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Send Us Your Career Questions To Be Answered On The Podcast | Riderflex Recruiting & Sourcing Do you have questions around job interviewing and career advice? ✔Is now the right time to change jobs? ✔Are they offering you the right amount of money? ✔Should you submit a counter offer? ✔Should you change industries? CEO, Steve Urban, has spent 30+ years as an executive leader and has interviewed 1000's of candidates. He has seen nearly every situation and scenario that could come up on the recruiting and hiring process.  On the Riderflex podcast, Steve shares tips and advice on how to navigate many tough questions and situations during your career journey.  https://www.youtube.com/c/Riderflex If you have other questions, feel free to drop us a note. We'll do our best to address them on the podcast.  https://www.riderflex.com/podcast https://www.riderflex.com/contact Riderflex is a national, Colorado based, premier headhunter, RPO and employment agency; recruiting and searching the top

Be Clear On Your Vision & Keep Moving Forward - Manna Dabholkar; CEO, GIFT Global Initiative | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing Manna is the CEO at GIFT Global Initiative - a Humanitarian Organization advocating for and empowering the most disadvantaged and vulnerable families, in some of the poorest areas of the planet. Today under her vision and leadership, GIFT empowers over 10000 children every year.  With over a decade of leadership experience in the profit and nonprofit sectors, Commissioner Manna Dabholkar stands at the intersection of Purpose and Profit. Her passion for public service has inspired her work in International Humanitarian Aid, Foreign Aid and Sustainability. GIFT Global Initiative is a Humanitarian Diplomacy organization that alleviates human suffering through Social Impact Initiatives by bringing governments and world leaders together, mobilizing the power of volunteers, and engaging the generosity of donors. Listen to the full interview here: https://youtu.be/Z9ZvVtVc

Doing The Right Thing When Nobody Is Watching | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing https://youtu.be/jeiKWhwvbFQ It can be pretty easy to work hard and do the right thing when you have an audience. Showing off your talents, skills, or efforts is a natural reaction for most people wanting to impress peers or supervisors.  The real test of someone's character and work ethic is how much effort they put in when no one is around or watching.   True story told by CEO Steve Urban about the unexpected visit from their Vice President during a late night company project.  Top Executive Recruiting Firm - https://riderflex.com/ Riderflex - Recruiting & Consulting is a national, Colorado based, premier headhunter, RPO and employment agency; recruiting and searching the top talent for staffing your teams.  #WorkEthic #Credibility #Character #careeradvice #ColoradoRecruitingFirm #TopExecutiveRecruitingFirm #staffingagency #employmentagencies #headhunter #recruitingfirm #staffing #Denver #Col

Building Trust On Social Media - Allison Owen, CEO & Co-Founder; Sweet Logic | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing Allison Owen is an entrepreneur based in Denver, Colorado. She started Sweet Logic, a keto baking-mix company, with her husband Matt.  Alli is a proud Mexican-American woman and strives to make every business decision, from hiring to manufacturing, equitable and ethical.  Sweet Logic is a female and Hispanic owned cake mix company serving the ketogenic and diabetic communities. Sweet Logic began as a love letter to our friends and family--a commitment to becoming the healthiest versions of ourselves so that we can enjoy more of life's sweetest moments together (minus all that sugar). Watch Allison's Full Interview: https://youtu.be/e98qEla8Yu8 On the Riderflex podcast, CEO Steve Urban interviews some of the most successful entrepreneurs, CEO's, and business leaders. Hear them tell the "REAL" stories of what it's like to start and lead businesses.   Riderflex is a natio

Tips For Getting Comfortable On Camera | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing We are quickly entering a time when you will be on camera more frequently than not. It's important that people continue to practice and become more comfortable with it.  https://youtu.be/ajoIvXDTb64 CEO, Steve Urban, shares 5 tips on how to be ready for being on camera everyday.  Hear more great advice: https://www.youtube.com/c/Riderflex Top Executive Recruiting Firm - https://riderflex.com/ Riderflex - Recruiting & Consulting is a national, Colorado based, premier headhunter, RPO and employment agency; recruiting and searching the top talent for staffing your teams.  #camera #online #video #CareerAdvice #podcast #ColoradoRecruitingFirm #TopExecutiveRecruitingFirm #staffingagencycolorado #employmentagencydenver #headhunter #staffingfirm #Denver #Colorado #National #Riderflex --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/riderflex/support

