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#52 - DEI Strategy Secrets with James Dyson
Jan. 17, 2023

#52 - DEI Strategy Secrets with James Dyson

Benjamin Mena, host of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, is joined by James Dyson, the Head of Global DEI for Talent Acquisition at Boomi. James talks about how he got into recruiting, as he was previously a fitness trainer living...

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#51 - Scalable Personalization with Steven Perchikov
Jan. 11, 2023

#51 - Scalable Personalization with Steven Perchikov

Stephen Perchikov is an expert in scalable personalization, and he discusses how technology can be used to amplify the work of recruiters. He explains that in today's world, automated messages are a turn-off, and that persona...

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#50 – Hunting Discomfort with Sterling Hawkins
Dec. 16, 2022

#50 – Hunting Discomfort with Sterling Hawkins

If you are like many people or me, it's easy to shy away from discomfort. But to win as a recruiter, you need to do the exact opposite. Chasing down and hunting discomfort could get you to the next level as a recruiter, searc...

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#49 – Lessons From Her First 7 Figure Year with Lisa Decker
Dec. 6, 2022

#49 – Lessons From Her First 7 Figure Year with Lisa Decker

There are always things that we all can learn from Big Billers, but there is an extraordinary amount that we can learn from someone that has their first 7 figure billing year. Lisa Decker is our guest this week on The Elite R...

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#48 – Social Selling with Lauren Surman
Nov. 28, 2022

#48 – Social Selling with Lauren Surman

Social Selling is one of the most impactful things that most recruiters are not doing. Our awesome guest Lauren Surman is a master of social selling and is here to teach us how to level up our skills. It's something that we ...

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#47 – Overcoming and Succeeding with Dana Neiger
Nov. 14, 2022

#47 – Overcoming and Succeeding with Dana Neiger

Overcoming a tragedy is extremely tough, overcoming and succeeding takes everything that you have in you. In this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, our guest Dana Neiger who is the co-founder of HIVE Talent Acquisition...

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Episode 46 – Out Of The Box Ways To Hire Your Next Recruiter With Daphne Gomez
Oct. 11, 2022

Episode 46 – Out Of The Box Ways To Hire Your Next Recruiter With Dap…

Hiring a new recruiter can be difficult and hard. But in this exciting episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, our guest Daphne Gomez the founder of Teacher Career Coach talks about how your next new recruiter could be a form...

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Episode 45 – 1600 Executive Placements with David Perry – Part 2
Aug. 31, 2022

Episode 45 – 1600 Executive Placements with David Perry – Part 2

In part 2 of this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, I speak with David Perry from Perry Martel International about how he has successfully placed 1603 Executives since he and his wife started their search firm. Highligh...

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Episode 44 – 1600 Executive Placements with David Perry – Part 1
Aug. 31, 2022

Episode 44 – 1600 Executive Placements with David Perry – Part 1

In part 1 of this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, I speak with David Perry from Perry Martel International about how he has successfully placed 1603 Executives since he and his wife started their search firm. Highligh...

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Episode 43 – Growing From a Recruiter Into a Leader with Sarah Briggs
Aug. 19, 2022

Episode 43 – Growing From a Recruiter Into a Leader with Sarah Briggs

In this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, I speak with Sarah Briggs the Director of People Operations at Stability Healthcare. Sarah talks about how she grew from a front-line recruiter into a leader of an organization ...

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Episode 42 – Industry Data and what a recruiter needs to succeed in the future with Ben Eubanks
July 27, 2022

Episode 42 – Industry Data and what a recruiter needs to succeed in t…

In this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, I speak Ben Eubanks the Chief Researcher from Lighthouse Research and Advisory. Ben started his career in recruiting and moved into leading one of the most successful research o...

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Episode 41 – Scaling with Systems and Leadership with Adam Meekhof
July 5, 2022

Episode 41 – Scaling with Systems and Leadership with Adam Meekhof

In this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, I speak with Adam Meekhof TA Leader at IQ Talent Partners on how to successfully lay the foundation and scale up a recruiting team that is effective in just about every industry...

