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11th Aug 2025

How A 7 Figure SEO Agency Saved $300K Annually by Moving from Asana to Notion (Jordan Ross Interview)

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In this episode of 8 Figure Agency, Jordan Ross sits down with Emily Call, VP of Operations at Brand North, to unpack how a fast-growing digital marketing agency eliminated inefficiencies, slashed $300,000 in annual costs, and set the foundation for scalable growth.


Discover how simple process changes—like daily team check-ins and automated time tracking—paired with a strategic migration from Asana to Notion transformed visibility, accountability, and profitability. Emily shares how these changes uncovered hidden redundancies, freed up budget for reinvestment, and created a single source of truth for the team’s operations.


What You’ll Learn in This Episode:


Why Notion outperformed Asana for cost savings, flexibility, and adoption


How daily Slack check-ins exposed inefficiencies and improved accountability


The role of automated time tracking in identifying underperformance


How consolidating data into a single system set the stage for AI-powered workflows


The long-term impact of saving $25K/month on scaling a seven-figure agency


Whether you’re an agency owner or operations leader, you’ll walk away with practical steps to simplify your tech stack, improve operational clarity, and unlock budget for growth.


Resources & Links:


Connect with Brand North: brandnorth.com


Learn more about 8 Figure Agency: 8figureagency.co

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About the Podcast

How to Scale an 8 Figure Agency 🚀
Strategy and AI consulting for 6–7 figure agencies to help them scale to 8 figures.
Welcome to How to Scale an 8-Figure Agency, the show where I break down the exact operational, financial, and AI-driven systems that today’s top marketing agencies use to scale past seven figures — without burning out or getting trapped in fulfillment.

Every week, we go deep into:
• AI consulting for marketing agencies
• Operational infrastructure that actually scales
• Building automations, workflows, and agent-based systems
• Hiring and training world-class teams
• Improving margins, capacity, and client LTV
• Turning your agency into an 8-figure operation that runs without you

If you’re a founder stuck in the weeds, capped by systems, or wondering how to integrate AI into your agency the right way… this podcast is your blueprint.

I’m Jordan Ross — founder of 8 Figure Agency and the person behind hundreds of successful agency scale-ups — and this is where we turn chaos into clarity, and CEOs into true operators.

Let’s get into it.

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