Imagine you’re a young man full of aspirations who decides to give up everything to serve his country in the US Army as a paratrooper. But upon returning home, your wife asks for a divorce. You find yourself homeless and starting again from ground zero. Now imagine finding a way out of complete desperation to become a successful entrepreneur, and now a bestselling author. That is Jaime Jay, and he is our guest in this episode of Native Digital + Native Analog.
Jaime Jay is the co-founder of Bottleneck Distant Assistants, and the author of the new bestselling book, Quit Repeating Yourself. Jaime’s a true friend of mine, and someone who radiates empathy – in fact, he's known by everyone who encounters him as one of the most empathic individuals they’d ever met.
On this episode, you’re going to hear Jaime’s inspiring story of how he climbed from homelessness (multiple times since his childhood), fought the definition of “entrepreneur” his father had set for him, and designed a transformational business and life with his partner Sara.
Jaime was part of the elite 82nd Airborne Division and was trained as a paratrooper. You’ll hear him recall how intense the training was to be part of such an elite organization and be battle-ready for when the country needs them.
Jaime (The Native Analog who Runs a DIGITAL Business)
Jaime runs his business in a fascinating way – he’s never met a single member of his overseas team. Everyone is remote. He was doing remote business before it was cool.
His team is spread out through Haiti, the Philippines, among other countries. The average age of his staff is 22! And better yet, he has his young staff members run meetings equally important as his more experienced team members. Yes, he has 19-year-olds running meetings.
Jaime shares tactics for:
• Creating psychologically safe teams (SUPER important for Gen Z)
• Engaging team members in such a way they can be offered HIGHER pay somewhere else, and still choose to stay
• Helping entrepreneurs embrace the gig economy and leverage Distant Assistants
To hear more for Jaime Jay and how you can Quit Repeating Yourself when running your own business, download this episode AND check out Jaime’s practical book.
About Jaime
Jaime Jay is a connector, starter – geek, podcaster and founder of the award – winning Bottleneck Virtual Assistant Services company that offers professional growth opportunities for ambitious leaders by creating an efficient and systematic approach to identify, hire and cultivate team members who focus on specific roles and responsibilities through a single point of contact. He served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division and worked in corporate America for over 12 years before becoming a full-time entrepreneur in 2006.
Jaime Jay is the host of the ‘Live with Bottleneck’ show. He participates in interesting dialogs with his guests where listeners are able to participate in the conversation during the live format. His guests are some of the brightest minds in business today. Stop the Bottleneck in YOUR business by watching his show today
In addition to running the distant assistant company and hosting his show, he is the author of Quit Repeating Yourself. This book is all about setting up your business with a strong culture, leading with kindness, creating systems and processes, and learning how to recruit and hire effectively. If you are in business, this book i s a must read.
Jaime lives in Springfield, Missouri with his wife Sara and their dog Nikita. He is an amateur hockey player, enjoys spending time on their boat on Table Rock Lake and traveling. Fun fact: Jaime has been playing ice hockey for over 45 years . He also loves traveling, playing guitar, hanging out with friends and doing the occasionally crazy thing like jumping out of perfectly good airplanes.
Follow Jaime Jay today!
Website: Bottleneck.Online
LinkedIn: in/JaimeJay
Youtube: Live with Bottleneck
Check out his new book: Quit Repeating Yourself
