Big Dreams Great Teams® with Paula Maidens

Recently I was calculating how many people I’ve interviewed over the last (ahem!) 17 years and it’s close to 3000! So in this episode I’m opening up my ‘recruitment diaries’ and sharing my most interesting, wacky, surprising, weird, funny experiences and the hiring and business lessons I have learned along the way, that have shaped my signature hiring process I now teach. Listen in to hear: About...

We’ve all dreamt about it. Hiring that fabulous unicorn who can do #allthethings in our business. A seemingly instant solution to all the pieces you’re trying to juggle and fit together. A fast track to business growth without the issues. Ok, let’s cut back to reality from that impossible fantasy. #Truthbomb - Unicorn team members don’t exist. And in today’s episode I’m going to tell you why and h...

Scaling fast to 7 figures and finding the TEAM part tricky? Yes? That’s good!  Because although it’s not fun, IT IS totally normal. So why does it feel so messy?  Because when you are scaling from a multiple 6-figure business to a 7-figure business you have more people doing more resulting in a transitional shift from your business relying heavily on you >>> to one that is more reliant on...

If the idea of more peace, pleasure and ease on your entrepreneurial journey is appealing, then today’s episode is for you. I chat with the fabulous Ana Kinkela, a somatic business mentor and energetic alchemist for driven, visionary women. Ana supports women to heal the receiving wound with money and guides them to expand with nervous system business growth.  Ana shares her wisdom with us today r...

There’s lots of twists and turns on the entrepreneurial journey, however one super relatable experience is having all the feels and frustrations and doubts as a leader. Your business is established and growing, yet you find yourself feeling like you did at the beginning, with all the doubts creeping back in. So today I share why these doubts are totally normal and how moving from a place of frustr...

In today’s episode I chat with Kelsea Koenreich, an author, speaker, Mom of 3, coach and multi-business entrepreneur who specialises in helping women scale their businesses by becoming who they are meant to be. A self described Freedom Facilitator and Breakthrough Cultivator, Kelsea shares so much wisdom for how to juggle life and business while maintaining your sanity. We dive into how to make pe...

If you’re an entrepreneur scaling from 6 to 7 figures (and beyond), feeling like it’s suddenly all hard work, hair pulling and hustle again…I have a new mantra for you! ’What got you here, won’t get you there.’ In this episode, I chat about the predicament many entrepreneurs face as they scale and how to use the uncomfortable feelings as fuel to master the key elements of successful 7 figure teams...

It’s agreed life has two certainties - death and taxes. I would like to add a third - difficult conversations . As business entrepreneurs and CEOs managing teams, having difficult conversations with your team is a question of if not now, when? How you handle these difficult conversations is critical to both your business and team thriving. So let’s park the avoidance and download today’s episode a...

Who doesn’t love a little business behind the scenes? As business owners and entrepreneurs, the lessons and insights available from other CEOs’ journeys are priceless. So I’m chatting with my client, Kelly McHugh, CEO of Digital Yoga Academy about the lessons gained from her recent business restructure, hiring process and the all important benefits of gaining clarity and confidence.  If your busin...

In today’s episode, I chat with Becky Brunner, a team culture strategist who works with business owners to create a strong team culture resulting in happy, positive and connected teams - beyond just “work”. As entrepreneurs and CEOs we all wish for motivated, positive and productive teams, so Becky shares her insights, enabling you to avoid those awkward conversations, misunderstandings and team f...

Today’s episode is a super real, raw and revealing chat with the amazing Amy Taylor-Kabbaz - Mama, Best-Selling Author, Journalist and Matrescence Activist. If anyone understands and can provide insight into the juggle between business, motherhood and our identity as women, it’s Amy! In this episode we chat about: Matrescence - the transition to becoming a mother - and how it impacts us as women a...

My guest today is Charissa Lim a Certified Behavioural Consultant and DISC advocate who’s passionate about helping businesses gain first-hand insights into people's behavioural traits through one of the world's most popular personality profiling tools, DISC.  She's on a mission to save savvy entrepreneurs time and money and this episode is a must listen if you’re considering hiring...

