Why you need to hire trusted talent to build and scale your startup. Referrals are still the strongest way to stack the deck with talent for your organization. But you cannot shortcut the interview process. Just because a person worked well in another organization does not mean they will be successful at yours. Diligence in gathering evidence of value, growth and cultural alignment must be gathered to avoid making a bad hire.
Our guest today: AJ Bruno, CEO & Co-founder of QuotaPath.
AJ leads the QuotaPath team as CEO & Co-Founder. Prior to QuotaPath, AJ spent 6 years at TrendKite, the company he founded and was president of in Austin Texas. At TrendKite, AJ led the go-to-market and sales strategy/execution and took that team from initial product inception through $20+ million ARR and 250+ employees. TrendKite was acquired by the public company Cision for $225 million in January 2019.
AJ is religious about vetting and hiring talent and has made over 300 hires in his career
Today we discuss
Why is hiring “trusted talent” the best route
Why is this important
How do we do it?
If you know the person?
In the Interview process
Rick’s Nuggets
Key Takeaways:
Why Employees are REALLY Leaving Your Company with Leilani Quiray of bethechangeHR
The Hidden Pools of Sales Talent with Chris Beall of ConnectAndSell
Hiring Your First 10 People with Jeremy Parker of Swag.com
How to Thrive in Hiring Through the “Great Resignation ” with Rick Girard of Stride Search Inc.
Time Kills Hires with Andrew Bartlow of Series B Consulting
How to Stop Sucking at Hiring Sales People with Joseph Fung of Uvaro
Hiring for Talent Optimization with Mike Zani of The Predictive Index
How to Terminate an Employee with Dignity - Lori Torres of Parcel Pending
Why You Need to Interview Like Amazon Now! with Rick Girard of Stride Search Inc.
How to Effectively Make Your First Departmental Hire with Liam Rose of Catalina Seven Ventures
The Great Resignation & Struggle Learning with Sam Caucci of 1Huddle
Fully Remote Culture with a Social Mission with Brian Roland of Abenity
Balancing Quality & Speed as You Hire to Scale with Brian Breth of Fair.com
Employees Value Purpose Over Money with Lorna Borenstein of Grokker
Breaking Bad Belief Systems- Innovation Mindset with Patrick Schwerdtfeger of Trend Mastery Inc.
Why Purpose & Understanding Drive People to Want To Work For Your Company with Casey Welch of Tallo
The Right Formula for Proactive Recruiting with Eric Dahan of Open Influence
How Collaborative Negotiation Attracts Talent with Beerud Sheth of Gupshup
4 Steps to Hiring Full-time Offshore Talent with Eris Verne of Alfinder
The Benefits of Hybrid Hiring for Today’s Workforce with Nick Iovacchini of Kettlespace
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