Episode #398 - A Journey Through The Employee-Owned Model - with Antonio Wedral

Published: June 3, 2024, 12:30 a.m.

Hi there and welcome back to another edition of ScaleUp Radio, the podcast inspired by the Entrepreneurial ScaleUp System and designed to make navigating our ScaleUp journeys that little bit easier by learning from others' experiences. I\u2019m Kevin Brent and

Today, we\u2019re joined by Antonio Wedral, co-founder of NOVOS, a specialised e-commerce SEO agency that recently became employee-owned.

In this episode, Antonio shares how NOVOS focuses on proving SEO's value, the transformative journey to employee ownership in 2022, and the benefits of increased motivation and accountability among staff.

We'll explore NOVOS' commitment to transparency, rigorous training, and a strong company culture that attracts top talent. Antonio also discusses their selective 3-stage hiring process and how becoming a B Corp validated their sustainable practices.

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Antonio can be found here:

linkedin.com/in/antoniowedral

https://thisisnovos.com/

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Resources:

Found To Leader podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/3qOQuzCqSogdKoFUbySPpt?si=98eacd3566e4464d

Notion app - https://www.notion.so/

Slack - https://slack.com/intl/en-gb/downloads/windows

GMail - https://mail.google.com/

Google Suite - https://workspace.google.com/