The Remote-First Podcast
Hosted by Azhar Siddiqui, the co-founder at RepStack. Uncover the secrets of hiring, onboarding and training your Virtual Assistant as we share tips, tricks and success stories. Discover how to unlock massive growth in your Digital Marketing Agency by hiring for these key roles. Our Website: https://repstack.co/Book a quick call here: https://calendly.com/repstack-discovery-call/15min
The Remote-First Podcast
Scaling Through Ambitious Laziness - Featuring Nick Hoard
What does it really take to scale from early-stage chaos to a multiple seven-figure agency?
In this episode, Nick shares the honest truth behind growth, burnout, hiring mistakes, culture shifts, and the mindset transformation that changed everything.
We dive deep into:
Introduction and Warm Welcome
Exploring Business Growth and Challenges
The Concept of Ambitious Laziness
Love, Hate, Tolerate Framework
Hiring and Team Dynamics
Global Hiring and Its Impact
Retention Strategies and Team Care
Client Expectations and Team Fairness
Transitioning to Remote Work: A Case Study
Testing Remote Work in Our Team
Maintaining Company Culture Remotely
Productivity Tools and Their Impact
Defining and Measuring Company Culture
Concluding Thoughts and Future Plans
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00:00 Introduction and Warm Welcome
01:53 Exploring Business Growth and Challenges
03:04 The Concept of Ambitious Laziness
05:00 Love, Hate, Tolerate Framework
09:40 Hiring and Team Dynamics
11:09 Global Hiring and Its Impact
16:26 Retention Strategies and Team Care
21:20 Client Expectations and Team Fairness
22:53 Transitioning to Remote Work: A Case Study
24:13 Testing Remote Work in Our Team
25:31 Maintaining Company Culture Remotely
27:37 Productivity Tools and Their Impact
32:39 Defining and Measuring Company Culture
36:54 Concluding Thoughts and Future Plans