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Your leads aren't saying no. They're being ignored.
A founder closing 50% of inbound thinks 70% is sitting there. No new leads required.
Deloitte Hired Her Twice. You Can Hire Her Once.
The founders who delegate earn 33% more
He closed a $250K deal. He wants $1,500/month.
Your last hire quit at day 89
I met a guy who sold cranes for a living
3 Website Hires, All Under $2K/Month
You were screening the wrong three-quarters
One operator. Six roles. $3,500 a month.
The resume passed. The hire didn't.
Your $9K media buyer has a $2K twin
Your next sales rep is four months away. These two aren't.
You hired a profile, not a person
Meet the EA who speaks engineer
You're paying for the zip code, not the skill
Your $3 VA is your most expensive hire
Meet the GHL operator who tripled his agency's capacity
Where does it hurt?
The question a South African medic asks founders before he ever pitches them.
She launched Elden Ring. She can launch your projects.
One hire who runs your projects, your clients, and your team for $3,750/mo.
The 90-Day Onboarding Framework That Turns Remote Hires Into Top Performers
Feedback loops that actually work 🏆
The best talent is on the field right now ⚽🥅
Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, the regions we hire from. You can sign them too
A $1M/year closer for $2,500/month
And two more hires tied straight to revenue, starting at $1,500/mo
The best SDRs have a career ceiling
And the company that breaks it for them gets an elite rep at a fraction of US cost.
The $200K Engineer Who Costs $7K/Month
Senior DevOps, 10 years, kept McDonald's and Coca-Cola's monitoring infrastructure online.
Need someone who speaks flawless English for client calls?
The "overseas talent can't speak English" myth is costing you a lot of $
Eastern Europe's Secret Weapon: World-Class Virtual Assistants at Lower Costs
When comparing costs between US-based and Eastern European VAs, the difference is striking.
Get the ops out of your way from $1,000
Hire one of our 3 top LatAm operators, your time zone, up to 70% off US payroll.
24 hours left to lock in your $1,000 Delta card
Your shot at two tickets to Europe expires at midnight tomorrow
What if you hired the first one?
50% of our clients hire from the first batch of candidates we show them
3 Sales Hires, All Under $2K/Month
Build your pipeline and get the admin handled — all three under $2,000/month
I’ll Give You a $1,000 Delta Card if You Make a New Hire
We'll trade you a great hire for a week in Lisbon.
Senior Developer Spotlight: Full-Stack WordPress & WooCommerce Engineer
10+ Years of experience, 200+ sites shipped, and a top-3% global vetting badge to prove it. Starting at $5,300/month.
The 90-Second Follow-Up: How Companies Are Converting 62% More Leads Without New Campaigns
Your current lead follow-up system is probably leaving $10K+ on the table every month.
My Most Controversial LinkedIn Post
Half the comments loved it. Half called me out. A year later I still stand by it.
Meet the Account Exec who built a $4M pipeline & a full GTM team
Enterprise AE / CRO • 15+ years experience • Available Immediately
The three questions that prevent bad hires
Most founders treat interviews like conversations. That's the problem.
The $500 is still yours
Mother's Day was busy, so we’re giving you an extra day
We're giving away $500 this Mother's Day
A spa day or a flight. You pick.
We're only showing you one candidate this week — she's that good.
30 accounts. Google Cloud. 4 languages. $2,500/month.
You're going to hate AI at first
I told my team the same thing. Here's what happened after month one.
Top Talent Picks: Senior Backend Engineers
Production-grade Golang engineers who build distributed systems at scale — starting at $6,000/month
You don't have to lower the bar
High bar? Good. Here's how we fill it without compromise.
Top Talent Picks: Account Managers
Hire AMs who own relationships and drive revenue, starting at $2,500/month
The one hire I'd make at $1M
Spoiler...it's not a salesperson.
Technical Talent Spotlight: QA Engineer, Software Developer & ML Engineer
Hire elite technical talent starting at $3,700/month
The other tax you pay every week
Your return doesn't show it. But it's costing you more than April 15th.
Top Talent Picks: Sales Development Representatives (SDRs)
Hire Pre-Vetted SDRs Ready to Fill Your Pipeline — Starting at $1,500/Month
How Small Companies Poach Talent from Big Tech
Top talent isn’t on job boards. Here’s how smaller teams are winning them and how Go Carpathian makes it happen.
