How an Industry Insider Built a Recruiting Agency From Scratch (No Fancy Tools)
Welcome to this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, where host Benjamin Mena sits down with industry insider Chance Wood—a seasoned agricultural professional turned successful recruiting agency founder. Chance shares his journey from running grain elevators and trading commodities to stumbling into the recruiting world and ultimately building his own agency, One Degree Agriculture, all without fancy tech tools or shortcuts.
In this inspiring conversation, you'll hear how Chance Wood lever
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