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 logo at a time” his company is known for bringing “Transformative Talent” into companies. His recruiting firm recruits some big players in the executive space who make anywhere from $500K to $2M in total compensation. He gets the work that must go in when recruiting and helping companies transform their talent. He has worked with some of the biggest brands - Pepsi, Fila, American Express and Groupon. &nbsp; Agenda:  Ben/Matt find common ground with coffee, Sumato Coffee of course Matt talks about how he came to start his own business 15 years ago Matt’s background - from formative years to now Importance of employment branding and recruiting Key Trends coming in 2018 - AI, employee engagement, etc. Matt’s friend who gets a bag of Sumato Coffee. Out  &nbsp; Links: Matt’s website - https://www.mjsearch.com/ Matt on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattschwartz1/  Sponsor: www.sumatocoffee.com and Secret Tech Sauce Talent

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

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 at Wrike from 2014 to 2016 helping it reach #116 in 2015 Deloitte Fastest 500 and ran sales as VP at Identified through its acquisition by Workday in 2014. He acts as an advisor to startups including Eatify.com, Outreach.io and HIRABL, was named an Upstart 50 Inventor by the Silicon Valley Business Journal and lives in San Jose with his wife and three kids. &nbsp; Agenda:  Ben/Erik find common ground with basketball - Erik played power forward in college. Erik talks about his Finance background in college on the east coast and how he made it to Silicon Valley Erik gets tired of making a lot of money for other people as a sales pro. Starts TextRecruit Erik opens up about how recruiters use texting for recruiting. Coming soon - You will soon be able to apply to Chipotle over text message. Can I get guacamole with that? Erik talks about how his company got acquired by iCims Erik gifts a bag of coffee to his friend at Cracker Barrel, Sumato Coffee of course Out  &nbsp; Links: TextRecruit website - https://www.textrecruit.com/ Erik on LinkedIn - Erik Kostelnik Erik on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ErikKostelnik &nbsp; Sponsor: www.sumatocoffee.com Coming soon: New Secret Tech Sauce website, here - www.benmartinez.co

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

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 experience. Ryan met the founder of Verified First (Devon Dickinson) while pursuing his MBA in Entrepreneurship and knew he had to work with him. That was almost four years ago and the company is exploding in growth since then. &nbsp; Agenda:  Ben/Ryan find common ground with coffee and treasure hunts - Ryan still uses cream and sugar in his coffee, but we still accept him. Ryan talks about why working for a background check company can be sexy. Ryan talks about generations in the workplace and the marketing fluff around it. Ryan talks about a trend that will get bigger in the coming years for recruiters, candidates and hiring managers - “Ban the Box” Ryan shares the technology he could not live without. Something many of us share - Amazon. Ryan gifts a bag of coffee to his Dad, Sumato Coffee of course Out  &nbsp; Links: Verified First website - https://www.verifiedfirst.com/ Ryan on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanhart/ Verified First on Twitter- https://twitter.com/VerifiedFirst &nbsp; Sponsor: www.sumatocoffee.com Secret Tech Sauce Talent via &nbsp;www.benmartinez.co

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