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Timberlake: Consulting clients don't care if the founder delivers the work
“The good news and the bad news is clients don't seem to care. They're totally happy. So we could say, okay I trained these people well, or I picked them well, But also more on a realistic term, they just want someone to help them. And as long as the person can…”
Timberlake: Using Contractors Reduces Founder Stress Compared to Full-Time Employees
“Most of my work as contractors, so I don't have to, you know, they get paid for what they do, which is a little bit less of a stress than having the employees that I know that you have.”
Timberlake: Forte Consulting plans to reject a renewed acquisition offer
“In fact, we have a call in two weeks from the same woman from who approached us probably three or four years ago, who is approaching us about the same thing again. And I think we're even more aligned now. We're glad we didn't do it. And I think we're feeling e…”
Timberlake: Forte Consulting grew about 20% during the pandemic
“And so as a result of increased volume at the same rates without the commutes our business grew, I'd say it probably grew 20 to 20, probably 20%.”
Timberlake: Forte Consulting collectively generates over $1 million annually
“So collectively we have done more than a million. My piece is less than half of that. So I'm more or less doubling mine, but yes each year though, I think what your real question is, is have we gone higher and then have we gone lower? And each year we've actua…”
Timberlake: First virtual assistant expanded revenue by recovering missed invoices
“And then the second we had a virtual assistant, our business grew. And it was clear first couple of reasons. One, she was finding invoices and things that we hadn't followed through on, like, you know, really dumb things that, that should have been followed th…”