Episode 821: OWN don’t run your business, with Shannon Miles

Shannon Miles is the CEO and Co-founder of BELAY, a staffing company serving businesses all over the U.S. Without an office, BELAY has graced the Inc. 5000 list four times — and four years in a row — and was awarded the number one spot in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Best Company Culture. Shannon’s new book The Third Option: Why a Woman Doesn’t Have to Choose Between a Career and Family, but Can Actually Have Both and Succeed is available now.

What you’ll learn about in this episode: The story behind how Shannon and her husband started their business, BELAY How having the right help can help you grow your organization Why it’s vital to ensure that your team is happy Why it’s not wise to satisfy other people’s perceptions of you Why business owners need to consider what working remotely would look like for them Why Shannon was compelled to write her book, The Third Option The importance of having the mindset that you don’t have to do it alone Why you need to assign value to your time The power that comes from shifting your mindset to owning, not running, your business Why you should consider developing and promoting employees from within your organization Ways to contact Shannon: Website: belaysolutions.com Instagram: @shannonkmiles Book: The Third Option