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EntreLeadership · 2026-03-04 · 5 min · 930 words

3 Key Questions to Ask so You Won’t Regret Your First Hire

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As an entrepreneur in the early stages of running your business, there's one surefire way to boost your revenue in a big way, making your first hire. But that only happens if you make the right first hire. Get it wrong, and it could cost you and your business big time. When I got ready to make my first hire, I didn't want to do it. I didn't want employees.

As far as I was concerned, employees came late, left early, and stole while they're there. And then I met a guy named Russ Carroll who had the same heart for coaching people that were hurting with their money. He was there on a mission, a crusade like I was. So Russ joined the team to be our very first hire. over 30 years ago, and coached people, counseled people until he retired with Ramsey many, many years later.

He's an incredible man and he was an incredible hire. It's one of the smartest things I ever did. He coached thousands of families that I could have never gotten to. So when you're hiring, that's a lot of pressure. But that's why in today's episode,

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