Growth Strategy
for Creative Studios and agencies
45% Revenue Growth
2.7X Avg. Profit Increase
4.2X Quarterly Profit Increase
25+ Creative Agencies
1M+ Saved in Profit
93% of clients 2X profit
45% Revenue Growth 2.7X Avg. Profit Increase 4.2X Quarterly Profit Increase 25+ Creative Agencies 1M+ Saved in Profit 93% of clients 2X profit
Our offerings
Because more revenue doesn’t fix a broken financial model.
Your current support system is likely:
too surface-level (CPA + bookkeeper, basic reporting)
too generic (misaligned advice from industry agnostic pros)
We bridge that gap.
Le Chéile specializes in creative agencies, studios, and service-based businesses
Pricing, retainers, project work, and team structure all behave differently than in other industries — and you deserve a partner that understands those nuances
With a deep understanding of creative agency structure and industry:
We help you make decisions around pricing, team structure, and growth
It is grounded in real numbers (and industry metrics), not guesswork
We help agency founders narrow their ICP, rightsize their offering suite and pricing, align the team, and founder pay.
You go from feeling overwhelmed and making emotional decisions to confidently making data-backed decisions with advisement and strategic support for sustainable growth.
THE GROWTH BLUEPRINT
Investment: starting at $5,000 (One-Time Sprint)
A deep dive into your financials, offers, and operations to uncover exactly what’s driving (or limiting) your profitability.
What we focus on:
Profitability + margin analysis
Pricing + revenue mix (retainers vs projects)
Payroll and team structure
Financial forecasting + growth scenarios
Best for:
Founders who want clarity fast — and a clear path forward before committing to ongoing support.
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Week 1-3 —
We meet 1:1 to discuss your vision + goals and encapsulate the full picture of your business.
You give the Le Chéile team access to your accounting software.
The Le Chéile team leverages the qualitative and quantitative data to build out your Growth Blueprint.
Week 4-6 —
We meet for a strategic workshop to review our audit, share our findings, and recognize areas and obstacles you’re facing.
Meredith shares the Growth Blueprint, including strategies for profitable and sustainable growth.
Should you be interested in our support for implementation, the Agency Scalable Model is available to you, and your first month is credited towards that offer.
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Actionable steps and a clear plan to unlock profitability in your business.
Advice and ideas on payroll and team structure, offerings and pricing, and founder pay strategy.
Solutions to current business challenges holding you back from profitable growth.
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Strategy Worksheets
Applicable Visual Tools
Follow-up Report and Strategies
Additional P&L and Forecasting Tool, if requested
THE scalable
agency model
Investment: $5,000-$7,500/month (6-Month Project)
What does scaling even mean to you?
Our custom visual PNL and Forecasting Tool enables us to identify growth targets and specific data-backed strategies to implement for profitable growth.
We work together for at least six months to unlock growth, solve operational problems, and set up systems.
We narrow ICP, rightsize the offering suite and pricing, align the team, and founder pay.
You go from feeling overwhelmed and making emotional decisions to feeling confident running the business.
Once the six months are complete, we decide if longer-term support is the right fit
Typical challenges we solve together:
Pricing, hiring, capacity
Going from emotional decision-making to data-backed
Team pay and increasing founder pay (profitably)
Profitability unlocks for sustainable growth
Determining what “growth” really means to you
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Business Goals + Vision Workshop
Financial Health Audit: Pricing, Profit, People
Forecasting model tied to growth levers
Growth Blueprint Roadmap to 2X Profit via team, pricing, and offering suite refinement
4 Month Growth Advising and Implementation
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Clarity on your financials and goals
A streamlined team and offering suite
A pricing model that makes sense
Founder Take Home Pay that makes it feel worth it
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A Visual PNL that speaks your language.
A Growth Blueprint to refer to and implement.
A custom pricing model that enables your agency to scale sustainably and profitably.
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Month One - Foundation We meet 1:1 for a Vision and Goals Session to uncover core challenges. The LC team builds your Growth Blueprint and we meet for our first strategy session to align We meet once a month to tackle challenges like sales processes, niche offers, profitable rates, payroll, and more.
Month 2+ - Momentum The Le Chéile team supports from an administrative perspective. In between monthly sessions, Meredith is in touch via email to implement strategies, provide pitch support, and solve challenges. client roadmap As needed, we meet for an additional strategy session to get deep on implementation.
GROWTH partnerships
Retainer-based — starting at $6,000 a month
What this looks like:
Monthly financial strategy + strategic decision support
Custom forecasting + scenario planning
Offer pricing, hiring, and capacity guidance
Ongoing optimization of your financial model
Optional back office financial team embedded — CPA, bookkeeping, payroll
The difference:
This isn’t just reporting — it’s active partnership in how you run and grow your business.
Best for:
Solo-founded boutique studios and agencies (1M-5M annual revenue) who want a growth partner embedded in the business.
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Monthly Investment: $6,000/month-$7,500 with optional embedded bookkeeping
This is for you if...
