How Dan Scaled from £10k/mo to £80k/mo (AI Automation Agency) inside CA
Dan Gibbs, founder of an AI automation agency, scaled his revenue from £10k to £80k per month (approximately $13,000 to $110,000) within a year of joining Client Ascension. Dan credits his success to pivoting his service offerings based on market demand for AI automation and leveraging Client Ascension's resources to build a powerful cold email outreach strategy. By embracing high-impact guarantees and automating workflows through AI, Dan significantly enhanced his agency's scalability and client acquisition process.
Dan Inside Client Ascension
Overview
Dan initially focused on Amazon brand management and logistics, but after automating his agency processes, he saw a greater opportunity in AI automation. By joining Client Ascension, he refined his outreach, implemented high-ticket offers, and adopted a robust CRM system. Dan’s success came from offering structured automation solutions and leveraging Client Ascension's guidance to build a scalable client acquisition strategy using cold emails.
What It Meant for the Business
- Demand Forecasting: Improved demand forecasting enabled Dan to plan for business growth and sustain scalability.
- AI-Powered Workflow: With AI automation in place, Dan’s team could handle higher client volumes while keeping operational costs low.
- Enhanced Client Appeal: By providing significant guarantees, Dan built client trust and positioned his agency as a leader in AI automation.
Key Takeaways from the Interview
Before Client Ascension
Challenges
- Limited to referrals and smaller clients
- Inconsistent demand and no systemized lead generation
- Lower market positioning, offering Amazon brand management
Goals
- Transition from project-based work to high-ticket AI automation contracts
- Develop automated workflows to manage and track client projects
- Increase lead generation and client acquisition through outbound strategies
How Client Ascension Helped Dan Achieve These Results
- Strategic Pivot: Through CA's weekly coaching calls and dedicated success coach, Dan transformed his agency from Amazon brand management to AI automation. Using CA's B2B offer formula, he restructured his services to focus on high-value automation solutions that delivered clear ROI for enterprise clients.
- Cold Email Systems: Working with CA's cold email expert Christian Bonnier, Dan mastered outreach to enterprise decision-makers. He implemented their proven frameworks for email sequencing and lead management, while his success coach helped refine messaging specifically for AI automation services.
- Sales Process Development: Following CA's sales frameworks, Dan built a systematic approach to closing high-ticket deals. Through recorded call reviews with CA's 7-figure coaches, he learned to effectively communicate his guarantees and handle enterprise-level sales conversations, significantly improving his close rates with larger companies.
Future Plans
Dan attributes his rapid growth to Client Ascension’s mentorship and the structured strategies they offered. The program helped him evolve from a small agency to a seven-figure business, focused on automation solutions that deliver measurable value to clients.
- Continue refining AI automation systems to enhance service offerings
- Scale lead generation through content and inbound channels
- Use insights gained from Client Ascension to build a highly automated, efficient agency