How Big Of a Tradeoff is Hiring Top Talent During Scaling?

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Need marketing help? Visit: https://www.singlegrain.com/ and https://npdigital.com/Want to recruit great marketers? Find them here: https://marketingschool.io/hireOn this episode of Marketing School, Neil and Eric break down how to hire A players while scaling, why downturns are the best time to remove poor performers, and how founder mindset drives culture, acquisitions, and growth. They share real stories from NP Digital, top-grading their team, fixing broken agency cultures, and personally jumping into big sales deals to set the standard for hustle. Hosted by Neil and Eric, this one is all about talent, leadership, and what it really takes to grow a company that actually performs.Key takeaways:• Hire A players without sacrificing growth.• Use hard times to expose weak performers.• Founder mindset sets culture, standards, and sales intensity.Chapters:00:00 Scaling, turnover, and growth milestones00:37 Hard times reveal true performers01:02 Vinod Khosla’s hardest work question01:30 Why Neil turned down the CMO role03:56 Entrepreneur vs hired gun mindset05:45 Why some founders stay after acquisitions07:59 Fixing misaligned agency cultures11:00 Hiring standards and A-player focus14:53 Top grading and raising the talent bar17:39 How Neil allocates his founder time19:34 Founder-led enterprise sales in practice23:45 Leading by example and closing thoughts Welcome to Marketing School, one of the top business podcasts with over 61 million downloads. Each episode delivers actionable marketing tips and strategies from two entrepreneurs who truly practice what they preach. The show is hosted by Eric Siu, founder of Leveling Up and Single Grain, and Neil Patel, co-founder of Neil Patel Digital and recognized by Forbes as a Top 10 Marketer. ️ Learn More About the Hosts Eric Siu – Leveling Up: https://www.youtube.com/@LevelingUpOfficial Neil Patel: https://www.youtube.com/@neilpatel Free Resources Growth Newsletter: https://levelingup.beehiiv.com/subscribe Ubersuggest: https://www.ubersuggest.com/ Answer The Public: https://www.answerthepublic.com/ Subscribe for Daily Marketing Insights! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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