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How a Candidate-First Strategy Built a $1.5M Recruiting Firm 🔥 Free Live Training for Recruiters (Jan 26, 2026) 🎯 Sales & BD Recruiter Summit 👉 https://bd-sales-recruiter-2026.heysummit.com/ 💼 Want ALL replays + private community access? Join the Elite Recruiter Community → 👉 https://elite-recruiters.circle.so/checkout/elite-recruiter-community 🚀 Episode Sponsor: Atlas – AI-First ATS &…

How Elite Recruiters Win Clients in 2026 (AI + BD) 🚨 Recruiting is changing fast — and most agencies aren’t ready. If your business development still looks like cold emails, generic LinkedIn messages, and “spray and pray” outreach… this episode is your wake-up call. In this episode of The Elite…

Most recruiters think business development means selling harder. Top recruiters know that mindset is exactly what’s holding most people back. In this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, Benjamin Mena sits down with Katharine Wilcox—a Pinnacle Society member, consistent top biller, and executive search firm owner—to break down how elite…

Most recruiters think LinkedIn “doesn’t really work.” She quietly proved them all wrong — and built a real hiring engine in the process. 🏆 Elite Recruiter Awards – Voting is Open Recognize the recruiters and leaders making a real impact. Vote now → https://benjaminmena.typeform.com/to/tK5kwRMe 🚀 Why This Episode Matters If…

Recruiter marketing didn’t fail. The rules changed — and most recruiters are still playing the old game. In this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, host Benjamin Mena sits down with Zack Gallinger, Founder of TalentHero Media, to break down what’s actually working for recruiters in 2025 across SEO, LinkedIn,…

How an Industry Insider Built a Recruiting Agency From Scratch (No Fancy Tools) He wasn’t a lifelong recruiter. He didn’t have a tech stack, automation, or AI hacks. Yet he built a profitable recruiting agency anyway — by doing what most recruiters avoid. 🏆 Elite Recruiter Awards – Voting is…

How does a one-man recruiter close 22 executive searches in a single year? In this episode, Craig Picken breaks down the exact mindset and strategies that helped him dominate executive search—all without a team. If you want to become the recruiter clients seek out (not avoid), this is the blueprint.…

EPISODE SHOW NOTES — The Outbound & Discovery Playbook: How Elite Recruiters Close More Deals (with Conor Kline) (The Elite Recruiter Podcast with Benjamin Mena) 1. EPISODE HOOK Most recruiters think their problem is lead generation. Conor Kline reveals the truth: your real bottleneck is your sales process — and…

The Pro Athlete Mindset That Creates World-Class Recruiters What happens when a former professional athlete brings elite discipline, visualization, and competitive fire into recruiting? You get a recruiter who treats the desk like a sport—and builds a fast-growing search firm in record time. In this episode of The Elite Recruiter…