David Sandusky

The time has come. Timing in the sense that I'm personally ready to build a remarkable national leadership recruiting and market research company. Timing in that during dramatic change and struggle for many businesses and industries, great things emerge. We see new companies and new careers as well as long time companies learning how to be innovative again. This landscape is part of the new economy ...

Compensation has always been a great indicator of fit between a company need and candidate capabilities. For a start up, this equation indicates the true economy as closely related to the founder and candidate. When I'm asked how much a start up CEO should be paid my answer is "I don't know". Investigating how much a founder is willing to and can pay for the value of the CEO discipline is half of the equation; the other half is how much and what type of compensation structure the best candidates ...

Many entrepreneurs have unique abilities to move fast on opportunities but have many questions when it comes to control of the mission.

“How should I finance my start-up?” and "How do I recruit the right people?" are commonly asked questions. There is significant due diligence involved in the answer. You will not find YOUR answer online because your situation is as unique as you are. What you can find is good advice from what questions to ask yourself before you seek the right investors for your mission. ...

Canned and unoriginal job descriptions represent a company culture brand in the same way. You don't want that do you? Most job descriptions are commodity in nature however. Rethink. Market your culture and your management style while addressing actual problems you need solved via the skills you would be investing in.

Job descriptions that paint the picture about what it is like to work in your business makes sense. Personality is not something you should put a lid on. Lay it ...

Obviously the entrepreneur and CEO of companies large and small wear the recruiter hat for the brand they create and represent. Why do so many feel the brand championing or deflating stops there? Every person in the organization contributes to the culture and delivers the internal and external brand. Therefore, everyone is responsible for establishing the recruiting platform to recruit and retain the best. Only companies who manage to attract a base of employees who take pride in the products ...