Be Very Afraid: 8 Figure Entrepreneur Kasim Aslam Has Turned His Sights To Hiring (Part 1)

16/09/2025 40 min
Be Very Afraid: 8 Figure Entrepreneur Kasim Aslam Has Turned His Sights To Hiring (Part 1)

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Get Kasim Aslam's  free book at https://thehirebook.com/Check out his company https://paretotalent.com/https://hriscareers.com/podcasthttps://hriscareers.com/email/In this episode, we’re joined by Kasim Aslam—serial entrepreneur, author of HIRE, and founder of both Solutions 8 (once the world’s top Google Ads agency) and Pareto Talent, a recruiting firm helping companies hire elite executive assistants.We go deep on what it really takes to build high-performing remote teams, how Kasim scaled and sold a company without ever doing the core work himself, and why most companies are sabotaging themselves by hiring average talent and trying to “flatten the pyramid.”You’ll hear how he:Developed the Pareto Talent Framework to attract and filter top 1% performersBuilt a global team of 80 employees managing $100M in ad spendMaintains culture and trust without time-tracking surveillance or forced Zoom callsUses tryouts instead of traditional interviews to find his next superstarsEmbraces employee growth—even when it means they’ll eventually outgrow his companyWe also touch on his emotional moment after selling Solutions 8, his thoughts on AI as an amplifier of talent, and the power of trusting your team enough to get out of their way.Whether you’re building your first remote team or tired of managing underperformers, this episode is full of practical insights, surprising truths, and some classic Kasim-style tough love.🔥 What You’ll Learn:Why “hiring is marketing,” and job descriptions should sell the opportunityHow to write “flytrap” job posts that filter the best candidates automaticallyThe 7-step Pareto Talent Framework for hiring and onboardingWhy performance-based compensation is better than surveillanceThe importance of being flexible, generous, and growth-minded as an employerSend us a textIf you have HRIS roles to fill you can post your job to HRISCareers.com for free.If you are an HRIS professional submit your profile and sign up for Job Alerts at HRISCareers.com.If you want to be on the podcast fill out the form at https://hriscareers.com/podcast

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