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Episode 40 – Conquering the Chaos of Recruiting with Trent Cotton
June 29, 2022

Episode 40 – Conquering the Chaos of Recruiting with Trent Cotton

In this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, I speak with Trent Cotton the founder of Sprint Recruiting on how to control the chaos of Talent Acquisition and how the Sprint Recruiting Methodology can change everything with...

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Episode 39 – Preparing for a Recession Part 2 with David Stephen Patterson
June 27, 2022

Episode 39 – Preparing for a Recession Part 2 with David Stephen Patt…

In part 2 of this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, I speak with DSP (David Stephen Patterson) on what you need to do to prepare for a recession as a recruiter or search firm owner. Highlights that we talk about: The th...

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Episode 38 – Preparing for a Recession Part 1 with David Stephen Patterson
June 27, 2022

Episode 38 – Preparing for a Recession Part 1 with David Stephen Patt…

In part 1 of this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, I speak with DSP (David Stephen Patterson) on what you need to do to prepare for a recession as a recruiter or search firm owner. Highlights that we talk about: The th...

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Episode 37  – Putting Yourself in the Right Place at the Right Time with Jack Kelly
June 13, 2022

Episode 37 – Putting Yourself in the Right Place at the Right Time w…

In this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, we have our guest Jack Kelly, Owner of The Compliance Search group to talk about how he set himself up to make thousands of placements over the years, launch his own firm, and p...

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Episode 36  – Secrets of Sourcing with Jer Langhans  from Paired Sourcing
June 6, 2022

Episode 36 – Secrets of Sourcing with Jer Langhans from Paired Sour…

In this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, we have our guest Jer Langhans from Paired Sourcing to talk about sourcing as a service and where to find the talent right now? How to uplevel your recruiting and sourcing skill...

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Episode 35  – Web3 and Blockchain Recruiting with Ethan Richter from Market Gen
May 25, 2022

Episode 35 – Web3 and Blockchain Recruiting with Ethan Richter from …

In this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, we have our guest Ethan Richter from Market Gen to talk about recruiting in the Web3/Blockchain space and what it takes to succeed as a recruiter there. Some Highlights: How he ...

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Episode 34 – The Secrets of LinkedIn Advertising with RJ Huebert
May 19, 2022

Episode 34 – The Secrets of LinkedIn Advertising with RJ Huebert

I am excited to share the latest episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, we have our guest RJ Huebert with HBT Digital Consulting to talk about all the secrets of LinkedIn Advertising Some Highlights: The top secrets of Linke...

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Episode 33 – Centralized Access To Every US Healthcare Professional with Heartbeat.AI and Ben Argeband Heatbeat.ai
May 10, 2022

Episode 33 – Centralized Access To Every US Healthcare Professional w…

In this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, we have our guest Ben Argeband who is the founder Heartbeat.AI and Swordfish and talks about how his team has centralized 11 million US Health Care Professionals with access to ...

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Episode 32 – The Wizard Sourcer Jonathan Kidder
May 2, 2022

Episode 32 – The Wizard Sourcer Jonathan Kidder

In this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, we have our guest Jonathan Kidder who has authored 10 books in recruiting and runs a highly successful blog, The Wizard Sourcer. Some Highlights: What are some of the best tools...

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Episode 31  – Predictive Intelligence for Recruiters with Tarik Hussein and Talent Ticker
April 26, 2022

Episode 31 – Predictive Intelligence for Recruiters with Tarik Husse…

In this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, we have our guest Tarik Hussein to talk about utilizing predictive intelligence and Artificial Intelligence to find candidates before they go from passive to active and finding ...

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Episode 30  – How To Shift Gears When Things Are Not Working With The Sales Recruiter Michael G Cox
April 12, 2022

Episode 30 – How To Shift Gears When Things Are Not Working With The…

In this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, we have our guest The Sales Recruiter Michael G Cox to talk about the shifting market and shifting your mindset to keep winning. We also talk about the basics of sales recruitin...

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Episode 29  – Why Now Is The Perfect Time To Start Your Recruiting Firm With Ben Nader
March 23, 2022

Episode 29 – Why Now Is The Perfect Time To Start Your Recruiting Fi…

In this Episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, we have our guest Ben Nadar who is the founder of Recruiting Empire to talk about why now is the best time ever to become a recruiter and start your own firm. He will also cover...

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