How to Scale Your Agency to 7 Figures (and beyond) with Dave Schneider
Entrepreneurs on Fire
John Lee Dumas
4.8 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 April 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Dave Schneider is the CoFounder of Shortlist.io, an inbound marketing agency that grew to 7 figures in revenue. He is also a world traveler having visited over 60 countries.
Top 3 Value Bombs
1. Stand out in a crowded market by leading with a unique value proposition. Differentiation is key to rising above the noise.
2. Replace yourself first when hiring. Hire in the order of freeing your time, then build systems and scale through sales hires.
3. Being results-focused is non-negotiable. Deliver what your clients truly value, growth and ROI, not just deliverables.
Optimized white label marketing solutions for agencies & brands that increase revenue, not headcount. Visit Dave's website - Shortlist.io
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Boom! Shake the room, Fire Nation. JLD here and welcome to Entrepreneurs on Fire, brought to you by a high level. |
| 0:08.4 | It's time to take your agency to the next level. Today we'll be breaking down how to scale your agency to seven figures and beyond. |
| 0:15.4 | To drop these value bombs that are brought to Dave Schneider into EOFire Studios. Dave is the co-founder of Shortlist.io, an inbound marketing agency |
| 0:22.3 | that grew seven figures in revenue. He is a world traveler having visited over 60 countries. |
| 0:27.4 | And today, our nation, we'll talk about living in a crowded marketplace and how to stand out. |
| 0:31.6 | We'll also talk about hiring the major dues and don'ts for running an agency and client |
| 0:36.2 | churn, what a killer it is. |
| 0:37.5 | And oh so much more. And a big thing for sponsoring today's episode goes to Dave and our sponsors. |
| 0:43.8 | Stop duct taping your business together. High level runs your website, your funnels, email, automation, |
| 0:48.7 | scheduling, payments, and memberships all in one place. And when you sign up at high level fire.com, |
| 0:53.9 | you get a 30-day free trial, plus my |
| 0:56.2 | exclusive bonus stack that includes weekly office hours with me and much more. |
| 1:00.3 | Visit high-level fire.com. |
| 1:03.0 | High-level fire. |
| 1:04.9 | Dot com. |
| 1:05.8 | Fire Nation, 50 days will fly right on by. |
| 1:08.8 | The only question is, will you have something to show for it? |
| 1:11.5 | I created a free YouTube series called 50 Days to Something, a step-by-step path to build a real |
| 1:18.0 | product, service, or offer in just 50 focused days. Start today for free at eofire.com |
| 1:25.3 | slash YouTube. |
| 1:32.8 | Dave, say what's up to Fire Nation and share something that you believe about becoming successful that most people disagree with. |
| 1:36.6 | What's up, Fire Nation, Dave here. |
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