Elevate Hire Podcast

Anoop Gupta is the co-founder and CEO of SeekOut, a recruitment tool that empowers companies to go beyond LinkedIn when searching for hard-to-find and diverse talent. But that’s not all he’s done. 

Prior to SeekOut, Anoop spent 18 years at Microsoft where he was a Distinguished Scientist in Microsoft Research and directly reported to Bill Gates as his technology advisor. He headed enterprise communications products (Exchange, Skype) as Corporate Vice President (CVP) of Unified Communications and was CVP for Global Technology Policy for Microsoft.

Anoop was also a tenured professor of Computer Science at Stanford, where he founded one of the earliest companies in streaming media that was acquired by Microsoft in 1997. He has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie-Mellon University, holds over 85 issued US patents, and has authored 100+ published research papers. What can’t he do?

In today's digital era, data and data analytics are very crucial in the recruitment process. Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more popular and there are many recruitment tools in the market designed to help recruiters find the best candidates for their companies. However, there are things AI can and can’t do: enter, human intervention.

In this week’s episode of Elevate Hire, Greg Toroosian interviews Anoop Gupta about his artificial intelligence (AI) tool for quality recruitment, SeekOut. SeekOut’s comprehensive database of whole person profiles, intuitive AI search, and personalized messaging gives companies the ability to find, engage, and hire in-demand professionals faster.

Together, they talk about the power of AI as well as its limitations, Anoop's philosophies in building teams, and how his recruitment tool works. Stay tuned.

Arteen Arabshahi’s career path has been untraditional. The son of Iranian immigrants, he grew up planning to be a surgeon and bounced through medicine and finance before finding his passion in entrepreneurship and technology. He got his first job in this industry by cold emailing 150 people and spent 5 years in traditional venture capital (Fika Ventures, Karlin Ventures) before joining WndrCo to pursue a unique hybrid of entrepreneurship and investment. At WndrCo, Arteen manages the early stage investments. Prior to investing, Arteen helped launch BuiltinLA.com and worked at Techstars Chicago.

Arteen has been selected for Forbes 30 Under 30, Business Insider 30 and Under, and CSQ’s NextGen 10. He holds a BSBA from the University of Arizona and contributes to TechCrunch, Forbes, and Business Insider. On nights and weekends, he’ll either be enjoying the outdoors, at a concert, or at an open mic poetry slam. He cares deeply about mental health awareness, equal access to opportunity, and performing arts. You can find him at @arteeninLA.

For a person with many years of experience working in different industries, Arteen Arabshahi has a wealth of knowledge to share from the tech industry, finance, investments, and early stage venture capital funding. He helps companies recruit and retain talent, expand operations and grow their revenue, and he knows the crucial role of the hiring process to a company’s growth.

In this week’s episode of Elevate Hire, Greg Toroosian interviews Arteen Arabshahi of WndrCo LLC about his perspective on hiring and retaining talent. He talks about his background and professional career, how he identifies worthwhile investments, how he helps grow early-stage teams, and more. Stay tuned.

Ramiro Medina is the Chief Talent Officer at Wild Card. He has a wealth of knowledge in the HR recruiting space having worked in various industries and he has been pivotal in implementing best practices, training, and growth strategies in some amazing companies including Red Bull, Virgin Hyperloop One, True Religion, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon. 

Ramiro's career has focused on building high-performing teams in high-pressure, must-win environments. His passion is in empowering individuals and teams to reach peak potential through self-guided engagement and self-motivation while keeping talent initiatives tied directly to business goals.

Having spent years in the recruitment field and working with different teams in various companies, Ramiro Medina of Wild Card Creative Group knows very well what to look out for when hiring new employees. His experience in recruiting for both startups and big companies has given him a lot of insights into different aspects of human resources.

One important thing he learned is that recruitment demands adding value to a company. A recruiter must identify and understand what his clients want and he should be able to get them what they need. It’s the recruiter’s job to find the right people for the right positions, and to make sure that the new hires will match with the company’s culture and demands. 

Join Greg Toroosian in this episode of Elevate Hire as he talks to recruitment expert Ramiro Medina about his insights on the importance of having a sound HR and recruitment experience within a company, the common mistakes businesses make when hiring new employees and in promoting existing employees, challenges new managers face upon joining an existing team, and the best strategies in hiring for startups. Stay tuned.

