How to Scale Your Digital Team as a Solopreneur
Scaling a digital business from a one-person operation to a high-performing team is a challenge many solopreneurs face. Without the right strategies, growth can lead to inefficiencies, miscommunication, and burnout.
In this session, I will guide solopreneurs through the essential steps to prepare for team expansion while maintaining agility and focus. Attendees will learn:
- When and how to start building a team – Identifying the right moment to scale and the first roles to hire
- Delegation strategies that work – How to offload tasks effectively while maintaining quality and vision
- Systems and workflows for seamless collaboration – The must-have tools and processes to keep operations smooth
- Avoiding common scaling pitfalls – How to prevent growing pains that can slow down success
Rashid is a digital and remote engineering leader with over six years of experience building and scaling distributed teams across various industries. As the founder of LeaderAnywhere, he specializes in coaching solopreneurs and small business founders on how to transition from solo operations to high-performing digital teams and lead their teams anywhere in the world.
Shawn Johnson has built a career transforming ideas into global successes. As the founder of SocioPunk & Seichō Syndicate, he helps businesses scale through disruptive creativity and sustainable growth strategies. From leading product and design for Warner Bros. Discovery and NBCUniversal to working with brands like Nike, Disney, and Microsoft, Shawn knows what it takes to turn passion into profit.
In this session, Shawn will share his battle-tested strategies for scaling your side hustle while thriving in your career. Learn how to leverage your expertise, build high-value brands, and automate growth—all without burnout. Shawn’s blueprint blends product innovation, design thinking, and business strategy to help you create sustainable success.
Whether you're looking to launch, scale, or exit, this talk will equip you with the mindset and tactics to turn your side gig into a global powerhouse. Don't settle - join this session and supercharge your success.
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Many new entrepreneurs (especially side hustlers) waste time on things that don’t actually get them clients. Based on 12+ years of experience building marketing systems that scale, I’ll break down exactly what works—and what’s just noise—when it comes to growing a B2B business.
This session will help you:
- Understand what really matters in early-stage marketing (so you don’t waste months spinning your wheels).
- Avoid common marketing mistakes that slow growth.
- Learn simple, repeatable strategies to attract clients and grow—without burning out.
- Decide where to focus your limited time, budget, and energy for maximum results.
Whether you’re a freelancer, consultant, or service-based entrepreneur, this session will help you build smarter, not harder.
In 60 minutes, this hands-on session will load you up with actionable insights to kickstart and level up your personal brand on social media.
