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Aspire with Emma Grede

Build a Team That Wins: Emma Grede on Hiring the Right Employees

Aspire with Emma Grede

E13 Media

Entrepreneurship, Business, Society & Culture

4.6874 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Hiring is the single most consequential thing you do when you're building anything. Get it right and it compounds. Get it wrong and it costs you years. In today's episode, Emma is sharing the thing she's come to believe is true: the team you build is the most honest reflection of how well you know yourself. This is the real version of what Emma's looking for when she's sitting across from a candidate—the exact framework for how she actually thinks about it, the mistakes she's made, and why she can see past a great resumé to the person underneath. In this episode you'll learn: The three people you need to speak to before you write a single job description Why Emma hires for attitude over experience, and what she believes you cannot teach What to listen for in how someone talks about their wins and losses Why culture fit has quietly become code for comfort How to think about paying for talent when the margins are thin Whether you're hiring for the first time, building a team, or sitting on the other side of the table in an interview, this one is for you. Start With Yourself is available now. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I am so excited to share my debut book with you or Start With Yourself, which is available now.

0:06.5

You might have seen the headlines, you might have seen the social, but this book is exactly

0:10.5

what I intended, a conversation that will make you think, and it's a blueprint for anyone

0:15.6

who wants success without the toxic positivity. Start with yourself is about self-leadership because wherever I go,

0:22.4

women ask me how I got to where I am. But what you really want to know is how you can get there.

0:28.2

So I'm doing what I do best, sharing and navigate keeping what's works for me in the hope that you

0:33.6

can borrow from a philosophy that has served me so well. The truth is, I'm not an expert.

0:39.0

I've just lived it. I've made the mistakes. I've had the failures and I've learned what actually

0:43.3

works. It takes a lot. It takes the most. And this book is for anyone who's tired of feeling

0:48.9

like a passenger in their own life. It's about taking responsibility for your thinking,

0:53.9

managing your emotions and getting

0:55.6

clear on your ideas and then knowing your next step. It's about picking yourself up after failure,

1:02.2

being accountable, but also forgiving yourself, pushing for wins and never ever apologising for

1:08.0

your ambition. It's also about challenging the rules that you've been told.

1:12.2

There is no perfect time. Balance isn't the goal. Alignment is and there's nothing wrong with

1:17.0

you wanting more. I'm precisely sure that the reason I've been so successful is so I can share

1:22.4

it with you. Start with yourself. My debut book is available now. Visit emmagreed.com to purchase the book,

1:29.0

also available on Amazon, your favorite audio platforms and all good bookshops.

1:44.1

Hi, my darlings and welcome to another episode of Aspire with me, Emma Great.

1:48.9

Now, a few weeks ago, I did an episode on how to interview. And the whole point of that

1:53.3

episode was this. You are not auditioning. You're actually choosing. You're assessing whether

1:58.4

or not this company, this role, this room, deserves your

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