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
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