{"podcast":{"title":"The Elite Recruiter Podcast","slug":"the-elite-recruiter-podcast-3517796","podcast_index_feed_id":3517796,"rss_url":"https://feed.pod.co/the-elite-recruiter-podcast","website_url":"https://www.eliterecruiterpodcast.com/","image_url":"https://images.pod.co/iB3nwE3qWlvCFrCJ5yhPnj0wo5JDbioPnrCyk-MyVyA/resize:fill:1500:1500/plain/artwork/6d300282-23d8-47b4-aa15-3772d4a0520b/the-elite-recruiter-podcast-1770643823.jpg","author":"Benjamin Mena","episode_count":344,"summary":"Real stories, tactics, and tools from the top 1% of recruiters and agency founders.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T18:19:10.918377+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elite-recruiter-podcast-3517796"},"episode":{"title":"$720K in Q1, Zero Cold Calls — Nick Poloni's AI-Powered Recruiting Desk","slug":"720k-in-q1-zero-cold-calls-nick-poloni-s-ai-powered-recruiting-desk","published_at":"2026-05-07T10:02:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elite-recruiter-podcast-3517796/720k-in-q1-zero-cold-calls-nick-poloni-s-ai-powered-recruiting-desk","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elite-recruiter-podcast-3517796","url":"https://pod.co/the-elite-recruiter-podcast/720k-in-q1-zero-cold-calls-nick-polonis-ai-powered-recruiting-desk","audio_url":"https://downloads.pod.co/5825fd83-9e96-44b3-9cb7-112a46ad1e1b/61c800b3-7dfd-428b-9c0b-da78788ff60d.mp3","summary":"$720,000 in one quarter. Zero cold calls. Three tools. He's running 29 active job orders in pharma and biotech recruiting, his business development is 100% inbound from LinkedIn, and he just took over the family agency on January 1st. This is what an AI-powered recruiting desk actually looks like when someone executes it correctly. This episode is sponsored by Atlas — the AI-first recruitment platform built for agencies that want to scale without adding manual work. Atlas captures every candidate conversation automatically across calls, emails, and interviews, then turns it into searchable intelligence. With MagicSearch you can ask Atlas in plain English — \"Who mentioned they're open to relocating?\" or \"Who wants a four-day week?\" — and pull answers across your entire database instantly. Atlas customers report 40% EBITDA growth and 80% increases in monthly billings. Unlock your exclusive listener offer at https://recruitwithatlas.com This episode is also sponsored by Millee — try Millee free for 30 days. Millee analyzes every detail of your live deals and builds the exact strategy you need in real time, powered by a curated knowledge base from elite recruiters. It's encoded intuition — the judgment and gut feel of big billers translated into real-time guidance for every process. Sharp prep before every call. High-caliber emails already drafted in your inbox. Users save an hour a day on email alone. Start your 30-day free trial at https://www.millee.ai/ Pin Discount Code and Link: https://www.pin.com/book-a-demo?via=recruiter Code: JRS02DRI Now back to Nick. He grew up inside the business. His mom Jennifer was a Pinnacle Society member for years, one of the most respected pharma recruiters in the country. She drilled the old-school fundamentals into him: phone above eve…","meta_description":"$720,000 in one quarter. Zero cold calls. Three tools. He's running 29 active job orders in pharma and biotech recruiting, his business development is 100…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5050,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-elite-recruiter-podcast-3517796/episodes/720k-in-q1-zero-cold-calls-nick-poloni-s-ai-powered-recruiting-desk/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elite-recruiter-podcast-3517796/720k-in-q1-zero-cold-calls-nick-poloni-s-ai-powered-recruiting-desk.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}