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Navigating Compensation Changes: Essential Insights for Professional Service Firm Founders

In the dynamic world of professional services, from marketing agencies and consulting firms to providers of fractional executives, navigating the intricacies of co-founder compensation is a critical aspect of maintaining harmony and fairness within the leadership team. With approximately 80% of professional service firms operating as partnerships, the question of how to adjust partner compensation equitably is a recurring challenge.

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How to Properly Pay Yourself as a Founder of a Boutique Professional Service Firm

Founders of boutique professional service firms, such as consulting firms, marketing agencies, and software development firms, often face a common dilemma: how to structure their own compensation. This critical decision can lead to problematic outcomes: not paying oneself, underpaying, or overpaying. The solution lies in understanding and applying a dual-role compensation method that accurately reflects the value a founder brings to their firm.

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How Founder Compensation Changes as a Professional Service Firm Grows Up

As the founder of a boutique professional service firm, you’ve embarked on a unique journey filled with challenges and opportunities. In my book, “The Boutique: How to Start, Scale, and Sell a Professional Service Firm,” I introduced a framework that outlines the three key stages in the lifecycle of a small service firm: Grow, Scale, and Exit. Today, we’ll explore how your compensation as the Founder changes as your firm evolves through these stages.