# 414 | Encore: Building A Company Culture Of High Performers Who Never Want To Leave With Yuri Elkaim Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/small-business-straight-talk-8050/414-encore-building-a-company-culture-of-high-performers-who-never-want-to-leave-with-yuri-elkaim Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/small-business-straight-talk-8050/414-encore-building-a-company-culture-of-high-performers-who-never-want-to-leave-with-yuri-elkaim.md Podcast: [Small Business Straight Talk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/small-business-straight-talk-8050) Published: 2026-02-16T11:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://amberdelagarza.com/414-encore-building-company-culture-high-performers-never-want-leave-yuri-elkaim Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/productivitystraighttalk/SBST_414_Master.mp3?dest-id=448155 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/small-business-straight-talk-8050/episodes/414-encore-building-a-company-culture-of-high-performers-who-never-want-to-leave-with-yuri-elkaim Duration seconds: 3545 ## Resource Ever feel like you're spinning your wheels with your team? Too much back and forth, unclear expectations, and you're wondering if it's them or if it's you? In this week's episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I'm bringing back my conversation with Yuri Elkaim because he gets real about being the source of his own team's chaos AND explains exactly what he did to fix it. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Two Leadership Skills That Matter Most When Building A High-Performing Team ✔ Why Your Company Culture Is A Direct Reflection Of You As The Founder ✔ How To Build Strong Team Bonds When Everyone Works 100% Remotely ✔ The Simple Tool That Turns 10 Minutes Of Clarity Into 10 Hours Saved ✔ What "Stars And Seeds" Means And How It Transforms Your Hiring Strategy ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, visit AmberDeLaGarza.com/414 P.S. Not sure where to focus first? Take my free Next Level Business Owner Quiz to find out exactly what's holding you back and what to prioritize next. → Take the quiz at AmberDeLaGarza.com/Quiz And… If you're ready to stop being the bottleneck and start building a team that actually runs without you, I'd love to talk. Schedule your Discovery Call at AmberDeLaGarza.com/Call ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/small-business-straight-talk-8050/episodes/414-encore-building-a-company-culture-of-high-performers-who-never-want-to-leave-with-yuri-elkaim/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/small-business-straight-talk-8050/414-encore-building-a-company-culture-of-high-performers-who-never-want-to-leave-with-yuri-elkaim.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.