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THE BUSINESS BOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO HATE BUSINESS BOOKS. Growing a business is tough. Entrepreneurs usually start off by cobbling together a team of self-starters willing to bust their asses for the company . . . usually from within their personal network of college buddies, friends of friends, and relatives. Those scrappy teams fit perfectly in your startup culture-they're tough, hungry, and willing to do whatever it takes to succeed. But what happens when you reach $20 million in revenue, or 40 or 50 million-and those same dedicated employees are holding you back? How do you walk that delicate line between gratitude and necessity? Let's face it, sometimes your needs exceed their abilities. People decisions are hard, especially if they're close to us. As a result, many entrepreneurs end up tiptoeing around these issues-and we end up learning many lessons the hard way. Who's Your Mike? offers a witty, nuanced approach to the people problems common to every entrepreneur as you grow your business. Whether you suffer from a Mike, don't know what to do with a Bounce-Around Betty, or need to rid yourself of a Pipeline Paul, Kurt Wilkin wants to help you diagnose issues before they arise and make those challenging people decisions that are holding you back.

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Who's Your Mike? has it all-crazy entrepreneurs and loyal, hardworking and overwhelmed employees. This book hit home for me and helped me navigate my way with my growing business. Kurt speaks my language and shows the reality of the pitfalls we face in an unapologetic way. - Molly Hunt CEO of Ty Boyd, Inc. Founders who are scaling their companies successfully eventually find that they have too much 'start-up culture' in their organization, which can be painful for the team to endure. There comes a day when we have to face the reality that we're lacking executives who can build and scale processes. Who's Your Mike? will provide some clarity on this subject for entrepreneurs everywhere. - Paul HedrickFounder & CEO of Tecovas Kurt Wilkin doesn't have much patience for business books. Mostly because he finds they tend to be 80 percent fluff. (I came to the same conclusion covering entrepreneurs for Inc., Forbes, and The New York Times.) A true entrepreneur who has built several successful professional service firms, Kurt has seen the inner workings of countless businesses. As a result, he has written a book for impatient entrepreneurs like him-filled with real stories and only the stuff that matters. It's about the art of hiring, firing, and developing people. And given the current labor climate, it could not be better timed. - Loren Feldman Editor-in-Chief of 21 Hats This book was meant for people exactly like me. I recently spoke with an entrepreneur friend who is going through something akin to what I was experiencing, and I thought of 'Mike'! It really helped to know that many entrepreneurs go through similar challenges. The loneliness I was feeling lifted after reading the first few chapters. - Amy Sweet CEO of Halcyon Home

"""Who's Your Mike? has it all-crazy entrepreneurs and loyal, hardworking and overwhelmed employees. This book hit home for me and helped me navigate my way with my growing business. Kurt speaks my language and shows the reality of the pitfalls we face in an unapologetic way."" - Molly Hunt CEO of Ty Boyd, Inc. ""Founders who are scaling their companies successfully eventually find that they have too much 'start-up culture' in their organization, which can be painful for the team to endure. There comes a day when we have to face the reality that we're lacking executives who can build and scale processes. Who's Your Mike? will provide some clarity on this subject for entrepreneurs everywhere.""- Paul HedrickFounder & CEO of Tecovas ""Kurt Wilkin doesn't have much patience for business books. Mostly because he finds they tend to be 80 percent fluff. (I came to the same conclusion covering entrepreneurs for Inc., Forbes, and The New York Times.) A true entrepreneur who has built several successful professional service firms, Kurt has seen the inner workings of countless businesses. As a result, he has written a book for impatient entrepreneurs like him-filled with real stories and only the stuff that matters. It's about the art of hiring, firing, and developing people. And given the current labor climate, it could not be better timed.""- Loren Feldman Editor-in-Chief of 21 Hats ""This book was meant for people exactly like me. I recently spoke with an entrepreneur friend who is going through something akin to what I was experiencing, and I thought of 'Mike'! It really helped to know that many entrepreneurs go through similar challenges. The loneliness I was feeling lifted after reading the first few chapters.""- Amy Sweet CEO of Halcyon Home"

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"Kurt Wilkin is a gifted connector-of dots, ideas, and people.For the past thirty years, he has advised high-growth companies, starting his career with Ernst & Young, and today in his roles as co-founder and visionary of HireBetter and managing partner of Bee Cave Capital. He is a serial entrepreneur with multiple successful exits and has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs and CEOs build their companies.Kurt has called Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas home his entire life and proudly claims to have ""Redneck, Cajun, and Hillbilly rolled into one beautiful package."" That might explain his natural BS detector. As you'll see in these pages, his plain-spoken, approachable style helps cut through the clutter and delivers lessons for fellow entrepreneurs that they can apply-right away.He is the father of three active boys who don't let him take life too seriously, and he resides in Austin with his wife, Carrie, who didn't think he could focus long enough to get the grocery list right, much less write an entire book!"

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