What Works | Small Business Podcast With Tara Mcmullin

The Nitty-Gritty: * How Debra Giunta’s vision for Design Dance led her to make specific hiring decisions as the company grew in scale* Why she waited 6 years to hire herself on full-time* How her dance program and curriculum adapts depending on the school she’s partnering with* What she looks for in the people she hires—and how that’s evolved over time I’m pretty sure I took myself to Starbucks for an iced latte with the first 10 bucks I made with my business. From there, everything I earned went into the family kitty. I started my business with a vision of paying myself… and not much else. Many years later, this is the #1 thing I regret from those early business years. Had I spent more time considering where I was going and how I could reinvest in my business to get there faster, I think I’d be in a very different place right now. That said, I don’t beat myself up about it. I did the best I could with the information I had at the time. Today, I do things very differently. I inv