Profit and Prosper

166: Avoid This Hiring Mistake! Building a Lean and Profitable Team Without Burning Everyone Out


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Your team can make or break your business growth—but how do you build one that truly drives profit? In this episode, we’ll dive into the key strategies for creating and sustaining a team that supports long-term success. I’ll break down common trends like downsizing, hiring mistakes, and the smart shifts I’ve made to optimize my own team. Plus, I’ll walk you through capacity and utilization calculations so you can make data-backed decisions that keep your business thriving!


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Resources mentioned: 

    • Download my FREE Sales Plan & Pricing Tool
    • Listen to Episode 102: Growing Your Team When You're at Capacity
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    In this episode, I cover:

    • 0:00 Why a lean and sustainable team means more profit

    • 2:05 The biggest team mistakes I see that are tanking profits

    • 6:14 How to calculate your team’s capacity

    • 11:03 Client case studies on improving team capacity and utilization

    • 15:34 How to apply these concepts to your own team

     

    I’m Sarah Young - an entrepreneur, investor, and millionaire mentor for female founders! I have over a decade of experience in helping entrepreneurs scale their businesses and build wealth at the 6- and 7-figure levels, in addition to building my own successful agency, and I started the Profit + Prosper podcast to help you do the same. 

    Profit + Prosper will help you make more money, save more money, and set yourself up to retire early while upgrading your life - all in a way that’s fun and empowering. In each episode, I’ll share tactical, strategic, and mindset tips to grow your business, increase your profit, and truly prosper in your business and in life. I hope you’ll subscribe so we can Profit + Prosper together!

     

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