The Badass CEO

Jennifer and Mandy, Founder of Swing Search If you’re a new business owner, sometimes, it can be hard to know how to find the right people for your company. We talked about Jennifer and Mandy from Swing Search, a business that specializes in finding you the right people for your business as you grow. They’ve worked with entrepreneurs or CEOs trying to fill roles they haven’t hired for before. You may be trying to do the same and scale your company. If you’re trying to scale your company, it is so important to find the right people as there are so many factors that employees and employers need to consider when hiring for their different roles. When looking for the right people, you need to look for employees willing to take a risk, looking for a promotion, ready for a high impact quickly, and willing for the time commitment. You’ll also have to consider your company culture as a new hire needs to flow with the culture and your people. You’ll have to also look at the industry they have ...

Photographer: Paige Cody | Source: Unsplash Solopreneurs Are The New Entrepreneurs The digital revolution has created a new kind of entrepreneur who launches a company as the founder and sole employee, a solopreneur. Fundz cites research that shows there are currently 41.8 million of these solopreneurs in the U.S. today. Instead of hiring employees, these business owners outsource any skill they don't possess to talented freelancers or independent contractors. This helps them keep their focus on what they do best — growing their business. Check out these tips from The Badass CEO on how you can become a successful solopreneur. Finding Talented Freelancers Freelancers are available for every type of work you need to be done for your business. The key is to find experts in a particular area who fit in with the rest of your freelance team. Thankfully, there are several online sources where you can find the talent you need . You can find web developers, social media marketers, graph...

Samantha Ettus, founder of PPP Sam Ettus is the true Badass entrepreneur. She is a five-time best-selling author, a public speaker, and podcast host of the What's Her Story podcast, but one public speaking event inspired Sam to to start Park Place Payments. Park Place Payments is a female-founded credit card processing company that is disrupting the status quo of the credit card industry. The male-dominated industry has never focused on customer service or women, and she is here to do that with PPP. Sam explains why nothing will stop her from making this a billion-dollar company and how you can do it too. Episode Contents Payment Processing and How She Raised Capital Hiring Practices, Errors, and Managing Expectations Sam Ettus on Juggling It All As a Female Entrepreneur Putting It Out There and Telling People Your Goals Links Mimi: Today we have Sam Ettus. She is a total badass. She has three kids. She's written five books. She's the founder of Park Place Payments an...

Jody Levy How She Does It All and You Can Too Serial entrepreneurship, applying creativity to a business idea, and growing multiple businesses at once are all topics addressed in this week’s episode with powerhouse Jody Levy! She is a partner, advisor, and investor in many category-disrupting brands and companies connected to the clean living, wellness lifestyle space that empowers people to take care of themselves and optimize their happiness and purpose. She’s an artist, designer, serial entrepreneur, executive, and investor who is the shining example of why you don’t have to do ONE thing if you love the process. She talks us through her multiple businesses, including WTRMLN WTR and the Milk Cleanse, and how she balances it all. Badass CEO Episode featuring Jody Levy Episode Contents Her Start and Background Balancing Her Time and Energy How She Got Into Serial Entrepreneurship Knowing Your Weaknesses Her Advice For that Pursuing Serial Entrepreneurship Founder of WTMRL...

Photographer: Chris Montgomery | Source: Unsplash When it comes to running a business today something many of us were not prepared to work on and pivot into is creating a strong company culture through Zoom - how do you even begin to bridge the gap between your company’s mission and new hires when there is a screen between you? Many businesses suffer due to people problems - whether it be hiring the right people or retaining the right ones thus it is clear you need to set the right cornerstones for your company’s culture and environment (online and offline). On the Badass CEO podcast, we have had an array of insightful discussions surrounding how to prioritize and succeed in creating the right, motivated employee roster that is aligned with your mission. Creating a healthy and empowering company culture only can begin when you have hired the right set of people for the right set of positions. As another former podcast guest and successful business owner, Michelle Seiler Tucker pointed...