How Cheap Talent is Holding Back Your Growth
How Cheap Talent is Holding Back Your Growth  
Podcast: The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
Published On: Sun May 17 2026
Description: Cheap talent is not saving you money. It is costing you your time, your standards, and your scale. In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down one of the biggest mistakes small business owners make—hiring the cheapest person instead of investing in elite operators. Because let’s be real… If you have to constantly fix their mistakes… Explain every detail… And micromanage every task… You did not save money. You bought yourself another job. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why bargain talent usually creates more work for the founder How incompetence becomes the most expensive tax in your business Why A-players pay for themselves through speed and execution How premium operators raise the standard of your entire company Because real scale does not happen with discount execution. It happens when you hire people who can take ownership. People who solve problems. People who raise the bar. People who free you from the weeds. Most founders stay small because they keep trying to save money on the very people who are supposed to help them grow. But elite CEOs understand this: Premium talent is not an expense. It is leverage. And when you invest in the right operators… Your business moves faster, your culture gets stronger, and your freedom expands. Your Network is your NETWORTH! Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024 Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQ LinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024 Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you: www.CashSwipe.com FREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices