Fun conversation with John Pezoulas, co-founder of Ready Set Exec, a boutique search firm in Ottawa. John is a fellow veteran of the Canadian recruiting scene and it was nice to compare thoughts on where to use AI in the recruiting chain and the pride behind human executed tasks. 

John:https: www.linkedin.com/in/johnpezoulas/
Ready Set Exec: https://www.linkedin.com/company/readysetexec/

Rick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickcoluccio/
Raymond George: https://www.linkedin.com/company/raymond-george-consultancy-ltd-posts/?viewAsMember=true

Wes and I had a great conversation prior to recording the pod and I was pleasantly surprised at how willing he was to talk about some of the deeper elements of what a human can bring to a business relationship that AI simply cannot, all seen through the lens of deisgn in a way that I really enjoyed. 

Wes:https://www.linkedin.com/in/westowers/
Uplift 360: https://uplift360.com.au/

Rick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickcoluccio/
Raymond George: https://www.linkedin.com/company/raymond-george-consultancy-ltd-posts/?viewAsMember=true

A lively and optimistic conversation with my fellow Canadian, Sean Griffith. Sean is an entrepreneur and the co-founder of Truffle, an exciting new candidate screening tool. I was impressed by how thoughtful and humanistic his approach is and I also feel like recruiters are in dire need of more advanced screening tools as we navigate the somewhat broken system of application/resume submission.

Sean: https://www.linkedin.com/in/griffithsean/
Truffle: https://www.hiretruffle.com/

Rick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickcoluccio/
Raymond George: https://www.raymondgeorge.agency/

A genuinely fun and lovely conversation with Alexis Meschi, co-founder of Ora Marketing. We touch on the need for content that focuses on human storytelling, the benefit of a 'done for you" marketing approach and traveling the world in search of the best food. 

Alexis:https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-albright-meschi-8b10a2243/
Ora Marketing: https://oramarketing.us/

Rick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickcoluccio/
Raymond George: https://www.raymondgeorge.agency/

An insightful and informative conversation with Sue Hendrickson. Sue has had a career trajectory that includes working in boutiques, large corporate agencies and internal executive search roles. Her years of experience diverse environments make her uniquely qualified to break down some key factors in how to choose the right retained firm. 

An optimistic and human view on all things sales, from identifying the right fit and tailoring the hiring process to motivating and leading successful sales hires. 

Jorge:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrchavez/
Topaz Sales Consulting: https://www.topazsalesconsulting.com/

Rick:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickcoluccio/
Raymond George:https://www.raymondgeorge.agency/

Thought-provoking conversation with Larry Salazar, Founder of NestSTEPS, a HR benefits program that helps employees buy a house. It's a novel idea which I feel is particularly interesting from a Talent Attraction and Retention standpoint.  

WiIl we see more programs like this as employers try to differentiate themselves? I hope so!

Larry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrysalazar/
NestSTEPS:https://www.neststepsbenefits.com/

Rick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickcoluccio/
Raymond George: https://www.raymondgeorge.agency/

An eye-opening conversation with Ben di Grazia, founder of Stillwater Strategies and former president of Cyber Coders. We talked about the evolution of the structure or recruiting agencies and the challenges he faced running a company before, during and after COVID. 

Ultimately, Ben remains positive and optimistic about where things are headed. Listen to find out why

Ben:https://www.linkedin.com/in/bendigrazia/
Stillwater Strategies: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stillwaterstrategies/

Rick:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickcoluccio/
Raymond George: https://www.linkedin.com/company/raymond-george-consultancy-ltd-posts/?viewAsMember=true

An inspiring conversation with Sabe Mpofu, founder and CEO of Millenilink, an IT staffing agency in downtown Toronto. Sabe and I discuss his career journey from the difficult market on 2008 through entrepreneurship in the 2020s and how that journey has informed his decision to prioritize EQ in his hiring. 

Rick:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickcoluccio/
Raymond George:https://www.linkedin.com/company/raymond-george-consultancy-ltd-posts/?viewAsMember=true

Sabe:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabe-mpofu/
Millenilink: https://www.linkedin.com/company/millenilink/posts/?feedView=all

An insightful and fun conversation with Mitchell Tan, Co-founder of Kondo, an app that empowers you to supercharge your LinkedIn DMs.  We touch on what's hanged in tech and staffing and the changes that AI is bringing with the ability for non-tech people to write code.

Get 1 free month of Kondo here!!!: https://app.trykondo.com/referral/R6GXGY

Mitchell Tan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchell-tan/
Rick Coluccio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickcoluccio/
Raymond George: https://www.raymondgeorge.agency/