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From Broken Agency Partnerships to Bulletproof Self-Belief with Cliff Skelliter | Ep #873
January 21, 2026·30 min·2 clips
Cliff's first business partner stole from their agency and vanished, forcing him to rebuild from scratch.
As heard by us
A blunt reminder that agency collapse and self-belief can sit in the same room.
Cliff Skelliter's story is at its best when it lingers on what follows after an agency partnership falls apart: trust takes a hit, money is still owed, and a creative founder has to reckon with his own ability to sell, connect, and handle the business side.
Why you'd press play
If a cofounder burned you, this one starts in the wreckage and keeps moving.
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