Jesse Genet is the founder and CEO of Lumi, the end-to-end platform for packaging supply chains, which was recently acquired by Narvar. Jesse and I actually worked together previously where I helped build out her teams at Lumi in its earlier days. Jesse is such a savvy entrepreneur and has had a knack for it since she was in high school. She emphasizes how crucial it was for her to place a large focus on the people-side of her business in order for it to flourish on a larger scale fast. 

In this episode, Jesse and I get into the importance of hiring the right person at the time, specifically the difference between hiring early on in your business versus during a more mature stage in your business. We also discuss how to build out a successful, tried and true hiring process, and why it’s so important for founders to take a step back when hiring and spend quality time assessing the type of role they need to fill before speaking to candidates.

IN THIS EPISODE, I TALK ABOUT:

• Jesse’s background and how she started out as an entrepreneur in high school
• The evolution of the hiring process
• The important of hiring at the right time in your business
• Defining the core value you want a new hire to embody
• Jesse’s experience with turnover
• How to realize a hire is no longer a fit for the role they’re in
• Fighting the urge to fill a role for the sake of an urgent need

CONNECT WITH JESSE

Follow Jesse: @jessegenet

Follow Lumi: @lumi

Learn more: lumi.com

Watch Lumi: youtube.com/lumi

CONNECT WITH JACKIE

Follow People Principles: @peopleprinciples

Let’s TikTok: @peopleprinciples

Learn more: peopleprinciples.co