You probably know about Silicon Valley startups. And Manhattan’s tech chops. But have you seen the new companies that are cooking up in the Midwest? Or, as Ira Weiss, Partner of Hyde Park Venture Partners,…
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Few talent experts are as impressive than Andy Caine of Frazier Healthcare Partners, the $4.2 billion growth & venture capital investor in over 170 companies. Andy works closely with Frazier’s Growth Buyout portfolio companies. There,…
The smartest Private Equity investors have added whip-smart heads of Talent to their in-house teams. Because investing is one thing… But attracting Rockstar teams to do something with that funding is another. Here’s Exhibit A….
…And you think that your business is complex? Meet Luke Saunders, CEO & Founder of Farmer’s Fridge. His ambitious venture combines custom hardware, software, food prep, distribution, and wirelessly-gathered data analytics. (You could say he’s…
I just had to good fortune to interview Emily Azevedo. She’s Vice President of Talent of the prominent growth capital firm Mainsail Partners. Based in San Francisco, Mainsail leads majority control investments in EBITDA-positive software…
Here’s the CEO of one of the fastest-growing food companies I’ve ever seen! Mike Pytlinski is CEO of Nutridried, makers of Moon Cheese. I love this snack! (And it’s super healthy.) You’ve likely seen it…
Time is everything in recruiting. (You can’t fill the seat fast enough.) Yet, most recruiters don’t charge on a time-based basis. They’re either contingency or retained. Why is that, anyway? I had to find out….
I’m confident enough to admit that I’m a fanboy of Jason Fried. He’s CEO & Co-Founder of Chicago-based Basecamp. They make the original & leading project management tool. And I was humbled to interview him…
For the milestone 300th episode of Recruit Rockstars Podcast, I wanted to bring you a milestone guest. I mean … Milestone With months of persistence, I finally persuaded Marcus Buckingham to join us. You know…
Imagine running a company. With employees who handle dangerous chemicals. And being required to keep track of 15 million (!) different files to describe how to handle each chemical. Sounds like an opportunity for SaaS…
Based in Menlo Park, Unusual Ventures invests in Seed & Series A startups. Their focus in enterprise & consumer tech. Unusual has an ‘unusual’ secret weapon. His name is Jon Volk, and he’s Director of…
Did you know that $300 of supplies are wasted & thrown away during a typical surgery? Not to mention the occasional instrument that’s accidentally left inside the body cavity :-O Not anymore. Jennifer Fried is…
Think you’re open, honest, and direct with your team? If you’re like most leaders, you could do better. Far better. So I sought out an expert on the topic of giving feedback. And I found…
David Patterson is known as ‘The SAP Recruiter.’ That’s The with a capital T. That’s what he does. That’s all he does. And he’s exceptional at it. As Founder & Managing Director of The Kineta…
Steve Lowisz is an authority on talent, personal development, and business leadership. And the author of the fascinating new book, Recruiting Sucks (But It Doesn’t Have To) Best known as Founder & CEO of Qualigence,…
I’ve been looking forward to this interview for ages. It’s with a business icon & one of my personal heroes. Horst Schultze may not be a household name. But you know what he’s accomplished. A…
I just had the privilege of interviewing Chris Yeh. Along with Reid Hoffman, he’s the co-author of Blitzscaling, the book that explains how to build world-changing companies like Amazon, Alibaba & Airbnb in record time….
I have bad news. If you’re trying to hire top-performers, your company’s written job descriptions probably aren’t getting the job done. They may be keeping away the best candidates in droves. Job descriptions have been…
Did you know that most kitchens are unprofitable? Nick Anastasiades is out to change that. He’s Co-Founder & CEO of 2ndKitchen. Based in Chicago, the company links any business to restaurants in their area so…
Every wonder how you see ads online that are so targeted to your desires, it’s like they read your mind? Well, Target Data makes it possible. This 40-person Chicago-based performance marketing agency leverages data, technology,…