Companies Standing On Principles, Not Positions - Brady Harris; CEO, Dwolla | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing Brady is a Senior Executive with a 20 year history of leadership in FinTech, Payments and SaaS industries, to include multiple successful PE transactions. He has a strong track record of unlocking enterprise value through implementing growth strategies, instituting operational controls, and maximizing business efficiencies.  https://youtu.be/izlL6Z3y4L0 Brady possesses the ability to quickly understand the primary drivers of a variety of businesses, diagnose problems, and think through solutions, in a context of PE/VC sponsorship. Strong communication skills, including the soft skills needed to influence and garner trust from Senior leadership teams.  Dwolla is a fintech company helping innovative organizations power sophisticated account-to-account payment solutions. Dwolla’s robust platform, low-code API and partnership ecosystem simplify the complex process of integrating with

Can You Name Any Band's Bass Player? | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing https://youtu.be/5wMCcpkhQ_U Most skills sets for managing people can transfer from industry to industry. However, to be a top manager not only for your employees, but for your clients, product knowledge is key.  Taking an appropriate amount of time to learn the finer points of your product or service positions you with the most important trait as a manager...CREDIBILITY.  CEO, Steve Urban, shares his own personal story of the exact moment, he realized that product knowledge was powerful.  Top Executive Recruiting Firm - https://riderflex.com/ Riderflex - Recruiting & Consulting is a national, Colorado based, premier headhunter, RPO and employment agency; recruiting and searching the top talent for staffing your teams.  #productknowledge #manager #credibility  #careeradvice #ColoradoRecruitingFirm #TopExecutiveRecruitingFirm #staffingagency #employmentagencies #headhunter #recruitingfirm #staffing

Important Soft Skills For A Founder - David Mendez, Good Growth Capital | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing David Mendez is a venture capitalist with experience investing in startups globally, including Unicorns Skyhawk Therapeutics, Small Giant Games, Republic and a few pending Soonicorns! David's VC experience includes his current role as Managing Partner at Good Growth Capital. His VC experience commenced as Managing Director at Katalyst Venture Partners in NYC. Good Growth Capital (GGC) is an early stage venture capital firm known for its exceptional expertise in finding, cultivating and assessing complex science and technology start-ups. https://www.goodgrowthvc.com/ Watch David's Full Interview: https://youtu.be/bYR9Fi5rBK0 On the Riderflex podcast, CEO Steve Urban interviews some of the most successful entrepreneurs, CEO's, and business leaders. Hear them tell the "REAL" stories of what it's like to start and lead businesses.   Riderflex is a national, Colorado based, premier headhunter,

Travel As An Excuse For Missing Meetings | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing Needing to miss a meeting or reschedule is understandable. Situations come up where spur of the moment travel is key to support a client and their needs.  However, flights are typically known as least two+ hours in advance of the actual flight. So cancelling a meeting 5 minutes before it starts, or just not showing up is unacceptable and rude. Both sides have schedules that are important.  CEO, Steve Urban, shares advice on making sure you are a not taking a selfish position and respecting everybody's time and canceling meetings with ample notice.  Hear more great advice: https://www.youtube.com/c/Riderflex Top Executive Recruiting Firm - https://riderflex.com/ Riderflex - Recruiting & Consulting is a national, Colorado based, premier headhunter, RPO and employment agency; recruiting and searching the top talent for staffing your teams.  #meetings #respectful #canceling #CareerAdvice #podcast #Color

Current Cannabis Views On A Federal Level - Bob Hoban; Global Cannabis Industry Expert | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing https://youtu.be/QuRibwdC3Vs Bob Hoban sits at the center of the world's largest commercial cannabis industry network; a cannabis industry ecosystem that he has cultivated since 2008. Mr. Hoban is an attorney, an entrepreneur, and an executive. Bob has earned a reputation as a cannabis industry dealmaker representing start-ups, entrepreneurs, governments, and companies in all stages of development.  https://gps.global/ Bob is the Co-Chair of Clark Hill's Cannabis Industry Group. And he served as a cannabis policy instructor at the University of Denver, where he lectured regarding cannabis regulation and policy. He has crafted cannabis policy solutions for over thirty different countries around the world. He is Co-Founder of Gateway Proven Strategies, a leading global cannabis industry consulting firm. Listen to the full interview here: https://youtu.be/zbgZ01a3wpk On the Rid

