What This Agency Founder Wishes He Knew Earlier | Sam Slaughter, Founder of Lighthouse Creative

About this episode

Sam Slaughter shares insights on building an independent agency and offers career advice for young professionals.

Sam Slaughter is the Founder of Lighthouse Creative Group. After getting fired from his previous job, Sam and his co-founder decided to build the kind of company they actually wanted to work for. Today, Lighthouse is a 40-person employee-owned agency working with brands like Amazon, Fanatics, and more. In this episode, Sam shares the lessons he's learned building an independent business, why relationships matter more than titles, how young people can stand out in the age of AI, and the advice he wishes more people heard early in their careers. If you're a student, recent graduate, young creative, strategist, account person, or aspiring founder, this episode is packed with practical career advice and honest reflections from someone who has built a company his own way. More from Breaking and Entering Media: 💼 Follow on LinkedIn⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/company/breaking-entering-podcast/⁠ ⁠💬 Join our Unlocked GroupMe⁠ https://groupme.com/join_group/102437585/xg5Z5tei⁠ ✉️ Subscribe to The Vault⁠ https://breakingandenteringadv.substack.com/ 📹 Subscribe to our :60 Advertising News Videos⁠ https://breakingandentering.beehiiv.com/⁠ 🏆 Check out the Crowbar Awards to break into…

People in this episode

Guest: Sam Slaughter

Topics covered

• agency building
• career advice
• relationships in business
• AI impact
• independent business

Keywords

• Lighthouse Creative
• career lessons
• agency founder
• business relationships
• AI in advertising

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lighthouse Creative Group, Amazon, Fanatics, Breaking and Entering Media

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