Recruiting EQ

I was keen to sit down with Callum because he is actively recruiting for AI startups and scale-ups. I was curious if the rate of change and excitement versus risk factors are makign that space as volatile as it seems to the egneral public. 

He also shared about what AI tools he and his team utilize and we get into some best practices. Really fun stuff. 

I love a chance to get into a nearly existential conversation about recruitment and about business. As anticipated, Ken's new book reflects a lot of the views he shared with me in our past conversations about how good leadership stems from a few core guiding principles. It was a really fun talk and I feel that there is a thirst for this kind of talk around what a company is and why it exists. 

Fascinating conversation with Russell revolving around how AI tools can unlock superpowers that neurodivergent candidates bring to the table. At some point it literally almost became an update best Claude practices seminar which I was actually very down for. 

Russell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-van-brocklen-2007ab87/
Dyslexia Classes: https://dyslexiaclasses.com/

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

Kati and I got to geek on out on the incredible power of the EQ hire. IT was great to hear about her story and how she founded FRX (short for Fractional Exec) and how she created her business model and built her bench of remarkable execs. Her mission statement of getting startups access to the best execs even when they think they might not have the budget really spoke to me, as did her positive view of the future. 

Kati: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katipeterman/
FRX: https://yourfrx.com/

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

Since COVID, Education Technology (and education in general) has been a really hot topic in the news.  It's a topic Im personally quite passionate about so I was really excitred to dig in with Jess and Emmett. 

OIn doing so, I learned that Jess's story from teaching to marketing to buying out HireEducation from the owner was a really fascinating and inspiring one. Among other things, that story really contributes to the vast difference in culture that HireEducation has; a focus more on subject matter expertise and thought leadership than grinding out a high quantity numbers

Jess: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessweemsthibault/
Emmett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmettcullen/
HireEducation: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hireedu/posts/?feedView=all

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

Our 100th Episode!!!! Thrilling, a little shocking and weirdly it felt like it happened really quickly. I was thrilled to have Alexis Alvarez as our featured guest for episode 100. She's the founder and CEO of Career Rockstars, an Executive Search firm that advocates for diversity in hiring within Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Venture Capital firms. 

Moreover, her approach to alternative branding in that space really spoke to me as an example of the highly personalized business branding I think we all will need to tap into to stay relevant in tomorrow's highly competitive market. 

Alexis:https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexisevaalvarez/
Career Rockstars: https://www.linkedin.com/company/career-rockstars/posts/?feedView=all

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

Rich and I cover a broad range of topics starting with the new Masters Of The Universe Movie and ranging from the drastic changes going on in the market to the potential joys of owning one or more franchise. Definitely interesting if you've got the entrepreneur bug.

Rich: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-potter-533381a/
Franchise Heroes: https://www.linkedin.com/company/franchise-heroes/

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

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/