045. Scaling, Managing & Hiring People with Joana Galvao

If you’re considering hiring your first team member, or scaling your team further, then you’ll definitely want to give this episode a listen! Joana Galvao, co-founder of GIF Design Studios from Porto, Portugal, is sharing her story of how she grew her business from working as a freelancer to managing a team of 7 designers and developers. Growing your team isn’t an easy journey and Joana generously shares about the challenges she faced and the lessons she learned along the way, as well as what it takes to be a good leader and what she would do different if she were to do it all over again.  Tons of golden nuggets and practical advice you can start incorporating in your business straight away whether you’re considering hiring full-time, part-time or simply working with collaborators on specific projects. Follow Joana on Instagram for more branding and marketing tips https://www.instagram.com/joanagalvaodesign/ or learn more about her agency at https://www.gifdesignstudios.com/ 

Om Podcasten

Welcome to the Create to Convert Podcast, hosted by Yevgeniya Davarashvili (more commonly known as Gigi), designer, tech founder, mama, and business educator.This podcast is for creative entrepreneurs who want to up-level their business and turn it into a profitable + sustainable power machine. We'll cover topics like marketing strategies, money, pricing, growth mindset, project management, social media marketing, brand development and much more, so that you can take the overwhelm out of your business and start focusing on growth and transformation instead.And it all starts with one actionable podcast episode at a time!