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Are you about to get slammed with holiday bookings… and still don’t have enough pet sitters lined up?

If the answer is yes, you're not alone—and you're not behind yet, but you’re about to be. In this episode, I’m here to help you get ahead of the madness.

The holidays aren’t just busy—they're a pressure cooker. Your clients are planning $5,000+ vacations and expecting their pet sitter (you!) to run their home like clockwork. But here's the truth: you can't deliver peace of mind if you're short-staffed, hiring reactively, or skipping the systems.

So in this episode of Bella in Your Business, I’m walking you through exactly how to hire pet sitters for the holidays the smart, legal, and sustainable way.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

Why hiring in Q4 is harder—and what to do about it starting today

The legal interview questions to ask (and what can get you sued)

How to make holiday work appealing so your team doesn’t quit mid-season

Why clear onboarding is non-negotiable—and how to set up a 6-step process

Genius ways to recruit returning college students, past staff, and local talent

How to spot red flag answers that scream “I’m going to bail on you”

Timestamps

04:00 – Why you must start hiring before the holidays hit—and the trends showing it’ll be busier than ever

07:30 – The 6-step hiring process that filters out the flakes and sets you up to scale

11:45 – What’s illegal to ask in interviews—and the exact phrases to say instead

19:30 – How to communicate holiday work expectations without sounding desperate or begging

28:00 – Creative (and proven) ways to find seasonal pet sitters, from college students to vet techs

Notable Quotes

“If it’s not a hell yes, it’s a hell no.”

“You are their insurance policy for their pets and home—and you can’t deliver that without a rock-solid team.”

“Hiring is a leadership play, not a desperate grab.”

Resources & Links:

Book a 20-Min Coaching Call with Bella

Join the Mastermind

Pet Sitter Hiring Jump Method

Transcript

Welcome to another episode of Bella in your business. My name is Bella Vasta and today we're going to talk all about hiring for the holidays. But before we get started, I wanted to say ? last week we talked all about mindset. I gave you three different episodes to go check out to help with your mindset because especially now coming into fourth quarter, we're going to need all the mindset and positivity possible because it's about to get really busy.

? In that light, I would be so honored if you would like and subscribe to this podcast. Believe it or not, a lot of people actually don't subscribe to it, but they're listening to it. Our numbers are going up and I absolutely love it. So feel free to share it with anyone you want. As you see, we have ? a lot, hundreds of episodes for you to listen to. So I wanted to thank you for that. I've also been having some really amazing discussions with you guys, even out as far as Dubai. I wanna say hi to Sam if you're listening.

Thank you so much for our conversation last week. I really enjoyed it and that's super. So if you guys wanna get on my calendar and just have some questions you wanna ask me, feel free to go to jumpconsulting.net forward slash 20. I am truly here to help you. I'm not here to even sell to you, which I know is probably weird to hear, ? but I love working with business owners that are ready.

And ? if there's other things that you need to do, I'm gonna give you resources or whatever, because at the end of the day, I wanna change your I-cans into I-cans and inspire you to greatness. All right, let's get into today's episode. Did you know that according to Yahoo Finance, 2025 is literally predicted to be one of the biggest years for holiday travel? We're not just talking about people taking quick weekend trips.