Most successful entrepreneurs don’t do it alone. No matter how passionate they are, they can’t be good at everything. Finding the right team members and making them a winning team is what would help you increase your capabilities and grow your business.In this episode, Ken and David look back at how they started their business, how and where they found the right people who will play a key role in their business growth plus the tools used to manage them remotely. [00:01 - 24:03]  Build a Successful TeamKen and David talks about why they built a teamHire someone who are good at what you're notA list on your to-do list that’s been there for long? You’re not gonna do them, hire someone who will.The duo talks about how they started building a team Outsourcing remotely and finding great talent that's fit to the company culture Running classified ads at local newspaper Internal referrals from team membersWant some Amazon refunds? Check out GETIDAPromo code: FTM400The most valuable members of the teamAmazon Account specialist - responsible for general maintenance of the storeIt's good if you could hire someone with a little bit of experience so they can bring something new to the table or hire someone more experienced than youEmail Marketing Expert20% - 50% of some companies reporting revenue comes from emailEmail marketing is a must do for your businessOperations Manager - helps keep the company on track and identify and implement strategic initiativesKen and David hired this key member when they where between eight to 12 employeesPPC ManagerOther key positions hired are:Social Media ManagerVideo EditorContent EditorWeb Designer ControllerData ScientistIdeal tools that worked for the duo in running a remote team:Slack - used for team communicatino and integrate to other tools such as Google CalendarAsana - a project maangement tool. Great for setting up recurring tasks, workflows and projects that involve multiple people[24:04 - 25:17] Closing SegmentTune in next week for part two of this episode where we talk about onboarding and offboarding, when to hire and fire and all other concerns around this topic.Quotes“In order to free up your time for you to work on the things that you're a superpower, you need to find help.”“If something is on your to do list, and it stays on there for a week, two weeks or three weeks, you're not going to do that. And if there's a multitude of reasons why, that is a perfect opportunity to find to say, identify those types of tasks, and then hire out for those because you're okay, you're not going to do them. And if you do, it's going to be a grind for you and it's going to drag you down.”“If you're selling on Amazon, you have to be good at at PPC.”Send us a voice message and let us know how we can help you fire the man! FacebookYouTubeInstagramResources MentionedGETIDAReady to scale your Amazon business? Click here to book a strategy call.  https://calendly.com/firingtheman/amazon Support the show

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