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Your one stop show for all things recruiting, technology, hustle, sports, music, talent, business, art, philosophy, social media, sales and marketing (basically good things for the soul). Hosted by Ben Martinez & you can follow him on Twitter @benmartinezj - Let's go!

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Secret Tech Sauce Podcast - A Podcast With Ben Martinez episodes:

05.31.2018
Ep. 38: Ryan Hart- Behind the scenes of employment background checks and drug screens
Ryan Hart is the Director of Product for the background check and drug screening company, Verified First. Verified First is improving the HR Tech industry by making technology integrations better within the recruiting and onboarding process and improving the candidate...
02.20.2018
Ep. 37: Erik Kostelnik - Building a Side Hustle Start-up while you are the VP of Sales
Erik Kostelnik is the Co-Founder and CEO of TextRecruit, a candidate and employee engagement platform that leverages text, chat and artificial intelligence to help companies hire better people, faster. Prior to TextRecruit, Erik served as the Head of Sales...
01.11.2018
Ep. 36: Matt Schwartz - Behind the scenes of Executive Search
Matt Schwartz started his executive search firm back in 2003. After looking for his next gig working in a search firm he quickly realized that he could go out on his own. Fifteen years later and growing his firm “one...
12.19.2017
Ep. 35: Lane Sutton - This Gen Z kid, gets it!
Lane Sutton started a blog when he was 11 years old and a decade later he is doing more in the employment branding and recruiting space than your entire recruiting and employment branding team on steroids. Lane gets it. He...
12.02.2017
Ep. 34: Jörgen Sundberg- Employee Advocacy & Employment Branding - The Ultimate Handbook
Jörgen Sundberg gets employment branding. He runs Link Humans, London’s employment branding agency. In this episode you will learn more about employment branding than any conference can teach you because we touch on metrics, real life examples and then cover...
10.31.2017
Ep. 33: Coffee, Coffee And Consulting
Ben Martinez shares an update on Sumato Coffee Co., his plans with his consulting work at Secret Tech Sauce Talent, how guitar changed his views on entrepreneurism and upcoming plans with podcast guests specializing in employment branding. This episode...
06.12.2017
Ep. 32: Zach Daggett - Specialty Coffee in Guatemala
Zach Daggett packed his bags from Arkansas and went to Jalapa, Guatemala to start a specialty coffee shop, La Fabrica. Four years later they have a flourishing business doing small batch coffee roasting, barista training and offering wholesale coffee. ...
05.26.2017
Ep. 31: What I have been doing - Sumato Coffee Co.
Ben Martinez shares what he is been up to and why you should care if you care about coffee. Ben has been focusing all his time and energy into reimagining coffee in the workplace. In 1952, the phrase "coffee break"...
03.03.2017
Episode #30 - Comedian – Steve Soelberg - talks comedy, free speech & believing in yourself
I had the opportunity to meet live at Publik Coffee Roasters with comedian, Steve Soelberg . Steve is a comedian centered on making his audience laugh. He prepares his material without the worry of being politically correct and believes that...
02.22.2017
Episode #29 - PluggedIn - CEO/Founder - Colleen Jenkins - talks start-ups, recruiting & life in her 20s
With all the attention of start-ups going in the big cities of San Francisco, Los Angeles or New York City - Colleen Jenkins has found her niche in St. Louis with PluggedIn. She has created a customized technology platform as...
01.29.2017
Ep. 28: Phrases & Words for 2017
We are a few weeks into the New Year and I submit to say you have already failed at your resolution. 41% of Americans make resolutions. Only 9% succeed in making the resolutions and 42% never succeed at their...
12.28.2016
Ep. 27 - End of Year Mic Drop 2016 - the history of the Mic Drop, 2016 reflections, why I podcast and looking forward
The mic drop is a gesture of intentionally dropping the microphone at the end of a speech or performance to show triumph. While this episode will not be on the level of an Eddie Murphy mic drop from the 1980s,...
12.04.2016
Listen up! Episode #26 is about High Impact Listening by Tatiana Kolovou Senior Lecturer at Indiana University
Listen up! Tatiana Kolovou, will give you a lesson on a topic that you can apply in any aspect of your life - high impact listening. Tatiana is a Senior Lecturer at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana...
11.20.2016
Ep. 25: Nick Symmonds 2X Olympian & CEO of Run Gum
Nick Symmonds, two-time Olympian and now CEO of Run Gum. Nick’s intensity comes through in a strong way on this episode. Nick’s story to qualify for the 2008 and 2012 Olympics to run the 800 m, the lessons he learned...
11.06.2016
Ep. 24: Marvin Stickel - Director of Recruiting for Pandora on Talent, Life & Inclusion
Marvin Stickel, Director of Recruiting at Pandora- a music streaming company focused on enriching lives by delivering music enjoyment and discovery. If you haven’t heard of Pandora then you probably would not listen to my podcast, with all due respect....
10.24.2016
Ep. 23: Daniel Gogolin - Co-Founder of Joda Creative
Daniel Gogolin, Co-Founder of Joda Creative - a content marketing agency based in Vancouver, Canada focused on telling stories. Daniel will take you on a journey from his early days of being a student in Vancouver Film School to finding...
10.15.2016
Ep. 22: Kolby Kolibas - Creator of the Community - The Healthy Primate