This Week's Picks: Project Managers & Executive Operations
Two certified PMs who've saved companies millions, and one EA who can run your back office solo. Starting at $1,500/mo.
The $150K hire you don't need to make
Same experience, same hours, a fraction of the price. And no, it's not a compromise.
3 Growth Hires: Content Marketer, Project Manager & WordPress Developer
Fuel your pipeline, streamline your ops, and scale your web presence — starting at $1,500/month
Q1 showed you what's broken
Most founders wait until summer to fix it. By then, you're making a panic hire.
Top Talent Picks: Finance & Accounting Pros Starting at $12/hr
Tax season is coming — hire a senior finance pro before it's too late.
Freelance work: red flag or green flag?
The answer isn't what most founders think, and it changes how you hire.
Top Talent Picks: Sales Pros & AEs
Hire Pre-Vetted SDRs & AEs Ready to Generate Revenue — Starting at $1,500/Month
The Bad Hire Hangover
You tried it, got burned, and wrote off the model. Here's what actually went wrong.
Top Talent Picks: Virtual Assistants
Hire Elite International VAs for Just $1,500/Month
A Complete Guide to Hiring VAs Overseas
Your step-by-step guide to hiring a Virtual Assistant
Your Shortlist Is Ready. 3 Exceptional Candidates Inside.
A designer who converts, a copywriter who's driven $1.5M+, and an SDR who fills pipelines. From $1,200/month.
You’re Working Too Damn Hard
How we went from $1k deals to $10k deals without changing our service.
How Amazon, Deloitte & Accenture Find the Top 1% of Talent
South Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America... the best companies are hiring everywhere.
Top Talent Picks: Data Engineers
Hire Vetted Data Engineers Ready to Power Your Analytics & Marketing — Starting at $3,000/Month
A Good Hire Is Worth Their Weight in Gold 💛
Yes, we’re giving away real gold. Plus a hire that pays for itself.
Top Talent Picks: Sales Development Representatives (SDRs)
Hire Vetted SDRs Ready to Fill Your Pipeline — Starting at $1,500/Month
The Overseas Talent Myth That’s Holding You Back
The biggest mistake you’re making in hiring? Thinking overseas talent is less skilled than local candidates.
Top Talent Picks: Executive Assistants
Hire Elite International EAs Starting at $1,200/Month
I’m gonna hold your hand when I say this...
Why your data is a black box (and the $3k fix)
This Week’s Top 3 Growth Hires
Hire a Paid Media pro, a Customer Success specialist & a UGC Manager from $2,300/month
Why Your SDR Search Takes 3 Months in the U.S. — And How South Africans Ramp in Half the Time
Save time, money, and pipeline by looking in the right market.
Top Talent Picks: U.S.-Based Marketing Account Managers
Hire Senior U.S. Marketing Talent (Remote, Hybrid, or On-Site)
Hire international talent that shows up on U.S. time
The “time zone problem” isn’t real if you hire the right people
Top Talent Picks: GTM Engineers
3 GTM Engineers You’ll Want on Your Team From $1,500
"Hire slow, fire fast” is outdated.
Speed doesn’t mean sloppy. See how we close senior hires in under a month, even during peak season.
We Didn’t Think It’d Happen to Us
A cyberattack, a few scary hours, and the systems that saved the business.
Top Talent Picks: Seasoned Sales Pros
Hire Pre-Vetted SDRs + AEs Ready Starting at $900/Month
The Culture Clash Myth: Why Our South African Account Manager Gets U.S. Clients Better Than Most Americans
South African professionals understand Western clients and their expectations.
New Year, New Hire (6 Months Free Inside)
We’ll manage payments, paperwork, and timelines for free
Top Talent Picks: Executive Assistants
Hire Elite International EAs Starting at $800/Month
How We Avoid January Burnout (Without Working Through Holidays)
A smarter way to start Q1 without carrying everything yourself.
