If you think that you’ll be able to scale your biz effectively without a team, then you really need to listen to this episode of Captivate + Convert!
It’s true that most entrepreneurs launch without even having a partner, let alone a team. In those early days of building your empire, you get used to wearing all the hats, taking on all of the responsibility… and having all of the control.
But here’s the thing about solopreneurship — as your biz grows and you take on more tasks and longer hours, you’re inevitably going to burn out. And you will NOT be providing your greatest, zone-of-genius value!
So, how do you take the first steps toward building out your dream team?
My guest today is Emily Milling, head honcho of the fabulous podcast production agency The Ultimate Creative.
Over the last year and a half, Emily transformed The Ultimate Creative from a one-woman show to a thriving ensemble, bringing on a copywriter, a podcast editor, and an online business manager to help her shift from an 80-hour work week to an 80-hour work MONTH.
In this convo, she spills the good, the bad, and the rad of her hiring process — and how she built a team that she loves!
Hit play and find a new way to work! In this episode, you’ll learn:
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About Emily Milling: Emily Milling is the founder and CEO of The Ultimate Creative, a podcast production agency based out of Toronto. When she’s not leading her amazing team, you can find her crackin’ yolks with her comedy troupe, Big Chick Energy Sketch, or making horror movies with her partner.
Highlights:
00:32 Intro
02:17 Meet Emily Milling
03:55 Valeska Griffiths
06:33 Gabe Rudyk + Kallai Plummer
07:14 Knowing it’s time to build a team
09:03 Importance of processes
10:13 Subcontractors v. employees
14:14 Financial + time commitments
18:55 Elbow injury story
21:37 OBMs
25:53 Humans v. automation
28:18 What would Emily do differently?
30:06 Have realistic financial expectations
34:29 Melissa Houston
35:33 The Christy Questions
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Emily Milling
https://theultimatecreative.com
Instagram: @emily.milling
Melissa Houston
https://www.melissahoustoncpa.com/think-like-a-cfo-podcast
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