Agency Rainmaker TV

Agency Rainmaker TV

Discover the insider secrets on how agency owners leverage their time, treasure, and talent. Each week successful rainmakers will share what they are investing more in, what they are cutting back on, and what are their go-to strategies. Your host Henry DeVries, is a business development columnist with Forbes.com & the CEO of Indie Books International, which he cofounded in 2014 to work with small to midsized agency owners who want to find right fit clients by marketing with a book & speech. Prior to that he helped double revenues as president of an award-winning Ad Age 500 advertising agency.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    How To Do More Than A Book With Pamela Slim

    Our agency rainmaker this week is Pamela Slim. Pamela Slim is an award-winner author, speaker and agency owner who has spent three decades helping business owners scale their businesses and IP. Pam’s agency specializes in the design and development of certification and licensing programs. Pam is the author of Escape from Cubicle Nation (Penguin Portfolio, 2009), Body of Work (Penguin Portfolio, 2014) and The Widest Net (McGraw Hill, November, 2021, winner of Best Sales and Marketing Book of 2021 from Porchlight Books). https://pamelaslim.comhttps://indiebooksintl.comSeason 4, Episode 6

    8 min

  2. 6 FEB

    How To Reinvent In 2026 With Helena Ferrari

    Our agency rainmaker of the week is Helena Ferrari. As a global strategic executive, CHRO, and trusted Board advisor, Helena partners with CEOs, investors, and Boards to navigate complex organizational challenges, from cross-border M&As and global scaling to governance, crisis response, and CEO succession.With 25+ years of experience leading multinational organizations and private equity–backed firms through transformation, she brings a unique ability to balance shareholder value, workforce strategy, and responsible corporate governance. Her leadership spans the US, UK, Europe, Latin America, and APAC, helping companies scale sustainably and manage risk in highly regulated and high-growth environments.Having lived and worked globally, she understands the cultural nuance required to unify executive teams and drive results across borders. She has guided multiple organizations through IPOs, restructuring, and succession events, including supporting six CEO transitions in seven years while maintaining exceptional retention and business continuity.Today, she leverages her fractional HR executive expertise to serve clients across various industries, acting as a strategic partner to Boards and leadership teams navigating rapid growth, organizational complexity, and governance demands.Additionally, she is a thought leader, speaker, and regulatory compliance workshop facilitator. She is also a member of Private Directors Association, where she created a special interest group (SIG) and speak to PDA Board Members on wide-ranging topics including “PAGA Reform,” CHROs value to the Board, on future issues board members will face, and shares resources with boards across California and nationally.https://indiebooksintl.comSeason 4, Episode 5

    4 min

  3. 30 JAN

    How To Tell A Story Like A TV Broadcaster With Joel Goldberg

    Our agency rainmaker of the week is Joel Goldberg. Joel has worked in four markets during a 30-year career, covering two World Series Championship teams and thousands of baseball games, not to mention multiple Super Bowls, NHL playoffs, and NCAA March Madness basketball games.Joel has had the pleasure of interviewing countless athletes, Hall of Famers, and celebrities while traveling the world, telling stories from famous stars to under-the-radar role players.His longtime job covering the Kansas City Royals as a host and reporter is a privilege, enabling him to entertain, inform, and connect fans to athletes. Through his years of storytelling and watching championship organizations succeed (and fail), he realized his access to methods executives use to build culture and championship teams translated to the corporate world.That’s why Joel created the Game Changer Speaking Series to help organizations win trust and build a championship culture. Access insights from Joel through his podcast, Rounding the Bases, or book him for your next event.https://indiebooksintl.comSeason 4, Episode 4

    10 min

  4. 23 JAN

    How To Grow Your Business Globally With Bill Edwards

    Our agency rainmaker of the week is Bill Edwards. William (Bill) Edwards brings five decades of international business development expertise to his role as Founder and CEO of Edwards Global Services, Inc. (EGS), a leading international operations and global business development company. Over the years, Bill has successfully guided more than 40 companies across 12 different business sectors in their global expansion efforts into a total of 35 countries, leveraging his extensive experience living in 7 countries and working on projects in over 50 countries.A recognized authority on international business development, Bill publishes the quarterly GlobalVue™ 40 country ranking chart and the widely read Geowizard biweekly global business newsletter. He has authored over 50 articles on international business development and frequently speaks at conferences worldwide on global market entry strategies and cross-cultural management. His expertise has earned his company two U.S. Presidential Awards for Export Excellence and appointments to prestigious positions, including current Chair of the District Export Council of Southern California, Past Chairman of the World Affairs Council of Orange Country and a member of the Services Industry Trade Advisory Committee (ITAC) advising the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative on issues related to franchising in the global trade sector.Bill serves on several boards, including the Titus Center for Franchising at Palm Beach Atlantic University, the University of New Hampshire Rosenberg International Franchise Center, The National Association of District Export Councils, the Los Angeles chapter of the Global Chamber, the IFA Education Advisory Board, the World Affairs Council of Orange Country and theChapman University Schmid Center for International Business Advisory Board. He is a Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) and holds a B.S. in Professional Geology from St. Louis University, with additional executive education from Texas A&M and the Thunderbird School of Global Management.https://indiebooksintl.comSeason 4, Episode 3

