{"podcast":{"title":"Recruitment Mentors Podcast","slug":"recruitment-mentors-podcast-1064772","podcast_index_feed_id":1064772,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/recruitmentmentorspodcast/","website_url":"https://recruitmentmentors.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0ed6f71d-9885-4342-9d08-48514e035b86/podcast-cover2.jpg","author":"Hishem Azzouz","episode_count":500,"summary":"The #1 Most Practical Recruitment Podcast In the World","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T10:18:04.200060+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/recruitment-mentors-podcast-1064772"},"episode":{"title":"Be Kind, Not Nice: 30 Years of Hard Lessons for Recruitment Founders with Dean Kelly","slug":"be-kind-not-nice-30-years-of-hard-lessons-for-recruitment-founders-with-dean-kelly","published_at":"2026-06-01T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/recruitment-mentors-podcast-1064772/be-kind-not-nice-30-years-of-hard-lessons-for-recruitment-founders-with-dean-kelly","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/recruitment-mentors-podcast-1064772","url":"https://recruitmentmentorspodcast.captivate.fm/episode/be-kind-not-nice-30-years-of-hard-lessons-for-recruitment-founders-with-dean-kelly","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/749f047e-6eab-476c-bbd1-83a8273b8721.mp3","summary":"In this episode, I sit down with Dean Kelly, a 30-year recruitment veteran, serial business builder, and mentor to some of the most ambitious founders in the industry. Dean has built and sold multiple businesses, scaled teams to 100+ people, and now works with a select group of founders through Kellstar, helping them build recruitment firms that are resilient, repeatable, and built to last. Connect with Dean here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deankellyuk/ ------------------------- Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rhuz9j_uuqQ ------------------------- Podcast Sponsors: Claim your exclusive savings from our partners with the links below: Sourcewhale - Check Out Sourcewhale & Claim Your Exclusive Offer Here. Atlas - Check Out Atlas & Claim Your Exclusive Offer Here Raise - Check Out Raise & Claim Your Exclusive Offer Here. ------------------------- Want more content like this? The Wednesday Debrief is our free weekly newsletter for recruiters who take their craft seriously. Join 7,000+ subscribers here: https://newsletter.recruitmentmentors.com/ ------------------------- Get in touch with me: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/ -------------------------","meta_description":"In this episode, I sit down with Dean Kelly, a 30-year recruitment veteran, serial business builder, and mentor to some of the most ambitious founders in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4543,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/recruitment-mentors-podcast-1064772/episodes/be-kind-not-nice-30-years-of-hard-lessons-for-recruitment-founders-with-dean-kelly/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/recruitment-mentors-podcast-1064772/be-kind-not-nice-30-years-of-hard-lessons-for-recruitment-founders-with-dean-kelly.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}