Marcus Edwardes

Recruiting Trailblazers

125+ weekly episodes - 1000+ listeners per week! Recruiting Trailblazers is a leading podcast in the Recruiting Industry.
Discover the winning mindset, methods, and magic of some of the smartest Recruitersin the industry.

Home: https://recruitingtrailblazers.com
Apple:  https://apple.co/3MhxTsk
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/32CGwcN

Podcast Host

Marcus Edwardes Consulting, LLC

Are you struggling to differentiate yourself (or your team) in today's Recruiting landscape?

Are you looking to :

 - Dominate your niche
 - Build an army of advocates
 - Speak “one-to-many” with your engaged audience of candidates
 - Earn referrals and market insights
 - Rely far less on cold outreach

Let's be honest... 

Most recruiters are doing the same thing over and again but expecting a different result.

And therein lies the opportunity for differentiation.

It all begins by shifting from a transactional to a relationship-driven mindset and viewing the opportunity as a Recruiter through a much wider lens than just the role you are looking to fill.

I'll empower you to grow as a recruiter by equipping you with the mindset, methods, and magic that will set you up as a successful practitioner for years to come.

It’s not “one size fits all”; our journey together will be uniquely crafted to serve your individual needs, and satisfy your thirst for knowledge and transformation.

Advisor & Coach to Leaders/Practitioners in Recruitment

Verticalmove, Inc

We build digital transformation, product, and software engineering teams...

We help you achieve extraordinary digital transformations by identifying, thoroughly screening, and delivering the world’s best technical talent.

• Digital Transformation Staffing & Consulting
• Technical & Executive Search
• Managed Staffing Program (MSP/RPO)
• Diversity & Inclusion

Chief Operating Officer

Verana Group

Finding people who find people. (to work at companies who need people).

Managing Partner. R4R.

Almaden Valley Athletic Club

My mantra is simple: It's the bit when you want to quit - that gets you fit!

Currently, leading classes at 6am on Tues/Thurs. 

If you like riding to the beat - come grab a seat:)

Indoor Cycling Instructor

Kforce Inc

I led a team of 25 Recruiters and Biz Dev Professionals. 
Kforce is an amazing company. 
I learned how to use metrics to incentivize recruiters - not threaten them.

Managing Director

The Stealth Group

Co-Founder of The Stealth Group
We were the top recruiter for all Activision studios.
We bought the games the day they came out - and then headhunted everyone on the credits.
It worked extremely well until the 2008  downturn.

Co-Founder

Abraxas Technologies

Abraxas was a major player in the UK Permanent and Contract Recruitment Tech Marketplace.

I set up the US operation in Pasadena and grew it to a $25M business in 4 years - and then sold it.

VP of Global Sales

I'm a Brit Podcaster, Recruiter and Coach.

Podcast: I host Recruiting Trailblazers every week - conversations with Leaders, Pioneers and Individual Contributors who've got something worthy to share! 

Apple:    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recruiting-trailblazers/id1520017210
Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/5eIWFNmNThe54LYFbEk00c?si=c287df128b8d4307

Consulting: I help Staffing/Search Firms to solve problems, drive more desirable outcomes, build better relationships, and empower teams to become the best versions of themselves.

You can reach me at marcus@marcusedwardes.com

Samuel Pullman

Head of Talent

Ramp

Building the next generation of finance tools -- through automation 🪐

Tech Stack: Python (Flask), Elixir, AWS, ECS, JavaScript, React, Kotlin, Swift.

Talent

Value of Phi Studios

Produce; production-level brand activations & visual social content aligning with brand guidelines. w/ over 500+ Million views across social media platforms. 

Projects: Meta, Winible, Powerhouse Gym, Sweat 440, Group Black, WET Miami, James Johnson, Buddy Lewis, Ange Loosa, Bahij Kaddoura, JustSul, Jason Kalambay, Erick Ronaldo, Elev8tion Fitness, Gotham Gym.

Founder

Group Black

Group Black is a next-gen media collective & accelerator focused on the advancement of Black-owned media.

Employee #5 — Built the foundational Executive Team & scaled the company to 75 employees across all hiring verticals.

Head of Talent 

Holler Studios

A full-service Animation Production Studio & Creative Agency | Holler. A member of Group Black collective.

Acquired by Group Black.

TA Advisor

Crater

CRATER is a network for creators 🎭🦋🌱🪐

Building a platform & community that connects you with a network of creators, brands, content and media distribution businesses.

A member of the Group Black Collective - partnered with leadership to build the founding team.

Acquired by Group Black.

Uber

Built & led a team of 10 Talent Partners.
Drove strategic outbound Sourcing efficiencies and Recruiting best practices.
Managed Recruitment workflows for 3 Acquisitions; Drizzly, Postmates, Cornershop + Org Integration.
Tested, implemented & trained new ATS software & compensation tools.

