We talk about boards in companies and how important they are. Even if you are a small agency, you need to be “building your board”. Surrounding yourself with people with different skill sets it takes to run a successful business.

It will vary from person to person as you not only will have various skill sets and experiences, but you will need to recruit to fill the void skill gap you have.

Have solicitors and accountants that are so much more than your bog standard, charges you to do the VAT or end of year accounts.

Sit down with them as often as possible and be a sponge and learn from them, ask them everything – I must have bored the pants of my advisors in the early years!!

I bought more coffees and lunches than I care to remember but it was the best latte I ever bought as I had them for an hour or so, and I could ask them as many questions as possible.

Have someone who has been in your shoes and is further down the road than you, someone who has been there and got the t-shirt (they are like the chairman).

So, it’s not just metaphorically, but in the literal sense, start thinking of having corporate structure in your business – but not the corporate BS that sometimes goes along with it.

It’s a huge topic and not one I could go into all the nuances on here, but it’s been a huge benefit in our business and a big reason on our growth and future plans.