Agency Operators: Level Up

Growing a mastermind of Agency Operators, teaching agency operations.

In 16 weeks, I help agency owners Install Operational Excellence through:

1. Getting clarity on your Core Metrics
2. Creating the 6 Foundations
3. Increasing team Capacity (and profitability)

Founder

WKND Digital

Advisor to WKND Digital Leadership & Ecomm Investments

Advisor

Responsible for: 
- Implementing LEAN business systems
- Developing the overall business strategy
- Coaching and mentoring service line leaders
- Overall P&L and service line P&Ls

Chief Operating Officer & Partner

WKND Investments

WKND Investments exists to be the #1 growth vehicle for passionate brand owners.

We are brand owners who have done more than $45M in revenue, and are looking to partner with great DTC e-comm brands to help them scale and exit.

We own a world-class digital marketing agency that manages our investment's core infrastructure.

Co-Founder

Family Gifts Co.

Family Gifts Co. is an 8-Figure DTC E-Commerce brand in the family gifts niche. Our mission is to Bring Families Together, and we do that through our extensive catalog of unique, personalized gifts.

-Responsible for overall marketing strategy, product development, and managing a team of amazing people.

Chief Executive Officer

Vatizam 

Vatizam is a boutique marketing consulting firm that works with 7 and 8 figure brands to grow their businesses through paid advertising.

Aetna

Provide medical, dental, life & disability products to Orlando clients through broker distribution by relationship building, product differentiation, and consultative sales approach.

2012 Results:
o $10,595,000 in medical sales 
o $545,000 in dental sales 
o $455,000 in life / disability sales

Middle Market Account Executive - Central Florida

Provide medical, dental, life & disability products to South Florida clients through broker distribution by relationship building, product differentiation, and consultative sales approach.

2011 Results: 
o $2,725,000 in medical sales 
o $255,000 in dental sales 
o $75,000 in life / disability sales 

2010 Results: 
o $425,000 in dental sales 
o $100,000 in life / disability sales

Middle Market Account Executive - South Florida

• Prospect and qualify potential small business (1-50) clients
• Receive goal of 2 prospect meetings a week by cold calling 100-150 people a day

Sales Intern

Kyle Hunt is an American entrepreneur and business investor, with over 12 years of experience in starting, scaling, buying, and selling 7 and 8 figure E-commerce brands and Agencies. 

According to his wife, he is also "the best husband."

With humble roots in Orlando, FL, Kyle has quickly grown to be one of the most respected names in the Agency space.

He is currently the Founder of Agency Operators: Level Up, which helps $50k-250k/mo. agency owners install operational excellence in their agencies.

He is also the CEO of Family Gifts Co., a multi-8 figure DTC E-commerce brand.

Previously, he was:

Co-Founder of WKND Investments, a company dedicated to investing in the best $5-$30m/yr. USA based DTC e-commerce brands.

CEO of Vatizam, a marketing consulting agency that scales Brands to 7 and 8 figures through funnel optimization & paid traffic.

Kyle Hunt

Twelve years ago, you couldn’t spot me without a drink in my hand.

Six nights a week.
Out with friends.
Partying like the world was ending.
Because that was just “being social,” right?

2 weeks ago, I went out with a big group of guys.
Heavy hitters in my industry.
Drinks everywhere.
Shots going around like candy.

And me?
I had zero urge to join in.

So, what changed?

Simple.
I met my wife.

She never touched alcohol.
(No objection to it, just never wanted it).

Our early dates?
I felt like the odd one out, always ordering a drink while she just smiled and sipped water.
To be honest, it made me pay attention to my habits for the first time.

Over time, things shifted.
One less drink here, one less there.
The wild nights faded.
Now, it’s maybe a drink or two, and only for a real celebration.

Turns out, the right person doesn’t just accept you - they actually make you better, whether you realize it or not.

Wild how someone else’s example can rewrite your own story.

