The JourneyUP
Business & Economics Podcasts
David Alonso, the owner of a recruitment software company, discusses the stories & trials of some of the leading CEO’s in the recruitment and staffing space. In this series of The JourneyUP, the interviews are real and honest. They dive deep into success & failures of how the guest ended up where they are today, the challenges they faced and their tips & advice for anyone aspiring to do the same, whether they want to start a business, or need help scaling their own.
Location:
United States
Description:
David Alonso, the owner of a recruitment software company, discusses the stories & trials of some of the leading CEO’s in the recruitment and staffing space. In this series of The JourneyUP, the interviews are real and honest. They dive deep into success & failures of how the guest ended up where they are today, the challenges they faced and their tips & advice for anyone aspiring to do the same, whether they want to start a business, or need help scaling their own.
Twitter:
@Dalonsocfc
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.tracker-rms.com/
Episodes
Episode 12: Greg Savage on Recruitment Leadership and the Future
1/19/2021
Tracker co-founder David Alonso meets with industry insider Greg Savage to discuss leadership and success along with how recruiters can find both by becoming better at those things only human beings can do, and automating the rest.
Duration:00:47:08
011: How Barbara Bruno Increased Profits by Inspiring Millennials
12/11/2019
Thank you to Resume Library for sponsoring this episode. Resume-Library is one of the leading U.S. job boards, ready to assist with every aspect of your job hunt.
By 2020, over 50% of the workforce is going to be Millenials… You can't stand back in judge the people that you're going to be representing.
Show Notes:
Barbara’s Journey Up (2:17)
Do young people want to enter this profession? (4:07)
Barbara’s 3 businesses (5:33)
The Step-by-Step job search process (8:00)
Has the internet...
Duration:00:45:14
010: How Rod McDermott Got Out of the Way to Help Scale His Recruitment Firm
11/1/2019
What key moves led to McDermott + Bull’s accelerated growth and stellar reputation in staffing?
Thank you to Content Tap for sponsoring this episode! ContentTap makes is easy to centrally manage, distribute and track documents, images and videos. Give employees, partners or customers easy access to relevant content on mobile or web.
"I try to remind myself, people learn more from failure than they do from success. So, if you allow your people to fail, they'll learn from it."
Show...
Duration:00:41:10
009: The Value of a Servant Based Mission with AtWork President Jason Leverant
10/1/2019
How does a clear mission statement lead to consistent growth even in uncertain times? David talks with the President of AtWork Group, Jason Leverant, about that and more.
A special thanks to ZipWhip for sponsoring this episode! ZipWhip is the market leading solution in texting for business with unmatched connectivity to the mobile networks. Check them out today!
The irony is that you can make as much money in the world. But you just can't buy time.
Show Notes:
Jason’s rapid climb from...
Duration:00:42:16
008: Joe Mullings on Scaling Your Search Firm with Social Media
9/2/2019
How do you use digital media to build brand value and grow your staffing business? David discusses this and more with the CEO of Fortune 50 recruitment company The Mullings Group, Joe Mullings.
A special thanks to HERE FISH for sponsoring this episode! Here Fish enables growing staffing firms to automate communication and processes to produce high touch candidate, customer and contractor experiences. Check them out today!
"Reinaldo was his own brand, but so were the teams that he played...
Duration:00:39:19
007: Sharon Hulce on the role of the CEO and personalizing the recruitment process
8/9/2019
How does the CEO make or break a company’s work culture? David Alonso discusses the fundamental role of the CEO, fostering positive company culture, and personalizing the recruitment process with Forbes-recognized CEO Sharon Hulce of Employment Resource Group.
People don’t leave companies. They leave leaders.
Show Notes:
How a near death experience led Sharon on her recruitment journey (1:06)
Sharon’s ideal client (2:39)
How did the recession impact Sharon’s recruitment company?...
Duration:00:40:56
006: Brad Semotiuk – Preserving your Brand Identity & Fueling Growth while Building an Offshore Resourcing Company
7/15/2019
You always need good people to power your business.
David Alonso discusses the importance of taking risks, outsourcing, and valuing people in the staffing business with CEO Brad Semotiuk of Pure Staffing Solutions. Why is it important to trust the right people as an entrepreneur in the staffing and recruitment business?
A special thanks to Staffing Future for sponsoring this episode! If you are interested in growing your staffing business through technology and innovation strategy, set...
Duration:00:41:46
005: Louis Song on Scaling your Recruitment Business to Success
6/30/2019
Scale your business by investing in people.
Are you struggling with scale? Louis Song, the co-founder of Proven Recruiting shares how to successfully scale your staffing business as well as how he and his partner created sustainable business growth with a positive culture by making strategic investments.
Thank you to Cloud Call for sponsoring this episode! Integrate your telephony communications and streamline your recruitment business with Cloud Call.
Show Notes:
How fear prompted...
Duration:00:24:07
004: Tom Erb – Sales 101 – How to Expand your Sales Team while Amplifying your Sales Pipeline with Scalable Processes
5/29/2019
If you're looking to ramp up your sales, this podcast is the solution for you. Along with being the CEO of Tallann Resourcing, Tom Erb is an influential leader in the recruitment industry. He has a podcast of his own, 20 years of experience in this field, and a published book called Winning the Staffing sales Game. This podcast focuses heavily on how to sell in the recruitment space, how to motivate your team, and what metrics you should be looking to track in your business.
Duration:00:42:52
003: Kelly Robinson – How to Maintain Happy Employees and Build the Right Company Culture whilst Scaling for Exit
12/10/2018
Kelly has a spent the last 25 years in recruitment and recruitment technology during which time he has grown, integrated, bought, and sold businesses in both the UK and US. He founded Broadbean Inc. Which he sold to DMGT in 2008; launched in the US 2009 and lead the strategic acquisition by CareerBuilder in 2014. He is the current CEO of RedDot Media and Co- Founder of Content App.
If you are looking for advice in when to sell your business, when to take a step back and hire the right...
Duration:00:30:46
002: Angela Middleton – How to Crush it With your Personal & Company Brand and Why Diversification is Key
11/26/2018
Do you ever see those people that “do it all” and you wonder how the heck they have the time?
Angela Middleton is one of those people. Angela is a graduate of the University of West London, where she achieved an honors degree in Business Studies and also of the Goldman Sachs 10k Small Business Program. Angela is the owner of Middleton Murray, an Apprenticeship training provider and Apprenticeship Levy consultancy that takes a holistic view of the job market to maximize the chance that the...
Duration:00:46:42
001: David Searns of All Things Marketing – All the Things you NEED to Know to Successfully Market your Staffing Business
11/23/2018
Is your recruitment firm lacking when it comes to differentiating itself among your competitors? Are your social posts boring?
When it comes to marketing a staffing firm, few people know the industry like David. David has a degree in information systems from Clarkson University, an MBA from The Wharton School, and more than 20 years of marketing and consulting in the staffing industry. He is the CEO of Haley Marketing, the largest marketing firm in the world dedicated to servicing the...
Duration:00:46:52