When you’re in the fog of doing #allthethings in your business, I’m sure it’s crossed your mind that a little look and insight into the future would be useful. A kind of cheat sheet and motivator combined! #priceless Well consider your prayers answered! In today’s episode I chat about the 5 stages of team growth and how you can focus with laser vision to escape the sh%t show (aka #nofreetime #doin...

If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s how viable remote work actually is! Nothing like a crisis to shake up the corporate mentality and bump flexible work arrangements to the top of the ‘must do’ list. In today’s episode I chat with Jo Palmer from Pointer Remote - a business born out of the idea that there was an untapped pool of talent in rural areas waiting to be accessed and which has now gr...

On this week’s episode I have the incredible pleasure of interviewing my client Georgia Harding to share the behind the scenes of her recent hiring experience, hiring that oh-so critical role in a business, an Operations Manager. Georgia is the founder of Well Nourished, a business that provides healthy and delicious food recipes via a membership site, ebooks and thriving community.  She’s also a...

You know the feeling. That instant, pit in the stomach reaction you have. You see the mistake. The project is late for the second time. A design concept isn’t executed to the brief. Simple processes are not followed.  And you get that BIG feeling . Dread. Frustration. Annoyance.  Feel familiar?  I bet it does! In today’s episode I chat about the #1 mistake I see entrepreneurs making when it comes...

We all want the dream - dream life, dream relationship, dream biz. And yes, that includes the dream team to go with it - cos truth be told it isn’t a dream biz without a dream team! In today’s episode I’m going to let you in on a secret. That unicorn team member you dream of? The one you wonder if they even exist. I’m sharing the simple mindset tip you need to ensure you get out of your own way an...

In the spirit of today’s episode, let’s get straight to it. Scaling from 6 to 7 figures is hard and it’s normal to hit a plateau. The reason you hit resistance is because the hustle that got you to 6 figures… that ‘foundational’ stage simply isn’t what you need to KEEP doing to continue to grow. The reality is that growth from 6 to 7 figures brings a new and often, unexpected set of challenges.  I...

Today’s episode is such an important topic as we discuss what to do when the operations side of your business starts to feel heavy. Once the initial buzz of growing your business fades, things can start to feel a little heavy and overwhelm can set in when you find yourself “too busy” juggling all the balls. Whether it’s because you’re still in the weeds of doing #allthethings or something about th...

Sabotage my team?! Who me? Never!! I hate to break it to you, but accidentally sabotaging your team is a common issue I see #allthetime. So in this episode I share how not knowing who you truly are as a leader results in blocking the full potential of your team to succeed and creating chaos and unease for everyone - including yourself - along the way. If you can’t quite put your finger on why you...

This episode is one every entrepreneur and biz owner will relate to. In fact, I’m sure it will have you nodding & agreeing all the way through. Why? Because we’re talking about fear. And most importantly, the inevitable way it has of showing up with a vengeance when it comes to considering hiring your team. I chat with copywriter, astrologer, and intuitive launch coach Sophia Pallas, about the...

Today I’m chatting with Emma Heuston, founder of The Remote Expert, to help you with the nitty-gritty legal side of hiring your team. Emma is a lawyer, author and entrepreneur who created her virtual law firm to help women build their empires with a solid legal foundation by offering customised legal services, terms and conditions, and templates.  In this episode, we’re talking all about how to pr...

Have you heard so many other business owners say it’s impossible to find great people? Or nobody will be able to do it as good as you? Or maybe you’ve heard the opposite, how business owners depend on their amazing rockstars and wouldn’t be able to do it without them. So how do you achieve the latter and avoid the former? In today’s episode, I’m sharing with you a big secret that will help you bui...

I’m excited to introduce you to my next guest, Courtney Rogers, and share this jam-packed conversation with you. Courtney is a Pricing and Sales Coach based in Brisbane and is fiercely determined to help women in business become confident leaders who charge what they are worth and grow a profitable business. In this episode, Courtney talks about what a pricing and sales coach actually does and how...

Today’s episode is the last one for 2021! I take you on an exploration into my reflections on my business and my personal life. I explore the elements that are working well, where there’s room for improvement, and what I have planned for 2022. I’ve helped 11 clients this year hire 19 rockstars into their businesses (with 2 more currently in the works). I’ve made investments with coaches that have...