What happens to your business when you don’t work? Maybe you’re not working because you’re taking a much-needed vacation. Maybe you’re sick. Or, maybe there is an emergency that takes you out of the office for days or weeks? Will your business continue to thrive? Will your business even survive? The best way to answer yes to either of these questions is to hire a team you can trust. In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, Breanna Gunn joins the conversation to talk about why having a t...
Aug 04, 2020•52 min•Ep. 34
Do you know what type of support your business needs? Not what title your new team members should have or whether they should be an employee or contractor. But do you know if you need to hire a teacher, a strategist, or an executor? Do you know the real difference between the three and what each can do for your business? If you're like many business owners, you never thought of it. This leads to hiring mistakes and people investing money in help they don't need or help they are not ready for wit...
Jul 28, 2020•19 min•Ep. 33
"Your financials are trying to tell you a story. It's your job as a business owner to listen to that story." - Danielle Hayden. When it comes to trying to decide if it's the right time to hire a team member, do you know if you're in the right financial place? This is a question that stops many business owners from hiring. And that's not because the answer is no. It's because they assume the answer is no and never spend the time to uncover the real answer. In this episode of the Growing Your Team...
Jul 21, 2020•49 min•Ep. 32
One of the top reasons small businesses hire new team members is because there is a lack of time. More hands are needed in the business because you and the team you might have can no longer do it all. However, many small business owners don't gain time when they hire. Why? Because they replace the time they were once taking doing tasks with overseeing their new team member(s). The question many small business owners are left asking is, "How can I manage a team without it taking up all my time?" ...
Jul 14, 2020•15 min•Ep. 31
Are you ready for your business to make a social impact? Whether it's supporting the local homeless shelter, supporting organizations that fight for human rights, supporting environmental or animal causes, supporting health-focused research or charities, or more, many business owners want to use a part of their business to drive change and make an impact. The question is, is your small business to small to start having a social impact? And, how can having a social impact influence your ability t...
Jul 07, 2020•40 min•Ep. 30
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about giving your employees vacation time? If you're like most small business owners, you think about the expense. You think about the hours and days you will be paying a team member when they are not producing work. However, did you know that while vacation time benefits the employee, it benefits you and your business too? Your business suffers when you're team members don't take a break from working and the impact could be greater ...
Jun 30, 2020•18 min•Ep. 29
As business owners, we all want one thing when we start hiring teams. We want team members who will help us build a better and stronger business than we can do on our own. In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, Christy Villasenor is sharing her tips on how you can lead your team to success by knowing more about yourself and leading your team in a way that promotes collaboration and growth. About Christy Villasenor: Christy Villasenor is a Certified Life & Business Coach living in ...
Jun 23, 2020•41 min•Ep. 28
Did you know that black applicants receive 36% fewer calls for interviews than equally qualified white applicants? Both are qualified to be invited to interview, but one is knocked out of the running simply because they are assumed black based on their name. It's not a fun statistic to hear, but it's true. It's also a statistic that has not changed in over 30 years! As business owners, we have the opportunity to change this statistic. We have an obligation to make hiring choices based on skill...
Jun 16, 2020•28 min•Ep. 27
Do you want to know one of the top hiring mistakes small business owners make? It's not hiring the talent their business really needs. Typically, this is caused by jumping into hiring before organizing internal processes or evaluating where you really need help. Kristen Diaz is on a mission to stop this behavior. While she supports businesses as a Virtual Assitant, one of her passions is to help small business owners determine what type of help they need before starting the hiring process. If th...
Jun 09, 2020•37 min•Ep. 26
"But what if something happens and I have to fire an employee?" Many small business owners have asked this question as they think about expanding their team. While their business is doing well now, they worry about the what-ifs . What if my current revenue trends don't continue, and I cannot afford an employee? What if there is a recession/downturn/force closure that impacts my industry, and I have to close my doors or reduce my staff? What if I later decided to take my business down a different...
