Growing Your Team with Jamie Van Cuyk

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The Growing Your Team podcast, with host Jamie Van Cuyk, empowers women business owners to expand their unique businesses by teaching them to master the hiring and team management process. As a business owner, you want to confidently build a team that loves your business as much as you do. But the reality is that you're unsure how to hire and lead a team, and you feel overwhelmed by the pressure of choosing the right hires to help support your growing business. Even worse, you might be tolerating a bad hire on your team because you fear trying and failing again. The good news is that hiring and managing a team does not have to be a challenge; you just need to learn how to do it right. The Growing Your Team Podcast teaches you how to become a confident leader who hires right every single time.

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October 28, 2025Episode 28718 min

287 - How One Shift Can Make Employees Affordable

On Today's Episode Can you even afford to hire a new employee? For many small business owners, that seems like an overwhelming question. Employees often seem unaffordable, even when your business really needs the help. The problem often isn't that hiring help isn't possible, but rather that, as a small-business owner, we're misjudging the affordability of hiring help. It's often your hiring mindset that's standing in the way of the support you need. In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, you'll learn how one slight shift in your mindset can make hiring employees affordable. Quote From Today's Episode "I can't do all these projects by myself anymore; I need team members to help with these projects." -Jamie Van Cuyk 🎧 Related Episodes Episode 224 – How to Know if You Can Afford to Hire with Abby Gallo Episode 240 – How to Afford Management and Executive-Level Employees with Hannah Smolinski Episode 248 – How Small Businesses Can Afford Legal Support with Michelle Bomberger 📱 Connect with @GrowingYourTeam Website | https://www.growingyourteam.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/growingyourteam LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/growingyourteam Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/growingyourteam Pinterest | https://www.pinterest.com/growingyourteam/

October 20, 2025Episode 28640 min

286 - How to Get Your Business Ready to Sell with Dr. Ruth Mannschreck

On Today's Episode Is your company sellable? Is your team ready for the sale of your company? Selling your business is more than a financial decision. It's a strategic transformation that starts long before you list it. Whether you plan to sell soon or years from now, taking steps today to prepare your company and your team will yield the highest return when the time comes. In this episode, Jamie Van Cuyk sits down with Dr. Ruth Mannschreck to discuss why business owners should focus on making their business sellable even before they're ready to sell, and how to prepare their team. Hence, they feel supported by a future sale and by the key steps that ensure you get the highest value for the business you've built. Quote From Today's Episode "If you are like everyone else in your industry, you are a commodity you don't want to be in that category, so that when a buyer looks at your business, you want them to think boutique, not commodity. - Dr. Ruth Mannschreck Want to connect with Dr. Ruth Mannschreck: Dr. Ruth Mannschreck, dentist, business strategist, and founder of Shoreline Strategies LLC, has over 30 years of experience in private practice. After a life-altering experience with her daughter's NICU stay, she reimagined her business, reducing her hours while boosting revenue. This shift inspired her to develop a streamlined business model centered on efficient systems, high-performing teams, and a thriving company culture. Now, through her transformative programs Business Lifestyle By Design and Prep It To Sell, Dr. Ruth helps entrepreneurs build scalable businesses and unlock their full potential, ensuring they sell for maximum value when the time is right. When she's not coaching and mentoring small business owners, Dr. Ruth can be found engrossed in a good book, walking her two dogs, taste-testing new wines, or paddleboarding around a lake in Northern Michigan. Website: www.ShorelineStrategies.com Email: Ruth@ShorelineStrategies.com 🎧 Related Episodes Episode 31 – How to Manage a Team Without it Monopolizing Your Time Episode 127 – How to Keep Your Team Organized Without Taking Your Time with Ashley Shuler Epiosde 168 – How Delegating Can Help You Start a Second Business Without Working More Hours with Alyssa Morton 📱 Connect with @GrowingYourTeam Website | https://www.growingyourteam.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/growingyourteam LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/growingyourteam Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/growingyourteam X (Twitter) | https://twitter.com/growingyourteam

September 30, 2025Episode 28538 min

285 - How to Create an Engaged Team with Tara Landes

On Today's Episode Successful teams are engaged teams. But how do you create an engaged team in a small business when you don't have all the resources of a corporate company? It starts with creating an environment where people feel heard and like they belong. Tara Landes joins the Growing Your Team podcast to share the key tactics in building a motivated team that you can rely on as a small business owner. Want to connect with Tara Landes: For 25 years, Tara Landes has been the secret weapon over 300 small businesses leaders have used as they solve operational challenges. She is a certified change management practitioner from The Prosci Institute and a licensed influence trainer from The Cialdini Institute. She is the lead faculty member for the Bellrock management training programs, having graduated over 1000 students and counting. She has also delivered almost 100 presentations to organizations like TEC Canada, Vistage, and Mackay Forums. How to Connect with Tara Landes: Website:https://bellrock.ca/ 🎧 Related Episodes Episode 80 – How a People-First Mindset Build Better Teams with Kerry Guard Episode 165 – Is Your Overwhelm an Operations Issue? Melissa Morris Episode 192 – How Highly Sensitive People Make Great Leaders with Heather Dominick 📱 Connect with @GrowingYourTeam Website | https://www.growingyourteam.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/growingyourteam LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/growingyourteam Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/growingyourteam X (Twitter) | https://twitter.com/growingyourteam

September 23, 2025Episode 28412 min

284 - Will Your New Hire Be Successful?

