The First 5 People Every Trades Business Must Hire

About this episode

Chris Lee discusses the five critical hires every growing trades business needs to scale effectively.

Join our Facebook Group: / 1bmudi9htk Most business owners hire because they’re exhausted. The ones who scale hire because the math says it’s time. In this video, you’ll learn the five critical hires every growing business needs — and the exact order to make them so you can scale without blowing your budget.Chris Lee breaks down the same hiring sequence he uses with hundreds of home-service and trades owners to help them buy back their time, build real teams, and remove themselves from day-to-day chaos. These five seats exist in every company from $0 to $100M, and once you understand them, you’ll know exactly where to start — and what’s been holding you back. You’ll also learn the math behind smart hiring: how to calculate your fixed costs, your gross margin per job, your true break-even point, and how to know with certainty whether you can afford a new hire. No emotion. No guessing. Just clarity. If you’ve completed the Impact Audit or watched our Impact Quadrant breakdown, this video is the natural next step. By the end, you’ll know how to move from “I need help” to building a team that runs the business with you — not because of you. CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA!TEXT ME…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Lee

Topics covered

• hiring
• business growth
• trades business
• team building
• scaling

Keywords

• hiring sequence
• business owners
• scaling
• fixed costs
• gross margin
• break-even point
• team building

Sponsors

1SEO Digital Agency

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