Where Are All The Great Salespeople | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing Sales and generating business relationships is about the people. Too many people have fallen into the trap of using technology to send non authentic messages on LinkedIn and emails. Stop wasting your money...everybody can tell when it's generated by a bot or cut and pasted into the message.  When sending sales messages, take the time to be authentic and thoughtful. It doesn't have to be long, in fact the shorter the better. But know to whom you're sending the message and how you can help them specifically.  CEO, Steve Urban, highlights the lack of value in bot generated messages and how no one is reading them.  Top Executive Recruiting Firm - https://riderflex.com/ Riderflex - Recruiting & Consulting is a national, Colorado based, premier headhunter, RPO and employment agency; recruiting and searching the top talent for staffing your teams.  #sales #messaging #authentic #careeradvice #ColoradoRecruitingFi

That Feeling From Saving Someone's Life - Michael Julian, ALIVE Active Shooter Survival Training | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing Michael Julian began working in security and investigations for his father at the age of 16. He is the Creator of the A.L.I.V.E. Active Shooter Survival Training Program, and President/CEO of National Business Investigations, Inc. (NBI) and MPS Security & Protection.  Michael created the A.L.I.V.E. Active Shooter Survival Program and now teaches active shooter survival throughout the world. His book, 10 Minutes to Live: Surviving an Active Shooter Using A.L.I.V.E., was published in January 2017, and online active shooter survival training program went live in 2018. Michael is an expert witness on topics such as security overuse of force, surveillance investigations, security procedures, and personal protection. Watch Michael's Full Interview: https://youtu.be/9KvqByUWAiE On the Riderflex podcast, CEO Steve Urban interviews some of the most successful entreprene

They Broke Into My House | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing Typically people have two major buckets in life. Personal and Professional. Personal challenges are something that everyone faces daily. Every person will always have adversity and difficult situations as they move through life. If the challenge is on the personal side, it's important to make sure you are not having that carry over into your professional life, and vice versa.  CEO, Steve Urban, shares his own personal story of how his house was broken into but needed to maintain a strong hold on his professional bucket.  Hear more great advice: https://www.youtube.com/c/Riderflex Top Executive Recruiting Firm - https://riderflex.com/ Riderflex - Recruiting & Consulting is a national, Colorado based, premier headhunter, RPO and employment agency; recruiting and searching the top talent for staffing your teams.  #personal #professional #buckets #CareerAdvice #podcast #ColoradoRecruitingFirm #TopExecutiveRecruitingFirm #st

Evaluating And Deciding On Co-Founder Compatibility - Phil Nadel, Co-Founder & Managing Director; Forefront Venture Partners | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing Phil has been a serial entrepreneur for many years, having founded and exited several startups. He is now the Managing Director of Forefront Venture Partners, one of the largest and most active AngelList syndicates. Phil is also a published author, frequent conference speaker, and one of the co-hosts of "The Pitch" podcast. Forefront Venture Partners (formerly Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners) is one of the largest and most successful AngelList syndicates. Our robust deal flow and negotiating leverage, combined with intense due diligence and selective vetting, provide us with a portfolio of many notable, high-growth start-ups. Join their syndicate to invest for as little as $1,000: https://goo.gl/waQUzZ. Or visit our website for more information: http://www.forefrontvp.com/. Listen to the full interview here: https://youtu.be/9-3Ozs_NcQw

When Everyone Quit...What I Learned | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing Terminating toxic and poor performing employees is part of management. Letting them stay on staff too long can cause the entire team to start underperforming.  When terminating employees, it's always important to make sure you have a back up plan and understand what actions might come from those remaining team members. If they liked the employee, it could lead to a rough road.  CEO, Steve Urban, shares a personal management story of what happened after he fired an employee that had a loyal following of other employees.  Top Executive Recruiting Firm - https://riderflex.com/ Riderflex - Recruiting & Consulting is a national, Colorado based, premier headhunter, RPO and employment agency; recruiting and searching the top talent for staffing your teams.  #termination #loyalty #management #careeradvice #ColoradoRecruitingFirm #TopExecutiveRecruitingFirm #staffingagency #employmentagencies #headhunter #recruiti

