The Hydra Brief
A Weekly Dispatch from Hydra
Operator-grade intelligence for agencies scaling to $10M+/year.
Dear agency owner,
You do not need another newsletter telling you to ten-x your output with AI, or pushing a course run by someone who has never made payroll.
You need the insights that over 300+ agencies have used to scale, and what's working this week across 50+ active agency partnerships.
The pricing change that finally stuck. The offers that are magnetically attracting new clients. The hire that unlocked 50% more capacity. The one slide to include in your pitch deck that closed the last three deals you almost lost.
Every week I send out what we shipped, what worked, what did not, and what we would do differently if we ran it again. Just the work, and what we learned doing it.
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Yours,
Nicholas Kirchner
Editor · The Hydra Brief
§ 02 · The Editor
300+
Agencies consulted to date
Nicholas Kirchner and Josh Johnston are the co-founders of Hydra. Together they have consulted with more than three hundred agencies on the exact problems The Brief is written about.
§ 03 · From the Record
★★★★★
“Helped us scale from under 100k/mo to over 700k/mo. If you want to scale your agency there simply isn't another option you should consider.”
Worked with Josh and Nicholas for 4–5 years. Supported our full C-suite team, coached them, and acted as our board of advisors.
Trustpilot · Verified · Apr 6, 2026
★★★★★
“Josh and Nick took me from stuck in a rut, to a multi million dollar+ business. They play the lowkey game but seriously know their stuff.”
“If you genuinely have grit and an ability to problem solve while taking advice, you'll go far with Hydra's level of detail and shortcuts in the space.”
Trustpilot · Verified · Aug 15, 2025
★★★★★
“These are the kind of consultants who make you trust consultants.”
“The advice we've gotten from the Hydra team has transformed our sales process and marketing messaging. We trust their feedback because we've implemented and tested their processes… and they work.”
Trustpilot · Verified · Aug 12, 2025
§ 04 · The Desk
Filed jointly by the partners at Hydra.
Nicholas Kirchner
Founder
Josh Johnston
Founder