May 26, 2020•14 min•Ep. 25
As you start to grow your team, you will notice that there are two types of team members within your business; those who work directly with your customers and those who function behind the scenes. Both are essential to moving your business forward and serving your clients, but the one set gets no external recognition because the customer doesn’t really know they are there. However, as the business owner, you know that both types of team members are important to your company’s success and that th...
May 19, 2020•52 min•Ep. 24
Are you asking the right kind of questions when you interview candidates for your open positions? While there are many questions you can ask, there is one type of question that is essential to ask. That type of question is behavioral interview questions. Listen to this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast to learn more about behavioral interview questions and why you're putting yourself at risk when the majority of your interview questions don't fall into this category. In this episode, you'...
May 12, 2020•16 min•Ep. 23
As a business owner, what are your first thoughts when you think of interviews? If you're like most business owners, one of the first things you think of when going through the process is finding the best candidate for your opening. You think of yourself interviewing others. However, interviews are a two-way street. Not only is the candidate making an impression on you, but you are also making an impression on the candidate. That first impression will impact whether they later accept a job offer...
May 05, 2020•40 min•Ep. 22
Feelings and emotions tend to drive most of our decisions. However, when it comes to hiring team members, we need to avoid letting ourselves hire based on emotions. When we let emotions lead our hiring decisions, we run the risk of hiring the wrong person. Hiring the wrong team member can lead to a waste of resources and the need to start the hiring process over again to find the right new hire. Listen to this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast to learn who you need to leave your feelings ...
Apr 28, 2020•15 min•Ep. 21
Like many small business owners, you were probably once an employee. And, chances are, you at one point felt undervalued and lost your motivation to keep working hard for your boss. Many of us have stories about why we left corporate and started our own business. For those of us who left because of a bad manager or leadership, we need to strive for one thing: to be the boss we wish we had. We have a choice about whether we show our team members that they are valued or whether we are the reason t...
Apr 21, 2020•34 min•Ep. 20
Do you have hiring mindset challenges that are holding you back from adding the support you need to your small business? If you do, you're not alone. Too many businesses resist hiring even when their business is showing them that there is a need to add a new team member. In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, you'll hear about two of the most common mindset challenges that stop small businesses from moving forward with making hiring decisions and how they can cost your business. In th...
Apr 14, 2020•13 min•Ep. 19
There are many aspects of being a great leader. One part that we often don't hear much about is gratitude leadership. Being a leader that shows you are grateful for your team and the work that they do can not only help you retain team members but also help you scale your business to the next level. Leadership expert, Jen McFarland, shares with us why gratitude leadership is essential for business success, how you can apply it within your business, and how to best use your team to set and achieve...
Apr 07, 2020•47 min•Ep. 18
As business owners, we want to come off to our team members as the perfect leader who knows everything that is needed to lead our team to success. But, the truth is, no one is the perfect leader. We can only strive to keep becoming a better leader each day. One way to become a better leader is to be transparent with your team. While we can't always tell our teams everything, there are so many opportunities to build trust through transparency. Trust leads to dedicated workers who see the business...
Mar 31, 2020•14 min•Ep. 17
Chances are, you started a business to do what you love. However, as you quickly discovered, running a business takes a lot more work. In order to get everything done, delegation is needed. In this episode of the Growing Your Team Podcast, Anna De Salvo is sharing with us her tips on what to delegate within your business, and how to grow effective teams. One of the top ways of growing effective teams is to give your team what they need. But, how do you give your team what they need while still c...
Mar 24, 2020•39 min•Ep. 16
**Bonus Episode** Chris Pinault is back to talk about how to learn how to conduct better interviews. Back in episode four, Chris briefly told us about one of the things he did to learn how to become a better interviewer. His process included going to job interviews with the intention of learning and not because he was hunting for a job. This comment left Jamie with many thoughts, good and bad. In this episode, we're hearing more about Chris's experience, and we're both sharing our tips and opini...
