Christy Hiler's guest appearances

Christy Hiler

Build a Better Agency Podcast

The Businessology Show

The Art of Sway

Dan Mall

Tim Ryan

Peter Levitan

Steve Gordon

Jason Swenk

Dan Englander

John Jantsch

Andy Budd

Mike Monteiro

Mike Davidson

Jon Kolko

Adam Davidson

Ron Baker

BOBBY GILLESPIE

Jeremiah Smith

OwlTail

In the United States, 40% of businesses are owned by women — but ad agency ownership by women is just 0.5%!? In this episode, we dig into uncovering major industry equity gaps with Christy Hiler, agency owner and co-founder of Own It, a research-driven community working to see more women step into the position of ownership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the United States, 40% of businesses are owned by women — but ad agency ownership by women is just 0.5%!? In this episode, we dig into uncovering major industry equity gaps with Christy Hiler, agency owner and co-founder of Own It, a research-driven community working to see more women step into the position of ownership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 24: Own It: Christy Hiler's Leadership Journey and Fighting Equity Gaps in Advertising Ownership

Jean Freeman

There are 20,000 agencies across the U.S. right now. Less than 200 are female-owned. After joining this small group, Christy Hiler and Jean Freeman decided it was time to make some moves to increase that number. They created https://untilyouownit.com/ to first get an accurate head count of female-led agencies and provide support for females looking to purchase or start their own agency. They talk with Jason about why woman-owned agencies are so few and far between, how we can change that, and why we need more in this country. This episode is obviously such an important topic, and we're so grateful for Christy and Jean's efforts in the agency landscape.

There are 20,000 agencies across the U.S. right now. Less than 200 are female-owned. After joining this small group, Christy Hiler and Jean Freeman decided it was time to make some moves to increase that number. They created <a href="https://untilyouownit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://untilyouownit.com/</a> to first get an accurate head count of female-led agencies and provide support for females looking to purchase or start their own agency. They talk with Jason about why woman-owned agencies are so few and far between, how we can change that, and why we need more in this country. This episode is obviously such an important topic, and we're so grateful for Christy and Jean's efforts in the agency landscape.

How Female Agency Owners Can Empower Each Other with Christy Hiler and Jean Freeman

Women own less than 1% of the ad agencies in North America. This gender gap is disappointing and staggering, but in this episode of Build a Better Agency, our guest expert Christy Hiler reminds us that bridging that gap is far from impossible.  During our conversation, Christy helps us unravel this alarming statistic by exploring the barriers that may be keeping the women we lead and work with from pursuing ownership roles or viewing ownership, not just leadership, as an end goal in the first place. In addition to discussing the things that may be holding women back, Christy and I also discuss the progress from encouraging, elevating, and celebrating women-owned agencies, and what we can do as agency owners to help empower more women within our networks to pursue ownership roles. This topic is near and dear to me as both an agency owner and someone who has the privilege of working alongside the women-led agencies represented in AMI. My hope is that you will not only enjoy this conversation with Christy, but that you will link arms with her and leaders like her so that we can all work together to tackle problems like this in our industry. A big thank you to our podcast’s presenting sponsor, White Label IQ. They’re an amazing resource for agencies who want to outsource their design, dev, or PPC work at wholesale prices. Check out their special offer (10 free hours!) for podcast listeners here.  What You Will Learn in This Episode:  What the “Own It” initiative is, and what inspired Christy to launch it Why women own less than 1% of all ad agencies in North America The barriers that may be preventing women in the industry from becoming agency owners Why inviting and empowering women in these spaces is a benefit for everyone How women-led agencies are doing things differently — and why that’s so great What current agency owners can do to mentor, encourage, and empower the women they work with to seek ownership opportunities How you can help Christy identify, support, and celebrate women-led agencies in the industry 

Women own less than 1% of the ad agencies in North America. This gender gap is disappointing and staggering, but in this episode of Build a Better Agency, our guest expert Christy Hiler reminds us that bridging that gap is far from impossible. During our conversation, Christy helps us unravel this alarming statistic by exploring the barriers that may be keeping the women we lead and work with from pursuing ownership roles or viewing ownership, not just leadership, as an end goal in the first place. In addition to discussing the things that may be holding women back, Christy and I also discuss the progress from encouraging, elevating, and celebrating women-owned agencies, and what we can do as agency owners to help empower more women within our networks to pursue ownership roles. This topic is near and dear to me as both an agency owner and someone who has the privilege of working alongside the women-led agencies represented in AMI. My hope is that you will not only enjoy this conversation with Christy, but that you will link arms with her and leaders like her so that we can all work together to tackle problems like this in our industry. A big thank you to our podcast’s presenting sponsor, <a href="https://www.whitelabeliq.com/ami/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">White Label IQ.</a> They’re an amazing resource for agencies who want to outsource their design, dev, or PPC work at wholesale prices. Check out their special offer (10 free hours!) for podcast listeners <a href="https://www.whitelabeliq.com/ami/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. What You Will Learn in This Episode: <ul> <li>What the “Own It” initiative is, and what inspired Christy to launch it</li> <li>Why women own less than 1% of all ad agencies in North America</li> <li>The barriers that may be preventing women in the industry from becoming agency owners</li> <li>Why inviting and empowering women in these spaces is a benefit for everyone</li> <li>How women-led agencies are doing things differently — and why that’s so great</li> <li>What current agency owners can do to mentor, encourage, and empower the women they work with to seek ownership opportunities</li> <li>How you can help Christy identify, support, and celebrate women-led agencies in the industry</li> </ul>

EP 346: Empowering women as agency owners with Christy Hiler