On Today's Episode Hiring new team members can be nerve-racking. After all, in a small business, each team member handles essential work and makes a significant impact on your revenue, profits, and clients. Given that each new hire is critical, how can you determine whether they will be successful? In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, we break down the key components in determining the success of your new employees. Quote From Today's Episode "When you set up a good hiring and onboarding process, you should know if that candidate is going to work out that that first 30 to 60 days ." -Jamie Van Cuyk 🎧 Related Episodes Episode 67 – What Does Fire Quickly Mean and When Should You Do It? Episode 202 – From Hiring to Onboarding to Firing – How to Avoid HR Issues with Vicky Brown Episode 246 – How to Succeed When Onboarding Employees with Grace Zeigler 📱 Connect with @GrowingYourTeam Website | https://www.growingyourteam.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/growingyourteam LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/growingyourteam Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/growingyourteam Pinterest | https://www.pinterest.com/growingyourteam/

September 16, 2025Episode 28335 min

283 - How Hospitality Principles Help Build Thriving Teams with Melissa Fackler

The hospitality industry thrives on the principle of putting the customer's needs first. This helps create a respectful environment where people feel that their concerns are heard. Now, what if we took this a step further and applied it to our teams? Melissa Fackler joins the Growing Your Team podcast to show how using hospitality techniques can build thoughtful, insightful teams that excel. Want to connect with Melissa Fackler: Melissa Fackler is the Small Business Operations Coach and Event Specialist at One TEAM Partners, where the mission is to help teams Thrive Every Available Moment. With over a decade in the hospitality industry, Melissa brings a people-first lens to business operations, rooted in the belief that people remember how you make them feel. She blends hospitality principles with smart operational strategy to help business owners build strong team cultures, avoid burnout, and create sustainable rhythms that actually work. Her goal? To help leaders stop surviving their work—and start thriving in it. How to Connect with Melissa Fackler: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/melissafackler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oneteampartners.thrive/ 🎧 Related Episodes Episode 101 – Why Training Never Stops When You Have a Team with Kellie Tinnin Episode 159 – How to Motivate Your Team Without Spending Money with Shannon Hughes Episode 217 – Interview Tip – Stop Trying to Help the Candidate 📱 Connect with @GrowingYourTeam Website | https://www.growingyourteam.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/growingyourteam LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/growingyourteam Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/growingyourteam X (Twitter) | https://twitter.com/growingyourteam

September 9, 2025Episode 28211 min

282 - What to Measure to Conduct Effective Performance Reviews

On Today's Episode To conduct an effective performance review, you should consider a multitude of factors. This could include quality of work, measuring an employee's output, alignment with the company's goals, and more. However, generic evaluations that measure every employee against the same criteria might hinder your ability to determine your team member's effectiveness. Listen to this episode of the Growing Your Team Podcast to learn what to measure to conduct effective performance reviews and how these reviews can positively impact your employees and your small business. 🎧 Related Episodes Episode 198 – How Employee Reviews Can Increase Retention Rates with Steve Rosen Episode 204 – How to Trust a Team Member to Manage Your Email with Sarah Potts Episode 279 – How to Make Accountability Part of Your Team's Culture with Gina Cotner 📱 Connect with @GrowingYourTeam Website | https://www.growingyourteam.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/growingyourteam LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/growingyourteam Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/growingyourteam

September 2, 2025Episode 28140 min

281 - How to Do Great Work Without Sacrificing Your Wellbeing with Amanda Crowell

