Jamie founded Growing Your Team in 2018 after working for a decade or so in the marketing field. Growing Your Team helps other companies, mostly small businesses, not only hire the right people but find the right position for that new employee. On this episode Jamie talks about the challenges — and freedom — in starting Growing Your Team (with a pivot after she founded a different company) and how that’s made her a better leader. She also talks about leadership lessons she’s learned from working with small business owners and some of the secrets to hiring ‘A’ level employees.
3 Takeaways:
- (12:10) Take the time to actually analyze the problem, is it real or is it in your head?
- (20:15) Do not hire off a resume, hire off the conversation
- (23:30) Great leaders have a ‘people first’ mentality
Timestamps:
(00:00) Introducing Jamie Van Cuyk, Founder of Growing Your Team
(04:50) Jamie’s career arc
(09:45) How Jamie started Growing Your Team
(11:10) Mindset for becoming an entrepreneur
(15:30) Hiring process for a small business
(21:30) Interviews
(22:20) Onboarding
(23:15) Good leadership characteristics
(24:40) Leadership advice
(30:00) Growing Your Team in 2025
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