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    35:35•September 22, 2026

    His Agency Went 1 to 12 After One Bogota Hire Changed Everything

    What if one hire from Bogota could take your agency from a team of one to twelve almost overnight? In this episode, Sean sits down with Mike Bodkin, who built a staffing and talent placement agency around sourcing senior-level marketing professionals from Latin America. Mike shares how shifting his client targeting in the first six months led him to raise his pricing from a band of 2,500 to 3,500

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    Sean Weisbrot
    Sean Weisbrot

    Serial entrepreneur · Networking expert · Host & Founder

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    Mike Bodkin

    Founder, Staffing and Talent Placement Agency

    Mike Bodkin is the founder of a staffing and talent placement agency specializing in sourcing senior-level marketing professionals from Latin America. He built his agency by shifting client targeting and refining his pricing model, scaling from a solo operation to a team of twelve. Mike is known for his fixed-fee, month-to-month contract structure that provides cash flow predictability for both his business and his clients, differentiating his approach from the hourly models most competitors use.

    Chapters

    00:00-From Agency Owner to Nearshore Talent Scout
    01:14-Raising Prices Without Losing Clients
    02:14-The Fixed Fee Model That Fixed Cash Flow
    03:29-"They Pay Us, We Pay Them"
    05:17-Solving the Problem He Lived Through
    10:09-Why Networking Beats Paid Acquisition
    14:30-Founder-Led Sales and Shaking Hands
    20:19-Sean's Focus Problem — And How He Fixed It
    21:40-The Two Career Lessons That Shaped Mike
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