Fire Forged Enterprise LLC
The Team Builder Assessment
Aligning Purpose. Driving Performance.
Step 1 of 11
About your business
How many people are currently doing paid work in your business — including you?
Count anyone receiving payment for work, even part-time or on a project basis.
When a client deliverable needs to get done — who is actually producing the work?
Think about the last 3 deliverables your business completed. Who physically did the work — wrote it, built it, coached it, designed it, delivered it?
Your time
How many hours per week do you spend on each area?
Tag each category as Growth (moves the business forward) or Drain (necessary but not revenue-generating). Your best estimate is fine.
✉ Email & communication
📅 Scheduling & admin
📦 Client delivery
📈 Sales & follow-up
📣 Content & marketing
🧾 Finance & invoicing
⚙ Tech & systems
👥 Team management
Revenue
What's your current revenue?
Choose the timeframe that's easiest for you to answer accurately. This determines whether the hiring math works for where you are right now.
Your biggest bottleneck
Where is your business most stuck?
Most founders aren't sure — that's normal. Rate each area 1–5 based on how much it's blocking your growth right now. We'll identify your top constraint automatically.
Admin & operations
How much is disorganization, admin work, and operational chaos costing you?
Do you frequently lose track of tasks, follow-ups, or client details?
Are you spending significant time on email, scheduling, or paperwork?
Do things fall through the cracks because no one owns them?
Not a problem → Major blocker
Sales & revenue growth
How much is your inability to generate or close revenue holding the business back?
Do you have a consistent, predictable way to generate new leads?
Are deals sitting in your pipeline longer than they should?
Is revenue unpredictable month to month?
Not a problem → Major blocker
Delivery & fulfillment
How much is your inability to deliver at scale preventing growth?
Are you turning away clients because you can't take on more work?
Is delivery quality inconsistent or entirely dependent on you?
Do clients wait longer than you'd like for results?
Not a problem → Major blocker
Marketing & visibility
How much is low awareness or weak positioning holding you back?
Are most clients coming from referrals with no scalable pipeline?
Do ideal clients not know you exist?
Is your content or marketing inconsistent or non-existent?
Not a problem → Major blocker
Systems & technology
How much is broken infrastructure and manual processes slowing you down?
Do your tools not talk to each other, forcing manual data entry?
Do you spend time on things a system should handle automatically?
Does growth feel harder because your backend can't keep up?
Not a problem → Major blocker
Knowledge & continuity
How much does the person helping you need to learn your specific world?
Check every statement that applies to the role you're trying to fill. This determines whether you need someone who grows with you or someone you can plug in quickly.
This person would need to know my clients by name, history, and preferences to do their job well
They would speak, write, or communicate on my behalf — in my voice
They would make decisions that reflect my values and standards without checking everything with me first
They need to understand the history of how we got here — not just what we do now
It would take more than 30 days for someone new to truly get up to speed in this role
The role requires understanding relationships I've built over years — not just processes
Most of what I need could be documented in a clear SOP and handed off quickly
The task is mostly execution-based — a skilled person could produce results within one week
Check the statements above that apply to your role.
Your workflows
What does the work you need help with actually look like?
Recurring workflows happen on a predictable schedule — the same tasks done the same way, week after week. Examples: sending invoices, booking calls, posting weekly content, following up with leads, running payroll.
Project-based work is one-off, scoped, and variable — it has a clear start and end. Examples: building a website, running a product launch, creating a course, developing a campaign.
Most businesses have both. Drag the slider to reflect what dominates for the role you're thinking about.
Project-based work is one-off, scoped, and variable — it has a clear start and end. Examples: building a website, running a product launch, creating a course, developing a campaign.
Most businesses have both. Drag the slider to reflect what dominates for the role you're thinking about.
EA / Virtual assistant
If you were to bring on executive or virtual assistant support, what level fits your situation?
An EA/VA handles your calendar, inbox, travel, communications, and the operational details that keep your world running. Select the model that matches where you are right now — not where you want to be.
Building your team
When it comes to the people who help deliver your product or service — what model fits best?
This is separate from an EA. These are the people who help you produce, deliver, and grow the core of what your business does. Each model has real cost, risk, and culture implications.
The value of your time
Before we show your results — let's understand what getting help is worth to you.
Most founders think of hiring as a cost. It's not. It's a trade — you're buying back time and energy. Let's put a real number on both.
Phase 1 — Your energy
How are you actually showing up right now?
This matters more than most people realize. A drained founder makes worse decisions, loses deals, and misses opportunities — even when they're technically "working." Honest answers here will sharpen your results.
Phase 2 — The dollar value (optional)
Your ROI breakdown
—Your estimated hourly value
—Capacity reclaimed per week
—Annual capacity value
Almost there
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Your results
Your personalized hiring roadmap — based on your specific answers.
Disclaimer: These recommendations are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute professional business, legal, financial, or HR advice. Results are based on your self-reported inputs. Steve Baumgartner and Fire Forged Enterprise LLC make no guarantees regarding outcomes. By using this tool you agree that Fire Forged Enterprise LLC shall not be held liable for any decisions made based on these results.