Our guest today is Bill Humbert who began his business in 1990 and has grown it to 4 separate businesses –
- RecruiterGuy Consulting where he Helps Organizations Recruit, Onboard, Actuate, and Retain Top Talent
- RecruiterGuy Speaking – with 102 television interviews, speeches around the US.
- Author
- Career Transition Coach
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I don’t think anybody really understands the importance having capital. And that was part of my business that I really didn’t understand myself. Fortunately since I designed a business that would have quick payoffs and low costs because I’d work out of an office in my house that’s how I was able to overcome that difficulty. But that’s one that Neil normally it takes to years to really get a business up and running and where it is starting to pay its bills ”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Top Grading (How To Hire, Coach and Keep A Players By Geoff Smart and Brad Smart
- Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Book by Daniel H. Pink
Favourite Quote:
“Never give up. Never give up. Never give up ” Winston Churchill
Recommended Online Resources:
- LinkedIn – is a business and employment-oriented service that operates via websites and mobile apps. Founded on December 28, 2002, and launched on May 5, 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking, including employers posting jobs and job seekers posting their CVs.
- Dun & Bradstreet Hoovers – Dun & Bradstreet Hoovers – Accelerate Your B2B Sales With D&B Hoovers – sales acceleration solution, D B Hoovers, provides you with a faster path from prospect to profitable relationship by leveraging data and analytics
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“do something you are passionate about. Find a space where you can make an impact and have fun. And if you are passionate about it then you will be successful”…[Listen for More]
More About Bill Humbert:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Winston Churchill
Other Quotes From the Chat with Bill Humbert:
- “I just assumed that business would come to me. So after experiencing that it did not just come to me. The best way for me to shortcut it would have been to just go after it”
- “recruiting is a process… The reference checking is part of the due diligence. And so if you are just using your gut and you are not using the due diligence then I think you are putting your business in jeopardy because every single person you hire is the one that can make a difference positively or negatively”
- “proper goal setting is very important because if you are properly setting your goals then you will make your goals as long as you work towards the”
- “visualising success and then believing in success are so important”
- “People are either extrinsic way motivated meaning they are motivated by money or something else they can measure and gain. And then you have the intrinsically motivated people and those are the ones really that you want to build your business around. And they are the ones that are passionate about what it is that they do and the fact that they get some nice reward out of that, that’s even an extra, that’s even better”
- “knowledge is right at our fingertips. We have never had the amount of knowledge at our fingertips that we have today”
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