What does it really take to build an agency from a hare-brained idea into a company that helped bring Amazon and MLS to Nashville?

For episode 52, host Mark Scrivner, founder and CEO of Snapshot, steps into the guest seat while Snapshot President Josh Moquin takes the mic.

Mark traces his path from restaurant operations to advertising, launching Snapshot on a $50,000 line of credit, surviving COVID with $40,000 in the bank and payroll due, and learning the discipline to niche down. It's an honest look at the pivots, near misses, and relationships behind a founder's journey. Topics include career pivots, bootstrapping, agency growth, crisis leadership, niche strategy, and the power of an abundance mindset.

Episode Highlights
00:00 - Intro: Josh Moquin takes the host chair as Mark Scrivner steps into the guest seat
02:26 - From Houston's and J. Alexander's to running an ad agency
09:36 - Launching Snapshot with video resumes and a $50,000 line of credit
13:05 - Why founders who won't pivot go down with the Titanic
20:49 - Surviving COVID with $40K in the bank and payroll due next week
26:04 - Learning to say no and niching into industrial and behavioral health
31:40 - The story behind launching MasterMined and The Spark
45:43 - What Mark usually leaves out of the Snapshot story

Learn More & Connect

Show Notes + Resources: https://creativeassembly.agency/ca-podcast/
Connect with Mark Scrivner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markscrivner | https://snapshot.agency
Connect with Josh Moquin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-moquin/ | https://snapshot.agency

Our Sponsor - Snapshot: https://snapshot.agency/health

Follow The Spark: https://creativeassembly.agency/ca-podcast/
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