Over the past several years we’ve learned a lot about what it means to grow a team.
We’ve gone from a team of three (John and two virtual team members), to today: a team of five (myself, John, and three virtual team members).
We’ve experienced everything from hiring hiccups, to uncomfortable firing situations, and everything in between. Through it all we’ve learned A LOT about the challenges and benefits that come with growing a team.
Growing a team is one of the most powerful things you can do for both yourself and your business – IF that’s the type of business you want to run.
We believe that when you’re able to build a strong team of people around you – whether it be employees, virtual assistants, or freelances and contractors – that it allows you to remove yourself from working IN your business, and instead, start working ON your business.
When we work ON our business, we get to scale, grow, and become much more efficient in what we do, all of which creates a bigger impact for those we serve.
Each post and episode below covers an integral part of how to grow your team, and at the bottom you’ll find a list of resources we’ve found incredibly helpful on our journey to growing an amazing team.
Before we dive in, here’s a quick look at the progression of our team over the years…
What you see in July, 2017 is exactly where we stand today in 2023.
A complete guide on how to grow your team
3 Steps to letting go of control (and hiring your team)
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3 Steps to letting go of control (and hiring your team)
How to scale your business by hiring a virtual assistant
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How to scale your business by hiring a virtual assistant
Hiring a virtual assistant: The process
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Hiring a virtual assistant: The process
Hiring a virtual assistant: What (and how) to delegate
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Hiring a virtual assistant: What (and how) to delegate
Hiring a virtual assistant: Establishing a relationship
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Hiring a virtual assistant: Establishing a relationship
Tasks for your virtual team that will give you freedom
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Tasks for your virtual team that will give you freedom
Interview questions and welcome email for your virtual team hiring process
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Interview questions and welcome email for your virtual team hiring process
How the EOFire Team works (and our biggest tips for entrepreneurs looking to build a team)
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How the EOFire Team works (and our biggest tips for entrepreneurs looking to build a team)
How to hire a team to help (delegating parts or the whole of a process to someone else)
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How to hire a team to help (delegating parts or the whole of a process to someone else)
Resources for growing your team
Where to find virtual assistants, freelances, and contractors
Some of the links below are our affiliate links.
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Sample documents & resources to help you with hiring a team
Ready to hire a virtual assistant? These tax tips are for you
Click here to download: 25 Tasks You Can Delegate
Click here to download: General Virtual Assistant Job Description
Click here to download: Project Assistant Job Description
Click here to download: Sample Interview Questions
Click here to download: Sample Performance Review
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Ready to start leveraging tools and resources in your business that will help you save time, scale and grow?
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In Season 4, I lay it all out on the table and help you come up with answers to all those questions you might be having around “What do you do when…?”
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Season 6 on Project Management
Learning project management is integral to the success of your business, because if you know how to set goals, but you can’t put a plan in place in order to start executing, then you have a problem.
This season breaks down everything you need to know about project management.
Season 7 on How to go From Idea to Launch
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I break down every step of the process so you can use our plan to go from idea to launch!
Season 8 on Our 100 Day Goal Challenge
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