In this episode of the Remote Work Tribe podcast, we talk with Justin Tan, Founder of Video Husky. We discuss subjects such as building solid foundations for a business, the importance of having the right people at the right seats, how to remove yourself from operations, and even how to find and hire a general manager to run your business. 

Episode timestamps:

• What inspired Justin to create epic Twitter threads? (00:30) 
• What has Justin learned in his 90-day Twitter thread challenge? (1:32)
• The importance of being human when writing. (4:30)
• The process of hiring a general manager. (5:40)
• How did Justin realize he was burning out and was ready to hire a manager? (7:25)
• How did Justin go about removing himself from running the business? (9:42)
• How did Justin come up with the video agency business not being a video person? (14:14)
• What is the team structure of Video Husky. (16:13)  
• How did he train his GM to become an effective leader? (17:28)
• How did Justin keep his GM motivated to run the business without him being present (19:52)
• Systems and processes that Justin established at the beginning to help him scale. (22:05) 
• His perspective on the book Traction. (25:25)
• What would he have done differently when building systems for growth if he could go back in time? (27:45)
• Resources to train people to become managers. (29:35)
• What is the pod model, and how does it work? (31:46) 
• Lighting round questions. (35:30)

We hope you enjoy it!

Links mentioned on the podcast.

• twitter.com/jt7th
• videohusky.com
• eosworldwide.com/traction-book
• Theremoteworktribe.com
• newsletter.theremotetribe.com
• Jessicamalnik.com

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