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The Podcast that will help you grow, scale and exit your professional services firm.

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    • Jun 18, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 258 EPISODES


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    You Don't Need an Engineer. You Need to Know the Work with Chris Prinos | Episode 262

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 17:40


    In this episode, Greg Alexander speaks with Chris Prinos, founder of Indigo Trigger about how a professional services firm solved building AI leverage without a technical hire. This episode is useful for founders of boutique professional service firms who are working on building AI tools without technical staff, scaling operations without adding headcount, and creating repeatable systems for AI adoption. Topics covered are a repeatable method for building your own AI tools, why clear instructions beat technical skill, and what to hand off to AI and what to keep. Learn more about Collective 54, the community for founders of boutique professional service firms.

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    Episode 261 - We Hired a Credentialed M&A Advisor. It Still Went Sideways.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2026 29:02


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    Episode 260 - The January Cutoff: Rebuilding a Services Firm Around Human + AI

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2026 23:28


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    Episode 259 - Doubling Margins in 12 Months

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 22:29


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    Episode 258 - The Anti-Commodity Move: Winning on Experience When AI Flattens the Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2026 25:55


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    Episode 257 - You Built a Firm on the Wrong Playbook. Now What?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 24:30


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    Episode 256 - They 4X'd Their Average Deal Size. Here's How. - Member Case with Stephen Straus & Christian Barnard

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 30:03


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    Episode 255 - Exit, Return, Reinvent – What Changes the Second Time Around

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 22:49


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    Episode 254 - From AI Skeptic to AI Believer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2026 24:33


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    Episode 253 - Your Competitor Already Replaced That Role With AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2026 30:55


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    Episode 252 – From Billable Hours to AI Leverage Summary

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 23:34


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    Episode 251 - The Exit You Don't Get by Accident

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 32:17


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    Episode 250 - The Pod Structure That Breaks the Founder Bottleneck

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 17:31


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    Episode 249 - When a Strategic Partner Becomes Your Buyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 23:00


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    Episode 248 - The Community Model for Turning Relationships into Recurring Revenue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 26:46


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    Episode 247 - The Breakthrough Most Professional Services Founders Miss

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 21:41


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    Episode 246 - From SEO to AEO: Winning Discoverability in the Age of AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 20:52


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    Episode 245 - The Member Playbook: How to Extract Maximum Value from Collective 54

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 20:30


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    Episode 244 - Smell, Don't Sell: How to Scale Business Development Without Role Corruption

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2025 15:46


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    Episode 243 - Built for Then, Not Now: How to Rebrand When Your Firm Outgrows Its Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 19:40


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    Episode 242 - The Pricing Wake-Up Call: Rebuilding Margin in an AI-Dominated Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2025 21:28


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    Episode 241 - Buy to Build: The Acquisition Strategy Fueling Growth in a Fragmented Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 25:39


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    Episode 241 - From Chaos to Cruise Control: How Hiring the Right COO Can Transform a Firm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 16:12


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    Episode 239 - From Startup to Standout: How One Founder Used Authority to Build an Enduring Firm

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 23:01


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    Episode 237 - When to Expand Your Service Lines: Breaking the Short-Term Engagement Trap to Drive Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 24:14


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    Episode 236 - From AI Assistant to Digital Staffer: Scaling Boutique Firms with Agentic AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 14:59


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    Episode 235 - Transforming Revenue Streams, Part 2: Hardening Recurring Revenue

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 20:41


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    Episode 234 - From Aha Moment to Breakthrough Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 26:10


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    Episode 233 – Deep Client Relationships Drive Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 30:25


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    Episode 232 - Clarity Pays: How Narrowing Focus Drives Margin, Growth, and Referrals

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 24:22


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    Episode 231 - Moving Up-Market: How to Win and Keep Enterprise Clients

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 25:25


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    Episode 230 - Humans + Agents: Building a Collaborative AI Knowledge Base

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 19:16


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    Episode 229 - Ten Years, Ten Lessons: Scaling with Grit, Focus, and Reinvention

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 22:24


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    Episode 228 - Escaping the Rainmaker Trap: How to Build a Scalable Sales Engine Without You

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 21:36


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    Episode 227 - The Rising Cyber Risk for Boutique Firms: A Practical Guide to Protection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 18:26


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    Episode 226 - AI at Risk: How to Adopt Agentic AI Without Compromising Security

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 18:29


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    Episode 225 - Passing the Torch: A Management Buyout Success Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 22:47


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    Episode 224 - Designing Leadership: Getting the Right People in the Right Roles from Growth to Exit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 29:40


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    Episode 223 - From Small Gathering to Strategic Asset

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 21:32


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    Episode 222 - Pricing Power: The Fastest Path to Revenue Growth in Professional Services

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 24:57


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    Episode 221 - From Projects to Predictable: Building a Recurring Revenue Stream

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 20:16


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    Episode 220 - How a “Too Small” Firm Got Acquired

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 27:10


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    Episode 219 - Data, Authority, and Demand: How Agile Sherpas Turns Annual Reports into a Lead Engine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 22:25


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    Episode 218 - Leadership Alignment Is Not Agreement: How to Get Your Team Truly Moving Together

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 14:52


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    Episode 217 - The Founder's Force Multiplier: How to Hire and Leverage an Executive Assistant

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 19:23


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    Episode 216 - From Frustration to Focus: How One Firm Transformed Productivity with Time Tracking

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 19:53


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    Episode 215 - Stop Solving the Wrong Problem: Why Fractional Executives Drive Better Client Outcomes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 21:35


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    Episode 214 - How to Boost Margins and Scale Without Adding Headcount

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 20:59


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    Episode 213 - Restricted Covenant Agreements: What Founders Need to Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 16:37


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    Episode 212 - Merging for Growth: How Two Firms Became One Market Leader

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 17:54


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    Episode 210 - Next-gen Digital Transformation for Small Firms: How to Leapfrog into the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 24:10


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