This episode was recorded live from our Passages to Success monthly member event at IV Tea Company in downtown Vancouver, WA. Our guest is Natalie Fairchild, Founder and Chief Inspirational Office with Pacific Perks, a mobile cafe that creates personalized experiences for families and organizations in the Pacific Northwest.

Small Business Owners are experiencing a wide variety of hiring challenges in today's market. In this episode, we do a deep dive into some of those challenges. We discuss the notion of The Great Resignation, and Natalie shares with us some creative solutions for a more effective hiring process. In addition, Natalie shares with us her 5 Rules for Business Basics and shares some big news about the future of her company.

Prost!

Episode Highlights:

0:08 Intro

1:11 Thanks to our Sponsors

3:35 Top Hiring Challenges

5:00 Welcome Natalie Fairchild Founder of Pacific Perks

6:36 The Great Resignation

9:44 Creative Problem Solving in the hiring process

12:52 How many spaces after a period?

16:35 Changing the old school mentality

17:58 The role of storytelling in the hiring process

20:47 Constantly recruiting for great candidates

23:54 The beer portion of the program

26:45 How pivoting can help you make the best of a bad situation

32:30 5 Rules for Business Basics

37:48 Franchising at Pacific Perks

43:05 Balance your work and maintain your flexibility

47:47 The Final Action

50:15 Contact Natalie

50:42 Wrap Up

51:20 Meet Jason Huggins with our Sponsor Twin Star Credit Union

Guest Beer:

Blue Moon Brewing Company - Denver, CO

Blue Moon Belgian Style Wheat Ale, 5.4% ABV, 9 IBU

Episode Links:

Passages to Success

Natalie Fairchild

Pacific Perks

Top Hiring Challenges from BMA Group

Thanks to our Sponsors!

Twin Star Credit Union

Chucks Produce

IV Tea

Loowit Brewing