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Recruit Rockstars is the only podcast on the people part of PE & VC portfolio companies.
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Now displaying: October, 2016
Oct 27, 2016

Maria Brewer is a Rockstar VC. At RRE Ventures, she’s Director of Platform & works with their portfolio companies to accelerate growth. Maria recently took it upon herself to interview a large group of experts on best practices. Her goal was to uncover the secrets to sourcing, hiring, and retaining Rockstars. She just published the results, and in this 20-minute interview she reveals the highlights of what she found out. You can’t afford to miss this.

Oct 25, 2016

Katie Hughes is uniquely-qualified to talk about building your company’s organization because she is Talent Partner at DFJ, the global V.C. firm with $4 billion under management. Katie joined in 2012 and works with the firm’s portfolio companies on their human capital strategies. Prior, she was Managing Director with Betts Recruiting, doing search work for V.C.-backed, high-growth tech companies. In this 20-minute interview, Katie reveals: How to recruit for values / How to recruit for diversity / How to recruit in partnership with your investors / And More.

Oct 20, 2016

Adam Thacher has nailed over 200 retained executive searches. After graduating from Kellogg School, he created Thacher Executive Search & conducts searches in PE, VC, consumer products, and software. In this 20-min interview, Adam reveals: The characteristics of a Rockstar / How many candidates to interview / How to assess culture fit / How & when to bring up compensation.

Oct 18, 2016

Rebecca Foreman Janjic has been conducting retained executive searches for 20 years and now she gives us the inside scoop on how its done. She’s a Partner at Heidrick & Struggles, the preeminent firm. Rebecca is Co-Leader of Heidrick’s Big Data & Analytics Practice and Practice Leader for Venture Capital. Previously, she was in search at Polachi. In this 20-min interview, Rebecca reveals: The definition of a Rockstar / Most common mistakes people make when recruiting / Finding the candidate that’s right for your company’s stage / What interview questions are most predictive of success.

Oct 13, 2016

If you hire - or you’re going to hire - sales reps, you can’t afford to miss this interview. Dr. Christopher Croner is author of the best-selling book “Never Hire a Bad Salesperson Again.” He’s also creator of the assessment test SalesDrive. He’s advised over 600 sales organizations and tested tens of thousands of salespeople. Along the way, he’s identified the 3 essential criteria that every successful sales rep must possess. They can’t be trained or coached — a rep has them or doesn’t. Find out the 3 all-important characteristics.

Oct 11, 2016

20 years ago, Ted Martin founded Martin Partners in Chicago. Since then, he’s become one of the nation’s leading executive recruiters. Ted specializes in searches for CEO candidates & the “top table” of an organization. In fact, he’s become a “go-to” guy for VC & PE firms nationally. In this 20-minute interview, Ted reveals: How to reduce the risk that a new hire won’t succeed / #1 variable to find in Rockstar leaders / Risks of big-company candidates moving to smaller-companies / How & when to do references the right way.

Oct 6, 2016

Dayton Ogden is of Head of Talent for Summit Partners, the legendary $16B VC & PE investment fund. He’s responsible for scouring the world in search of rockstars, who build successful companies. In this 20-minute interview, Dayton reveals: The #1 killer interview question to ask / What to look for in a Rockstar / Why recruiting millennials is a totally different animal / How long to wait before terminating a non-performer / How to recruit board members & advisors.

Oct 4, 2016

I named this episode after my guest, Clem Johnson. And we discuss the highs, lows, risks, and rewards of Passion in your company. More isn’t always better. Clem is one of the nation’s leading executive search consultants. He’s Managing Director at Crist Kolder Associates, where he completes CEO, CFO, & Board searches for companies large & small. Prior, he was trained at Heidrick & Struggles and Russell Reynolds. In this 20-minute episode, Clem reveals: How to uncover passion in people / How to assess passion in an interview / When too much passion is a bad thing / How to leverage passion to drive your business / Healthy tension between passionate CEO & dispassionate CFO

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