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From Laid-Off Recruiter to Staffing Firm CEO | Catiana Ibarra

Resumes never tell the full story. The candidate who casually mentioned she's open to relocating, the manager who said he wants a four-day week, the senior dev who's quietly looking — that detail gets buried in notes and forg...

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From Laid-Off Recruiter to Staffing Firm CEO | Catiana Ibarra
May 11, 2026

From Laid-Off Recruiter to Staffing Firm CEO | Catiana Ibarra

Resumes never tell the full story. The candidate who casually mentioned she's open to relocating, the manager who said he wants a four-day week, the senior dev who's quietly looking — that detail gets buried in notes and forg...

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$720K in Q1, Zero Cold Calls — Nick Poloni's AI-Powered Recruiting Desk
May 7, 2026

$720K in Q1, Zero Cold Calls — Nick Poloni's AI-Powered Recruiting De…

$720,000 in one quarter. Zero cold calls. Three tools. He's running 29 active job orders in pharma and biotech recruiting, his business development is 100% inbound from LinkedIn, and he just took over the family agency on Jan...

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Million-Dollar Biller: The AI That Builds Elite Recruiters
May 4, 2026

Million-Dollar Biller: The AI That Builds Elite Recruiters

Two million-dollar billers. A $4 million book. They walked away from all of it — at the peak of their performance — because they believed most recruiters were about to learn the hard way that AI doesn't save careers. It expos...

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From $2.2M to $11M: The 18-Month AI Deadline Hitting Every Agency
May 1, 2026

From $2.2M to $11M: The 18-Month AI Deadline Hitting Every Agency

Amanda Hendrix helped scale a healthcare staffing firm from $2.2M to $11M in a single year during the COVID boom. Then the market normalized. Bill rates dropped from $145 to $110 in thirty days. Vendors got cut. Recruiter mor...

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How a Former NFL Player Built a $700K Recruiting Desk
April 27, 2026

How a Former NFL Player Built a $700K Recruiting Desk

Welcome to this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast! Today, Benjamin Mena sits down with Luke Marquardt, a former NFL player whose journey is the ultimate story of perseverance, grit, and reinvention. From enduring a series of devastating injuries and setbacks in his athletic career—including fo…

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Direct Hire Builds a Job. Recurring Revenue Built a $28M Exit.
April 23, 2026

Direct Hire Builds a Job. Recurring Revenue Built a $28M Exit.

Diane Prince walked into staffing with zero recruiting experience and one specific intention: build a business she could scale and sell. Six years later, she sold her staffing agency for $28 million. 🚀 Diane is speaking again...

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The Million-Dollar Mindset: Lessons from a $700K Recruiter
April 28, 2026

The Million-Dollar Mindset: Lessons from a $700K Recruiter

Welcome back to the blog, where we dive deeper into the conversations that shape our podcast. In our latest episode, we had the incredible opportunity to speak with Luke Marquardt, a recruiter who has not only achieved phenomenal success, billing ov…

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Building a $700K Recruiting Desk: The Habits of Elite Billers
April 28, 2026

Building a $700K Recruiting Desk: The Habits of Elite Billers

Welcome back to the blog, where we dive deeper into the conversations that shape the elite recruiters in our industry. In our latest episode, we had the immense privilege of speaking with Luke Marquardt, a former NFL hopeful whose journey from the g…

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From Field to Desk: How a Former NFL Player Found Success in Recruiting
April 28, 2026

From Field to Desk: How a Former NFL Player Found Success in Recruiti…

Welcome back to the podcast blog! In our latest episode, we had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Luke Marquardt, a former NFL hopeful who has since carved out an astonishingly successful career in recruiting. His journey is a testament to…

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