Hire To Scale

In this episode, I sit down with Frank Lofaro, founder of Tank Recruiting and one of the sharpest talent partners I know for founders. Frank has helped companies hire hundreds of A-players, led recruiting for high-growth teams, and was part of a record-breaking $105M weekend launch built on the back of strong people and process. We break down why most founders treat hiring like a last‑minute emerg...

INTRO Hiring is one of the most important decisions a founder makes because the wrong person slows the business down and the right person unlocks the next level of growth. The problem is that most hiring processes are built on assumptions, first impressions, and gut feelings, which makes the entire thing feel like a coin toss instead of a system. In this episode I break down why hiring feels unpre...

INTRO In this episode, I sit down with Michelle Braden , one of the most decorated learning and talent development leaders in the world. Michelle is a certified executive coach and former Chief Learning Officer with over 25 years of experience transforming how organizations grow their people. She has led global learning functions that supported tens of thousands of employees worldwide and earned i...

INTRO Training is one of the most critical parts of building a high-performing team, yet one of the most underdeveloped skills for founders. In this episode, I sit down with Shelly Ballew, a SaaS leader with over a decade of experience building high-performing revenue and enablement teams and facilitating more than 500 trainings. Shelly’s programs have helped thousands of professionals improve per...

Guest: Peter Swenson, CEO & Co-Founder of The HIRE Advantage INTRO When I first started this podcast, I knew exactly who I wanted as my first guest. Peter Swenson is not just a close friend, he is the person who gave me my first job in sales back in college. Over the last 20 years, he has hired and trained more than 4,000 sales professionals across educational products, home automation, and so...

For fast-moving founders ready to stop doing it all themselves and start building a team they can actually rely on. Hosted by JP Forno, founder of METEOR and an operator with years of experience building high-performing teams, each episode breaks down the systems, strategies, and mindset shifts needed to hire great people, train them well, and turn them into long-term operators who help your busin...