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Agency coaching for founder-led agencies, matched to your stage

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Tim Kilroy's agency coaching runs from $399 a month for group coaching to custom builds for agencies past $1M a year.

It is marketing agency coaching for founders of marketing, creative, development, PR, and content agencies. The format changes with revenue: structured group coaching under $50K a month, and fully custom systems once the specific agency becomes the bottleneck.

The question

Which agency coaching program is right for my agency?

Pick by revenue stage. Under $50K a month, Agency Studio ($399 a month) or Agency Studio+ ($999 a month). Past $1M a year, a custom SalesOS or DemandOS engagement. Between $50K a month and $1M a year is a graduation zone where an honest read on which side of the line you sit matters more than any program.

Group coaching wins when you need structure, frameworks, and straight answers on a budget. Custom work wins when your problems are specific enough that templates stop helping. If your bottleneck is mainly operations and delivery efficiency, an operations specialist may fit better than a sales and demand coach.

Agency coaching evidence

Definition

What is agency coaching?

Agency coaching is ongoing guidance for an agency owner on the decisions that shape growth: positioning, pricing, pipeline, hiring, and leadership. In Tim Kilroy's Agency Studio it works like a clinic, not a curriculum. Founders bring whatever is on fire, it gets worked on the call, and they leave with a number, a decision, or a next action.

Compare

Agency coaching programs compared

Tim Kilroy agency coaching programs compared on fit, format, and price, as of November 2026
ProgramRevenue fitWhat you getPrice
Agency StudioUnder $50K a month (from about $20K)Group room, frameworks, weekly working sessions$399 a month
Agency Studio+$25K to $50K a monthEverything in Studio plus a custom plan and monthly 1:1 with Tim$999 a month
SalesOS$1M a year and upCustom, done-with-you agency sales systemScoped individually
DemandOS$1M to $20M a yearWhole-team demand generation systemScoped individually

By stage

What changes at each agency stage

$0 to $25K a month

The Hustle

You are the entire company, and the pipeline is whoever replied last week.

Below $20K a month, get reps and a clear offer first. From there, Agency Studio.

$25K to $50K a month

The Climb

Every deal and every delivery still runs through you, so growth stalls when you get busy.

Agency Studio+ for a custom plan and monthly one-on-one accountability.

$1M to $5M a year

The Wall

A generalist competing on price, sales still depend on you, and profit stays thin.

SalesOS: positioning first, then a sales engine built around your agency.

$5M to $10M a year

The Layer

You are still in the sales seat and need a team that leads.

Custom work scoped individually.

You don't need another fix. You need someone who can see the whole machine.
Tim Kilroy, on Agency Studio

Inside Studio

What happens on an agency coaching call

  • Open the P&L on the call. One founder thought they made $6,700 last month; with their own salary counted, it was $1,700.
  • Run the math on the next hire: cost of the person divided by real profit margin is the new revenue to land first.
  • Rewrite the email that is not getting replies, live.
  • Stress test concentration risk, like all inbound coming from one channel.
  • Find what makes the agency forgettable and fix it in the deck and the pitch.
  • Often, do less. Raise retention instead of chasing more clients.

Proof

Founders on agency coaching with Tim

As published on timkilroy.com (opens in a new tab).

“In less than 8 weeks, my MRR increased by 80 to 90%. When we started, my stress was at a 10. Now it is a 1 or a 2.”
Wilding Penderis, Founder, AccelGrow
“Tim helped me understand the value I bring to my clients and to reflect that value in my pricing. For the first time, I felt like I was running a real business, not just surviving.”
Andriy, Founder, Flowium

Back to the agency consulting overview, or see what agency coaching costs and how to set agency rates.

FAQ

Agency coaching questions

What does an executive coach actually do?
An executive coach helps a leader see their situation clearly, make better decisions, and follow through. Good coaches ask more than they tell and hold the leader accountable to commitments. Agency coaching applies this to agency owners specifically, adding operating knowledge about pricing, pipeline, hiring, and delivery that a general executive coach may not bring. In the full FAQ
Does an agency under $20K a month need a coach?
Usually not yet, according to Tim Kilroy. Below about $20K a month you need reps and a clear offer, not a coaching program. Once you pass that point, hustle stops being the problem and structure becomes the problem, which is where Agency Studio at $399 a month is designed to help. In the full FAQ
How much does Agency Studio+ cost?
Agency Studio+ costs $999 a month. It includes everything in Agency Studio plus a custom plan and a monthly one-on-one session with Tim Kilroy. It fits founders between $25K and $50K a month whose deals and delivery still run through them, and who need accountability to install first hires, a repeatable delivery process, and a steadier pipeline. In the full FAQ
What is the 80/20 rule in coaching?
The 80/20 rule, or Pareto principle, suggests a small share of causes drives most results. In coaching it means finding the few changes that matter most. Tim Kilroy applies this bluntly: half the time the answer is subtraction. Stop chasing more clients and raise retention; stop targeting everyone and target someone. In the full FAQ
What skills make a good coach?
Good coaches listen more than they talk, diagnose before they prescribe, tell the truth when it stings, and hold people to their commitments. For agency owners, operating experience matters too. Tim Kilroy has been a marketing and agency leader since 1997 and launched three agencies, with two exits and one crash, which shapes the practical advice he gives. In the full FAQ
Is marketing agency coaching the same as insurance agency coaching?
No. Insurance agency coaching serves insurance sales offices, while marketing agency coaching serves service firms that sell strategy, creative, media, or development work. Tim Kilroy coaches marketing, creative, development, PR, and content agencies. If you run an insurance agency, look for a coach who specializes in that industry. In the full FAQ
What happens inside Agency Studio?
Founders bring whatever is on fire and it gets worked on the call. Tim Kilroy describes it as a clinic, not a curriculum. Sessions can include opening the P&L, running the math on a hire, rewriting an outbound email live, stress testing concentration risk, and diagnosing what makes an agency forgettable. Nobody hands you a workbook to do later. In the full FAQ

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