Ep 154 – How Mike Bodkin Built a Sellable Agency — and a Smarter Way to Hire
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Mike Bodkin discusses his experiences in building a sellable agency and innovative hiring strategies.
Featuring: Mike Bodkin, Talent Scout In episode 154, I sit down with Mike Bodkin, former co-founder of the full-service digital agency Giant Propeller and now co-founder of Talent Scout, a niche recruiting firm placing full-time remote senior marketing, creative, and operations talent across Latin America. Mike walks me through nearly a decade running Giant Propeller — the doubling years, the partnership friction that eventually led to a buyout, and the acquisition that landed in his lap and pulled him onto a corporate executive team. We get honest about what a real exit feels like, why post-acquisition integration is never a clean puzzle piece, and the lessons he'd carry into any future partnership. Then we dig into the near-shore talent model he built out of necessity and now offers to other agencies: why time-zone alignment changed everything, why he hires virtual specialists instead of VAs, and how AI-fluent talent is reshaping who actually gets hired. If you're thinking about your team, your exit, or both, this one's worth the listen. Key Bytes • If there's smoke, there's probably fire — Mike let partnership friction drag on far longer than it should have. • Once you stop…
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