Scaling Up: The Messy Middle of Growing Your Team

In this episode, we’re kicking off the new season with a drink in hand and a chat about the messy, hilarious, and very real moments behind the scenes of running a business and life. From running on empty (literally) to the overwhelming chaos of WhatsApp groups, we dive straight back into it.

We’re also talking about the big, bold moves we’ve both made recently—hiring new team members into our businesses, what that looked like financially and emotionally, and the honest realities of stepping into growth (even when it feels a little scary).

If you’re thinking about hiring, growing your team, or navigating change in your business—this one's for you.

We asked:

• How do you know when it’s time to hire?
• What’s the real cost of bringing someone into your team?
• What happens when a hire doesn’t go to plan?
• How do you re-structure roles and keep your people aligned?
• What does “setting them up for success” actually look like?
• How do you balance being a leader with still being a parent / partner / human?

Chapters:

[00:00] Welcome Back: Sparkling Coconut Water & Petrol Panic
 [06:00] Chaos of the WhatsApp Groups
 [08:00] Why We’ve Hired New Team Members
 [13:00] Jess’s Sales Hire – The Risk, the Reality, the ROI
 [25:00] Hermione’s New Coach – Saying Yes to the Next Level
 [35:00] What It Really Takes to Grow a Team
 [44:00] PottyBot Wild Card: Who Comes First – The Kids or the Business?

If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, share, and send it to a biz bestie who’s also in the thick of scaling and juggling.

With your hosts Jessica Whatman, founder of AgentSync, and Hermione Gardiner, real estate business coach and founder of Sidekick.

Connect with us:

The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/scalewithus

AgentSync: https://agentsync.com.au/

SideKick: https://sidekick.net.au/