An Agency Story

How He Built a Waitlist Without Ads or Outreach - Solid Digital

Company: Solid Digital
Owners: Jesse McCabe
Year Started: 2007
Employees: 11-25 

Creating a high-demand agency doesn’t require flashy tactics, just relentless focus. In this episode, Jesse McCabe, founder of Solid Digital, shares how his agency earned a waitlist of clients by prioritizing consistent delivery, quality, and client experience.

Inside this episode:

  • Why building a sales process before needing it can save your business
  • The real reason they reduced their team from 33 to 11
  • How client experience became their strongest growth engine
  • The turning point when referrals dried up and what happened next
  • What most agencies miss when they say yes to the wrong work

Details for an agency planning workshop event November 10th and 11th 2025.