Scale your business by investing in people. 

Are you struggling with scale? Louis Song, the co-founder of Proven Recruiting shares how to successfully scale your staffing business as well as how he and his partner created sustainable business growth with a positive culture by making strategic investments. 

Thank you to Cloud Call for sponsoring this episode! Integrate your telephony communications and streamline your recruitment business with Cloud Call. 

 

Show Notes:

• How fear prompted Louis to start his Proven Recruiting business. (1:05)
• What does Jujitsu have to do with it? (2:01)
• How can you scale your business in order to make it successful? (3:31)
• Why is it important to have a solid system of management and leaders in place in order to successfully scale your business? (4:30)
• What are small steps to growing your business that competitors often overlook? (6:39) 
• Louis discusses specific training techniques he uses in his business and how he learns from his clients. (6:55)
• • Louis offers his approach to the challenge of staff "buy in."
• Why is it important to be "people-centered" rather than "profit-centered" while running a recruitment business? (9:18)
• What does "culture" mean to Louis and how can you create a motivated culture in your business? (12:54)
• Location and scaling your recruiting business and how location can impact success. (14:22)
• Branding, cold calls, and social media? Louis discusses what his approach is. (15:50)
• Personal characteristics that Louis believes all aspiring CEOs of recruiting businesses should have. (17:50)
• Why a good business partner can help your business grow. (18:35)
• What are some challenges Louis faced while running his recruitment business and how did he overcome them? (19:23)
• How does Louis define success? (22:33)
• Louis offers advice to his younger self and others starting a business. (23:14)

Additional Resources:

• Listen to other episodes of The Journey Up
• Proven Recruiting 
• Cloud Call
• Culture Code Book

If you are interested in listening to more recruitment business stories or wish to share your recruitment business journey, head over to The Journey Up  and listen to other informative and inspirational episodes! Feel free to contact me, David Alonso, with questions and comments.