How To Know If You're Ready To Hire Offshore

How To Know If You're Ready To Hire Offshore

August 11, 2026 · 53 min · Season 9 · Episode 481

About this episode

Nicolas Bivero discusses the pitfalls of offshore hiring and offers strategies for effective cost efficiency in e-commerce.

Most Shopify brands hire offshore for the wrong reason, and it often costs them double what they think they're saving. In this episode, Nicolas Bivero, CEO and co-founder of Penbrothers, breaks down: Why chasing the cheapest labor costs brands more, and what cost efficiency looks like instead The 6-month Hypercare framework Penbrothers uses to onboard both new hires and clients successfully How one e-commerce client scaled to 80+ Philippines hires and sold at a higher EBITDA multiple Whether you're filling your first process-driven role or scaling a full offshore team, this conversation delivers strategies you can test this week. 📝 Full show notes + resources: https://ecommercefastlane.com/podcast/episode-481/ Connect with us: 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevenhutt/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shutt/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thrivingwithshopify/

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