Owning The Edge Podcast with Joel Bower

Covid-19 made a LOT of people make the switch to working remote, which also means a lot more people are hiring remote teams than ever before. 

But hiring remote isn’t always EASY, and there are things that get in the way between an entrepreneur getting things off their plate AND growing a business.

My partners and I have been working remote for YEARS, well before Covid made it a necessity, and these are the biggest pitfalls we’ve overcome on our remote team management journey!

I’ve been getting a LOT of questions about what exactly is going on with the Owning The Edge Podcast, and I’m here to answer them!

We’ve been taking a short break because we are planning some BIG CHANGES for the format of this show moving forward.

We’ve been building a lot of incredible things in the backend, getting even more clear on what we want to build, and we’re adjusting our podcast to fit that new model!

The last year has really forced a lot of people to change the way they think about how they do business, and remote teams are now the norm, rather than an outlier. For my business, though, we’ve been using remote teams for YEARS, well before Covid made them a necessity!

A lot of entrepreneurs just SHUT DOWN the minute they hear the word “hiring.” They think it’s too hard, too complicated, and too expensive...

But what if I told you that the single MOST EXPENSIVE thing about hiring is… NOT doing it?

It’s true! Not hiring could be costing you a FORTUNE...

And in episode 76, we’re going to look at WHY.

When it comes to building a team, there are a LOT of things standing in our way… or are they?

It turns out, SO much of what we think is STOPPING us from hiring is simply NOT TRUE.

So I went ahead and put together a speed run of the top 5 hiring myths my team and I have spent the last 8 years PROVING are absolutely wrong...

(And, honestly, might be costing you a FORTUNE…)

A lot of entrepreneurs, especially early-stage entrepreneurs who are at a point in their business where they NEED to grow, they WANT a team, but they figure they can’t afford it.

But growing a team isn’t just affordable - it’s absolutely essential.

The fact is, the only way to avoid hitting a plateau and getting to a point in your business where you just can’t push into that next level, you have to start focusing more of your time and energy on the things only YOU can do to grow and to do that, you need someone who can take all that other stuff off your plate.

In this episode, I’m going to show you why outsourcing is MUST for successful entrepreneurs who want to truly grow!

If I’m going to the process of hiring someone. I want somebody that’s going to be a really great member of my team.

But that takes A LOT of time to figure out.

You have to ask yourself so many questions in order to really nail down exactly what it is you want.

I’m going to share with you an amazing hiring tactic that took me years to learn.

Many entrepreneurs will not even start the hiring process because they imagine some high cost and think they will have to make more money to afford it.

What if I told you that you don’t need to wait?

You have the potential to hire, even if you feel like you’re barely getting by right now.

I’m going to teach you my #1 hiring method that pays for itself—no more waiting—no more telling yourself “someday.”

There is a rare moment right now that has opened up the option to be remote.

We, as entrepreneurs, can change this game. We have such a dynamic and unique way of working.

We can grow our business by maximizing remote work.

In this episode of Owning the Edge Podcast, we will be talking about what a VA is and how having one can help you grow your business.

You might be the one slowing down the growth of your own business.

If you’re a solopreneur with a full task list and no time to take on any new projects, it might be time to consider building a team.

You might think that you aren’t ready to start a team, but you will be surprised to hear how my #1 hiring method can free up your time and help you really grow your business.

In this episode of Owning the Edge Podcast, I’m going to teach you how to determine if you are ready to hire your first employee.