Episode 03 · Trades
How I hired my first employee without breaking the business
Marie spent three years doing everything herself. Here is how she worked out she could afford someone, what she got wrong in the first hire, and the trial arrangement she uses now.
17 July 2026 · 55 min
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How I hired my first employee without breaking the business
55 min listenRecorded in one sitting, unedited answers
- Guest
- Marie Duthie, Owner
- Business
- Duthie Joinery
- Sector
- Trades
- Stage
- Year 6
- Based
- Glasgow
- Numbers
- £320k turnover, 4 staff
Session notes
Marie covers the cost of an employee beyond salary, and the two-week paid trial that filters out mismatches.