Tue, 31 October 2017
What’s In This Episode:What do you believe in? Jill believes in the gut-check. Brad believes in giving in any interaction - that a client or a prospect walked away with more than they came with. Both are essential to business. "As a business gets bigger, your gut gets disconnected with what's happening in the business." - BradJared Hecht, superstar to his 11-month-old son and tech guru, calls in to talk about his new startup, Fundera. He's really proud of what Fundera has accomplished, and how they're helping people all across the country with small-business pitfalls. But he has a problem with hiring. Since the company is located in NYC, it's hard to compete dollar-for-dollar with the bigger-name companies out there (Facebook, Google, the list goes on). They want the best talent. Brad and Jill suggest that he look at the areas he can compete: the mission, the autonomy involved in changing people's lives - which you might not be getting at a major company - and the mindset of employees when it comes to workplace culture and recognition. "If you're able to create a fun story that your PR team will go out and tell, people will gravitate toward applying to you." - JillJill and Brad then discuss the top 5 things you should never quit doing:
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