
Joel Bikman is the most effective manager of people I have ever met. And I should know because he was once my boss!
I'm not saying he's the best manager I've ever had. I'm saying he's the best manager I have ever seen.
In this conversation from my Radio Free Enterprise podcast, I ask Joel about his approach to managing people and how he came to be so darned good at it.
I also ask him about the unique challenges associated with hiring and managing creative people.
When I worked for him he was Vice President of Marketing for a $400 million nutritional supplement company. Under him were 85 graphic artists, video producers, copywriters and event designers and producers - and me!
This is the textbook definition of herding cats. And Joel was the best.
Hiring and managing remote workers has suddenly become a critical challenge for businesses of all sizes and across a wide range of industries.
That's why I asked Justin Brown, co-founder of Primal Video, a video training and resources firm located in Brisbane, Australia, to join me for a conversation on Radio Free Enterprise.
Justin and his brother (and co-founder) Mike promote their business exclusively on YouTube. They have produced 328 videos to date, that have attracted over 700,000 subscribers and millions of views.
For the past several years, virtually all of their video production and business administration work has been performed by remote workers in other countries, primarily the Philippines.
In this conversation, I ask Justin to share how he sources and vets highly-productive remote workers, manages them on an ongoing basis, and keeps them on his team for years to come.
Learn more about Primal Video and their Accelerator Training Program. https://bit.ly/3e6bopW
CareerGig: The Ultimate Gig Marketplace Greg Kihlström, CEO of CareerGig was interviewed via live stream on Radio Free Enterprise Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. EDT.
If you're a gig worker looking for contract jobs that include benefits, or an employer trying to rapidly locate and onboard verified skill workers, you need to tune in.
For more information: https://www.careergig.com
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