How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams
Who is The ALL IN Company?
At The ALL IN Company, we believe that unstoppable teams start with exceptional individuals — and that begins with FASO: Fit, Ability, Safety, and Ownership.
In ALL IN, Mike Michalowicz introduces this powerful framework to help business leaders build world-class teams.
We focus on the first half of FASO — Fit and Ability — because when the right people are in the right roles, your team becomes a force to be reckoned with.
Once you’ve successfully recruited and hired based on the right Fit and Ability, the next focus is retention — which centers on the second half of FASO — Safety and Ownership.
We think of FASO as a bridge that connects leaders with their teams. When challenges arise or alignment falters, great leaders return to FASO. They reflect:
Is this person still the right fit for the role and the team?
Is there a gap in ability — skill-wise or support-wise?
Have I cultivated a sense of safety in our work environment?
Did I clearly transfer ownership of this task and is this person taking accountability?
When every element of FASO is thoughtfully considered and applied, your team moves forward — together, focused, and in sync.
Our Mission
Help business owners find employees with the right fit and ability using our proven process — The 5-Star Fit Method.
Notes and Updates:
Since the publication of ALL IN, we’ve further sharpened The 5-Star Fit Method to make it even more practical and effective. As part of that evolution, we recognized that the terms “Demonstration” and “Shadow Day” didn’t fully capture the purpose of those steps. To increase clarity and set better expectations for both leaders and candidates, we’ve updated the terminology:
Demonstration is now Skills Testing
Shadow Day is now Test Drive Day
We believe that these new names more accurately reflect the intent and value of each stage — making the process clearer, more actionable, and easier to implement.
The 5-Star Fit Method is detailed in Chapter 4 of ALL IN, “Adopt the Five-Star Fit,” which you can read for free below.
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Chapter 4: Adopt the Five-Star Fit
If you’ve ever second-guessed a hire or felt stuck with underperformance, this chapter will show you how to stop settling and start hiring with confidence.
We believe that leaders are readers — but we also know that time is tight. If you’re a busy leader looking for a ready-to-use solution, we’ve got you covered. For a done-for-you version of The 5-Star Fit Method from Chapter 4 of ALL IN, check out The 5-Star Employee Hiring System — a complete, plug-and-play implementation designed to help you hire top talent with ease.
Great leaders know that growth doesn’t happen by accident — it’s intentional. Leaders who want to build strong teams and sustainable success should read the entirety of ALL IN.
We know that there are a few types of people out there…
The dabblers who skim the surface
The ones who wing it
The know-it-alls who think they’re too smart for this
The ones who pursue true mastery.
We’re here for the ones pursuing mastery.
If that’s not your lane, we’re probably not the right fit for you.
Don’t Stop at Chapter 4 — Go ALL IN!
You’ve seen the power of Chapter 4, but that’s just the beginning. ALL IN is packed with insights, strategies, and real-world tools to help you build a self-managing, high-performing team. If you found value in the sample chapter, we highly recommend reading the full book to get the whole picture and unlock every advantage ALL IN has to offer. Finish what you started — your team (and your future self) will thank you.
ALL IN’s Origin Story
It all started when best-selling author Mike Michalowicz noticed a pattern.
After helping business owners implement the strategies from his other books (Profit First, Run Like Clockwork, Pumpkin Plan, etc.), one challenge still stood in the way: their teams.
Despite dialing in the other aspects of their business, leaders were still struggling with profitability, stress, and leadership. The biggest expense on their income statement? Payroll.
That’s when Mike partnered with Danielle Mulvey, business owner and hiring expert, to uncover the real reason behind these frustrations — and build a system to fix it. Together, they created the FASO framework and The 5-Star Employee Hiring System to help you go ALL IN on your recruitment and hiring.