Solo-founded boutique studios and agencies with 1M-5M in revenue
You want a growth partner that is deeply embedded in the creative agency industry with industry knowledge and deep knowledge to agency structure
You crave data-backed decisions but feel stuck in reactive mode
You often make emotional business decisions and need a strategic partner that is the missing piece from your existing financial team
Having an accountability partner and business therapist is something you crave
Deliverables Include:
Custom P&L + Forecasting Tool
Monthly Business Review and Strategy Session
P&L Analysis
Monthly Growth and Trends Report
Ongoing strategic support and advisement in between meetings
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Monthly Investment: starting at $7,500/month
This is for you if...
Revenue is between 2.5M-5M
Co-founders or 2+ exec team
You need bookkeeping support or want to have a cohesive team managing your books and financial strategy
You would like strategic advisement and bookkeeping support specifically tailored to agencies
You crave data-backed decisions but feel stuck in reactive mode
You often make emotional business decisions and need a strategic partner that is the missing piece from your existing financial team
Having an accountability partner and business therapist is something you crave
Deliverables Include:
Custom P&L + Forecasting Tool
Monthly Business Review + P&L Analysis
1 Additional Session per month as needed
Email + Decision Support Between Sessions
Monthly and Annual Growth Reports
Monthly Bookkeeping and Accounting Reconciliations
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Monthly Investment: starting at $10,000/month
This is for you if...
Revenue is between 2.5M-5M
Co-founders or 2+ exec team
You need bookkeeping support or want to have a cohesive team managing your books and financial strategy
You would like strategic advisement and bookkeeping support specifically tailored to agencies
You crave data-backed decisions but feel stuck in reactive mode
You often make emotional business decisions and need a strategic partner that is the missing piece from your existing financial team
Having an accountability partner and business therapist is something you crave
Deliverables Include:
Custom P&L + Forecasting Tool + Monthly Updates
Monthly Growth + Margin Reviews
Monthly + Quarterly + Annual Growth Reports
Decision Support (hiring, pricing, reinvestment)
Quarterly Forecasting Adjustments
Founder Pay + Bonus Planning
Full Service Bookkeeping including: AR/AP/Invoicing/Reconciliation
Data-Backed Decisions
We craft a bespoke financial tool for every client we work with, with tweaks that help bring you the most clarity on how you run your business.
Want to see how it works?
your finance guru
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your fractional CFO
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FAQs. tl,dr.
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Le Chéile specializes in creative agencies, studios, and service-based businesses because their financial models are nuanced.
Pricing, retainers, project work, and team structure all behave differently than in other industries — and we build strategy around that.
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We’re likely not the best fit for ongoing work if you’re still in the early stages or revenue below ~$500K.
At that point, simpler financial systems and foundational support are often more appropriate yet our Blueprint and sprints are generally aligned.
If that is you, listen to Meredith’s podcast, Agency Darlings or reach out for a Profit Diagnostic. We have a toolbox here that can help, too.
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Bookkeeping tells you what happened.
We focus on what to do next.
While clean financials are foundational, our work centers on helping you make better decisions around pricing, hiring, and growth — using your numbers as a tool, not just a report.
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While every business is different, our work typically leads to:
clearer visibility into profitability
improved margins
more confident decision-making
a business that feels more sustainable to run
93% of our clients double their profit margins within six months.
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Most clients start with the Growth Blueprint — a deep dive into your financials and business model — and then continue into an ongoing CFO partnership for implementation and support.
This ensures we’re not just identifying opportunities, but actually helping you execute on them.
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Glad you asked! Here is a quick tool walkthrough. We also have several DIY visual tools we’ve crafted specifically for creatives.
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This is the most common question we hear.
In most cases, it comes down to a combination of:
pricing that hasn’t kept up with delivery
team costs that have grown without clear structure
a revenue mix that isn’t optimized for profitability
We help you unpack exactly where this is happening — and how to fix it.
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No.
Part of our process is helping you get clarity on your numbers — whether that means cleaning things up or building a stronger foundation.
You don’t need to have it all figured out before starting.
We have a full bookkeeping team that can clean up your books as we get started.
the Le Cheile Effect
This is for you if…
You have 50-200K in monthly revenue
You set out for more freedom but find yourself re-investing every last dollar rather than paying yourself.
You feel like you’re flying blind (even with your CPA + accounting software)
You often make decisions emotionally, not based on data or numbers
Your agency has grown considerably, but it is unclear if your offers are profitable
It is unclear if your team is bloated, your offers are priced too low, or you’re paying everyone too much.
You want to create systems that facilitate team management and project execution.
In the next 6 months…
You want to scale profitably and in alignment with your mission + values
You want to pay yourself a steady salary and even a bonus!
You want to grow your team in a mindful, strategic way
You want someone to hold you accountable + provide sound strategies
You want to visualize your finances in a way that makes sense to you
You want to clarify your niche client and offerings
You want to kick emotional decision-making to the curb with reporting tools.
Not sure where to start?
Don’t fret. Most founders aren’t.
The 30-Minute Profit Pulse is a good place to start — a focused session to unlock 10–15% margin, pricing, and operational opportunities across your business.
Think of it as a fast track to clarity before making bigger decisions.