How to Hire Better and Level-Up Your Team with Kurt Wilkin, Co-Founder of HireBetter

<p>Kurt Wilkin is a trusted advisor for high-growth, middle-market companies as founder and managing partner of Bee Cave Capital and Co-Founder of HireBetter. With a passion for growth and a hard-earned, proven set of tools in his toolbox, Wilkin works with other entrepreneurs and CEOs to help them escape the start-up mindset and achieve next-level success.<br> <br>His debut book, <em>Who’s Your Mike? A No-Bullshit Guide to the People You’ll Meet on Your Entrepreneurial Journey</em>, Kurt reveals how entrepreneurs can transform their companies by minimizing hiring mistakes, investing in high potentials and making the difficult decisions to drop dead weight from their team.</p><p><strong>Main Topics</strong></p><ul> <li>Kurt’s professional journey, from becoming a CPA to launching his own firm to buying the company HireBetter (2:13)</li> <li>Why Kurt believes The Great Resignation is a myth and how to find employees who are dedicated to making an impact rather than just a paycheck (5:25)</li> <li>Are employees looking for more money or more fulfillment? (9:07)</li> <li>How to hire people beyond just what you can see on a resume and how to hire “A-players” (11:00)</li> <li>Kurt’s book <em>Who’s Your Mike? a</em>nd how to know when it’s time to move on from an employee (15:10)</li> </ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Links</strong></p><ul> <li>Leadership Tactics with Sergeant Major Kyle Lamb<ul> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-with-a-win/id1438598347?i=1000575635386">Episode 203: Part 1</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.apple.com">Episode 204: Part 2</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://whosyourmike.com">https://whosyourmike.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://whosyourmike.com/quiz/">https://whosyourmike.com/quiz/</a></li> </ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Kurt:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.kurtwilkin.com">https://www.kurtwilkin.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-wilkin-7345255/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-wilkin-7345255/</a></p><p><a href="h