Show notes
This episode was recorded live from our Passages to Success monthly member event at IV Tea Company in downtown Vancouver, WA. Our guest is Natalie Fairchild, Founder and Chief Inspirational Office with Pacific Perks, a mobile cafe that creates personalized experiences for families and organizations in the Pacific Northwest.Small Business Owners are experiencing a wide variety of hiring challenges in today's market. In this episode, we do a deep dive into some of those challenges. We discuss the notion of The Great Resignation, and Natalie shares with us some creative solutions for a more effective hiring process. In addition, Natalie shares with us her 5 Rules for Business Basics and shares some big news about the future of her company. Prost!Episode Highlights:0:08 Intro1:11 Thanks to our Sponsors3:35 Top Hiring Challenges5:00 Welcome Natalie Fairchild Founder of Pacific Perks6:36 The Great Resignation9:44 Creative Problem Solving in the hiring process12:52 How many spaces after a period?16:35 Changing the old school mentality17:58 The role of storytelling in the hiring process20:47 Constantly recruiting for great candidates23:54 The beer portion of the program26:45 How pivoting can help you make the best of a bad situation32:30 5 Rules for Business Basics37:48 Franchising at Pacific Perks43:05 Balance your work and maintain your flexibility47:47 The Final Action50:15 Contact Natalie50:42 Wrap Up51:20 Meet Jason Huggins with our Sponsor Twin Star Credit UnionGuest Beer:Blue Moon Brewing Company - Denver, COBlue Moon Belgian Style Wheat Ale, 5.4% ABV, 9 IBUEpisode Links:Passages to SuccessNatalie Fairchild Pacific PerksTop Hiring Challenges from BMA GroupThanks to our Sponsors!Twin Star Credit UnionChucks ProduceIV TeaLoowit Brewing