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In this episode, Mitch McDermott CEO & Founder of Talent Ascension Group, taks about the overlooked gap between HR-driven hiring and expensive C-level search. Mitch explains why volume-based recruiting fails for leadership roles, how his team “headhunts” largely employed candidates, and why they lead with the person—not the job—to create better fits and longer tenures.Learn more about Mitch at his website.

Paperback Expert Finding Great Mid Level Talent with Mitch McDermott

Tim Martinez explains why many businesses stall even when sales and marketing look “fine”: the real constraint often sits inside the operation—sometimes in the owner’s own habits. Drawing on two decades of building and advising companies, Tim walks through the most common bottleneck he sees (the owner-operator), how weak delegation and “circumvention” culture keep everything flowing back to the founder, and why owners must ask the tougher question: “Why am I allowing this to happen?” He also outlines the three categories of chokepoints—human, technological, and physical—and shares a practical, non-theoretical way to diagnose them using flowcharts. Michael adds perspective from his own company, describing how narrowing down to just a few weekly KPIs created clarity and helped them fix upstream issues instead of chasing downstream symptoms.Learn more about Tim at his website.

Paperback Expert Finding the Bottlenecks in Your Business with Tim Martinez

Luke Homen, an Oklahoma bankruptcy attorney and author of Choosing Bankruptcy, breaks down the basics of bankruptcy, why people typically file (life events + creditor pressure), and the key differences between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. He also explains when student loan discharge may be possible, why many debt-settlement programs can be risky, and what “life after bankruptcy” really looks like—often faster and more hopeful than people assume. Learn more about Luke at his website, and buy a copy of Luke's book, Choosing Bankruptcy here.

Choosing Bankruptcy with Luke Homen Luke Homen, an Oklahoma bankruptcy attorney and author of Choosing Bankruptcy, breaks down the basics of bankruptcy, why people typically file (life events +...