57 - Your First Hire: How Much to Pay, Where to Hire, Interviewing, Etc
Before you burn out, build your team! Luke Fontaine is back to discuss how to get your first hire onboarded, trained and ready to go. Listen in as we discuss the best time to hire, what to look for in a hire, and how to build a team before you’re at a 100% workload, and even when you’re burned out!
“Hiring is the most core piece of a company to be able to scale, create an amazing client experience and to have predictable revenue.”
– Luke Fontaine
To get to the next level, you must let go of your ego and allow others to do work, in this episode you’ll learn how to do just that. From splitting up your responsibilities, to implementing powerful tech tools, Luke will share how he’s helped build an amazing team culture.
Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Luke in this episode:
Getting your first hire onboarded, trained and ready to go
How to create intimacy in your coaching, whilst still building a team
How to scale, create an amazing client experience and have predictable revenue
Who to hire first and what to look for in a hire
How to split up your responsibilities before burning out
Letting go of your ego and allowing others to do work
The plan of action to build out your verticals
How to nurture an amazing team culture
Timestamps:
0:32 – Introduction
1:40 – Who is Luke Fontaine?
5:00 – Pop, Pop, Popsicles. Test, Test, Test-…
6:12 – How does Luke know so much about hiring?
8:08 – When is the right time to make your first hire?
11:20 – How to track your time and split up your responsibilities
13:00 – As a coach, who do you hire first?
15:30 – Organizing your tasks into categories
16:45 – The first 90 days of a hire
20:30 – How to store & document your processes
23:36 – Releasing ego
27:50 – Stop micromanaging everything
30:12 – How to find a “Luke”
33:10 – Luke’s unique abilities & how he approaches his work
35:48 – Building out verticals
38:56 – Book recommendations for building a team
42:30 – 3 tips for making your first hire
46:20 – Building an amazing team environment
51:30 – 3 mistakes to avoid when building a team
55:00 – Rachel’s biggest mistakes
1:01:06 – Learning from mistakes
1:04:06 – Takeaways
1:10:40 - Conclusion
Episode Resources:
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Luke’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luke_fontaine/
Tool Recommendations:
Toggl (for time tracking): https://toggl.com/
Process Street (for documenting/running processes): https://www.process.st/
Asana (for documenting/running processes): https://asana.com/
Slack (for team communication): https://slack.com/
Airtable (for task management): https://airtable.com/
Book Recommendations:
Matrix Tools:
The Communication Matrix:
Payday With Rayray Links:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/payday-with-rayray/id1491112731
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2eCsiq2hpxVD6pFIT92zW6
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelbell
“The earlier you catch anything, the better position you’re in to fix it.”
– Luke Fontaine