Ever had someone change your life without trying?
Share yours or tag them.

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8-Figure Agency COO | Helping Ecomm & Digital Marketing Agency Owners Build $5M/yr Self-Managing Profit Machines | Proud Girl Dad | 7-Figure Agency Exit

Matt Putra

Eightx

As the Founder and CEO of Eightx, I lead a team of elite fractional CFOs and financial professionals dedicated to helping businesses transition from intuition-based management to strategic, data-driven leadership. 

We work with companies with annual revenues of $10MM - $100MM.

(Your) Fractional CFO

SwimOutlet.com

SwimOutlet.com is the premier online destination for aquatics apparel and the web's most popular swim shop.

Trusted by 10,000+ Swim Teams
Swimming's Largest Loyalty Program
250,000+ 5-Star Reviews

Fractional CFO

Tru Earth

Tru Earth is on a mission to eradicate plastic. For every 32 laundry eco-strips purchased from Tru Earth, one plastic container is prevented from entering landfills and oceans.

As of July 2024, we eliminated 186,196,583 containers from landfills around the world.

As of Sep 2024, we've donated 50,834,725 loads of laundry to people in need.

Eightx.Ai

On a mission to help businesses create more value while shrinking their costs.

Get your first AI workflow for free -> https://eightx.ai/

The Turmeric Co.

Lusomé

Keep Nature Wild

Co Owner, CFO/COO

BiBADO

BRUNA The Label

Loop Club

Loop (acquired by Structured in 2022) was a premier marketing agency based in LA. We helped them manage out of a tight spot, thrive, then exit.

Fractional CFO | Helping eCom Brands Find Their 8 or 9 Figure Exit | Helping ventures from Seed to Series B

I work with the architects of tomorrow's most influential brands.

As CEO of Eightx, I partner exclusively with founders and CEOs of companies who understand that extraordinary outcomes require extraordinary financial sophistication.

My clients aren't looking for traditional CFO services. They're building enterprises that command premium valuations, attract institutional investment, and set industry standards.

What sets the leaders I work with apart:

- They think in terms of strategic positioning, not just profit margins
- They build financial frameworks that tell compelling investor stories
- They understand that sophisticated infrastructure separates market leaders from everyone else

Recent transformations:

→ Long term client recently acquired by major market player

→ Built a forecasting system for an omni channel client that achieved 94% accuracy over 14 months (client acquired by Morgan Stanley)

→ Preparing Health & Wellness client for nine-figure exit

The founders I partner with recognize that building something truly significant requires more than good products, it demands the kind of financial architecture that institutional investors and strategic acquirers immediately recognize as exceptional.

🎙️: I explore these themes on "How Do I?," where I interview CEOs who've successfully scaled from operators to industry architects.

Currently accepting select partnerships.

3 steps to stop profit leaks from staff credit cards:

1) Cancel and reissue all credit cards once per year

2) Use one central IT or finance card for all recurring subs. Block all other cards from signing on to subscriptions. 

3) Use Rippling’s card management program 

Do not
- accept reimbursement requests from people. Receipts can now be faked. 
- let people sign on to subscriptions. Everyone forgets that they have them.

🌱 How Do I… turn company culture into a growth engine?

Most leaders say “culture matters.” But few know how to measure it — or link it to actual performance.

🗨️ “Culture isn’t about happiness. It’s about alignment — when everyone rows in the same direction.”

In this episode of How Do I?, Emily Yueh (President at Sneex, former COO of David Yurman, and 15-year McKinsey partner) shares a proven framework for turning culture from a buzzword into a measurable driver of business growth.

🎧 Listen now and learn how to spot when culture is capping your company’s potential — and how to fix it before it’s too late.

#HowDoIPodcast #Leadership #CompanyCulture #BusinessGrowth #OrganizationalHealth #TeamPerformance

Founder. Innovator. Purpose-driven leader.

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