In this episode, we have an exciting interview with Bryan Verduzco, the Chief Growth Officer at Clapself. Get ready to gain valuable knowledge and learn from his entrepreneurial journey. We dive deep into the purpose behind Clapself, which goes beyond just being a staffing company.

Bryan shares invaluable advice on embracing failure and using it as a stepping stone to future success. We discuss the importance of putting people first and creating a culture of learning and growth. Bryan also shares his insights on entrepreneurship, scalability, and creating an impact in the community.

One key takeaway from the episode is the importance of understanding the "why" behind your company's purpose. Bryan emphasizes how companies that prioritize meaningful success go beyond just being a staffing company. He also shares valuable advice on embracing failure as a stepping stone to future growth and success.

Moreover, we tackled Clapself's goal of empowering technology talent to thrive in the remote work era and their focus on professional development and flexibility. The episode also explores Clapself's upskilling platform, the use of AI to enhance talent matching, and their efforts to create connections and community.

 

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

- Purpose beyond staffing 

- Embracing failure and learning culture

- Putting people first

- Professional development and flexibility 

- Clapself's upskilling platform

- AI in talent matching, creating connections and community-building

- Scalability and growth while also making a local impact

- Life and financial health

 

 

NOTEWORTHY QUOTES:

 

"Truthfully, we're not building a staffing company, we're building a platform to be able to power technology talent to thrive in this new area of work that I think we're all welcoming with remote and being able to work from anywhere, for anyone." - Bryan Verduzco

 

"And so what I came in to help with, and how I can best describe it...is what Uber did for ride sharing or what Tinder might have done for dating, is really what we want to do for hiring." - Bryan Verduzco

 

"Whether it was cleanup days, whether it was going to the food bank, whether it was delivering meals to nurses and doctors during the pandemic...I think those were like minor things that people should be able to help with if you've got the resources and time. But how do you make a bigger dent? How do you actually make an impact? Is something that we continue to talk about here at Clapself." - Bryan Verduzco

 

"And so every episode I talk to thought leaders, moms, dads, parents, or individuals that I can learn from to be the better version of myself for my family. And so that's really the mission that I'm on. That's what I get excited about every single day. That's what I read and research, because that's a journey that never stops...if I strive for that every day and I look at my girls in the face and say, dad did something today to try to be a better version of himself for you and truthfully mean it, then I'll be proud of where I end up hopefully 100 years down the road." - Bryan Verduzco

 

“Well, I call the “why” our superpower, right? That's the message that brings the team together. Everybody has to make money and have a job, but it's just a job until it's a passion. And that's really when you weave that “why” into your business between purpose and prosperity, that's when people lean in.” - Jack Smith

 

“There's only one way to learn, right? And you have to fail. And so you can either penalize failing, and that is going to create a culture of no growth and stagnation because nobody's ever going to do anything that they're not 100% certain that they're going to be successful at. Failure happens when you don't do something...And as an organization, if you can embrace that, celebrate, have fun with that, enjoy the learning process. It's just part of the journey. It's just one step along the way. Everybody stumbles every now and again. It's about getting back up...“ - Jack Smith