E7. How to Build a Grant Writing Agency: From Freelance Grant Writer to CEO with a Team with Isatou Bittaye-Jobe

In this episode of Grant CEO, we’re diving into the People part of a grant writing business. Eighteen months into her business, Isatou wasn’t struggling with how to get grant-writing clients. She was struggling with delegation, boundaries, pricing, and trusting her team with work that carries her name.

Meet our guest, Isatou Bittaye-Jobe, founder of Amikha Consulting. In this conversation, she shares what shifted when she stopped operating like a freelance grant writer and started building a true grant writing agency.

If you're earning consistent revenue but still stuck in the weeds of delivery, this episode will show you what it looks like to build the people, systems, and confidence required to grow a grant writing consulting business that doesn’t depend on you doing everything.

In this episode:

00:00:00 From Freelancer to CEO

00:08:36 Niche Attracts Premium Clients

00:14:15 Pricing Funds Your Team

17:38 Grant Writing Challenges and Wins

Connect with Isatou:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isatoubittayejobe/ 

Website: https://amikhaconsulting.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amikhaconsulting/ 

This podcast is produced by Ideablossoms.

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Head to grantceo.com, answer the questions, get your report, and start building a profitable and sustainable grant writing business.

About DeaRonda Harrison:

DeaRonda Harrison is the founder of June First Firm and host of the Grant CEO podcast, a show for experienced grant writers ready to step into the role of strategic, confident CEO of their own scalable business. With over a decade of experience, she’s helped nonprofits secure more than $45 million in funding.

Today, DeaRonda coaches grant writing consultants on pricing their services, setting boundaries, and moving from freelance grant writer to CEO. Through her You Are the Prize™ Framework, she helps grant professionals build sustainable, profitable grant writing businesses.

Grant CEO Assessment: https://grantceo.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dearondaharrison/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearondaharrison/

Website: https://junefirstfirm.com/