Description

Company: Monarch Social Media
Owners: Holly Medwid
Year Started: 2021
Employees: 1-10 

What happens when a pandemic, a wild rice company, and burnout collide? In this episode, Holly Medwid, founder of Monarch Social Media, shares how she built a results-driven agency rooted in boundaries, mental health, and organic strategy. Hear how she transformed freelancing into a business that challenges industry norms.

Key Takeaways

• The hidden cost of hiring without understanding the real job of social media
• Why breaking social media work into three teams improves outcomes and morale
• How Holly turned $30K of free advice into paying clients
• The simple mindset shift that makes burnout less inevitable
• Why “don’t post and ghost” should be every agency’s engagement rule

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