I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Garcia-Fresco, part owner of Xtreme Park Adventures in Durham, NC. Xtreme Park Adventures is an amusement park that offers paintball, airsoft, laser tag, zip line, ropes, an escape room, gem mining, kids zone, warfare training center, corporate team building, and Xtreme haunt. They have it all and plan to add even more. Xtreme is also ranked number 1514 on the INC. 5000 with a growth rate of 310%. With multiple businesses, a doctorate in neuroscience, and living bi-coastal Dr. Garcia-Fresco provides a bevy of helpful insights about managing growth and maintaining a continued momentum.

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Stephanie Crosby is the owner and operator of Crosby Tax & Accounting and Taxes-R-Us. Ms. Crosby has worked in the accounting field for over twenty years, managed hotels like Days Inn and Howard Johnson, and held several customer service position during her career. Before taking the entrepreneurial leap in 2008, she worked as a state auditor for NCDOR.

Please listen to the discussion we had about the ups and downs of staffing a small business.

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