What if paying people to show up is the problem?

Joey Rockey has built 29 businesses, with 25 now running without him. His secret isn't better delegation or time management. It's designing businesses where employees get paid for results, not hours. Hotel housekeepers who finish by noon and earn more than hourly workers. Marketing teams compensated per customer acquired who iterate in real time. Line cooks paid on attendance and quality ratings who batch tasks for efficiency.

This episode breaks down how to structure every role for performance-based pay, why it filters for the right people during hiring, and how it eliminates the micromanagement trap that keeps founders stuck. Discover why most businesses fail to run independently, what changes when you stop rewarding time, and how to build systems that work better when you're not there.

Keywords: commission-based compensation, performance pay, business automation, building sellable businesses, eliminating micromanagement, founder independence, systems design, hiring for results