In this episode of the Remote Work Tribe podcast, we chat with Tom Shapiro, founder and CEO at Stratabeat, Inc. We discuss hiring best practices, how to set up systems and find the right people for your business, the importance of testing, mindset shifts to grow your agency, and more.

Episode timestamps:

• How did Tom start his company? (1:00)
• Growing Stratabeat and his process to make those first hires. (2:20)
• Why did he hire an account manager first, and how did he help this employee succeed? (5:28)
• How did Tom set up systems and improve documentation? (8:03)
• How does Tom find the right people for his business? (10:13)
• Three-hour testing and assessing cultural fit. (14:05)
• Mindset shifts Tom has gone through by growing his business. (19:48)
• How did he transition out of day-to-day work? (21:42)
• How does Tom write books on top of running his agency? (23:46)
• How long does it take to go from a book idea to getting it live? (27:22)
• How to prevent burnout? (29:15)
• Setting boundaries to avoid burnout. (32:37)
• Lightning round questions. (35:07)

We hope you enjoy it!

Links mentioned on the podcast

• linkedin.com/in/tomshapiro
• stratabeat.com
• Theremoteworktribe.com
• newsletter.theremotetribe.com
• Jessicamalnik.com

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