{"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":"From 30 Direct Reports to Back-to-Back $1M Years as a Solo Founder with Zach Creighton","slug":"from-30-direct-reports-to-back-to-back-1m-years-as-a-solo-founder-with-zach-creighton","published_at":"2026-05-04T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/recruitment-mentors-podcast-1064772/from-30-direct-reports-to-back-to-back-1m-years-as-a-solo-founder-with-zach-creighton","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/recruitment-mentors-podcast-1064772","url":"https://recruitmentmentorspodcast.captivate.fm/episode/from-30-direct-reports-to-back-to-back-1m-years-as-a-solo-founder-with-zach-creighton","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/40f36983-9217-4f9a-8b27-7265b461a86c.mp3","summary":"In this episode, I sit down with Zach Creighton, founder of Hemans Talent, a financial services search firm he built from zero in Dallas. Texas. Zach spent a decade in recruitment, scaling the Selby Jennings Dallas desk to nearly 40 people, before walking away with 30 direct reports to go it alone, self-funded, with no brand behind him. We cover how he hit $1M in year one and backed it up with another $1M in year two, through relentless face-to-face BD, a disciplined niche focus, and a client strategy built around exclusivity without ever dropping his fees to get it. Connect with Zach here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-creighton-14b080a0/ Learn more about launching your recruitment business with Recruithub Here > https://www.recruit-hub.com/ ------------------------- Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gy8ka0BUF_8 ------------------------- 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://limitless-learning.thisishector.com/subscribe ------------------------- Get in touch with me: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/ -------------------------","meta_description":"In this episode, I sit down with Zach Creighton, founder of Hemans Talent, a financial services search firm he built from zero in Dallas. Texas. Zach spen…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4206,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/recruitment-mentors-podcast-1064772/episodes/from-30-direct-reports-to-back-to-back-1m-years-as-a-solo-founder-with-zach-creighton/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/from-30-direct-reports-to-back-to-back-1m-years-as-a-solo-founder-with-zach-creighton.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}