No successful business owner reached their goals alone. We are supported not just by our external communities and networks – but our TEAMS. And our guest today is a trailblazer when it comes to building smart, rock-solid teams.

But how can you create a high-functioning, loyal team of people around you who care about the success of your business as much as you do?

Kristy Smith of Virtual Elves knows exactly how – as she has provided hundreds of clients with outsourced, highly skilled VAs. She is an expert on creating a loyal and supportive team culture and has so much to share with you about how to hire, manage, and grow with your team.

Here’s What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

The invisible ties that keep you focused on the WRONG things in business and how the “30% Burden” creeps up and steals your time
How to strategically identify what is taking your focus and preventing you from stepping into the CEO role (+ what needs to shift!)
The “SADD” method: Kristy’s sworn-by framework that you should run EVERY task in your business through (this will make your business more efficient, and it will make you LESS sad )
Why leaning on people around you – and constructing a support system – is essential to free your time
How Kristy has developed such incredible loyalty within her team (with multiple team members working with her over a decade) – and why team culture is key
The big mistake business owners make when outsourcing team members, and why transactional thinking can backfire
How to prepare in advance to onboard, and why cultivating systems beforehand is essential
The 3 things you need to do before hiring anyone (or hiring anyone ELSE!)
Why building strategically over time and putting in place a strong foundation has paid off for Kristy in the long run (tortoise > hare)
How Kristy built a team culture so good that all of her current managerial positions started not as new hires, but as loyal team members with potential
And so, so much more

Mentioned in This Episode:

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319: Create a Team That Loves Your Business Like It’s Their Own with Kristy Smith