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The Mind Your Business Podcast

Episode 237: Who Do You Hire FIRST? #BizTipFriday

The Mind Your Business Podcast

James Wedmore

Entrepreneur, Business, Businessmindset, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurialmindset, Management

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

For this #BizTipFriday episode, I have a very special guest with me. Jilly Cedeño is my #2 at Team Wedmore, or as she says, my “sidekick”, and she’s going to help us answer a question we get all the time. Who do you hire first?

You’re not only going to hear why this is the wrong question to be asking, but we’ll also be sharing what the right one to ask is, and then answering this important question for you!

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In the episode you’ll hear:

  • The way that Jilly joined our team and what her main role in the company is now
  • What can happen when you don’t have someone in this role for your business
  • What is an “A-Player” and some of the characteristics this person will possess
  • Examples of how Jilly took the initiative when she first joined the team
  • How to be resourceful and results-driven
  • The way most entrepreneurs hire first and why it’s wrong

For full show notes and links, visit: http://mindyourbusinesspodcast.com/podcast/237

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to the mind your business podcast episode number 237.

0:07.0

On today's biz tip Friday edition, we're going to answer the question, who the heck do I hire first? So stay tuned.

0:16.2

Hi I'm James Wedmore and after building a multiple seven-figure internet business around my content and expertise,

0:26.3

I became obsessed about transforming the struggling course creator, coach and author

0:31.3

into the inner- driven digital CEO.

0:34.4

In this segment we'll explore specific actual strategies that you can deploy today

0:39.9

to get you paid.

0:41.6

This is the Mind Your Business Podcast,

0:44.0

biz-tip Friday edition.

0:46.0

What's up, ladies and gentlemen, James Woodmore here,

0:51.0

thank you so much for tuning into a biz-tip Friday edition, mind your business podcast where I like to nerd out geek out with you on the bite size

0:57.6

tangible action

0:59.3

Orented stuff that's gonna help you grow your business and I have a guest today.

1:04.3

What? Who's my guest?

1:05.9

Jilly?

1:06.6

Jilly! What are you doing here?

1:08.9

So excited? Yes, okay. So, wow, what a treat you guys are in for a very special treat.

1:15.2

We like to joke that Jillie is my work wife in that she does all like the everything behind the scenes she's the number two she's the

1:25.2

integrator she's the engine to this vehicle I like to call it the side kick the

1:31.2

side kick oh yeah okay I love it I love it. So

1:35.9

Jillie's gonna help me with this I think we're gonna bring her up on some future

1:39.4

episodes in fact she's gonna help tee up an episode that we're going to be releasing on Monday,

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