Description

Company: Hancock Group
Owners: Savannah Alvarado
Year Started: 2020
Employees: 1-10 

What would you do if the only path forward was to bet on yourself? In this episode, Savannah Alvarado shares how she went from working at a small West Texas agency to buying it outright during the pandemic without a business degree, plan B, or safety net. Learn how she navigated the high-stakes process and built a company on resilience, resourcefulness, and knowing when to say no.

Inside this episode:

• What its like to buy an agency
• How Savannah secured financing with no prior experience
• What losing her biggest client taught her about boundaries
• The mindset shift every first-time owner needs to succeed
• Why her scrappy side hustle mentality became her greatest asset

Details for an agency planning workshop event November 10th and 11th 2025.