In this episode of the Remote Work Tribe podcast, we talk with Kevan and Shannon, co-founders at Bonfire. We discuss the rollercoaster of starting an agency, finding the best way to utilize their time, management styles, and how to ensure clients receive excellent deliverables. We also chat about the importance of betting on yourself, finding the confidence to do hard things, and evolving from in-house to founder.

Episode timestamps:

• How did they come up with the idea for Bonfire? (0:40).
• How did they know it was the right time to start their own thing? (4:00).
• Mindset shifts from working in-house to running a business. (6:39)
• How did they know they wanted to team up instead of going solo? (9:12)
• Accountability, structure, responsibilities, and more of starting a company. (12:51)
• Alignment to make sure the best work gets done. (17:36)
• Team structure and leadership between two cofounders. (21:07)
• Knowing what they know now, what would they have done differently? (25:28)
• Managing people: Giving advice vs. internalizing advice - Shannon. (27:37)
• Managing people: Giving advice vs. internalizing advice - Kevan. (31:54)
• What did they learn in-house that has helped them be better founders? (35:27)
• Pressure working for yourself vs. working for someone else. (38:29)
• What message would they tell themselves 10 years in the past? (40:55)

We hope you enjoy it!

Podcast links

• aroundthebonfire.com
• Theremoteworktribe.com
• newsletter.theremotetribe.com
• Jessicamalnik.com

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