You’ve Got 4 Hours to Claim Your FREE AirPods
Book the call tonight or the gift disappears
🎅 Santa’s Early This Year (Hiring Gift Inside)
This only works if you book before Christmas week ends
Top Talent Picks: Operations Professionals (Ops)
Hire Pre-Vetted Ops Talent Starting at $1,500/Month
🎄 Make a Hire, Get FREE AirPods (Yes, Really)
We’re giving you a new pair of AirPods 4 with your next hire.
5 Roles You Should Stop Hiring in the U.S.
The talent isn’t missing. You’re just looking in the wrong place.
Top Talent Picks: Sales Development Representatives (SDRs)
Hire Pre-Vetted SDRs Ready to Fill Your Pipeline — Starting at $1,300/Month
The #1 hiring fear founders won’t say out loud
A bad hire costs more than money. Here’s how we de-risk it.
Why “Fair Pay” Isn’t a Salary Number, It’s a System
Same skills. Different salaries. Here’s why global pay works for founders and teams.
Top Talent Picks: Executive Assistants
Hire Elite International EAs and VAs Starting at $1,000/Month
Colombia's Virtual Assistant Revolution: Why Medellín Is the New Manila for US Businesses
You're missing out.
We weren’t going to do this...
I'm giving you one last shot at a FREE $750 Delta gift card (this is really happening)
Belgrade’s Developers Are Replacing $150k U.S. Engineers
Senior engineers, fast onboarding, and $100k+ saved per hire
⏰ 5 Hours Left: Hire & Fly to Europe on Us
Your next hire = 2 tickets to Europe (if you act fast)
⏰ 24 Hours Left to Claim Your Free Tickets to Europe
Your next great hire could come with two plane tickets to Europe. Don’t miss out.
The 3 Roles Founders Hire Right Before They Scale
Top talent picks you can hire immediately: an Operations Manager, a Marketing Manager, and an Account Manager, from $2,250/month
✈️ Hire Before Dec 1, and Fly to Europe on Us
We’ve got your next hire (and maybe your next adventure)
The 3H Method to Cutting Onboarding From 90 Days to 9
Most founders assume international hires need 90 days to ramp. Here’s why A-players really don’t.
Top Talent Picks: Senior Marketing Managers
Hire Senior International Marketing Managers Starting at $4,500/Month
Why South African Sales Development Representatives Are Closing Deals
Save 60-70% compared to US-based talent
Cameras on all day? You have a trust problem
A practical checklist to replace surveillance with visibility across roles and regions.
Top Talent Picks: SEO Content Writers
Meet 3 SEO content writers ready to start this week starting at $1,500/Month
How Small Companies Poach Talent from Big Tech
Top talent isn’t on job boards. Here’s how smaller teams are quietly winning them and how Go Carpathian makes it happen.
$0 → $1M ARR in 10 Months With an “Unsexy” Niche
It started with one burned-out founder and one Serbian Ops Manager who rebuilt everything.
Top Talent Picks: Sales Development Representatives (SDRs)
Hire Pre-Vetted SDRs Ready to Fill Your Pipeline — Starting at $1,250/Month
The Quality Myth: Why 'Local' Doesn't Always Mean 'Better'
Familiarity isn’t the same as quality.
Your 70+ Hour Weeks Deserve a Project Manager
Stop managing projects. Start scaling again.
Top Talent Picks: Executive Assistants
Hire Elite International EAs Starting at $1,700/Month
How Top Founders Train EAs to Run Their Business (Step by Step)
A practical system for delegation that saves founders 20+ hours a week.
You Can’t DIY the Perfect Hire
The secret cost of “saving money” on recruiting
Top Talent Picks: Client Success Managers
Meet 3 CSMs Who Turn Customers Into Long-Term Partners — Starting at $2,250/Month
Stop Leaking Leads: The Follow-Up System That Slashes No-Shows by 71%
Your current lead follow-up system is probably leaving $10K+ on the table every month.
The Hidden Burn Rate of Employee Turnover
Why loyalty is the real ROI ... whether you hire in the U.S. or abroad
Top Talent Picks: QA Engineers
3 QA Engineers You’ll Want on Your Team (Starting at $2,300/Month)
Culture Fit? Try Culture Advantage
International hires bring strengths that make your whole team better
The Overseas Talent Myth That’s Holding You Back
The biggest mistake you’re making in hiring? Thinking overseas talent is less skilled than local candidates.
