Julian D'Angelo, the founder of Talin joins me on the podcast and we dive into his scrappy beginnings as an entrepreneur, the impact of mentorship, how recruitment is missing the boat on growth marketing and then go down the AI rabbit hole and it's impacts into recruitment.

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Shownotes:

(1:39) – Icebreakers
(5:38) – Teenage Side Hustles

(10:32) – Julian then and now

(16:37) – “ I do not believe in the concept of being self made…”

(18:27) – Mentorship received from Brent Stirling & the significance of mentorship

(24:28) – Founding Julian’s company, Talon

(31:17) – Growth marketing tools & the importance of personalization

(40:20) – Opportunity costs for Recruiters

(42:47) – AI, Chat GPT, benefits of AI use for Recruiters

(53:45) – Consequences of pessimistic outlook towards AI

(57:09) – Julian’s closing remarks