Kolby Kolibas, Founder of The Healthy Primate - Kolby Kay has been around. Kolby shares the different versions of his career from his early days of working with the 2002 Olympics to being an overweight sales executive at big companies...
10.02.2016
Ep. 21: Arne Giske - Host of The Millennial Entrepreneur Podcast, founder of Giske Business
Founder of The Millennial Entrepreneur and Giske business - Arne Giske - has created a community of entrepreneurs who share their ideas and stories about their entrepreneurial journey. No matter if they fail or succeed Arne wants to talk about...
09.20.2016
Ep. 20: Marie Schneegans, Founder & CEO of Never Eat Alone
Founder & CEO of Never Eat Alone - Marie Schneegans- a company who was founded because Marie learned from her experiences at a big company that eating alone or with the same people stifles communication. Never Eat Alone’s mission is...
05.26.2016
Ep. 19: Mei Siauw, Co-founder & CEO of LeadIQ
Co-founder & CEO of LeadIQ - Mei Siauw - a company who was founded by serendipity that helps sales people build prospect lists, enrich leads with social profiles and prevents salespeople from sending spam emails by enriching their leads with...
04.22.2016
Ep. 18: Gabriel Moncayo, Founder of AlwaysHired
Entrepreneur & creator of AlwaysHired - a company who inspires people to get the best job of their lives. In this episode learn how Gabe and his team at AlwaysHired helps people jumpstart into a sales career or helps people...
04.08.2016
Ep. 17: Ben Takes The Mic - What is Next With Secret Tech Sauce
Ben takes control of the mic to share what the plans are for the foreseeable future with Secret Tech Sauce. He shares why the delay in recording, plans with future guests and reviews three books - Seneca, Meditations of Marcus...
01.29.2016
Ep. 16: Angela Bortolussi Interview, Hustling Tech Recruiter
Bortolussi is a social recruiting hustler. She shares how she recruits through nontraditional platforms, like Instagram and Snapchat, and the value that recruiters can gain from learning how to recruit there. She also knows a thing or two more about...
01.22.2016
Ep. 15: Jia Jiang Interview, Author of Book - Rejection Proof
Entrepreneur & creator of the 100 Days of Rejection blog. In this episode learn how to experience rejection in a different way and apply them to your work in recruiting, marketing or selling. Learn Jia’s story from China to the...
12.23.2015
Ep. 14: End of Year Wrap - 4 Things We Learned From Podcast Guests
In this episode, Stephanie and Ben share the tips and tricks from this past year’s podcast guests and reflect on last years THREE anti-resolutions words. These tips and tricks are something anyone can incorporate into their own life as Ben,...
12.01.2015
Ep. 12: Cole Fox Interview, Founder of ProtoHack
Interview with Cole Fox, Founder of ProtoHack: The Code-Free Hackathon
11.16.2015
Ep. 13: DuckDuckGo Founder Interview, Gabriel Weinberg
Gabriel Weinberg, Founder of search engine site DuckDuckGo and author of the book, "Traction" - How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Growth.
10.07.2015
Ep. 11: Reflections, Riffs & Chats
Reflections on 10 Podcast Episodes - In this episode we reflect on our experiences to record and publish 10 episodes. We share great advice for someone wanting to know the behind the scenes of our podcast or what it takes...
07.27.2015
Ep. 10: Employee Advocacy & Branding
Employee advocacy & branding will transform your employees into experts, contributors and influencers. Check out what Influitive, LinkedIn Elevate, Dynamic Signal & EveryoneSocial are doing in that space.
05.26.2015
Ep. 9: Cara Parrish - Personal Branding & Social Media
Cara Parrish talks personal branding, social media & entrepreneurship.
04.07.2015
Ep. 8: Meerkat - Tweet Live Video
Meerkat - All things Meerkat and live video stream technology through social media.
03.16.2015
Ep. 7: Crowdfunding, Kickstarter & GoFundMe
Crowdfunding including Kickstarter, GoFundMe, and more.
03.09.2015
Ep. 6: DJ Waldow Talks Marketing, Content & Podcasting
Special guest and Director of Marketing, DJ Waldow, covers podcasting, digital marketing and the future of content marketing. Cool fact: DJ Waldow started the Marketo Marketing Nation Podcast.
02.28.2015
Ep. 5: The Sharing Economy
The sharing economy covering Uber, Sidecar, Hotels by Day and Airbnb.
02.12.2015
Ep. 4: Viral YouTube Videos, Trends & Opportunity
Gabe Villamizar, Ben Martinez & Stephanie Krieg discuss viral videos on YouTube, social media trends, and the power of opportunity.
02.08.2015
Ep. 3: Wearable Tech, Employment Branding & Alumni Talk
We cover wearable technology as seen by Stephanie at CES 2015, employment branding (i.e., the good, the fakes and the bad), experiences going back to your college as an alum, and Stephanie’s time in the Bahamas.
02.08.2015
Ep. 2: CES Coming at Ya & Your New Year’s Goals Suck
We cover the CES 2015 show with Stephanie on the ground being sponsored by BMW. Other topics include anti-New Year’s resolution methods, tips on how to make your content go viral, along with an appearance of Stephanie’s dog.
02.08.2015
Ep. 1: We Got Our Tech Chick
We found our 3rd co-host, Stephanie Krieg, and introduce her to everybody. We make an attempt at showing you transparency in our first show together and highlight upcoming trends in technology, culture and recruiting mixed in with cow’s milk, rice...
01.20.2015
Ep. 0: Why The Hell Are We Doing This?
Gabe Villamizar & Ben Martinez begin their podcasting journey by talking about the who, the what, and the why they are doing this podcast, Secret Tech Sauce, which will cover topics including social media, recruiting, marketing, technology and culture.

