Do you know what’s going to help you grow next?

If you want to grow and increase your sales revenue, you’re eventually going to need to outsource your work and put some systems into play. That’s one of the decisions that helped us grow, expand, and eventually reach the $10M sales mark. We definitely have short term goals to scale our business, but our ultimate long-term goal is health and wealth. We are pushing toward the next level of generational wealth and not just looking at our year-to-year sales revenue. Over the past several months, I’ve committed to getting back into shape. I’ve been working out 2 hours a day for several months, and I feel great. Without your health, you have nothing, so taking the time to get fitter than I have been in a decade was a goal I’m glad to say I have achieved. But it couldn’t have been done without my valuable team of employees whose hard work and leadership have allowed me to meet my health & wealth goals.

Finding the Right People for the Right Seats

Nate and I recently took another super important (and scary!) step in our brand. We made our biggest hire ever! We have a goal of getting to $30M in yearly sales over the next few years, and we knew we needed to make some key hiring decisions to make it happen.

So we hired a VP of Operations! Just saying that sounds kind of funny. A few short years ago I was a social worker taking care of high school boys, and now I am hiring VP’s . We are excited by the expertise and knowledge of our new hire, as he holds an MBA and has worked in the corporate world for several decades. He previously managed a fortune 500 company, and he currently runs his own successful eCommerce business. We feel he will not only propel us to the next level of financial success, but we are excited to pass along some of the big responsibilities that come with managing our brand on a daily basis. Bringing a high-level executive on board will give us the additional time and the freedom to do other things, both professionally and personally.

My main recommendation for finding new hires for upper-level positions in your Amazon business is networking. Go to a local business gathering in your community, rub shoulders with other people in the industry, talk to people in your church or in groups you belong to. Look for like-minded people with similar values, belief systems, and energy levels. I’m going to break down hiring considerations into four quadrants and explain each. You don’t have to hire a team, but keep in mind that most businesses in America never reach $1M in sales. Why? I feel it’s because they missed the mark in scaling and making key hiring decisions. You can’t make important business decisions and plans if you are constantly tied up in daily tasks. Consider this guidance as you move forward in your Amazon journey: