# @youngandprofiting on YouTube

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- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=ifL_0lEUXvM
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-24T13:30:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Young and Profiting (@youngandprofiting) — https://gondola.cc/youngandprofiting

## Caption

Entrepreneurship gets real when hiring, AI, venture capital, and business growth collide. Jacqueline Samira reveals how she built Howdy.

In this How We Profit episode, Jacqueline and Hala discuss how to start a business, and use business strategy to scale through hiring, marketing strategy, and AI for business. Jacqueline shares how she grew Howdy into a company that builds software development teams across Latin America, why she nearly hit rock bottom while pregnant during COVID, and how Y Combinator and venture capital helped her raise $21 million.

#entrepreneurship  #aiforbusiness  #startup 

In this episode, Hala and Jacqueline will discuss: 
(00:00) Introduction
(03:38) Howdy’s Core Financial Model
(07:55) Revenue, Payroll, and Cash Flow
(10:26) Starting Howdy and Surviving COVID
(21:15) Raising Capital After $3 Million ARR
(31:08) Ideal Customers and High-Touch Marketing
(40:02) Retention, Referrals, and Customer Expansion
(43:24) Why Psychologists Recruit Howdy Talent
(50:57) Expanding Howdy Across Latin America
(54:33) How AI Is Reshaping Hiring
(57:16) How to Copy This Business Model

Jacqueline Samira is the founder and CEO of Howdy.com, an Austin-based company that helps U.S. tech companies hire and manage teams across Latin America. Before founding Howdy in 2018, she built her career in sales and operations, including leadership roles at Y Combinator-backed technology companies. Howdy joined Y Combinator’s Winter 2021 batch and has appeared on the Inc. 5000 in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. Jacqueline was also named to Inc.’s 2026 Female Founders 500 for leading Howdy’s expansion into Mexico and Peru and establishing a branded office in Guadalajara.

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Resources Mentioned
Jacqueline’s Company, Howdy: https://www.howdy.com/experts/jacqueline-samira 
Jacqueline’s Website: https://jacquelinesamira.com/ 
Jacqueline’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jac_samira/?hl=en 
Jacqueline’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelinesamira 

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Youtube - https://youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting 
LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/htaha/ 
Instagram - https://instagram.com/yapwithhala/ 
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Transcripts - https://youngandprofiting.com/episodes-new 


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Young and Profiting with Hala Taha is the must-listen podcast for anyone who is hardcore into entrepreneurship. Hosted by Hala Taha, a self-made entrepreneur and marketing expert, this top-ranked show features mini-masterclasses with business icons and entrepreneurs like GaryVee, Alex Hormozi, Mel Robbins, Tom Bilyeu and Codie Sanchez. 

Listen to YAP to profit in all aspects of life - from boosting sales and beating algorithms, to brain hacks and biohacking. Whether you’re launching a startup, scaling your business or simply wanting to expand your sales and marketing skills, each episode delivers actionable advice that WILL help you profit in life. If you want the motivation to level up your entrepreneurship game and work hard - while still prioritizing your mental and physical health - then Listen, Learn and Profit with Young and Profiting Podcast!

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## Tags

aiforbusiness, startup, entrepreneurship

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