About this episode

Fabienne Fredrickson discusses the importance of hiring the right roles in the correct order to transform from an operator to a Visionary CEO.

If you have already made your first hires but still feel like you’re carrying the entire business, this episode is for you. Maybe you’ve brought on a virtual assistant (VA). Maybe you have a few people on your team. The problem is, you’re still too involved, and most every decision still comes through you. You’re answering questions all day, managing projects, putting out fires, and wondering why hiring hasn’t created the freedom you hoped for. In the end, you probably think you’re bad at hiring or managing people.  If that’s you, I want to offer a different perspective. The problem isn’t that you’re bad at hiring, it is likely the order in which you’re hiring. In this episode, I share the exact hiring framework I teach my private clients and the women inside Boldheart. We explore why most entrepreneurs hire from the bottom up, why that often gives you more management tasks instead of more freedom, and the two roles that transform you from the operator of your business into its Visionary CEO. You’ll learn why a virtual assistant is a wonderful place to start, but why your next hire should actually be someone who owns the day-to-day operations of the business. We also explore…

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