About
Wasif Kasim is an agency growth advisor, former CEO of Online Marketing Gurus, and founder of Wasif Kasim Consulting. Over the past 15+ years, he has helped agencies scale faster through better sales, marketing, hiring, retention, systems, and founder leverage.
During his time at Online Marketing Gurus, Wasif helped the business scale from approximately 20 to more than 220 team members, contributing to its growth into one of Australia's leading digital agencies. Since then, he has worked with more than 100 agency founders across Australia and internationally, advising agencies ranging from emerging boutique firms through to established industry leaders including StudioHawk, Online Marketing Gurus, Defiant Digital, farsiight, Uprise, Valiant, Meaningful and many others.
Collectively, the agencies and businesses he has helped have generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, with many surpassing $30M+ annually. Today, Wasif works exclusively with agency founders, helping them build scalable businesses, increase profitability, improve client retention, and remove themselves from the day-to-day operational bottlenecks that often limit growth.
During his time at Online Marketing Gurus, Wasif helped the business scale from approximately 20 to more than 220 team members, contributing to its growth into one of Australia's leading digital agencies. Since then, he has worked with more than 100 agency founders across Australia and internationally, advising agencies ranging from emerging boutique firms through to established industry leaders including StudioHawk, Online Marketing Gurus, Defiant Digital, farsiight, Uprise, Valiant, Meaningful and many others.
Collectively, the agencies and businesses he has helped have generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, with many surpassing $30M+ annually. Today, Wasif works exclusively with agency founders, helping them build scalable businesses, increase profitability, improve client retention, and remove themselves from the day-to-day operational bottlenecks that often limit growth.
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