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If you’re exhausted from doing everything yourself, this conversation is your permission slip to stop. Abbas Mohammed shows how hiring smarter—not grinding harder—turns chaos into a calm, repeatable system. In this episode, you’ll hear the milestones, the mistakes, and the playbook any immigrant professional can use to buy back time and scale with confidence.

👤 Guest Bio

Abbas Mohammed is the founder of Remote Leverage, a recruiting firm that helps U.S. businesses hire experienced Latin American remote team members. He started as a teen real estate agent in San Jose, scaled by building a 25-VA engine, and became a Top 50 RE/MAX performer. Realizing his edge was team-building and systems, he launched Remote Leverage and grew from $50k to $450k/month in about 7–8 months by hiring higher-level talent, building SOPs, and installing manager-led teams. His mission: make global talent accessible so founders can free their calendars and grow faster.

🔑 Key Insights

💡 Buy back time first and revenue follows. 

💡 Hire for experience so you coach less and scale faster. 

💡 Replace “How do I?” with “Who can do this?” 

💡 Set clear KPIs so remote teams know exactly how to win. 

💡 Track work transparently to raise productivity and trust. 

💡 Hire fast and fire fast to protect momentum. 

💡 Promote managers and manage the managers, not 50 people. 

💡 Start with lowest-value tasks and climb the ladder. 

💡 A single right hire can 10× revenue and execution. 

💡 Clarify roles and pay on time to keep churn low. 

⏱️ Timestamps

01:35 — Why Remote Leverage Exists

06:13 — Manage 55 Staff Without Burning Out

09:05 — Don’t Learn It, Recruit It

11:37 — What Abbas Works On Now

12:27 — Staffing vs. Recruiting Explained

17:37 — VA Starter Playbook

19:55 — Retention Playbook That Works

22:04 — Build Smart Multi-Hat Teams

24:22 — First VA Prep Checklist

26:19 — 3 Moves to Start Today

28:22 — Book a Call + Next Steps

🤝 Connect With Our Guest

Abbas Mohammed

Founder – Remote Leverage

Website: https://remoteleverage.com

Facebook: https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556467767577

Instagram: https://instagram.com/remoteleverageva

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/104075680/admin/dashboard

👋 Connect With Me

Giang Nguyen

Multifamily Investor

Commercial Mortgage Broker

Founder – One River Capital

Website: https://onerivercapital.com

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