Dan Mall

About Dan Mall

Most agency owners I talk to are stuck. They’re talented, have clients, and are doing good work. But they’ve hit a ceiling, and they can feel it. Their revenue plateaus. Every project still runs through them. They built a business that can’t function without them in every meeting, every decision, every deliverable. I know because I lived it.On February 1, 2012, I opened my own agency. Over thirteen years, here\'s what happened: On February 1, 2012, I challenged myself to take my professional destiny into my own hands. I opened my own agency. I believed I could make more on my own—and on my own terms—than any employer would be willing to pay me. Today—more than thirteen years later—that challenge still hasn’t ended. I’m still betting on myself. And it continues to pay off… literally. • In 2012, I made $416,636. • In 2013, I made $613,826. • In 2014, I made $384,638. • In 2015, I made $334,175. • In 2016, I made $841,438. • In 2017, I made $1,098,084. • In 2018, I made $846,623. • In 2019, I made $1,197,715. • In 2020, I made $2,938,409. • In 2021, I made $896,127. • In 2022, I made $529,775. Then I shut down my agency. • In 2023, I made $397,609. • In 2024, I sold my agency. And I also made $684,192. • In 2025, I made $749,491.90.That\'s not an “up-and-to-the-right” chart. It’s my real one. I\'ve had years where I nearly tripled revenue and years where I watched it drop by half. Through all of it, I’ve learned what actually moves the number and what just keeps you busy.More importantly, all of it still lets me live the life I want: pursuing goals from a place of intention and abundance instead of desperation and panic.Now I teach agency owners how to do the same through Make More Money, a system for creative agency owners earning 100k+ who want to build toward $1M without burning out to get there. My students are raising prices, landing better clients, stepping out of delivery, and building businesses that don’t collapse when they take a week off.I believe financial success starts with talking about money openly, honestly, without shame. If we can’t even talk about it, how are we supposed to make more of it? DM me “MAP” and I\'ll send you my Money Maker Map, the 33-step framework I use with every student to show them exactly what you should focus on at every step of the way.

Experience

1. Founder

   Design System University

   Mar 2023 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

   Creating curriculum, content & community to support how people design at scale.

Education

• Drexel University

  B.S., Digital Media