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:
How to Cultivate Relationships to Build a Strong Pipeline of Talent with Kate DeWald of OnCue
Your Strongest Hire is Gone in 8 Seconds with Henna Pryor of Pryority Group
How Your Book Can Attract Talent with Alicia Dunams of Bestseller in a Weekend
Diversity Hiring Fire Drills with Venesa Klein of Calibre One
Bias in Interviewing Starts with the Resume with Dr. Michael Neal of Build My Team
Managing Expectations when Fundraising & Hiring for ROI with Brian Franco of Meritage Partners
A Superstar Culture is Achieved by Having a Systematic Hiring Process with Robert Glazer of Acceleration Partners
Should Political Views be Reason Not to Hire with Bianca Lager of Social Intelligence Corp
How to Create an Accurate Brand That Connects with Your Future Hires with Eric Morley of Blue C Advertising
Are You Really an Entrepreneur? With Gino Wickman of EOS & Traction
How a Hiring Operating System is the Key to 10x Your Business with Rick Solo (Han’s little brother?) of Stride Search Inc.
Why Interview Training is so Critical in Today’s Hiring Market with Adam Stonehocker of Gemini
Developing an Outward Hiring Mindset with Jonathan Domsky of Untangled Coaching
When to Hire Freelancers vs Full Time Talent with Shahar Erez of Stoke Talent
You Only Need to Interview One Person to Fill a Role with Jodi Brandstetter of Lean Effective Talent Strategist LLC
Beating The Job Description Dead Horse with Mark Herschberg of The Career Toolkit
Why You Come Across as “Dick” When You Interview with Molly McGrath of Hiring & Empowering Solutions
Hiring Lessons Learned From Special Forces with Michael Sarraille & George Randle of EF Overwatch
Remote Interviewing Done Right with Brenna Loury of Doist
Purpose & Company Values Win Elite Talent, Not Paychecks! with Greg Besner of CultureIQ
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