Michael Jenkins

Work / Case study

Pyxl · 2016–17

Redesigning an agency

A 60-person creative agency lacked clear ownership and couldn't scale. Restructuring it around accountability grew quarterly revenue more than 20%.

Roles
Creative Director · Director of Operations
Size
60 people
Result
Quarterly revenue up 20%+
Also
Built the Tennessee Whiskey Trail app solo

The problem

A 60-person creative agency lacked clear ownership and scale.

What I did

  • Restructured around accountability. Reorganized the agency around clear ownership.
  • Built the reporting it ran on. Including the KPI dashboard the company invoiced from.
  • Ran an agency inside the agency. A 10-person team of its own.

What changed

  • Quarterly revenue rose more than 20%.

In my words

Clear ownership scales; good intentions don't.