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How Much to Pay Your First Hire (Without Breaking Your Apparel Brand)
How Much to Pay Your First Hire (Without Breaking Your Apparel Brand)
Hiring your first employee can feel impossible, but what if you're thinking about it the wrong way? In this episode, Rachel breaks down exactly how much you should pay your first hire in the apparel industry, when to hire (hint: sooner than you think), and how to structure your team without burning out or going broke.
Coming from her own experience scaling Unmarked Street, Rachel shares real salary benchmarks, contractor vs. full-time strategies, and the exact framework she used to decide who to hire first. If you're stuck…
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