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Brad Hendricks: Creating An Environment That Fosters Personal Growth And Smashes The Glass Ceiling!

The results can be astonishing just by giving people the opportunity to learn & develop new skills!

Take Aways:

• Maintain “family culture” & Creativity
• Daily/weekly engagement, focus on keeping people involved
• Promote creation of games through contests. Pitch ideas, if they are not interested, the IP is the employees to develop on their own. Use the company’s resources to build.
• Winning with uniqueness: family environment,  they play where the big companies can not offer. Ambidextrous, ie: take and engineer & teach rendering, AI, leaders are willing to teach.
• Career manager- making sure people are learning what they need/want to learn.

Brad Hendricks is the CEO and a serial entrepreneur/business development specialist who started up Blind Squirrel Entertainment, Inc. in 2010, a AAA game studio that creates original content and provides full game development services to various publishers and developers.  Under his leadership, BSE has quickly become the top collaborator for industry leading titles such as Disney Infinity 3.0, Bioshock: Infinite, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Borderlands 2, Sunset Overdrive, and Evolve.

Check out the Blog on the Stride Search, Inc site for the supplementary “show recap” article with detailed takeaways/insights from the interview.

 

John Crittenden: What Is The Right Time To Exit Your Startup?

The trials and tribulations of when a founding member of a team should step away from his company in order to let it grow.  When to exit and how to do it in such a way to benefit the company!

John R. Crittenden, is the Founder and CEO of Mondigi. He is an entrepreneur with broad experience across asset management, sales and marketing, consumer financial brands, and digital wealth management platforms. Prior to Mondigi, he was one of the first four employees at Acorns and  earliest executives as Director of Institutional Services, one of the first and most successful robo-advisor platforms focused on wealth management.

Check out the Blog on the Stride Search, Inc site for the supplementary “show recap” article with detailed takeaways/insights from the interview.

 

A Founder’s Story…. First Hiring Pains And A Unique Culture Developed Around A Baseball Theme with Sean Ferrel

How does the baseball theme transfer into their interview process.

• Strength finding exercises
• Provide growth plan in interview
• Put gameplan together for each employee
• Involve different departments in interview process in a panel interview process.

Sean Ferrel founded Managed Solution in 2002. He recognized the need for consultative IT services for small-to-medium and enterprise clients and with little capital, Sean and his dedicated team grew the company organically to success. Within 3 years, the company was recognized as one of San Diego’s 40 fastest growing companies, awarded one of the 40 companies with owners under 40 years old and recognized as the 27th fastest growing IT company in Southern California. 

Check out the Blog on the Stride Search, Inc site for the supplementary “show recap” article with detailed takeaways/insights from the interview.

Startups! You Must Build A Solid Board Of Advisors. Learn Creative Ways To Recruit Amazing People with Jon Shower

Jon Shower a multi industry entrepreneur here in Orange County with his most recent venture being in the tech space.  Currently, Jon is the founder and CEO of iNK, a new business networking platform geared towards helping people build better networks.  They were funded earlier this year and are finishing testing an alpha version while preparing to launch live within the next month.  

Following your passion and not being afraid to take risks are two big factors that have led Jon to this point in his journey.  A lot of his core values and mindset came from the men in his family as well as his time serving in the United States Marine Corps through the mid 2000's.  Jon did two combat tours to Iraq over his 4 years and then decided it was time to move on.  Moving to Orange County in 2010, Jon dove into the fitness industry.  He started a training company geared towards professional athletes and executive clientele.  He created programs for dealing with post surgery rehab, injury prevention and strength and conditioning.  After proving successful over the last 7 years, the itch to follow another idea and passion took over.  The tech space was uncharted territory in 2016 for Jon but he had an idea and the passion to see it through.  "I knew that building the right team around my million weaknesses would be paramount in a completely new territory....and that's what we have done".  

Check out the Blog on the Stride Search, Inc site for the supplementary “show recap” article with detailed takeaways/insights from the interview.

The Way Your Company Writes It‘s Job Descriptions Can Get You Sued! with Usama Kahf

While there are many hurdles out there, the biggest legal challenges companies have in hiring today boils down to two main issues: when employees don’t disclose the truth during the hiring process and when employees bring over trade secrets from their previous workplace.

When potential employees don’t tell the truth during their interview process, whether they’re hiding things or holding back crucial information that could pertain to their ability to perform the duties of the role, it can cause major issues and put businesses in sticky legal situations. 

