The Inside Activ Podcast
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Inside Activ Marketing: From Solo To Scale
Real conversations with Activ Marketing franchise partners about starting their own marketing business, and what actually changes once they stop trying to do it all alone.
Most freelance marketers and solo agency owners reach the same point eventually: too much work, not enough hours, and no one to talk it through with. This series exists to show what happens next. Every episode is a real, unscripted conversation with a franchise partner who was once exactly there, working alone, wearing every hat, unsure how to grow without burning out, and who found a different way to build a business.
Hosted by Katie Bullon, CEO of Activ Marketing
The thinking behind it
What is Solo Power®?
Solo Power® is our philosophy that one person can build a serious marketing business, when they have the right structure, strategy and support behind them. It’s the thinking behind everything we do at Activ, and behind every franchise partner’s story in this series.
Structure
Defined services, pricing and client journeys that remove confusion and restore control.
Strategy
Visibility, forecasting and recurring revenue planning that create stability and direction.
Support
Systems, tools, assistive AI, community and guidance that expand capacity and prevent burnout.
Featured episode
Start here
Episode 1
The marketer who stopped doing everything (once the tables turned)
Featuring Sian Price, I Need Marketing, South Wales
Sian talks honestly about launching her marketing business right before lockdown, why she thought she had to offer every service herself as a solo freelancer, and what changed once she joined Activ as a franchise partner and stopped trying to do it all alone.
Moments from this episode
- Starting a marketing business right as the world went into lockdown
- Why she believed a solo marketer has to say yes to every service, every client
- The moment the tables turned, and what changed once she wasn't working alone
More episodes coming soon
New conversations with Activ franchise partners are added regularly. Check back, or follow the show so you don’t miss one.
Why this series exists
Real stories, no scripts
Every episode follows one franchise partner’s real story, honest conversations about what it’s actually like to build a marketing business, the hard parts included. No scripts, no polish, no hype.
If you’re a freelance marketer thinking about starting your own marketing business, or you’re already running one and finding yourself doing every job alone, these conversations are for you. New episodes are added regularly as more franchise partners share how they moved from solo and stretched thin to properly supported.
Ready to stop doing this alone? Here's where to start.
A supportive conversation, not a sales pitch.