaccounting.com.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(02:53) Working in Asia

(04:32) Matt roasts landing pages

(05:06) What makes a good landing page?

(08:51) Common landing page mistakes

(12:25) Positioning your pages

(14:14) The psychology of landing pages

(18:02) Friction free demo explanation

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This episode of the Founder's Corner podcast featured Krisa De La Cruz, the founder of Chaparral Creative.

Read the episode show notes at onebridgeaccounting.com.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(01:12) Early experiences

(03:47) Early struggles

(05:21) Chaparral Creative today

(09:17) How AI is changing marketing content

(13:22) Designing content for the AI overview

(14:10) Schema explanation

(15:45) Content planning

(17:32) Strategy and ...

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This episode of the Founder's Corner podcast featured Larry Norris, the founder of RedSEO and the creator of several SEO software tools.

Read the episode show notes at onebridgeaccounting.com.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(01:21) Defining moments

(03:14) White glove vs cookie-cutter

(04:29) Early challenges

(07:45) Speculation on the future of AI in SEO

(10:33) Content discovery

(14:07) Brick and mortar online

(19:08) AI timeline

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This episode of the Founder's Corner Podcast Corner features Miguel Roblero, the Founder & CEO of Conexion Creative.

Read the episode show notes at onebridgeaccounting.com.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(01:52) Unexpected things

(02:45) Access to information

(03:43) Early challenges

(05:50) Overview of storytelling frameworks

(09:58) Make me care

(17:53) Subject Matter Expert

(19:31) Boring businesses

(21:45) Leverage the founder’s ...

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This episode of the Founder's Corner Podcast Corner featured Meez Lockhart Jones, the Founder of Stash House.

Read the episode show notes at onebridgeaccounting.com.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(05:05) Transitioning to marketing

(06:42) Challenges

(09:53) Video marketing

(12:05) Production process

(16:16) AI vs. real video

(16:58) Tips for new videographers

(18:39) The future of videography & AI

(21:34) Video metrics

(24:14) Copy ...

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This episode of the Founder's Corner Podcast Corner featured Meredith Dennis, the Founder & CEO of Compression Marketing.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

- Things are going to take longer than you want them to. In most cases you’re going to have to be patient as you grow your business. There’s lots of choices to make and lessons to learn. 

- Carve out time for the admin tasks. Meredith gives herself a “CEO day” to handle all of the housekeepi...

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This episode of the Founder's Corner Podcast Corner featured Scott Orth, the Founder of Thrive Business Marketing.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  • If you’re just getting started, build up a contact list. That way when you move out on your own, you have some business at the ready.
  • ...
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This episode of the Founder's Corner Podcast Corner featured Luke Eggebraaten, the Founder of Phaser Marketing.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  • Agencies live or die in their ability to retain clients. That’s not just about taking care of them on the results side of things, but also taking care of them as human beings. Building...
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November 5, 2025 • 24 mins

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This episode of the Founder's Corner Podcast Corner featured Connor Morgan, the Founder & CEO of The Bold Group.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  • Take time to have conversations with yourself. Whether on a weekly, monthly or quarterly interval, take time to make sure that your agency is still going in the right direction.
  • M...
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October 22, 2025 • 31 mins

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Welcome to the Founder’s Corner podcast! In this show I sit down and interview marketing firm and agency leaders from all over the world. Why? Because ...

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    Welcome to the Founder’s Corner podcast! In this show I sit down and interview marketing firm and agency leaders from all over the world. Why? Because when you know better, you’ll hopefully do better. And we want to be there to support you. The insights that are shared here will help you level up and build the business of your dreams.

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    In this episode of The Founder’s Corner, host Eli Clark interviews Dustin Olsen, the Owner of Cobalt Graphics.

    Dustin walked Eli through some of the best practices for optimizing a website for conversions. They discussed some of the most common issues that Dustin sees when working with clients and what he does to deliver an ROI focused website.  

    In this interview you’ll learn about how to convert a one-time website project into an...

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    In this episode of The Founder’s Corner, host Eli Clark interviews Suzan Chin-Taylor, the CEO of Creative Raven.

    Here are some of the core takeaways and lessons learned:

    • Operating a regular podcast is one of the BEST ways to establish credibility within your niche.
    • It’s impor...
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    In this episode of The Founder’s Corner, host Eli Clark interviews Corey Litwin, the Founder & CEO of artwin based in Boulder, Colorado.

    A lot of g...

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    In this episode of The Founder’s Corner, host Eli Clark interviews Em Thomas, the Founder of StackCat Content.

    A lot of ground was covered in this discussion, so here’s a few of the highlights:

    👉 What it’s like building a freelance agency while traveling as a DIGITAL nomad.

    👉 How to identify, produce, and showcase GOLDEN client stories that amplify your marketing and sales efforts.

    👉 Learn the questions you can ask to TEASE OUT ...

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    In this episode of The Founder’s Corner, host Eli Clark interviews Kristen O’Neall, the CEO and Founder of Mirage Media based in Arizona.

    A lot of ground is covered in this discussion so here’s a quick overview:

    👉 Going from focusing on one thing, like branding, to running your own agency, requires you to be competitive in other ways.

    👉 Imagine a client BRAND BIBLE that you can interact with. Mirage has done this through custom G...

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    In this episode of The Founder's Corner, host Eli Clark interviews Mike Whitmire, founder of HireCMO.com. Mike is based in Arizona and shares his wealth of knowledge having worked in various marketing positions across different industries, including healthcare and manufacturing.

    The conversation dives into Mike's experience building teams and implementing the latest technology, while still focusing on the much needed human element ...

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    In this episode of The Founder's Corner, host Eli Clark interviews Chad Marquez, co-founder of Webaholics. Chad is based in Utah and works with ecommerce companies to help them unlock their sales potential through technology and marketing support.

    The conversation dives into Chad's experience over the last 10 years at Webaholics. We talk about AI support agents, managing a hybrid team, and some operational tips for communicating an...

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    In this episode of The Founder's Corner, host Eli Clark interviews Neal Rummler, the CEO and Founder of Maverick Marketing & Consulting. Neal is based in Utah and works with pest control clients all over the United States.

    The conversation delves into Neal's unique education as a law student and how his approach to education has changed over the years. We also discuss Neal's thoughts on team building, sales management, and more...

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