Do you remember your first hire? There is so much that goes into building a company, but few things matter as much the quality of the team you assemble. Given the immense importance of team building, we wanted to create a series where we ask entrepreneurs who have been there and done that, to share their stories and lessons with the community.

Lauren Burnside

Starting my business it was pretty much just me. At the time I was sharing an assistant but the plan wasn’t for her to grow with me. During 2020 my business started really growing and evolving into something I couldn’t have ever imagined. At that point I realized that I couldn’t manage my business alone any more and I needed my own full time assistant. Read more>>

Dan Fisher

I was let go from my position in Corporate America. In the time between starting American Axes, I applied for many jobs back in the corporate world. What I found to be incredibly frustrating was the lack of communication or effort from the potential employer. I wanted to make sure that we would be different. We have been very forward in our communication with potential employees and when we hire for positions, there are many people who don’t get the job. Read more>>

Tam Coriell

For years I have wanted to own my own Design Firm. Having acquired my degree in design, I began my interior design career in Winter Park Florida, an affluent suburb of Orlando. Expanding my horizons, I moved to Utah about five years ago with my husband and son to begin working at Barclay Butera. Read more>>

Ashley Ram Gosnell, MEd

As my business grew from 1 to include others, I had to recruit, interview, and hire all on my own. This was before Indeed. Now I utilize Indeed for the majority of all my hires. Prior to Indeed, I recruited by reaching out to various colleges to find tutors for my tutoring business. I learned a lot using this type of recruiting system, and eventually my company evolved to exclude undergraduate students entirely. Read more>>

Amber Bromer

When I opened my first salon in 2010 it was just me! I think I had maybe 4 other stations set up at that time. I worked alone for 2 months before I started getting people wanting interviews. At that time I had very simple paperwork and didn’t really know what I was looking for in staff members. That’s definitely something I learned along the way. Read more>>

Lucinda Quattrochi

When we first opened we had a small staff of three in our ten chair salon. Seven weeks later we were shut down with the pandemic. Hiring became a balance between expanding our staff and having enough space for our clients to have distance between them. Read more>>