082: 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧

In this episode of Entrepreneur Journeys, Matt Levenhagen recounts his journey of facing a multitude of obstacles and how he eventually achieved success through determination and adaptability. Initially, Matt  pursued art as a career before getting into the insurance business. Later, he transitioning to freelancing and eventually establishing the Unified Web Design agency.  With a focus on digital marketing agencies as clients and partnerships in place, his agency has grown to include a team of 10. He shares his struggles with scaling up project management and the importance of revisiting strategies to keep growing. He also talks about the impact of a book called Profit First, which helped him systemize financial management and prioritize profit-making.  Matt's story is a case study in adapting to changes in the industry and the overall market environment to keep moving forward. Matt is the founder and lead Web Designer at Unified Web Design, LLC. that helps businesses translate their brands vision into design and code utilizing the WordPress CMS and the Bootstrap toolkit. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭: ➤ Going back to school to gain a foundation for business ➤ Organically discovering a profitable niche ➤ Realizing that some flexibility in strategy is needed to adapt to a changing market place ➤ Growth of agency, challenges with scaling project management ➤ Implementing Profit First system for financial management ➤ Importance of adapting and revisiting strategies  ➤ Self-improvement for business growth and success 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/levenhagen/ For more information: https://www.mattlevenhagen.com/ https://www.unifiedwebdesign.com/  𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭 Grow your business by speaking on podcasts free guide https://snip.ly/Guest_Success Free resources and events to grow your business by standing out from the crowd: https://snip.ly/JoeMatz 𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐌𝐞 𝐚 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 You can ask me a question and maybe be featured on a future episode. Use this link to record your question: https://www.speakpipe.com/joematz