What's Secret Tech Sauce Podcast - A Podcast With Ben Martinez about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Secret Tech Sauce Podcast - A Podcast With Ben Martinez episodes:

Ep. 38: Ryan Hart- Behind the scenes of employment background checks and drug screens

Ep. 37: Erik Kostelnik - Building a Side Hustle Start-up while you are the VP of Sales

Ep. 36: Matt Schwartz - Behind the scenes of Executive Search

Ep. 35: Lane Sutton - This Gen Z kid, gets it!

Ep. 34: Jörgen Sundberg- Employee Advocacy & Employment Branding - The Ultimate Handbook

Ep. 33: Coffee, Coffee And Consulting

Ep. 32: Zach Daggett - Specialty Coffee in Guatemala

Ep. 31: What I have been doing - Sumato Coffee Co.

Episode #30 - Comedian – Steve Soelberg - talks comedy, free speech & believing in yourself

Episode #29 - PluggedIn - CEO/Founder - Colleen Jenkins - talks start-ups, recruiting & life in her 20s

Ep. 28: Phrases & Words for 2017

Ep. 27 - End of Year Mic Drop 2016 - the history of the Mic Drop, 2016 reflections, why I podcast and looking forward

Listen up! Episode #26 is about High Impact Listening by Tatiana Kolovou Senior Lecturer at Indiana University

Ep. 25: Nick Symmonds 2X Olympian & CEO of Run Gum

Ep. 24: Marvin Stickel - Director of Recruiting for Pandora on Talent, Life & Inclusion

Ep. 23: Daniel Gogolin - Co-Founder of Joda Creative

Ep. 22: Kolby Kolibas - Creator of the Community - The Healthy Primate

Ep. 21: Arne Giske - Host of The Millennial Entrepreneur Podcast, founder of Giske Business

Ep. 20: Marie Schneegans, Founder & CEO of Never Eat Alone

Ep. 19: Mei Siauw, Co-founder & CEO of LeadIQ

Ep. 18: Gabriel Moncayo, Founder of AlwaysHired

Ep. 17: Ben Takes The Mic - What is Next With Secret Tech Sauce

Ep. 16: Angela Bortolussi Interview, Hustling Tech Recruiter

Ep. 15: Jia Jiang Interview, Author of Book - Rejection Proof

Ep. 14: End of Year Wrap - 4 Things We Learned From Podcast Guests

Ep. 12: Cole Fox Interview, Founder of ProtoHack

Ep. 13: DuckDuckGo Founder Interview, Gabriel Weinberg

Ep. 11: Reflections, Riffs & Chats

Ep. 10: Employee Advocacy & Branding

Ep. 9: Cara Parrish - Personal Branding & Social Media

Ep. 8: Meerkat - Tweet Live Video

Ep. 7: Crowdfunding, Kickstarter & GoFundMe

Ep. 6: DJ Waldow Talks Marketing, Content & Podcasting

Ep. 5: The Sharing Economy

Ep. 4: Viral YouTube Videos, Trends & Opportunity

Ep. 3: Wearable Tech, Employment Branding & Alumni Talk

Ep. 2: CES Coming at Ya & Your New Year’s Goals Suck

Ep. 1: We Got Our Tech Chick

Ep. 0: Why The Hell Are We Doing This?