Episode 139

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Published on:

23rd Apr 2026

Ryan Hogan, CEO of Talent Harbor: Why Hiring Fast Is Killing Your Sales Team

โœจ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—” ๐—ก๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ โœจ

In this episode of ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜โ„ข, Winter sits down with ๐—ฅ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป, CEO of ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ, to unpack the real story behind building, losing, and rebuilding at a higher level.

From creating a zombie race that ultimately went bankruptโ€ฆ

to building a recruiting firm placing 100+ high-performing sales talent every yearโ€ฆ

to helping companies finally understand what โ€œgood hiringโ€ actually looks like.

His biggest lesson?

You donโ€™t have a hiring problem. You have a clarity and process problem.

๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:

๐Ÿ”ฅ Why most companies hire before they truly define the role

๐ŸŽฏ The truth about top sales talent (theyโ€™re not actively applying)

๐Ÿง  Why recruiting is actually a sales process in disguise

๐Ÿค How relationshipsโ€”not job boardsโ€”drive real hiring success

๐Ÿ“‰ The costly mistake of treating hiring like a transaction instead of a strategy

๐Ÿš€ What it really takes to build a repeatable pipeline of elite performers

๐ŸŽง A must-listen for leaders who feel like โ€œwe just canโ€™t find good peopleโ€ might not be the real issue.

Podcast Guest:

โ—พ Ryan Hogan, CEO | Talent Harbor | www.talentharbor.com

โ—พ Hosted by Winter Paskins | www.shiftspotlight.com

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