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2026 kicks off with an awesome new episode of Hiring University with guest Dustin Talley, founder of Direct Collective. 

Big takeaway: the market isn’t shrinking, it’s shifting. And the mid-market is where the action is: less noise, more opportunity, and a real need for leaders and partners who can help programs level up.

We also hit on the following topics during this episode:

• Self-managed vs. MSP (and why more programs are moving in-house)
• AI reality vs. hype. Enterprises move slowly, and partners are expected to bring innovation
• The hard truth about “partnership”: it isn’t a tagline, it’s behavior, trust, and showing up when things get hard

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