On Today's Episode Have you been standing in your own way of achieving your goals at work? Oftentimes, the greatest hurdles are the ones we put in front of ourselves. This self-destructive behavior can go unnoticed but has a significant impact on the outcomes we're trying to achieve. Amanda Crowell joins the Growing Your Team Podcast to teach us what great work really is and how to navigate the challenges that get in the way of focusing on that great work. Want to connect with Amanda Crowell: Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, keynote speaker, and the author of Great Work: Do What Matters Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, now in its 2nd edition. She's also the creator of the Great Work Journal, host of the podcast Unleashing Your Great Work, and founder of the Great Work Series: a slate of monthly community classes that explore how to do work that feels meaningful, aligned, and lights you up. Amanda's TEDx talk, Three Reasons You Aren't Doing What You Say You Will Do, has been viewed nearly two million times and was featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Al Jazeera, Thrive Global, and MSN. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, two awesome kids, and a remarkable Newfiepoo named Ruthie. These days, she splits her time between educating future teachers, coaching creative professionals, and helping individuals and organizations bring their Great Work to life. How to Connect with Amanda Crowell: Website: amandacrowell.com Purchase Great Work by Amanda Crowell: https://amzn.to/3JryRG6 Unleashing Your Great Work Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unleashing-your-great-work/id1586648710 Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@amandajcrowell 🎧 Related Episodes Episode 18 – Why Grateful Leaders Have Better Businesses with Jen McFarland Episode 180 – How the Four Leadership Styles Can Make or Break a Business with Bob Jordan Episode 214 – How to Successfully Lead a Team Outside of Your Area of Expertise with Jenny Townsend 📱 Connect with @GrowingYourTeam Website | https://www.growingyourteam.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/growingyourteam LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/growingyourteam Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/growingyourteam X (Twitter) | https://twitter.com/growingyourteam

August 26, 2025Episode 28014 min

280 - 3 Ways to Lead Your Team Like You Treat Your Children

On Today's Episode As small business owners, we want team members who care about our companies and deliver great work. The secret to having that type of team member is not only hiring well, but also in how you lead your team. The way business owners choose to lead directly affects how employees show up at work. One way to build great teams is to lead them like you would treat your children. That's not to treat your adult team members like kids, but rather to show them the same consideration and respect a caring parent would show their children. Listen to this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast and learn three ways you can lead your team like you lead your children and why they make a difference. You'll learn how structuring your leadership in this manner can positively affect your team's morale and growth. 🎧 Related Episodes Episode 18 – Why Grateful Leaders Have Better Businesses with Jen McFarland Episode 180 – How the Four Leadership Styles Can Make or Break a Business with Bob Jordan Episode 256 – How to Successfully Hire and Lead Gen-Z Workers with Hannah Dannecker 📱 Connect with @GrowingYourTeam Website | https://www.growingyourteam.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/growingyourteam LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/growingyourteam Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/growingyourteam

August 19, 2025Episode 27942 min

279 - How to Make Accountability Part of Your Team's Culture with Gina Cotner

On Today's Episode When you hire a team member, you want them to succeed at producing the work you're hiring them to do. Part of this success means that they are accountable for their work, and you don't have to spend all your time ensuring their deliverables are on time and accurate. Curating a culture of accountability is vital to the longevity and success of your business, but how can you achieve it? You have to create it. You have to show your team what accountability looks like in your business, but that upfront work will help create a team that surpasses your accountability standards. Gina Cotner joins the Growing Your Team podcast to share how you, as a business owner, can make accountability a part of your team's culture. Want to connect with Gina Cotner: Gina Cotner is the CEO of Athena Executive Services, a firm that pairs virtual Executive Assistants around the United States with swamped and successful entrepreneurs and executives. Her team of high-caliber Executive Assistants work part-time, from home, taking many tasks and projects off the plate of successful people, leaving them free to spend their time where they are needed most. Gina has worked remotely for over 15 years on national and international teams. More recently, she has focused on the work-life balance, wellness, and personal satisfaction of busy professionals. She is known for developing leaders and having them rise up around her. How to Connect with Gina Cotner: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AthenaVirtualAssistants Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athena_executive_services YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@athenaexecutiveservices LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/athena-executive-services/ Website: www.athenaexecutiveservices.com Contact Info: athena.ginacotner@gmail.com 🎧 Related Episodes: Episode 144 – Stop Quiet Firing Your Employees. Here's Why Episode 226 – How to Retain High-Performing Employees with Shelli Warren Episode 244 – Why Every Employee Needs Customer Service Training with Samantha Irwin 📱 Connect with @GrowingYourTeam Website | https://www.growingyourteam.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/growingyourteam LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/growingyourteam Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/growingyourteam X (Twitter) | https://twitter.com/growingyourteam

August 12, 2025Episode 27813 min

278 - How Small Changes Make Big Differences in the Hiring Process

On Today's Episode Small changes can sometimes make big differences. The difference between good and great can be a little tweak that has a huge impact. This is true in so many areas of life as well as business. In the hiring process, a minor adjustment can mean the difference between getting no qualified candidates and finding your dream employee. As a business owner, it's crucial to identify the small changes needed within your company to achieve the results you're working hard to attain. Oftentimes, you're standing too close to the process you implemented to realize what changes are needed. In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, we explore how making the smallest of changes can have the most profound impact and where you can start to make those alterations within your hiring process. 🎧 Related Episodes: Episode 21 – Why You Need to Leave Your Feelings Out of the Hiring Process Episode 152 – How to Effectively Discuss Pay During the Hiring Process Episode 164 – What Makes an Effective Hiring Process 📱 Connect with @GrowingYourTeam Website | https://www.growingyourteam.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/growingyourteam LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/growingyourteam Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/growingyourteam