Usama Kahf is an attorney at the Irvine office of Fisher Phillips where he practices employment law.  Fisher Phillips is a national firm that only represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law.  Usama’s focus is on litigation prevention and compliance.  He has a passion for educating business owners and HR directors on how to minimize legal risk and comply with complicated employment laws.  

Check out the Blog on the Stride Search, Inc site for the supplementary “show recap” article with detailed takeaways/insights from the interview.

Executive Director Of Global Entrepreneurship Institute-Interview with Robert Price

Robert W. Price enjoys world renown as an expert in the field of entrepreneurial capitalism. He is the Executive Director for the Global Entrepreneurship Institute and has a bio that looks that it could belong to three people!

He is a respected strategist, innovative thought leader, public speaker, creative educator, and prolific author. Robert has written or edited more than a dozen books including, Roadmap to Entrepreneurial Success: Powerful Strategies for Building a High-Profit Business, & Entrepreneurship, which is currently in it’s 6th edition (Amazon.com)

Advisor to global entrepreneurs and private equity investors: angel, venture, corporate executives, board members, and chairmen.

Check out the Blog on the Stride Search, Inc site for the supplementary “show recap” article with detailed takeaways/insights from the interview.

The Revolving Door Of Employee Attrition with Brian Montes

Stopping the Revolving Door of Employee Attrition. People leave your company because they are dissatisfied. If you are running a company and driving things too fast, you really need to take a minute to look around you and ask yourself, “are the people around me getting what THEY need from our organization”?

Brian Montes of Strategy & Business Development for KEB joins us to discuss Organizational behaviors that can lead to employee dissatisfaction. Brian oversees the day to day sales and operations of KEB, a Southern California based HR Management & Payroll firm. Since 2014, he has helped hundreds of companies better manage their talent, optimize their business operations, bring an ROI to HR and increase stakeholder value.

Brian can be reached at KEB 

Check out the Blog on the Stride Search, Inc site for the supplementary “show recap” article with detailed takeaways/insights from the interview.

Creative Thinking Must Be A Premium For Your Company- And It Starts With Building The Right Team with Carey Ransom

Having a strong team is so important and how to build it properly.

Carey Ransom is an experienced Internet and software entrepreneur and executive, having started, grown and led many technology companies during their startup and growth phases. Most recently, he was Chief Innovation Officer of Experian Consumer Services, where he led the new portfolio of consumer credit, financial and identity products, as well as partnership across other Experian business units. Previously he was Chief eXploration Officer (CXO) of Payoff, a venture-backed consumer-focused digital financial services company, where he led new initiatives and strategic partnerships. He was also the CEO at RealPractice, a venture-backed marketing software and services company, which he sold in 2012 to ReachLocal (RLOC).

Carey is active in the Orange County startup and business community and is a long-time board member of OCTANe. He has frequently spoken at software, financial technology, and online media conferences such as AltFI, Innovation Project, INBOX, The BIA/Kelsey Group, OMMA, and others. Carey’s expertise is identifying new partnership and revenue opportunities, product and technology initiatives, and creating and leveraging market trends.

Check out the Blog on the Stride Search, Inc site for the supplementary “show recap” article with detailed takeaways/insights from the interview.

 

Lou Adler And I Discuss Recruiting From The Inside Out!

Lou Adler, CEO and Founder of The Adler Group joins us to discuss referral based recruiting. Knowing where to start looking is really the most important element when taking on a search. You must put some thought and creativity into your process!

The Adler Group is a consulting and training firm, implementing performance-based hiring at companies around the world. Lou is the author of Amazon's top-10 best-seller, Hire With Your Head (John Wiley & Sons, 3rd Edition, 2007), & (2nd Edition)The Essential Guide for Hiring & Getting Hired (Workbench Media, 2013) and the Lynda.com Performance-based Hiring video training program (2016). Adler is one of the top bloggers on LinkedIn’s Influencer program writing about the latest trends in hiring, employment, and recruiting. His articles, quotes and research can now be found in Inc. Magazine, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and The Wall Street Journal.

Check out the Blog on the Stride Search, Inc site for the supplementary “show recap” article with detailed takeaways/insights from the interview.

Anything Less Than A 98% Offer Acceptance Rate Is Unacceptable with Erin Wilson - Part II

Co-Founder of hirepool.io, Erin Wilson returned to talk about what a career wound is and why it is important to identify career wounds when deciding to interview a prospective employee!

Erin Wilson has been a candidate advocate for the better part of a decade. First as an agency recruiter, specialized in technical recruiting. Then as an internal recruiter and head of talent. Lastly, now, as the co-founder of hirepool.io He is passionate about empowering job seekers of all backgrounds and committed to improving the world's candidate experience one interaction at a time.

To learn more about Erin Wilson and his work with hirepool.io, check out his LinkedIn here.

Check out the Blog on the Stride Search, Inc site for the supplementary “show recap” article with detailed takeaways/insights from the interview.

A Candidate Experience Based Framework Is Crucial For Hiring Success! with Erin Wilson - Part I

Erin Wilson, Co-Founder of hirepool.io, joined us to discuss the importance of developing a candidate experience based framework in your hiring process.

Erin Wilson has been a candidate advocate for the better part of a decade. First as an agency recruiter, specialized in technical recruiting. Then as an internal recruiter and head of talent. Lastly, now, as the co-founder of hirepool.io He is passionate about empowering job seekers of all backgrounds and committed to improving the world's candidate experience one interaction at a time.

To learn more about Erin Wilson and his work with hirepool.io, check out his LinkedIn here.

Check out the Blog on the Stride Search, Inc site for the supplementary “show recap” article with detailed takeaways/insights from the interview.

Givers Gain! Magnetically Attract Talent To Your Company By Giving Back with Gui Mendes & Mason Monsevais

How can the power giving back attract talent and benefit your company as a whole?

This week on Hire Power Radio Show, Gui Mendes and Mason Monsevais of the Art of Jiu Jitsu Academy (AOJ) joined us to discuss the power of giving back and how doing so has benefited their organization.

Gui Mendes is a 4x black belt world champion originally from Rio Claro, Brazil. Moved to Costa Mesa, California in 2012 to open up the Art of Jiu Jitsu Academy with his brother Rafael and RVCA founder PM Tenore. Created the Believe & Achieve Program in 2015 as a way to give back and help support young athletes in Brazil. 

 

Mason Monsevais moved to Costa Mesa, California in 2012 when the academy opened as a white belt after meeting the Mendes Bros two months before. Trained all day for the first few years, receiving all his belts (white - brown) from the Mendes Bros. He has won major tournaments at all belt levels but stopped focusing on his own competition when they started the Believe & Achieve Program.

To learn more about Gui Mendes, Mason Monsevais and the Art of Jiu Jitsu Academy (AOJ) visit www.artofjiujitsu.com/

Check out the Blog on the Stride Search, Inc site for the supplementary “show recap” article with detailed takeaways/insights from the interview.

 

Manage Your Career, Or Your Career Will Manage YOU! with Mike Gellman

Manage your career, or your career will manage you!

This week on Hire Power Radio Show, Mike Gellman, Founder of High Five Career Coaching, joined us to discuss effective career management, common mistakes people make, and how to position yourself to progress your career in a fulfilling direction.

Mike Gellman, M.S. is the Founder of High Five Career Coaching and coaches highly-motivated professionals and leaders in various stages of their careers to gain greater clarity, create sustainable change, and achieve higher levels of excellence. He is also the author of Pipe Dreams: 7 Pipelines of Career Success (Amazon.com) that has received rave reviews from readers.

To learn more about Mike Gellman, visit MikeGellman.com.

 

Conquer The Elephant In The Room And WIN Over The Talent You Need To Hire To Succeed with Marcus Sheridan

What is the “elephant in the room,” and how can you conquer it? Trust!

This week on Hire Power Radio Show, Marcus Sheridan, president of The Sales Lion and author of They Ask, You Answer, (Amazon.com) joined us to discuss how a company’s reputation, and the unspoken issues surrounding it, can impact hiring/recruitment, and how being open with candidates about the “elephant in the room” can build trust and win over the talent you need to hire.

Called a “web marketing guru” by the New York Times, the Story of how Marcus Sheridan was able to save his swimming pool company, River Pools, from the economic crash of 2008 has been featured in multiple books, publications, and stories around the world—and is also the inspiration for his newest book, They Ask, You Answer, which was dubbed the #1 marketing book to read in 2017 by Mashable. Known for his incredibly unique ability to engage live audiences, Sheridan has become a highly sought after global speaker and consultant in the digital sales and marketing space, working with hundreds of business and brands alike to become the most trusted voice of their industry while navigating the ultra- fast rate of change occurring within consumers and buyers today.

To learn more about Marcus Sheridan, visit thesaleslion.com.

Check out the Blog on the Stride Search, Inc site for the supplementary “show recap” article with detailed takeaways/insights from the interview.

On-Boarding, Where Companies Fail After The Offer Is Signed! Employee Engagement Will Transform Your Company with Elizabeth Pate-Morton

The offer has been signed. The candidate is committed. Now what?

Ever had a person sign your offer then not start? Most likely you failed to keep them engaged in active participation while awaiting their start date. Or maybe, you had a person start, and they didn't come back to work the next day, it’s not their fault; it’s yours.

This week, Elizabeth Pate-Morton joined us on Hire Power Radio Show to discuss the crucial steps your company should take after an offer is signed to keep employees engaged and invested during the onboarding process, and how doing so contributes to organizational effectiveness.

Elizabeth Pate-Morton has extensive experience creating a solid Human Resource foundation for companies looking to grow rapidly into their next phase. With 30 years of progressive Human Resource Management experience, 20 in Silicon Valley and International tech companies, Elizabeth brings a unique and refreshing style of HR to the table. With the strong belief in “HR as a Service,” she has been very successful creating amazing cultures that encourage employees to be creative, work on hard problems together and have fun doing it. She has been a part of eight Mergers and Acquisitions and an IPO. She has most recently been a key member of the HR leadership teams at Apigee (now Google), Lockheed Martin, and Savi Technology. Elizabeth is currently the Human Resource Leader at Snowflake Computing.

To learn more about Elizabeth Pate-Morton and her work with Snowflake Computing, visit www.snowflake.net.

 

The Reason Talented People RUN After Going Through Your Company’s Interview Process with Peter Leffkowitz

Why do great candidates run after going through your company's interview process? The answer: disorganized Mess!

This week, legendary recruiting trainer Peter Leffkowitz joined us on Hire Power Radio Show to discuss why implementing effective interview processes is essential for your company’s success.

Peter Leffkowitz is the founder and CEO of Morgan Consulting Group and Morgan 20/20 Search. Peter has developed and guided the largest training and consulting company to the staffing industry, and has personally trained over 60,000 recruiters from around the world. Peter also runs his private brand,  Morgan 20/20 Search, a firm that specializes in very tight, high demand/low supply niches such as artificial intelligence within the drone, the driverless car industry, and international taxation.

For more information about Peter Leffkowitz and his work, visit: www.morgancg.com/

Check out the Blog on the Stride Search, Inc site for the supplementary “show recap” article with detailed takeaways/insights from the interview.

A Proactive Recruiting Model Will Transform Your Company & Improve Offer Acceptance Rates with Michael Krug

Is your firm proactive or reactive when it comes to recruitment strategy? 

This week Michael Krug, Talent Acquisition Manager for Hoag Hospital  in Orange County, California joined us on Hire Power Radio. Michael’s expertise is in building quality talent pipelines and developing effective recruitment and sourcing strategies through the use of technology and advanced analytics. During his time on Hire Power Radio, Michael discussed the difference between proactive and reactive recruiting, and how organizations can best strategize to improve their hiring and recruitment processes.

Prior to working at Hoag, Michael was a Technical Sourcer at SpaceX.

Setting Framework: Avoid Growing A Toxic Company Culture! TED Style with Rick Girard

Rick Girard, Founder and CEO of Stride Search Inc. and Host of Hire Power Radio Show

How To Place Talent At A Company With A Crappy Reputation with Tom Chaparro!

Listen to our interview with Tom Chaparro from The Newport Group on HirePower Radio. Our topic: How to Place Talent at a Company with a Crappy Reputation. Live on Orange County's only business radio station, OC Talk Radio!

 As Senior Executive Recruiter and Division Manager of our Orange County Office, Mr. Chaparro combines deep, hands-on expertise in a variety of verticals, with an uncanny business insight for the international marketplaces in which his business partners operate. With more than 25 years of executive search experience, and an unmatched knowledge of the real estate development, construction and oil & gas industries, Tom identifies and places proven mid to senior level executives in his respective practice areas, helping candidates achieve new career goals and clients build the teams that both shape and lead their respective markets. Prior to joining Newport in 2010, Tom spent 9 years as Founder and CEO of Chaparro Advisors, a top-tier, nationally recognized retained executive search and consulting organization. Prior to founding his own firm, Tom served as VP and GM at Management Solutions, Inc., until its acquisition by TMP World Wide/Monster.com in late 1999.