The Ultimate ALL IN Curators:
Mike and Danielle
Mike Michalowicz
By his 35th birthday, Mike Michalowicz had founded and sold two multi-million dollar companies. Confident that he had identified the formula for success, Mike became a small business angel investor… and proceeded to lose his entire fortune. Then, he started all over again, driven to find better ways to grow healthy and strong companies. Mike has devoted his life to the research and delivery of innovative, impactful entrepreneurial strategies to you. Mike is the creator of Profit First, which is used by hundreds of thousands of companies across the globe to drive profit. He is the creator of Clockwork, a powerful method to make any business run on automatic. In Fix This Next, Mike details the strategy businesses can use to determine what to do, in what order, to ensure healthy, fast, permanent growth (and avoid debilitating distractions). Get Different will give you the tools to stand out in any market. Mike’s latest release ALL IN shows you how to build unstoppable teams where everyone wins.
Danielle Mulvey
Bitten by one too many bad hires, Danielle Mulvey hit her breaking point when she wanted to call in sick to her own company to avoid a toxic employee she was responsible for hiring.
From that day, Danielle made it her mission to figure out exactly what makes a candidate a perfect fit for the role at hand (and, no, it’s not based on their resume and a one-off interview). Fast forward 20 years, Danielle’s 5-Star Employee Hiring System™ has cracked the code on how to recruit, hire, and retain dream talent who do their jobs better than any owner.
Today, Danielle owns multiple businesses that generate over $50M in annual revenue. Thanks to her teams of 5-Star Employees, Danielle only spends 10-hours per week overseeing the operations of these businesses which affords her the freedom to host the Profit First Nation Podcast and team up with Mike on ALL IN.
ALL IN, All Day: Daily Content and Motivation
Join our growing community of owners, C-suite executives, and managers who are hiring better, leading strong, and building unstoppable teams.
Examples of recent posts in the app:
In the free ALL IN Community app, you’ll find:
Daily Inspiration
Insightful Content Around Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention
Collaboration with Other ALL IN Community Members
Answers to and Discussions on Trending Hiring Questions
Leadership and Team Building Resources
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FAQs
What does The ALL IN Company actually do?
The ALL IN Company helps entrepreneurs like you build a high-performing team using a proven, systematic hiring process. If you’ve read Mike Michalowicz and believe in doing more with less — this is for you. We take the guesswork out of hiring by finding people who fit your values, thrive in the role, and actually deliver results.
This isn’t about resumes. It’s about precision hiring that drives profitability.
What’s a “5-Star Fit” — and why does it matter?
A 5-Star Fit is someone who doesn’t just look good on paper — they thrive in your unique business environment. They align with your mission, take ownership, and produce meaningful results. We believe every person is a 5-Star Fit for something — but not every role.
Using our proprietary ALL IN Assessment, we score candidates based on the exact traits, motivations, and skills needed to succeed in your role — so you only spend time with the top 20%. If hiring has felt like a gamble, this is your missing system.
How is this different from hiring a recruiter?
Unlike recruiters who often just hand over resumes, we provide a done-for-you model. From custom job postings to candidate skills testing, interview packets, and an onboarding blueprint — we do the heavy lifting to make things as stress-free as possible. You stay focused on your business while we deliver fully vetted, high-performing candidates.
I’m already overwhelmed. How much of this will be on me?
About 10%. You stay in your lane — we handle the heavy lifting. Once we’ve gotten all the information we need from you about what you’re looking for and why, we handle getting the job posted, writing custom interview questions for your role, and screening the candidates. You get to follow along and make the final decision, but our goal for you is to spend less time working IN your business and more time working ON your business.
What kind of results can I expect?
87% of our clients make their first 5-Star Hire within 25 days of going live. Not because we rush, but because our system is built to attract the right people and repel the wrong ones.
When you hire someone who’s truly aligned with your values and strengths, retention goes up, turnover drops, and your business starts running more smoothly. It’s not magic. It’s methodology.
If you keep thinking...
“I’m just not good at hiring…”
“I don’t have time to hire anyone…”
“There are no good people out there…”
… Then your hiring process isn’t serving you — and as Einstein famously said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
So, let’s make the change now!
The 5-Star Employee Hiring System delivers BIG RESULTS. DONE.
If you want hiring to be simple, painless, and FAST, implement The 5-Star Employee Hiring System. Get the team you need — without the stress.
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