By Adam Morris, and EO Portland member and President of West Coast Careers, Oregon

Picture this: It’s early 2013. For about 14 months, my business partner and I have been working to launch West Coast Careers, a sales-recruiting firm specializing in our local market. There are five of us on staff: My partner, me, two recruiters and a young office manager. I’m working 90 hours a week on average and employing every brain cell I can muster. We have a lot on the line, and I’m pushing my team members hard.