The first question I get on almost every Video Editor search is the same. “How many videos can they do?” Not what kind of videos. Not how long. Not what the editing style looks like. Not whether they have any...
A client fires off a Slack message at 2pm on a Tuesday “Hey — the deliverable from last week had some issues. Can we talk?” Your Account Manager sees it. Copies it. Sends it to you in a separate Slack...
Every time I go to Taco Bell, I order the same thing. Steak quesadilla — none of their weird jalapeno sauce. The nachos. And two crunchy tacos. It’s fast. It’s cheap. I know exactly what I’m getting. And for about...
I was the #1 salesperson in California at Bose. Part-time. While at college. Selling headphones at Bose in Fashion Valley, San Diego. Not part of some corporate training program. No sales methodology certification. No mentor walking me through the Sandler...
A few weeks ago, a man named “Nikola” from Serbia applied for a Shopify developer position through our company. Great resume. Solid portfolio. Said all the right things. Our recruiter got on the video call with him and within about...
“What are your next 2 quarters of projects?” That’s the first thing I ask when someone tells me they need a Project Manager. And the way they answer tells me everything. Either they rattle off a dozen real initiatives —...
What KIND of assistant do you need? Let’s break down 3 different types of assistants and get into the nitty-gritty between an Executive Assistant vs Personal Assistant vs an Administrative or Virtual Assistant. Lots of people get confused by what...
I was trying to withdraw my own money from my own brokerage account this morning. My money. My account. My name on it. I tried three times. Blocked every time. Uploaded my license. Took a selfie. Blocked again. VPN’d to...
“We loved their work, but it didn’t align with our brand tone.” I always ask the same follow-up. Me: “OK — what’s your brand tone?” Client: “Well…we kinda like red and blue. We’re kind of fun. We just kind of...