Running a small agency can feel overwhelming; finding the right clients, managing projects, hiring talent, and keeping margins healthy often fall on the founder alone.
Agency Founders Network is a free peer community where agency owners share strategies, referrals, and support to grow stronger, more profitable businesses without going it alone.
Agency Founders Network is an online peer community for digital agency founders, creative agency owners, and freelancers who want to grow stronger businesses. Members join to share referrals, discuss client acquisition, compare pricing and staffing strategies, and get support from peers who understand the realities of running an agency.
Agency founders know the pressure of wearing every hat: winning clients, managing projects, hiring, and keeping profits strong. Many feel the weight of trying to scale while juggling operations and delivery without a reliable peer group to turn to.
Inside AFN, agency owners connect with peers who understand those challenges firsthand. It’s a place to share referrals, compare strategies, and gain practical insight into running and growing a profitable agency without going it alone.
Running an agency is demanding, and it’s easy to feel like you’re solving every problem on your own. AFN connects you with other agency founders who have faced the same challenges from pricing and staffing to finding reliable clients and keeping margins healthy.
Unlike general networking groups, AFN is focused on the realities of running and scaling an agency, giving you access to peers who share referrals, proven strategies, and direct feedback that helps you build a stronger business.
It’s free to be part of the Agency Founders Network. You’ll have access to hundreds of members including over 20 deeply experienced consultants and experts in a wide range of specialties.
AFN is for anyone building a business around expertise including: consultants, coaches, fractional executives, trainers, speakers, and experts of all kinds. If you sell knowledge or professional services, you’ll find peers here.
Yes. New agency owners join AFN to learn how to win clients, set pricing, and build systems from peers who have already faced those early hurdles.
Absolutely. Experienced agency leaders use AFN to refine fee structures, improve margins, solve staffing challenges, and share referrals with other owners.
No. Agency Founders Network includes consultants, coaches, fractional leaders, and experts from across industries including software, training, media production, speakers, coaches, consultants and more.
AFN is curated for people who sell expertise. Conversations focus on practical challenges like finding clients, setting fees, positioning services, developing partnerships, and growing sustainably.
You’ll gain real-world insights into pricing, positioning, client acquisition, referrals, strategic partnerships, and professional development – all shared by peers who face the same challenges you do.
No. Many members are independent consultants, coaches, or fractional executives. The community is built for anyone selling expertise, whether solo or leading a team.
AFN is open-access and peer-driven. Unlike a mastermind with a fixed cohort or high fees, it’s an ongoing community where experts across consulting, coaching, fractional leadership, and agencies share knowledge and opportunities.
Paid members can list their services in the directory and build visibility through participation, but the focus is on collaboration, referrals, and professional development rather than sales pitches.
Members come from multiple regions, but the community is primarily English-speaking and online, making it accessible wherever you are.
No. To keep the community authentic and valuable, all members use real names, photos, and links to their professional sites or profiles. This ensures every connection is genuine and every interaction is with a real peer.