How I Hire The Best People (Steal My Methods So You Can Too)

The $100 MBA Show

Omar Zenhom

Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Hiring can feel like a gamble that costs way more than money. One bad decision can drain energy, slow momentum, and make you question your judgment as a leader. If you have ever felt the sting of bringing the wrong person onto your team, this episode hits that nerve and reminds you that the pain is real but also fixable.

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0:00.0	When it comes to hiring, I've made some of the worst decisions of my life, like really bad,
0:05.3	like losing $500,000 bad. That one hurt me so much that I said to myself, I've had it. I'm
0:12.1	going to do everything I can to be the best recruiter I can be. And since then, I've made some amazing
0:17.6	hires. The best ones are still with me today. Cindy, Carl, Sonny, these people
0:22.6	are rock stars on my team. People who've made my business better in ways I didn't even know
0:27.8	were possible. So what's the difference between the great hires and the disasters? It was a solid
0:34.1	hiring process. And in this episode, I'm going to give you mine the exact methods I use
0:40.2	to find, evaluate, and hire people who build a great business for you. This is all the stuff
0:46.9	I had to learn the hard way so you don't have to. Welcome back to the $100 MBA show. I'm your host, Omar Zen home, where I deliver
0:59.9	practical business lessons three times a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to help you start,
1:04.8	grow, and scale your business. I got a quick favorite ask. If this show has helped you in any way, leave me a quick review.
1:14.6	You could do so wherever you listen to podcasts.
1:17.0	This helps me and my team reach even more people who need the same no-fluff practical business advice that you're getting from this show.
1:24.7	It only takes a few seconds, but it makes a huge difference.
1:28.2	Thanks for being a part of our journey to help others on their journey.
1:33.1	Now, before I get into how, I want to say something that most people will never say to you.
1:38.0	I wish, I absolutely wish, somebody explained this to me earlier. And here it is. is hiring is the highest leverage decision you can
1:47.1	make as a business owner it's not marketing it's not product it's not pricing it's hiring a great
1:53.4	hire a great team member will do things you never asked them to do will solve problems you never knew
1:59.1	even existed in your business.
2:01.4	They will make the people around you better. A great hire will make you money. They'll save you
2:06.5	time. They'll save you headaches. And guess what? A bad hire will do the exact opposite.
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