There is one thing many businesses around the world are experiencing right now during this unparalleled time in human history……. finding exceptional talent to lead and work in their organizations. If this sounds like a pain point for you at this very moment, you’re going to love getting to know today’s guest. 

Kip Knippel is founder of Kip Search Headhunters and since 2012, he and his team of powerhouse headhunters have been helping companies across the United States locate CEOs, Presidents, and other key Executive positions lead the next generation in business from manufacturing to law. 

Today, Jeff and Kip discuss their common Minnesota roots, football, hockey, baseball, and a legendary coach from St. John’s University.  Kip details how his journey into law school in Minneapolis provided him a launching pad into commercial real estate where he went on to work for many years including one of the largest real estate firms, CB Orchard Ellis.  From there, Kip shares how he made his way into Executive Search, later being recruited for a firm where he worked for a spell.  After a few years of doing this, he started to acquire his own clients, and now has created one of the most sought-after firms for Executive recruitment. Jeff and Kip discuss the foundational importance of establishing a long-lasting relationship with each and every client and each and every prospect. If you’re looking to remove the transactional feel from your business, you’ll want to tune in to this episode.    

 

What You'll Learn:

 

• Where Kip attended law school and his decision to make a switch in focus after many years in commercial real estate
• Why he decided to stay in Minnesota, even though the cold is not his favorite
• The power of launching your business by first joining a group of professionals in the field you’re intending to be in for advice, collaboration, and partnerships
• The one thing Kip learned about most business owners who started with partners and what they cited they would do differently if they started their business all over again
• Kip’s most favorite book that spans over 1300 pages and why he shares it with friends and colleagues 
• The power of networking and the power behind powerful groups like Arete’ Syndicate and Lions Not Sheep and how Kip walked into a room full of strangers and left with lifelong relationships
• Jeff discusses the comparison of Apex and the power of aligning yourself with people who move, think, and transact life and business like you do
• Kip shares “what’s next” 
• Core Values and the importance of mindset 
• A recruiting hack that has helped Kip and his firm over the last 10 years in business
• The number of people on Kip’s staff
• Why it’s important to have onboarding, training processes, and staff to manage the flow of business into any company 
• And much more! 

 

FAVORITE QUOTE:

“It is culture, and it is fit and it’s ethics, integrity and core values.  If a person’s core values line up with the organization, then that’s success. That’s the golden piece there.”

 

• Kip Knippel

 

 

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How to Get Involved:

Addicted to Winning connects listeners through stories that prove why mindset matters. Jeff Brekken was working a 60-hour week on his family’s farm by the time he was 10. When he wasn’t helping with the harvest, he was at the hockey rink. Jeff’s early life experiences taught him he needs to be either all-in or all-out. 

In 2000 he started a single-family home construction business and by 2008 he was looking for his next big thing. Jeff founded the Blue Sky Benefit Solutions & Rise Above HR/Recruiting on top of a lifelong passion for helping people. Through this show, Jeff will take that passion one step further.

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