Brian Breth is the Vice President of Talent Acquisition at Fair, a tech company that developed an app that can be downloaded to a mobile phone and used for finding used cars. After going through a successful application process, the car is delivered to a user who pays a monthly fee until he no longer needs it and has it returned. The company promotes the idea of a car as a service and their vision is to transform the way people think about car ownership and access to mobility.

Brian has a proven track record as an entrepreneurial leader whose ability to align teams, enact change, and build sustainable frameworks enables businesses to attract top talent and become more efficient, productive, and competitive.

There are things you need to take into consideration before deciding on the recruitment team to help you find the right people for your company. These include finding a trustworthy person, looking at their experience in recruiting, as well as their biggest challenges. 

Brian Breth knows that the recruitment profession has low barriers to entry and therefore he has come up with his own specific profile that he uses to vet people joining his team. He believes that recruitment is more than just finding candidates; it's about adding value to a business and acting as its advisors and consultants.

In this episode of Elevate Hire podcast, Brian Breth joins host Greg Toroosian to share his tips for building a successful recruitment team. Brian also discusses the importance of finding a frame of reference for recruiting, why recruiters need to understand a client's business and some tips on how recruiters can add value to a business. Stay tuned.

Greg Toroosian is the founder of Elevate Hire, a talent acquisition firm which provides leadership and senior-level recruiting services for early stage companies. He has spent more than a decade in talent acquisition recruiting for technical positions in software and IT, and has experience building non-technical teams in finance, marketing, and business. 

Greg believes recruiting and retaining talent is key to having a successful company. He is also the host of the Elevate Hire Podcast.

Recruitment is a crucial part of any company. For companies who have their own internal recruitment arm, they tend to lean more towards accomplishing the hiring process themselves but they could very well be missing out on the benefits of partnering with an external recruiter. But what are the benefits of partnering with an external recruiter and when should a company opt to go it alone in their hiring process?

Join Greg Toroosian in this episode of Elevate Hire Podcast as he gets interviewed in his own show by John Corcoran of Rise25 Media. In this episode, Greg details when a company should decide to go it alone in their hiring process and when they should consider working with an external recruiter, the benefits and costs of working with one, and how they can connect your company with the right people for the job at hand. Stay tuned.

Greg Toroosian is the founder of Elevate Hire, a talent acquisition firm which provides leadership and senior-level recruiting services for early stage companies. He has spent more than a decade in talent acquisition recruiting for technical positions in software and IT, and has experience building non-technical teams in finance, marketing, and business. 

Greg believes recruiting and retaining talent is key to having a successful company. He is also the host of the Elevate Hire Podcast.

Companies, whether big or small, have many things they need to keep up with to run their business which means that talent recruitment can be quite a chore. Because it requires filtering through dozens of applications, companies have a tendency to miss out on crucial factors that benefit them and their potential candidate. This is why Greg Toroosian highlights the importance of giving value and focus to structure systems that create a positive candidate experience. 

Join Greg Toroosian, a hiring expert and host of Elevate Hire Podcast, as he gets interviewed by John Corcoran of Rise25 Media in his own show about what the candidate experience is and why it’s so important. He will be discussing tips on how to create a million-dollar candidate experience and onboarding process, how to avoid common mistakes in the hiring process, the need for companies to have an up-to-date online presence, and how a great candidate experience attracts and retains top talent. Stay tuned.

Greg Toroosian is the founder of Elevate Hire, a talent acquisition firm that provides leadership and senior-level recruiting services for early-stage companies. He has spent more than a decade in talent acquisition recruiting for technical positions in software and IT and has experience building non-technical teams in finance, marketing, and business. He believes recruiting and retaining talent is key to having a successful company. Greg is also the host of the Elevate Hire Podcast.

Hiring the right person for the right position in your company can be a tedious task, but it has to be done if you want to ensure your company’s success. According to Greg Toroosian, there are two things that can help you zero in on the right candidates for your company: the candidate avatar and the candidate scorecard.

In this episode of Elevate Hire Podcast, John Corcoran of Rise25 interviews Greg Toroosian on what candidate avatars and candidate scorecards are, how these can help companies in their hiring process, and how his company can make things easier and more convenient for startups who are ready to take their business to the next level. Stay tuned.