Hello my friend!

In a previous job, I managed a team of 13 people. Most of them pre-dated my time at the company, but there was a time when I was asked to make a new hire...

So I interviewed a bunch of candidates and found one I thought was a perfect fit. He performed well in the interview, he had a great resume, and so we made him an offer!

It did not go well. Three months later, we were letting that same employee go for poor performance and erratic behavior.

This experience left me with two beliefs:

1. I don't enjoy managing people
2. Hiring is really hard

Part of the draw toward being a creator was the belief I could avoid both management and hiring! And for a while, I did.

But as the business has grown, it's become abundantly clear that to achieve the potential of this business, I need to hire.

Hiring allows you to spend more of your time in YOUR zone of genius while allowing someone else to do the things outside of that zone better than you can!

So this week, I'm speaking with Angus Parker, the General Manager for Ali Abdaal (continued below).

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Angus has helped Ali build the dream team behind his YouTube empire. Together, they've reached 120 million views while generating more than $5 million in revenue this year alone.

I've heard both Angus and Ali mention that they've made some hiring mistakes themselves – namely, hiring too many people too quickly.

So I wanted to ask Angus what he believes TODAY when it comes to hiring.

So in this episode, you'll learn:

• How you need to think about hiring
• What positions you should hire first
• Mistakes that you need to avoid
• And a hot take that some people might not like

Available in video on YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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NEW EPISODE #175: Angus Parker Ali Abdaal’s right-hand man shares a YouTuber’s guide to hiring. Angus Parker is the general manager for Ali Abdaal. He's the guy building out the dream team behind Ali's YouTube empire that generated around 120,000,000 views and over $5,000,000 in 2023 alone. This episode is all about one of the most important but least talked about topics in the YouTube space, hiring. And Angus is the perfect guy to teach us about it. New to the show? Start with a curated playlist.

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Cheers,
Jay

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