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What if your firm grew faster the moment you stopped doing “everything”? We brought on Ron Bockstahler of Amata Office Centers to show how small and solo law practices scale with less stress by outsourcing the back office, using virtual offices for presence, and focusing lawyer time on what actually pays: legal work and prospecting.

We start with a reality check for attorneys leaving big firms. The comforts of enterprise-grade support vanish on day one—secure systems, phones, mail, intake, compliance, and endless admin decisions land on your desk. Ron explains how virtual office programs handle mail, calls, and client-facing workflows so you keep a professional footprint without a costly lease. Then we dig into the golden rule: if it’s not billable, you shouldn’t be doing it. Bookkeeping, IT, document production, and even first drafts can be handled by experts or AI-assisted tools, leaving you to review and refine at a higher value.

Growth depends on the pipeline you build, not the clients you hope stick around. We break down referral strategies that drive 80% of matters for many small firms, from mapping complementary practices to scheduling weekly one-on-ones that consistently produce introductions. Evan shares a simple “pay time vs. no pay time” framework to protect your calendar, while Craig tackles the marketing wake-up call: AI is reshaping search behavior, so DIY tactics often miss shifting algorithms and intent. Ron’s story of a strong firm seeing call volume drop becomes a lesson in hiring professional marketing that tracks leads from search to signed engagement and adapts before results slide.

By the end, you’ll have a lean, practical playbook: write clear goals, delegate nonbillables, protect pay time, invest in a referral engine, and modernize your marketing for the AI era. Keep it simple, keep it flexible, and align costs with revenue so your firm compounds instead of grinds.

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Ready to trade noisy “more leads” for a pipeline you can actually close? We dig into what growth marketing really means for B2B teams: systematic experimentation tied to revenue, not vanity metrics. With Evan Polin’s sales coaching lens and Craig Andrews' growth marketing strategy playbook, we map how to align sales and marketing so both sides win and buyers feel it from the first touch.

We start by cutting through agency labels and assets that masquerade as strategy. Then we define the difference between MQLs and SQLs and explain why shifting to sales accepted leads, pipeline created, and revenue influenced changes the culture overnight. If sales hates the leads, marketing is failing; if sales can’t say why, sales is failing marketing. That’s where the weekly feedback loop comes in—field notes shape ICP updates, messaging pivots, and nurture arcs that steadily advance deals instead of clogging calendars.

You’ll hear practical takeaways for small and mid-sized teams without enterprise budgets: how to clarify your ideal client profile, why people remember you for the first thing you sold, and how long it really takes to reposition an offer. We talk problem-first content that answers real questions buyers ask, smarter LinkedIn targeting, and how to rebuild an email reputation after blasting the list into spam filters. Most of all, we show why better alignment beats more spend, and how testing, not guessing, builds durable momentum—cleaner discovery calls, shorter cycles, and easier upsells.

If you’re serious about revenue and tired of activity for activity’s sake, this playbook episode is your next step. Follow the show, share it with your team, and leave a review to tell us what’s working.

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We look back at a standout year and unpack why simplicity, clarity, and alignment made deals close faster and marketing work harder. We share the sales frameworks, marketing rhythms, and leadership habits that will set a stronger foundation for 2026.

• simplifying a core promise and message
• focusing on ICP fit and problem-led language
• replacing bloated pipelines with task-driven CRM
• disqualifying fast to speed decisions
• using small touches over big-bang campaigns
• keeping website, social, email, and pitch aligned
• leveraging relationships and referrals with intent
• letting data refine ICP and spend
• separating sales and marketing roles while unifying goals
• setting clear revenue targets and reverse-engineering activity

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