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Mark Bealin is the Founder and CEO of SearchLab, a digital marketing agency specializing in local SEO and paid search. Under his leadership, the company was awarded Microsoft Advertising’s 2022 Global Emerging Partner of the Year Award and appeared on the Inc. 5000 list. With over a decade of experience as a search marketer, Mark specializes in SEO, paid search, analytics, and entrepreneurship.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

• [0:00] Intro
• [2:51] Why Mark Bealin left a previous agency and founded SearchLab in 2017
• [6:47] Mark discusses shifting from a digital marketer to a business owner
• [8:56] Mark’s approach to hiring and building a leadership team
• [12:02] Conference speaking and thought leadership as a growth strategy
• [20:23] How AI shapes SearchLab’s future growth
• [26:06] The role of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) in Mark’s growth as a founder
• [32:04] Mark talks about his upbringing near Detroit and his nonconformist tendencies
• [40:54] A mentor’s advice that pushed Mark to master finance and profitability

In this episode…

Founders often reach a point where growth feels both exhilarating and overwhelming; profitability is visible, but the path forward is uncertain. Markets shift, teams expand, and the skills that got the business started no longer guarantee what comes next. How can leaders evolve without losing momentum?

Digital marketing leader Mark Bealin focuses on perspective and discipline. He emphasizes shifting from doing the work to building the system, hiring people who’ve already achieved the next stage of growth, and grounding decisions in customer needs rather than tactics. Mark also recommends embracing uncomfortable skills and adopting long-term thinking over daily perfection to build resilience and clarity.

In this episode of Growth + Exit, Heather Bennett chats with Mark Bealin, Founder and CEO of SearchLab, about scaling a marketing agency by evolving as a leader. Mark discusses shifting from operator to owner, using thought leadership and hiring to accelerate growth, and applying customer-first thinking to navigate AI-driven change.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Susan Kearney on LinkedIn -   / susanpkearney  
• Heather Bennett on LinkedIn -   / heather-h-bennett  
• Newport LLC - https://newportllc.com
• Mark Bealin on LinkedIn -   / markbealin  
• SearchLab - https://searchlabdigital.com
• Suds & Search - https://searchlabdigital.com/suds-and...
• “How To Launch a Tech Company Into Space” with Jeff Janicik on Growth + Exit - https://newportllc.com/podcast/how-to...
• “The Future Workforce: What Leaders Need To Know About Hiring and Training” with Matt Vuckov on Growth + Exit - https://newportllc.com/podcast/the-fu...
• “Why Every Customer Matters From a 4th Generation Business Owner” with Whitney Opperman on Growth + Exit - https://newportllc.com/podcast/why-ev...
• Andy Crestodina: LinkedIn -   / andycrestodina   | Email - andy@orbitmedia.com
• David J.P. Fisher - https://davidjpfisher.com

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