AI Agents Podcast AI Hiring Revolution - Chris Faulkner Agent Blueprint Transforms Talent Acquisition | EP74
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Sep 9, 2025 Chris Faulkner, co-founder of Agent Blueprint, dives into the transformative power of AI in hiring and talent acquisition. After a journey from burnout to entrepreneurship, he discusses how businesses can embrace agentic AI to streamline workflows. Chris contrasts deterministic workflows with the agency-driven systems that enhance decision-making. He emphasizes the urgency for startups to adopt AI for competitive advantage and explores the evolving job market, urging adaptability as automation reshapes employment.
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From Air Force To AI Founder
- Chris Faulkner left the Air Force, became a web developer, and worked at ServiceNow, then moved to Australia and Singapore for roles that shaped his career.
- A sabbatical reignited his entrepreneurial drive and led to founding Nalgentic and later Agent Blueprint.
Productizing Consulting Work
- Chris and co-founder Amy spun Nalgentic into Agent Blueprint after automating their advisory processes.
- They productized internal methods into a vendor-agnostic platform called Agent Blueprint.
Roll Out Agents Gradually
- Start small with one agent and a phased rollout to avoid POC purgatory and hallucination cascades.
- Keep humans in the loop and build observability, evaluation, and governance into deployments.