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The 4 Things You Need To Know (And Do) Before You Bring on A Strategic Business Partner
You've decided you need a strategic business partner. But there's a gap between that realization and the moment she's actually running things.
How long that gap takes to close is entirely up to how prepared you are before she walks through the door.
THE HIDDEN PROBLEM
The gap between deciding to hire her and actually handing over the reigns is longer than you think.
Most CEOs don't realize it until they're in it. Weeks (sometimes even months) pass before a new strategic partner is fully onboarded and educated enough to confidently start leading. And during that entire time, the work of onboarding them along with your regular workload is weighing you down.
You're not hiring her to double your workload for several months before you get relief. You're hiring her to cut it in half as quickly as possible. This guide is how you make that happen.
WHAT THAT GAP ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE
You decide you need a strategic business partner to grow and scale
You start looking, but you don’t realize you’re not prepared to bring her in yet
You find her but onboarding takes weeks
She's asking questions you didn’t think about before so you scramble to get her answers
You're onboarding her AND still running the business
Your workload doubled instead of being cut in half. That’s not why your hired her.
WHAT’S INSIDE
Four things that help close the gap before she even arrives
This guide walks you through exactly what you need to know and do so your new strategic partner can hit the ground running from day one — and you can step back immediately.
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OPERATIONS PROFESSIONALS
VA, OBM, Operations Manager, COO — they're not interchangeable. Knowing exactly which one your business needs right now and where you're going next changes everything about who you hire and what you ask of them.
KNOW YOUR CURRENT PHASE OF BUSINESS
Where your business is right now determines what your operations actually need. Identifying your phase gives you clarity on what to prioritize, what to build, and what kind of support will move the needle most for you.
KNOW WHERE YOU WANT TO GO
Your new strategic partner needs to know your vision — where you want to be in 30 days, 6 months, and 3 years. Without that clarity, she can manage. She can't build toward something. And building is the point.
KNOW YOUR BUSINESS, HAVE IT ALL IN ONE PLACE
Your systems, workflows, tools, active projects, team structure, pipeline — compiled into one clear document ready to hand off the moment she signs. This is the hardest one. It takes the most time. But it's also the one that makes everything else possible. And you don't have to do it alone.