The Secrets to Building a 7-Figure Self-Led Team

We’re pulling back the curtain on how we went from contractors to a self-led W-2 team that runs on Scrum, thrives with a 4-day workweek, and delivers at a seven-figure scale.

Inside this episode:

• Our journey: contractors → W-2 employees → Scrum
• How we made the 4-day workweek sustainable
• What a self-led, client-obsessed culture really looks like
• The biggest lessons (and mistakes) along the way

Top tips:

• Be a multiplier, not a diminisher
• Embrace agility and experimentation
• Get support (coaches, consultants, mentors)
• Learn fast from your mistakes

Resources mentioned:

• The story of Margy becoming the first employee, then co owner
• Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time (book)
• Our first HR Specialist, Carmen Torres
• Multipliers, Revised and Updated: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter (book)
• Brandi Olson, our agility consultant
• Visibility and the Nervous System episode
• Brain Based Wellness affiliate link (nervous system regulation)
• The Capacity Gap Workshop