Technical Recruiting Manager

Spearheaded up to 50+ interviews weekly across various recruitment funnels & interview stages, during peak Covid hiring - in collaboration with 12 Sourcers + 18 HM Stakeholders for Delivery, Mobility & Marketplace - Product, Eng & ProdOps verticals. L4 - L7/8 (Sr Directors + VP’s of Product).

Drove backend Recruitment workflows - final panel interviews, debriefs (competency focus), negotiation - supporting Product Management & Engineering leadership L7+.

Recruiting POC to the delivery logistics team that reliably fulfill a billion orders per year; Uber One subscriptions with 20 million members; global pricing algorithms, consumer pricing experiences, and promotions with management of ~$1 billion annual spend; and the ML/prediction platforms for the marketplace. 

Talent Parter in the following verticals:
 
Executive Product Management, Operations, PgM-Tech & Engineering - Uber Direct, Merchant, Delivery, Mobility, Grocery, OTT, Eater Real-Time, Eater Structural, Courier Growth, Eater Shopping, Merchant Performance, Promos, Courier Pricing, BYOC, Membership. 

Scaled Product, Engineering, ProdOps, PgM Tech Teams 4x - which contributed to 2.5x growth from $20 billion to $50 billion. 

Implemented Organizational Change: Refined Interview & Recruiting best practices to streamline recruitment funnel efficiencies, Product Interview training - anchoring on competency assessment & equitable debrief practice to benchmark organizational leveling - grounded in Ubers Equal Pay for Equal work compensation philosophy in parallel with market compensation analysis.

Principal Technical Recruiter - Uber Eats

Full-cycle technical recruitment.

Product Management - Engineering - ProdOps (PgM, Tech) - Product Marketing. 

0-1 Eats, Freight, Elevate, ATG, Uber Works, Michelangelo, Customer Obsession, AdTech.

Senior Technical Recruiter

Outbound Sourcing.

Built Product - Engineering - Operations - Product Marketing, Data Science & ML teams. Across all Product verticals - primary focus 0-1 build initiatives:

Eats 
AdTech
Freight 
Elevate 
Comms Platform 
Business Intelligence
ATG (Autonomous Driving Group)

Product Focus: Consumer Tech, Growth, Data/Algo, Business GM, Data Infra, Dev Platform, Ads Platform (Buy + Demand Tech), 0-1 (concept to launch).

Senior Technical Outbound Sourcer

Hive

Hive is a full-stack Deep Learning Platform helping to bring companies into the AI era.

Focus: DevOps, Fullstack, Backend, Mobile, Product, Data, Machine Learning + non-tech. 

Tech Stack: React.js, Node.js, Docker, Linux, Redis, Cassandra, Postgres, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Mesos, ElasticSearch/ELK, Puppet, Chef, Java.

Lead Technical Recruiter

VonChurch - Digital Entertainment Staffing

Managed 3rd party clients in Emerging Technology

Scaling Pre-IPO Tech Companies:

Engineering, Product Management, Data, Marketing & Design.

Account Manager

San Francisco | Berlin

Digital Entertainment Recruitment.

Specialties: Emerging Technology, Digital Healthcare, Big Data, Augmented & Virtual Reality, AI, Robotics, Gaming, Ed-tech, Start-Ups.

Technical Recruiter 

Oz Services Group Pty Ltd

Oz Clean, Brisbane, Australia

Successfully locked in daily leads and secured new clients.

Consultant Sales

North Coast Drilling & Wicks

Dipped my toes into the world of back-breaking labor w/ an element of golden handcuffs.

* Foundational exploration
* Geo-Technical Drilling
* Ventricle Wick Drains 
* Coring  

Key projects:

* Brisbane Airport 
* Pacific Highway Upgrade 
* Macquarie Bridge
* Sydney --> Newcastle Upgrade

Geo-Technical Drilling

Leadership Recruiting: NYC | Miami | Toronto | LA | SF | Seattle | Austin | Remote.

Specialties: 

Executive Search, Stakeholder Management, Streamlining Recruitment Best Practices, Compensation, Negotiation, Technical Recruiting, Business Recruiting, Technical Sourcing, Product Management, Data Infra, Machine Learning, SWE, Consumer Product, Product Platforms, Marketplace Products, Product Operations, Employee Growth, Research, Talent Engagement, Meaningful D&I, Talent Mapping, Hiring w/Pace & Optimizing Efficiency.

Building the next generation of finance tools - through automation 🪐

Verticals: Executive Search, Engineering Leadership, Mobile, Infrastructure, Security, Product Management, ProdOps, Design, Technical Program Management, MarTech, Product Security, Machine Learning, Data Science, Inference & User Journey.

Tech Stack: Python (Flask), Elixir, AWS, ECS, JavaScript, React, Kotlin, Swift.

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