03 | Your Instructors Are Your Product: How to Find, Hire, and Actually Keep Great Staff

If you've ever lost a great instructor and had no idea why, this one's for you. Dr. Arielle Hammond talks through the real reason turnover is so high in youth enrichment and the specific things she does to find staff who actually stay. She also gets into the W-2 vs. 1099 stuff nobody warns you about when you're starting out. More at getenrops.com/podcastEpisode Highlights- Your instructors are your product, not your curriculum, your brand, or your website.- The schedule, the pay ceiling, and the part-time hours aren't excuses, they're the structural reasons this problem is so hard to solve.- One operator went through 100+ interviews just to build a team of 10, and Arielle shares the three questions that actually predict whether someone will stay.- When new instructors have a mentor who isn't their supervisor or evaluator, retention rates climb as high as 96%.- If your instructors follow your schedule, use your curriculum, and deliver your program, the IRS likely sees them as employees, not contractors.Resources Mentioned- W-2 vs. 1099 deep dive — covered in Episode 01: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-enrichment-entrepreneur/id1888775184That's a wrap. If this episode gave you something — an idea, a laugh, a story — share it with one person who needs it. Leave us a five star review because it helps other enrichment entrepreneurs find this show. Got a question or a story worth telling? Head to getenrops.com/podcast — you can submit your questions, apply to be a guest, and access resources to help you launch and grow your business. Again, that's getenrops.com/podcast. Until next time — keep learning, keep building.