WHR 3.118: Building Culture and Connection in Remote and Hybrid Teams with James Simmons

Work at Home RockStar Podcast

In today’s episode, we will discuss the ups and downs of building a successful business with our special guest James Simmons, a technology-focused business leader with over 15 years of experience defining and executing strategies. James shares his team's challenges, including how to recover when things don't go as planned, and how to secure funding for a business venture.

He shares the importance of investing in the right people, and using the right approach in hiring and delegation. He shares his secrets to finding the right leader for a team, as well as the decision-making process when it comes to paying senior hires.

As we look deeper into James' business, we'll learn more about his typical client and the industries he has succeeded. But we have fun, too - we'll even hear what James needs in his jam room!

James is a technology-focused business leader with over 15 years of experience building teams, and delivering SaaS platforms in highly-regulated industries. He has a track record of driving product development and launches to Fortune 500 clients and millions of users across multiple markets. James is passionate about taking on big goals, bringing order to chaos, and leading teams to achieve incredible outcomes.

He specializes in SaaS products and web apps in regulated, quality-critical, and high-security industries. He has been successful in aerospace, defense, intelligence, logistics, supply chain, legal services, and elections. James enjoys traveling, skiing, and collecting whiskey when he's not working.

Learn more about James:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heyLIMEteam/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simmonsjm/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/heylimeteam

Website: https://heylime.com

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In This Episode:

[0:00] Intro

[0:34] Good note: Success in James' business

[2:23] What didn't go well and how did they recover?

[5:16] How did you get more funding?

[7:02] People invest in people

[10:46] What James needs in his jam room

[20:36] James' hiring and delegation process

[24:19] The secret to hiring a senior person

[27:34] How do you decide how you pay your senior hires?

[30:14] Hiring the right leader for your teams is key

[30:46] Guest Solo: More details about the business

[35:20] Who is their typical client?

[37:51] How to find out more about heyLIME?

[38:09] Outro