Collective 54
About
Membership
Insights
Apply
Collective 54✕
the pro serv podcast

The podcast.

Candid conversations with founders on how to grow, scale, and exit a boutique professional services firm.

Episode
268

From Margin Crisis to Profitability: The Rebuild

Aug 14, 2026
Episode
267

Hire the Lawyer First: Building the Team That Gets Your Exit Done

Aug 5, 2026
Episode
266

Profitable Isn't the Same as Sellable

Jul 30, 2026
Episode
265

Rethinking Service Delivery in the AI Era

Jul 23, 2026
Episode
264

The Headless Future: Re-Engineering Your Tech Stack for the AI Era

Jul 19, 2026
Episode
263

Own More, Run Less: The Agency Holding Company Playbook

Jul 7, 2026
Episode
262

You Don't Need an Engineer. You Need to Know the Work

Jun 22, 2026
Episode
261

We Hired a Credentialed M&A Advisor. It Still Went Sideways

Jun 4, 2026
Episode
260

The January Cutoff: Rebuilding a Services Firm Around Human + AI

May 21, 2026
Episode
259

Doubling Margins in 12 Months

May 19, 2026
Episode
258

The Anti-Commodity Move: Winning on Experience When AI Flattens the Work

Apr 27, 2026
Episode
257

You Built a Firm on the Wrong Playbook. Now What?

Apr 9, 2026
Episode
256

They 4X'd Their Average Deal Size. Here's How

Apr 2, 2026
Episode
255

Exit, Return, Reinvent – What Changes the Second Time Around

Mar 23, 2026
Episode
254

From AI Skeptic to AI Believer

Mar 16, 2026
Episode
253

Your Competitor Already Replaced That Role With AI

Mar 5, 2026
Episode
252

From Billable Hours to AI Leverage Summary

Mar 2, 2026
Episode
251

The Exit You Don't Get by Accident

Feb 19, 2026
Episode
250

The Pod Structure That Breaks the Founder Bottleneck

Feb 12, 2026
Episode
249

When a Strategic Partner Becomes Your Buyer

Feb 5, 2026
Episode
248

The Community Model for Turning Relationships into Recurring Revenue

Jan 29, 2026
Episode
247

The Breakthrough Most Professional Services Founders Miss

Jan 22, 2026
Episode
246

From SEO to AEO: Winning Discoverability in the Age of AI

Jan 8, 2026
Episode
245

The Member Playbook: How to Extract Maximum Value from Collective 54

Jan 5, 2026
Episode
244

Smell, Don't Sell: How to Scale Business Development Without Role Corruption

Dec 11, 2025
Episode
243

Built for Then, Not Now: How to Rebrand When Your Firm Outgrows Its Identity

Dec 4, 2025
Episode
242

The Pricing Wake-Up Call: Rebuilding Margin in an AI-Dominated Market

Nov 29, 2025
Episode
241

Buy to Build: The Acquisition Strategy Fueling Growth in a Fragmented Market

Nov 19, 2025
Episode
240

From Chaos to Cruise Control: How Hiring the Right COO Can Transform a Firm

Nov 10, 2025
Episode
239

From Startup to Standout: How One Founder Used Authority to Build an Enduring Firm

Oct 16, 2025
Episode
238

Proposals That Win: How Boutiques Create Urgency and Position Themselves as Market Leaders

Oct 9, 2025
Episode
237

When to Expand Your Service Lines: Breaking the Short-Term Engagement Trap to Drive Growth

Oct 2, 2025
Episode
236

From AI Assistant to Digital Staffer: Scaling Boutique Firms

Sep 25, 2025
Episode
235

Transforming Revenue Streams, Part 2: Hardening Recurring Revenue

Sep 18, 2025
Episode
234

From Aha Moment to Breakthrough Growth

Sep 11, 2025
Episode
233

Deep Client Relationships Drive Growth

Sep 5, 2025