Most Important Trait For An Entrepreneur - Nick Traggis, CEO at LightDeck Diagnostics | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing Nick is an experienced operational, business development, and engineering leader. He is has lead companies within industrial manufacturing and technology. Before his CEO role, Nick was the EVP of Corporate Development. He has scaled LightDeck Diagnostics’ footprint, leading numerous pivotal deals and financing events to broaden the company’s reach and accelerate growth. His ability to strategically evaluate current and emerging opportunities will be critical in the company’s next phase of commercial expansion. LightDeck Diagnostics believes in a new approach to healthcare, where quick and accurate diagnostic tests will be run wherever and whenever they are needed, without compromise. The company’s proprietary LightDeck® platform combines an advanced laser waveguide with novel materials and patented manufacturing techniques to deliver lab-quality results anywhere, in minutes. The Ligh

Stop Making Employees Return To The Office | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing The pandemic has changed the face of how we work. More importantly, it's changed where we work. As life personally and professionally begins to reshape itself, many articles calling for a push back to the office couldn't be further from the current desires of employees. The vast majority or workers are not wanting to return to an office space.  CEO, Steve Urban, highlights the need for companies to only focus on having employees return that have a function that requires them to be in a physical location. Hear more great advice: https://www.youtube.com/c/Riderflex Top Executive Recruiting Firm - https://riderflex.com/ Riderflex - Recruiting & Consulting is a national, Colorado based, premier headhunter, RPO and employment agency; recruiting and searching the top talent for staffing your teams.  #remote #virtual #office #CareerAdvice #podcast #ColoradoRecruitingFirm #TopExecutiveRecruitingFirm #staffingagencyc

Coming To Clarity And Making Big Decisions - Stefany Nieto; Founder at Gwella | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing Stefany is an operations enthusiast based in Toronto, Canada. She is a co-founder of Gwella. As COO, Stefany, architects the execution of strategic goals while fostering a collaborative team culture and building customer-centric partnerships. Stefany also leads the entrepreneurship programming for the Women’s Entrepreneurship Hub where she works with newcomers to Canada and low-income women to launch their business ideas. Gwella is a Canadian company dedicated to the research, production and distribution of medicinal mushroom based products. They’re developing brands that aim to elevate people's health and wellbeing; mind, body and spirit. The team has been growing mushrooms for over 30 years. They are experienced mycologists, farmers, product designers, food scientists and brand builders. https://www.gwellamushrooms.com/ Listen to the full interview here: https://youtu.be/N73Nm8ZLliU On t

Employee Had A Fake Wedding (a story on mental health) | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing People who suffer from mental health can sometimes let it creep into their professional life as well. It can show in many different ways. As a manger, it's an opportunity to listen and provide the best support possible.  CEO, Steve Urban, shares a personal story of an employee that struggled with mental health and how they were able to get the proper support and remain a productive member of the team.  Top Executive Recruiting Firm - https://riderflex.com/ Riderflex - Recruiting & Consulting is a national, Colorado based, premier headhunter, RPO and employment agency; recruiting and searching the top talent for staffing your teams.  #fakewedding #communication #mentalhealth #careeradvice #ColoradoRecruitingFirm #TopExecutiveRecruitingFirm #staffingagency #employmentagencies #headhunter #recruitingfirm #staffing #Denver #Colorado #National --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/riderfl

Networking With Investors - Caleb Avery, CEO & Founder  | Riderflex - Recruiting & Sourcing Caleb has worked in the Payments industry for over a decade. During the earlier years, he often was asked to help software companies who were looking to monetize their payments. Unable to find a solution that didn’t require his clients to compromise on technology, user experience, and economics, he decided to to build his own solution with Tilled.  Tilled was created to empower software vendors, marketplaces, and SAAS companies to start generating revenue from accepting credit cards. Our revolutionary PayFac-as-a-Service approach allows our customers to enjoy all of the benefits of becoming a fully registered Payment Facilitator (PayFac) without any of the upfront investment or ongoing overheads. Watch Caleb's Full Interview: https://youtu.be/HKLvBaIJJVw On the Riderflex podcast, CEO Steve Urban interviews some of the most successful entrepreneurs, CEO's, and business leaders. Hear them tell the "