Designing Growth - #43 - From Employee at Amazon to Scaling Multi-Million Dollar Businesses ft. Jordan Ross

#43 - From Employee at Amazon to Scaling Multi-Million Dollar Businesses ft. Jordan Ross

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07/06/23 • 38 min

Designing Growth

Sam speaks with the Founder & CEO of 8-Figure Agency, Jordan Ross. Jordan shares the story of how he intentionally took a role at Amazon to gain the experience necessary for achieving his ultimate goal: running a multi-million dollar business of his own. In addition to Jordan telling the story of how went on to start 8 Figure Agency, Jordan and Sam discuss common roadblocks that prevent agencies from scaling, tips for improving your agency's onboarding process, and how to lead high-performing teams even when it's no longer possible for every new hire you to be an "A" player.

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