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The most undervalued resource for founders: Growth Assistants. They help you scale your business and maximize output while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Here's the playbook for hiring GA's (to make you unstoppable):

Do you have a 9-5 and a side hustle? One thing that sets me apart from other product managers is that I own a boutique digital marketing agency for health businesses. Meaning, I have real life experience on running a business, including: 👉Managing client relations 👉Executive outreach campaigns 👉Building strategic communications 👉Hiring 👉Firing 👉Maintaining a budget 👉Giving and receiving feedback (and yes, even not-so-good feedback). However, last year, I've heard of quite a few people being let go because their full-time job learned that they had another source of income. What do you think? If there is no conflict of interest, should people be allowed to have a side hustle while maintaining their 9-5? #productmanagement #9to5 #5to9 #corporateamerica

WE ARE HIRING: 🚀 Join the Squad: Business Services Manager 🚀 📍Where We Hustle: Moonee Ponds, Victoria 😍 Why You'll Love It Here: Step into our vibrant space where innovation meets accounting. We're not just about numbers; we're about creating stories, building dreams, and hustling hard. As our Manager in Business Services, you'll be the captain of a crew of rockstar accountants, the go-to guru for our clients, and the mastermind behind our game-changing strategies. What You'll Be Up To: 🎤 Leading a tribe of passionate accountants. 🤝 Building epic relationships with our clients. 🔄 Juggling tasks like a pro, from managing scope creep to allocating tasks. 💡 Identifying and rolling out next-level services that our clients didn't even know they needed. Got What It Takes?: 🎓 CA or CPA? Awesome! 📈 Experience in tax planning, cash flow forecasts, and more? You're speaking our language! Perks & Vibes: 💰 Competitive salary? Check! 🌴 Extra 8 chill days off each year? Yes, please! 🎉 Bonus when you crush those goals? You bet! ⚖️ Work-life balance? We've got your back! 🏆 The Journey Ahead: We're on a mission, and we want you on board! With 300 leads pouring in every month, the sky's the limit. Sure, we're restructuring, but that just means we're leveling up. Ready for the challenge? 👉 Slide Into Our DMs: Feeling the vibe? Hit that apply button on the website where this ad's popping! https://lnkd.in/gvKEr4Wg

Did you know hitting your first big profit milestone doesn't start with your initial hire? It's true, the first therapist helps keep the lights on, but think bigger – it’s the second therapist that brings home the bacon. Now, imagine starting your hiring process for them between six weeks and six months. Why? Because that second hire is your golden ticket to profitability, boosting your clinic from surviving to thriving. Keep those marketing channels open, attract top-notch talent, and watch your practice evolve from a solo mission to a dynamic team, paving your way to hiring your third and cashing in on those rewards

We made a major change at Flywheel about a month ago and hired a Head of Ops & Product. He runs the day to day operations and project delivery with a north star of closing the gap between what a client wants/needs and what we deliver. It was a tough role to fill - I have big expectations for what our team does and how we do it. Here are some of the things I've learned: 1. There's a big difference between doing things differently and wrong but sometimes they look the same. 2. The onboarding process is much longer than I expected. It's easy to forget "how much you know" and need to transfer. Realistically, transferring your knowledge to someone takes months and years, not 30 or 60 days. 3. Not everything's going to be perfect or the same. We're not going to be the same team we were before so there's going to be some evolution, it's natural, and we have to accept that. Over the last week, I've started noticing the results. I'm involved in less day to day meetings than ever before, clients are loving the projects we're delivering, and our new team member is demonstrating that they understand the new projects we're working with. Hiring a senior role has been a big step in the journey to building a healthy scalable agency. I wanted to share this for some transparency of our journey to get there.

Consultants too often look at team expenses instead of team ROI. It’s not how much they cost; it’s "How much can you now earn?" (Of course, there’s a balance, and you don’t want to hire full-time or bring on employees before you’re ready.) But a good benchmark is that a team member can free you up to earn, or themselves can earn, 3X or more what you’re paying them. More on this week’s Profitable Joyful Consulting, on YouTube or your favorite app. Who’s on your team?

🚀 Behind Every Great Recruitment Business: The Mighty Back Office Ever thought of a recruitment business like a movie set? Sales teams are the lead actors, sure, but what about the unsung heroes working tirelessly behind the scenes? Enter: the back office crew. While our sales stars are out there winning Oscars (or, you know, clients), the back office are working tirelessly to ensure the show is a hit. So let’s give a shout out to; Operations - They're like the film editors, cutting out the fluff and ensuring everything runs smoothly. Compliance - Keeping us on the straight and narrow. And out of the "Oops, we shouldn't have done that" territory. Think of them as the stunt coordinators, making sure no one gets hurt (or sued). Finance - The producers making sure the budget's tight, so our production is blockbuster-worthy and making sure we don’t blow all our money on fancy trailers. HR - The casting directors and therapists rolled into one, ensuring we have the best talent on screen and off. They're the heartbeat, nurturing our culture and resolving those dramatic cliffhangers. Marketing - Crafting stories that make even the driest job descriptions sound like blockbuster movie trailers. From social media to events, they make sure the world knows we're not just another face in the recruitment crowd. Learning and Development - Our dedicated trainers, ensuring every cast member is prepped, primed, and ready to give their best performance. They're the ones turning rookies into A-listers. Here's the deal: Treating our back office like the A-listers they are isn't just about rolling out the red carpet. It's about recognising that without them, our movie might just be... well, a blooper reel. So, whether you're closing deals or crunching numbers, remember: every role is a star turn. And when we all hit our marks? That's box office gold. 🌟 #RecruitmentMagic #BackOfficeMVPs #RollCredits

One of the most common problems we face as working professionals are: How much of a raise should I ask for? Am I being paid according to market standards? I'm receiving an offer from X company, and my current salary is Y. What should be my Expected CTC? I've covered these topics in the 'Product Manager's Salary Revealed' video, where I have talked about : - How to find company-level salary information - Average salary of a product manager based on years of experience and location - Bonus resources Check out the video now: https://lnkd.in/gaBTkBH7 #productmanagement #productmanager #compensation #hiring #jobs

I found the missing link to success 💪 I was just rearranging my home office. On the todo list: cable management. Suddenly the flash of inspiration was born ⚡ Why don't companies have a CCO? A Chief Cable Officer. He could than tell his Cable Managers what to do. And the Cable Managers could command their Cable Workers doing it. That should work 🤣 #digitaltransformation #topmanagement #productmanager #productowner

I’m late on the year in review posts but here it goes… Our Sea Island Creative team had a record year. We found balance in adding team members and outsourcing contractor work. We doubled down on retaining monthly content partners and from that spun up a new organization (which is still taking shape): SaaSly.video 😉 more coming soon on that! Our goals for 24 are: - Create more value for our monthly content partners, adding even more deliverables without adding cost - Ramp up our reporting infrastructure so our partners can visualize their content effectiveness - Add a COO role to take on streamlining internal processes and QC - Update a few key production gear - Add $400K ARR - Have more fun with the team and even more fun with family and friends (create a space where they also spend as much time as possible with their loved ones) Any pointers that could help us reach those goals? 👆🏼