    8 min

  5. 16 JAN

    How To Grow, Nurture, And Sell With Hannah Roth

    Our agency rainmaker of the week is Hannah Roth. Hannah is Predictive ROI’s mad scientist and strategist. Her background as a Fisheries Biologist, coupled with her experience as a small business owner, has allowed her to offer a unique perspective synthesizing data analysis with strategic insights.She often works in the trenches helping clients define and achieve their business goals, overcome challenges, and find new opportunities for growth. She loves helping people, and being on the front lines alongside agency owners and strategic consultants is where she thrives.https://indiebooksintl.comSeason 4, Episode 2

    9 min

  6. 9 JAN

    How To Build Trust To Grow Pipeline With Susan Baier

    Our agency rainmaker of the week is Susan Baier. Susan Baier is the founder and CEO of research agency Audience Audit Inc., which helps agency owners, authors, speakers, and experts build their reputation and ROI with research. She’s worked in marketing strategy for nearly 40 years in agencies and Fortune 500 organizations. Susan has provided original custom research for hundreds of business owners and thought leaders, including Jay Baer and Neen James. She has spoken at INBOUND, Content Marketing World, Build a Better Agency Summit and other marketing and agency conferences, and her work has been featured by Forbes.com, HubSpot, Content Marketing Institute, and Marketing Profs, among others.https://indiebooksintl.com Season 4, Episode 1

    10 min

  7. 19/12/2025

    How To See The Future And Adapt With Scott Hamilton

    Our agency rainmaker of the week is Scott Hamilton. Scott Hamilton is a well-known thought leader & speaker in the field of “next practices” improvement of executive and workforce performance for emerging companies across the Global 5000. With a multi-discipline experience as an internal corporate executive and external trusted advisor, Scott has helped leaders and organizations be more effective in how they strategize and execute. His executive and organizational coaching expertise includes the development/implementation of strategic plans, advanced innovation methods, leadership team performance sessions and the pioneering use of “collective intelligence” alignment & adaptability programs. He has worked with leaders at all levels to build their strengths in order maximize team commitment, capability, focus and results in both emerging and established businesses.Scott’s industry exposure has been both broad and deep. He has held key marketing, strategy, human resources and organization development executive roles for such companies as McDonald’s, Nestle, Bergen Brunswig, Honeywell, ARAMARK Distribution and DirecTV. Scott has also founded several businesses and built top advisory practices that have coached hundreds of C-level leaders through strategic planning, large-scale change efforts, teambuilding, merger and acquisition/integration activity teams, and developed in-house executive development programs.Hamilton is CEO of the Executive Next Practices Institute, a global C-suite innovation focused organization that is based at UCI Beall Applied Innovation at the University of California Irvine and the Founder of NextWORKS Strategy, a premier provider of strategy development, alignment, talent management, and executive performance programs to small to middle-market companies. Both of these entities have been recognized by Forbes and the Orange County Business Journal as leaders in fields of innovation, entrepreneurship and strategic transformation.He is a frequent keynoter and panelist to CEO groups, trade associations, private company functions and global conferences. Hamilton serves on the boards of several organizations.https://indiebooksintl.comSeason 3, Episode 35

    6 min

  8. 12/12/2025

    How To Be A Better Leader At Work With Esther Weinberg

    Our agency rainmaker of the week is Esther Weinberg. ​Esther is a business growth accelerator that equips executives in high-growth media and technology industries to create game-changing breakthroughs, increase profitability in declining markets and create successful and sustainable “portable” virtual cultures with executives, leaders and teams.As Founder & Chief Leadership Development Officer of The Ready Zone, she moves leaders through change with proven systems to create big pivots, big impact and big returns. Esther’s strategies assist companies through such impactful conditions as planning and executing reorganizations; moving employees from burnout and Zoom exhaustion to empowered, innovative and driven; and implementing clear priorities and strategies for growing a virtual and global workforce.Esther provides proven, transformative, yet practical tools and systems that help benchmark and measure results. Despite uncertain times, Esther is not afraid to tell eye-opening truths that dives deeply into the impact of change and consolidation. She does so to create the access and opportunity for meaningful dialogue and action to develop workplace cultures of trust, respect and safety. In fact, she rolls-up-her-sleeves, authentically and methodically helping organizations build sustainable company cultures that thrive vs. survive. From the fundamentals behind developing a collective philosophy of readiness to take on any industry challenge, to coaching leaders on how to reframe, refocus, and realign, Esther is a true powerhouse.With over 20-years experience, her innovative strategies have assisted clients to grow, scale and thrive during the worst and best of times including Netflix, NBCUniversal, Microsoft, ESPN, WarnerMedia, Warner Bros., CNN, DreamWorks Animation, Discovery Communications, Adobe, Disney, IMAX, National Geographic, and Nickelodeon.A respected thought-leader with first-hand experience, Esther has held executive positions at Disney and Fox, as well as stood in the shoes of C-Suite executives as an interim CEO and leader at numerous organizations. Esther’s drive for developing global leaders stems from her work abroad, including Botswana, Israel and Uganda. She is a graduate of New York University, and a member of Promax, and Harvard’s Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital. Esther is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and a contributor to Forbes.https://indiebooksintl.comSeason 3, Episode 34

    7 min
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Discover the insider secrets on how agency owners leverage their time, treasure, and talent. Each week successful rainmakers will share what they are investing more in, what they are cutting back on, and what are their go-to strategies. Your host Henry DeVries, is a business development columnist with Forbes.com & the CEO of Indie Books International, which he cofounded in 2014 to work with small to midsized agency owners who want to find right fit clients by marketing with a book & speech. Prior to that he helped double revenues as president of an award-winning Ad Age 500 advertising agency.

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  • Creator
    Agency Rainmaker TV
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    112
  • Rating
    Clean
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