Top Talent Picks: Sales Development Representatives (SDRs)
Hire Pre-Vetted SDRs Ready to Fill Your Pipeline — Starting at $1,300/Month
Budget vs. Reality: The True Cost of Hiring Locally
The true ROI calculation is much more complex 💰
The Six-Month Trap: Why Staffing Agencies Quietly Bleed You Dry
The staffing model looks cheap at first. The math says otherwise.
Top Talent Picks: Virtual Assistants
Hire Top International Virtual Assistants Starting at $1,000/Month
Designers Without Borders: Why Eastern Europe Owns UX/UI
The Hidden Advantage of Global Talent
Time Zones Aren’t Why Remote Teams Fail
Side-by-side breakdown reveals why smart companies are looking beyond US borders 📊
Top Talent Picks: Marketing Managers
Hire Top International Marketing Managers Starting at $2,500/Month
The Freelancer Trap: Why “Cheap” Ends Up Costly
Side-by-side breakdown reveals why smart companies are looking beyond US borders 📊
September Salary Snapshot: Customer Support Edition
Side-by-side breakdown reveals why smart companies are looking beyond US borders 📊
Hire Top International Content Writers Starting at $1,500/Month
Top Talent Picks: Content Writers
A Complete Guide to Hiring VAs Overseas
Your step-by-step guide to hiring a Virtual Assistant
Top Talent Picks: Virtual Assistants
Hire Top Virtual Assistants Starting at $1,200/Month
Gamble in Vegas, not on your hiring
Lock in your hire now for a free stay in Vegas
Why Your SDR Search Takes 3 Months in the U.S. — And How South Africans Ramp in Half the Time
Save time, money, and pipeline by looking in the right market.
Top Talent Picks: Media Buyers
Hire Top International Media Buyers Starting at $3,000/Month
Eastern Europe's Secret Weapon: World-Class Virtual Assistants at Lower Cost Resend
When comparing costs between US-based and Eastern European VAs, the difference is striking.
Remote work doesn’t work
Remote work doesn’t work
Top Talent Picks: Web Designer
Hire Top International Web Designers Starting at $2,000/Month
The Culture Clash Myth: Why Our South African Account Manager Gets U.S. Clients Better Than Most Americans
South African professionals understand Western clients and their expectations.
Argentina's Fintech Revolution: Why Buenos Aires Is Latin America's Silicon Valley
Your company is only as good as its worst customer service interaction.
Top Talent Picks: Executive Assistants
Hire Top International EAs & VAs Starting at $1,500/Month
AI Agents Can’t Handle This. But a Global Expert Can.
Where AI helps but humans dominate.
Colombia's Virtual Assistant Revolution: Why Medellín Is the New Manila for US Businesses
You're missing out.
Top Talent Picks: Web Designer
Hire Top International Customer Care Agents Starting at $1,000/Month
Why South African Sales Development Representatives Are Closing Deals
Save 60-70% compared to US-based talent
High-Low Strategy: How Top Companies Free Senior Staff from Menial Tasks
Senior staff, founders, even CEOs, get stuck in the weeds.
Top Talent Picks: Account Managers
Hire Top International Account Managers and SDRs Starting at $2,200/Month
How Global Hiring Keeps Your Business on Track During the Summer Slowdown
☀️ Summer doesn't have to kill your team's momentum
Top Talent Picks: Sales Development Representatives
Hire Top International SDRs Starting at $1,300/Month
Budget vs. Reality: The True Cost of Hiring Locally
The true ROI calculation is much more complex 💰
Top Talent Picks: Media Buyers
Hire Top International Paid Media Specialists Starting at $2,500/Month
Romanian Developers: The Rising Force Behind Tech Unicorns?
🦄 Romania has quietly become one of the world's most formidable tech talent pools
The 45-Day Hiring Nightmare: Why Top Talent Is Harder to Find Than Ever
The talent shortage isn't just real, it's getting worse.
Top Talent Picks: Project Managers
Hire Top International PMs Starting at $3,200/Month
The Quality Myth: Why 'Local' Doesn't Always Mean 'Better'
Familiarity isn’t the same as quality.
Eastern Europe's Secret Weapon: World-Class Virtual Assistants at Lower Cost
When comparing costs between US-based and Eastern European VAs, the difference is striking.
