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Focus on The Who, Not Just The How

THE CEO's WING WOMAN®
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Scaling beyond seven figures isn’t just about working harder—it’s about who you have on your team. If you want to reach eight figures and beyond, you need a top 1% team that brings expertise, strategy, and high performance to the table.

In this episode, we discuss:
🏆 Why A-players will accelerate your business growth faster than anything else.
⚡ The difference between a startup mindset and a scale-up mindset when hiring.
🔑 How to shift from thinking about how to thinking about who.
🚀 The power of delegation—so you can focus on your highest-value work as a CEO.

Your next level of growth isn’t just about more effort—it’s about having the right people beside you. If you're ready to build a winning team, this episode is for you.

💬 What’s the best hire you’ve ever made? Share in the comments!

📱 Connect with Olivia:
Instagram: @oliviajenkins.co
Website: https://www.oliviajenkins.co/

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Transcript

Podcast Introduction

00:00:01
Speaker
Welcome to the CEO's Wingwoman podcast.

Building a Business & Leadership Skills

00:00:04
Speaker
This is a micro episode packed with quick, binge-worthy insights on building a bulletproof business, an iconic brand, and magnetic leadership skills.
00:00:13
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No fluff, just real strategies you can use right now. Let's dive in.

Forming a Winning Team

00:00:18
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One shift in mindset that I think is really important, particularly at later stages of business, as you've crossed the seven-figure mark and you're tracking towards eight figures is to really understand the importance of having a winning team.
00:00:33
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And what I mean by that is a team of top 1% thinkers, people on your team that are incredible at what they do.

Evolving Team Roles in Startups

00:00:43
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In the beginning at startup, let's face it, you're wearing a lot of hats and likely a lot of people in the early stages of building a team are also wearing a lot of hats for you in the business.
00:00:53
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And that is what needs to be done at an earlier stage. However, as the business becomes more established, it's really important to understand that it is far better for you to have a team of a players, a team of Olympic athletes on your team that are really capable and are experts in their given area to help you lead your business to success.

Empowering Leadership

00:01:14
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When you think about putting a winning team together, always think about finding the best possible person that can help you achieve your goals and think about the who, not just the how.
00:01:26
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You want to be able to have people on your team that you can rely on and you can count on and are experts in their given area so you can focus on what you're meant to be doing as a CEO and what's highest and best purpose for you as a visionary.
00:01:41
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That's your power move for

Closing & Engagement

00:01:43
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today. If today's episode resonated with you, please share this with a CEO who needs it and send me a DM on Instagram to connect at oliviajenkins.co. I'll see you in the next episode.