How I'd Start a 1-Person AI Agency With Claude AI (2026) | Ricky Solanki | #35

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Send us Fan MailThe Agency Giants Podcast - Episode 35 (Ricky Solanki)__________________________________________He's spent 17 years building an agency: 50 staff, 400 clients at its peak.If he were starting again in 2026, he'd run the whole thing with one person… & make more money!In this episode of Agency Giants, Ricky Solanki, founder of Push Group, walks through exactly how he'd build a 1-person AI agency from scratch.• Why one person & a few AI agents can now run an entire client end to end.• How he'd actually start from $0 using Claude Code.• The marketing engine he'd build from day one (Automated funnels, lead magnets, & the free channel almost every agency still ignores!)Ricky's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickysolanki/Push Group: https://www.pushgroup.co.uk/__________________________________________Get your next 10 clients, guaranteed 👉 https://www.affluent.academy/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=agencypod&utm_term=interview&utm_content=549&el=youtubeorganic__________________________________________FREE Agency Owners Community: https://www.skool.com/agencyowners__________________________________________https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdO5xp5occOyeEZ2GCD21gqDKLz8Z8-Ak__________________________________________🎧 Stream on your favorite audio platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agency-podcast/id1755717870Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0jmr989Mkl4EJQ6AyAzJfEAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/64e31809-88d4-43a3-b2e3-e59caf73aec4/the-agency-podcast__________________________________________Follow us on all platforms:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agencygiantspodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agencygiantspodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@agencygiants__________________________________________00:00 Ricky's 17-Year Journey Building Push06:26 The AI Catalyst: Repositioning the Agency & Winning Over the Team09:05 Core Services, Client Acquisition & Paid Growth Roadmaps18:55 Expanding Internationally: Greece, Dubai & Lessons Learned22:31 Change Management & Building the "DIAL" AI Operating System31:04 Build vs Buy: Software Costs, Claude Code & Margin Pressure38:50 Licensing Your Tech, Facilitating In-House Moves & Pricing46:53 Protecting Human Brilliance & the New "Diamond" Team Structure52:34 Where to Start With AI: Begin With Claude & One Process55:10 The Next Five Years: Two Businesses & Building From $01:04:29 Prioritising, Productizing Internal Tools & Staying Nimble1:08:59 Exit Plans, Life at 50 & Rapid Fire Questions

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