How to Build a $25M+ Agency in 5 Years

You don’t need to go viral.

You don’t need to raise money.

You don’t need a personal brand.

You just need execution.

Here’s the 5-year roadmap to build a $25M+ agency from scratch:

Year 1: $0 → $1M PROFIT

Focus on client acquisition and delivery. That’s it.

• Use fulfillment partners to stay lean

• Reinvest profits into sales and marketing

• Build your core team: PM, closer, finance

Most agency owners overhire and stall.

You stay lean, you grow.

Year 2–3: $1M → $3M PROFIT

Now shift to retention and recurring revenue.

• Lock in 12-month contracts with ACH auto-billing

• Cross-sell services (SEO for web design, retainers for CRO)

• Standardize fulfillment for consistency

Client LTV > new leads.

Retention is the foundation of scale.

Year 4: $3M → $8M PROFIT

Growth gets expensive. So you buy it.

• Acquire smaller agencies (~40% your size)

• Absorb their book of business

• Integrate their team and ops

• Apply your retention model

You skip years of hiring headaches—and multiply instantly.

Year 5+: $8M → $25M+ Enterprise Value

Two paths:

1. Keep scaling via acquisitions

2. Exit at a 7–9 figure multiple

You’ve built a machine.

Now decide if you want to keep it—or sell it.

The key principles never change:

• Master client acquisition

• Build retention systems

• Buy scale when

• Don’t hire for ego

• Think in enterprise value—not revenue

Want help executing this playbook?

This is exactly what I help $1M–$3M agency founders do.

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Cheers,

Stefan