Top Talent Picks: Sales Development Representatives
Hire Top SDRs Starting at $1,000/Month
When Your Star Player Leaves: The Hidden Cost of Employee Turnover
Three critical retention strategies that work across industries ➡️
Plug the Lead Leak: A Follow-Up System That Cuts No-Shows by 71%
Your current lead follow-up system is probably leaving $10K+ on the table every month.
Top Talent Picks: Project Managers
Hire Top PMs, Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters Starting at $3,000/Month
Why Your First Cold Caller Could Tank Without This Strategy
Why most companies fail with SDRs.
Unlock 24/7 Productivity: The Global Talent Hack You Need
🛑 Time zones are only a problem if you let them be.
Top Talent Picks: Media Buyers
🔥 Hire Top Digital Marketing Experts Starting at $3,500/Month
Top Talent Picks: UGC Managers
📹 Hire Top Marketing Managers and Content Creators at $2,000/Month
The Dutch-South African Connection Transforming E-Commerce
You've been sleeping on South Africa's digital economy. 💤
Top Talent Picks: Google Ads Specialists
📊 Hire Top PPC and Campaign Managers Starting at $2,500/Month
Last Chance: 50,000+ Hiring Managers Are Waiting to Meet You
What Do Amazon and Your Business Have in Common? This Romanian Project Manager Knows 🌍
The talent there isn't just good. It's world-class.
Get Featured in Front of 50,000+ Hiring Managers - 2 Minutes Could Change Everything
🤹♂️⏳Are You Juggling 15 Balls While Your Hiring Process Stalls?
The biggest time management traps I see founders fall into.
Top Talent Picks: Sales Development Representatives
💲Hire Top South African SDRs Starting at $1,600/Month
How Can You Cut Design Costs by 70% Without Sacrificing Quality?
Eastern Europe is the place for finding world-class designers at a fraction of US costs.
The 1:1 Meeting Framework That Keeps International Teams Aligned and Accountable
A simple structure I call the "3-2-1 Framework"
Top Talent Picks: UI/UX Designers
🎨 Hire Top Eastern European UI/UX Designers Starting at $1,200/Month
Why LinkedIn Fails 80% of the Time When Hiring Internationally
LinkedIn is one of the least effective platforms for international hiring.
You Ordered Premium Steak, They Delivered Hamburger: The VA Agency Model Exposed
⭐ You're paying for NBA All-Star talent but getting bench-warmer performance.
Top Talent Picks: AI Specialists
🤖 Machine Learning Engineers & AI Specialist Starting at $1,200/Month
How We Built a Thriving Global Team Without a Single Office
📥 Here's how to keep everyone accountable.
The 90-Second Follow-Up: How Companies Are Converting 62% More Leads Without New Campaigns
Your current lead follow-up system is probably leaving $10K+ on the table every month.
Top Talent Picks: Content & Digital Marketing Specialists
🚀 Content and Social Media Marketing Specialists starting at $2,000/Month
Thursday Talent Picks: Executive Assistants
Top Project Coordinators, Office Managers, and Administrative Coordinators Starting at $1,500/Month
The "Overseas Talent" Myth That's Costing You Money
"You get what you pay for" is a lie.
Top Talent Picks: SDRs and BDMs
Hire the Best SDRs and BDMs Starting at $1,000/Month
What One Serbian Operations Manager Did for a Fast-Growing Company
Operations managers from Serbia typically cost 60-70% less than their US counterparts.
Why "Hire Slow, Fire Fast" Is Dead Wrong for Today's Agencies and Tech Companies
Check if it's killing your company's growth too.
Top Talent Picks: PPC Specialists
Hire Top PPC Specialists Starting at $2,000/Month
Hire a Social Media Manager from Eastern Europe’s Digital Hotspots
Eastern Europe has fast internet, modern workspaces, and a strong remote work culture.