Mar 19, 2020•38 min•Ep. 15
In your small business, do you embrace remote work or do you require all employees to come to your business location? Whether you have ever considered letting your employees work remote before, the current events related to the Coronavirus (which is highly impacting the world at the release of this episode), has forced the idea of remote working upon us. This might leave you in one of three places: You work from home already or remote work is already your norm. Business is moving as usual. Your ...
Mar 17, 2020•17 min•Ep. 14
We all have strengths. However, most of us are not fully aware of what our strengths are and how to use them. Too often, we view our strengths as something that everyone has because if we enjoy something or can do something well, everyone else must too. However, each individual has different strengths. Guest Jenni Schubring is a certified life coach and is sharing with us how by knowing your strengths and those of your team members, you can create an environment where not only will each individu...
Mar 10, 2020•41 min•Ep. 13
Long-term, engaged team members. It's one of the top things small business owners want when they start building their teams. If you're going to take the time to hire someone, train someone, and learn to trust someone, it only makes sense that you would want them around for the long-haul. How can you accomplish this? Many factors go into your ability to retain your team members. In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, we are going to review one of the top things you can do to retain you...
Mar 03, 2020•13 min•Ep. 12
For many things in business, planning is the key to success. This is very true when it comes to hiring a team for your business. To ensure that you hire the right team for your business growth plans and that you can get team members up to speed quickly, it's essential to plan for a team before you have one. That is exactly what our guest Amanda Evans did. She knew that she wanted a business that was bigger than her and started planning for her team very early in her company. Nine months after Ti...
Feb 25, 2020•38 min•Ep. 11
Chris Pinault is back for another BONUS episode of the Growing Your Team podcast. This month, we're talking about the gig economy. Did you know that small businesses hire about 40% of gig economy workers? And, chances are, as a small business you are being hired by others as part of the gig economy. Listen to this month's bonus conversation with Chris and learn what the gig economy is, how new laws might impact you, and how you might be participating in the gig economy with your small business. ...
Feb 20, 2020•40 min•Ep. 10
It's easy to think of hiring as an expense. After all, each time you hire a new team member, you are adding an expense line item to your budget. However, when the expense is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about adding a team member, it can often stop you from hiring the help you need. When you stop yourself from hiring the help you need, you can cost your business financially. In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, you are going to hear why you need to stop thi...
Feb 18, 2020•13 min•Ep. 9
Many small business owners are putting themselves at risk of employee misclassification. This happens when they hire someone as an independent contractor but lead the relationship like the person is an employee. Not only can employee misclassification lead to fines, fees and penalties from the IRS, but it can also lead to expensive legal cases. In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, Florida based lawyer, April S. Goodwin discusses why employee misclassification can lead to legal invol...
Feb 10, 2020•49 min•Ep. 8
Employees or Independent Contractors... do you know the difference? Many small business owners do not fully understand the difference between the two and hire based on opinions and not fact. However, hiring a team member under the wrong classification can lead to significant fines, fees, and other penalties by the government. Therefore, I want to ensure that as a small business owner you understand the difference and feel confident that you are hiring the right team member each time. That is why...
Feb 04, 2020•18 min•Ep. 7
Finding the best freelancers and contractors to fill the openings in your business can be a daunting task. Unlike with hiring employees where you can post on the right job board and have candidates come to you, for freelancers and contractors, you typically have to put a lot of time and effort into the search. So, how can you find the best freelancers and contractors? Well, you can spend hours searching websites hoping that your perfect-fit team member ranked high enough in the search to be seen...
Jan 28, 2020•53 min•Ep. 6
Should you hire a team member, or should you wait? Like many small business owners, you might be asking yourself this question. Today, you are going to learn if hiring is the right move. In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, we are breaking down the four signs that it's time to hire your first or next team member. By properly evaluating what's going on in your business, you'll be able to determine if your company should continue as is or if the best move is to add the help your busin...
Jan 21, 2020•12 min•Ep. 5
