Scaling a Workplace with No Employees

A company with no staff, no payroll, and no traditional org chart — just AI models, subscriptions, and 300 hand-picked consultants! How a business scales with zero employees: AI-powered prospecting, brutal consultant vetting, deliberately thin 33% margins, virtual CIOs delivering 400% ROI, and why vendors are keeping the AI savings their clients deserve. We discussed: ◼ Why a firm deliberately keeps just 33% margin while competitors keep 60% ◼ How interviewing 800 consultants during COVID built a 300-person network ◼ The single interview question that exposes technologists who can't think like executives ◼ Why fractional leadership commonly delivers 400% ROI in the mid-market ◼ The "AI dividend" your suppliers are banking as margin instead of passing to you 🎙️ Host: Carol Schultz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolbschultz/ Vertical Elevation: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vertical-elevation/ 🎤 Guest: Jeff Roberts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertsjeff/ Innovation Vista: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovationvista/ 🎧 Find us YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EvolvingYourWorkplace Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/72jbAC9Hk4P0EH9wxW1vy4?si=b0eab40cecc343e3 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/evolving-your-workplace/id1562180951 **Connect With Host Carol Schultz** Find more information about our host Carol Schultz and her company at Vertical Elevation, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram. Want to be our next guest expert? Email cat.gloria@verticalelevation.com with your information. And of course, click "follow" to stay up-to-date on new episodes and leave an honest review/rating letting us know what you thought!