The No-BS Way to Hire Your First Virtual Assistant
Reclaim Your Week: The Simple VA Hiring Guide ✍️
Top Talent Picks: SEO Specialists
Hire Top SEO Specialists Starting at $2,000/Month
Scaling fast? Find talent that fits your culture
Top Talent Picks: Content Strategists
Hire the Best Content Strategists Starting at $2,200/Month
South Africa: My Secret Weapon for Finding Executive Assistants
📌South Africa has become my go-to talent pool for top EAs
Here’s why Go Carpathian vets hundreds of candidates every month
Most recruiters fail for one simple reason ➡️
Top Talent Picks: Executive Assistants
4 Amazing EA Candidates: Start Hiring at $1,300/Month
Stop Wasting 15-20 Hours a Week on Recruiting
The real question is can you afford to keep being your own recruiter?
Go Carpathian is expanding services to the US
Anyone who starts their membership before April 30th wins AirPod Pro Max
Top Talent Picks: Sales Development Representatives
Hire Top SDRs from South Africa Starting at $700/Month
International payroll feels like extra work, but it's not.
If you can use PayPal, you can handle international payroll.
Outbound Isn’t What It Used to Be
Fix outbound without changing your tech stack.
Top Talent Picks: Digital Marketing Specialists
Hire Top Global Digital Marketing Specialists Starting at $1,600/Month
Why Do My Hires from the Philippines Keep Disappearing?
Not in the White Lotus way 🪷
Go Carpathian Extends Winning Streak With 4 New Clients
4 elite agencies have selected Go Carpathian as their trusted recruiting partner.
Top Talent Picks: Executive Assistants
Hire World-Class Executive Assistants from South Africa – Starting at $1,500/Month
DIY Hiring Trap
Why DIY fails (and how to fix it)
Stop Juggling Freelancers: Build a Reliable Team
because relying on freelance websites sucks
Top Talent Picks: Latin America Edition
Performance Marketing Strategist, HubSpot Automation Specialist, Marketing Manager & Social Media Specialist
Lunch?
Saturday Edition: Our Top Talent Picks
DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure Specialist, Team Lead & Client Success Coordinator, .NET Architect & Engineering Manager
Saturday Edition: Our Top Talent Picks
Project Manager & Sales Strategist, Account Manager & Campaign Specialist, Webflow Developer & Web Optimization Specialist
Build a Team So Good, Time Zones Become Irrelevant
Saturday Edition: Our Top Talent Picks
Sales Executive & Business Development Consultant, Virtual Assistant & Administrative Specialist, Graphic & UI Designer
Saturday Edition: Our Top Talent Picks
Machine Learning Engineer & AI Specialist, Copywriter & Content Strategist, Graphic Designer & Branding Specialist
Saturday Edition: Our Top Talent Picks
Fraud Analyst & Virtual Assistant, Operations & Business Management Specialist, Paid Media Specialist & Digital Marketer
Hiring? Get $500 in Delta Gift Cards (no really)
Saturday Edition: Our Top Talent Picks
Project Manager & Operations Specialist, Multidisciplinary IT Consultant & Digital Product Owner, Data Operations Manager & Database Specialist
4 ways to find A+ talent
The real reason you're getting burned by greedy recruitment agencies
Stop hiring "good enough" candidates
The real reason you're getting burned by greedy recruitment agencies
Saturday Edition: Our Top Talent Picks
Full-Stack Developer, Operations & Administrative Specialist, 3D Artist & Technical Expert
Part time overseas talent?
Can you hire part time folks who can scale up and down with demand from Eastern Europe, South Africa, or Latin America?
Saturday Edition: Our Top Talent Picks
Operations and Training Specialist, Digital Marketing Manager, Marketing and Sales Operations Manager
What are companies like Google, IBM, and RingCentral doing in South Africa?
Saturday Edition: Our Top Talent Picks
Full Stack Developer, UX/UI Designer, Growth Marketer
From $0 to $100k MRR: The Growth Hack
Saturday Edition: Our Top Talent Picks
Front-End Developer, Graphic and Web Designer, UX and Graphic Designer
🐻 Important: California Wildfires
🐻 Which overseas role to hire first?
You may not like it but there's no better way to get high-quality talent
Saturday Edition: Our Top Talent Picks
Senior Backend Developer, Paid Media Specialist, Front-End Developer
🐻 You Should be Poaching Talent
You may not like it but there's no better way to get high-quality talent
🐻 How other agencies use overseas talent
welcome back!
Saturday Edition: Our Top Talent Picks
HubSpot Specialist, Fullstack Developer, SEO Specialist
🐻 The No-BS Cure to Holiday Burnout
welcome back!
You Can Hire These Candidates For Free.
Sales Professional, Full-Stack Developer, E-commerce Strategist
🐻 The Superpower of 2025: Picking Up the Phone
welcome back!
🐻 My (asymmetric) growth bets for 2025
welcome back!
🐻 How will AI affect overseas talent?
welcome back!
🐻Why every business should have a downsell
Sometimes friction is a good thing...
Saturday Edition: Our Top Talent Picks
Executive Assistant, Project Manager, Virtual Assistant, Accounting Specialist
🐻When irresistible offers backfire
Sometimes friction is a good thing...
🐻Why I don't do coaching
ignore the gurus. be happy.
Why in person teams should hire in Eastern Europe...
hear me out
Saturday Send: Marketers Who Get It🎯
Digital Marketing Graduate, Senior Marketing Expert, Community and Social Media Manager
Read this if you're working tomorrow
We need to talk...
🧑✈️ I will fly you to Europe
This is your captain speaking?
😬 Hidden costs of growing fast
These agencies added 50-100k in new MRR each month...
✅ This interview mistake is leading to bad hires
and three ways to make job interviews mean something as an agency owner
Saturday Edition: Our Top Talent Picks
Creative Digital Marketing Specialist, Operations and Marketing Specialist, HR Specialist
😨 Read this if you're scared to hire overseas talent
This hack can solve the "culture gap"
👴🏻 I'm tired of this grandpa....
I’m sick of seeing folks post the same role on LinkedIn over and over and over again.
Saturday Edition: Our Top Talent Picks
Your next media buyer, a CSM with perfect English and a data driven HR consultant
Do I Need to Set Up a Business Overseas to Hire Overseas Workers?
The no BS answer...
Saturday Edition: We Have Your Next Executive Assistant
Starting from just $9.50 per hour...
You've got overseas hiring all wrong
and what to do instead.
😲 Why your hiring process is inconsistent and unpredictable
And why your in-house recruiting team might be struggling...
Saturday Edition: Our Top Talent Picks
Digital Marketing Experts and a Client Success Lead
It's so easy to be great...
Three ways to be alarmingly better than the competition
Saturday Edition: Our Top Talent Picks
Account Managers, 7 figure PPC specialists, and a Meta ads buyer
How to win the talent wars
Here's what international talent really wants from US companies.
Special Issue: What great overseas talent actually looks like
Don't settle for "just" virtual assistants...
We can’t take on any more clients until we hire someone good.
This is the most frustrating way to lose money
This hack will 3x your lead flow
I can't believe I wasn't doing this sooner
I was wrong about hiring an assistant
Putting this on the record
How to make an offer to your dream candidate...
Make them an offer they can't refuse...
How to get predictability & reliability into your hiring process
You'll never be able to scale until you master this...
How do I find someone good...
Who you know matters... a lot.
I need them to think critically not just follow instructions...
You're not going to be able to scale without team members who can do this.
🌴 Your virtual assistants can't run your business for you...
I'm sorry the gurus lied to you...
LinkedIn is being overrun by bots
Read this if you're sick of unqualified applicants clogging your job posts...
❌ Three signs you shouldn't hire an overseas talent agency
If you're already doing these three things, save your money...
Special Issue: Steal overseas talent from Amazon, McKinsey, and Deloitte....
Here's what the "the top 1% of overseas talent" actually looks like...
💰 How I book an extra 10 calls a month in 20 minutes a day
Step by step how you can copy me...
😱 They had to hire FIVE people for the same role...
Here's how this could have been avoided...
😠 Is this well-intention habit killing your sales & frustrating employees?
I drove over 29 hours this weekend to learn this lesson...
👀 Read this before you hire in the Philippines...
Don't blindly follow the crowd
Play stupid games... win stupid prizes
Here's how to stop lighting your agency's profit margin on fire
I can't keep working 16 hour days | Lean Leverage #012
but I'm afraid to hire help...
The obvious hack to stop making bad hires (that no one does) | Lean Leverage #011
"How do I make sure I’m making the right hire for this role?"
How to hire an ops specialist from Amazon for $18 | Lean Leverage #010
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