Million-Dollar Recruiters: Jeremy Jenson’s Proven Strategies for Scaling in Today’s Market

Are you ready to break free from the “average recruiter” grind and join the ranks of million-dollar billers? If you’re a recruiter, search firm owner, or ambitious TA pro, this episode is your backstage pass to the playbook that’s built one of Texas’ highest-billing recruiting teams. Host Benjamin Mena welcomes back Jeremy Jenson (Encore Search Partners) to uncover the exact strategies that have multiplied fees, modernized recruiter development, and created a talent magnet operation.

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 Inside the Episode

Jeremy’s journey—from childhood poverty to leading a multimillion-dollar contingency firm—is invaluable for anyone scaling a recruiting business. Discover why Encore’s model defies old-school thinking, how their average contingency fee hit $70k+, and why investing in managers, L&D, and wellbeing delivers outsized results.

You’ll learn how to:

• Elevate your recruiter brand beyond automation

• Attract and mold high-performing recruiters (even outside staffing)

• Build cohesive teams with L&D, marketing, EOS, and accountability

• Develop a limitless, logic-driven relationship with money and growth

• Scale confidently—stepping out of day-to-day billing to drive expansion

 5 Key Takeaways

1. Riches Are in the Niches – Specializing in PE/VC-backed firms catapulted fees from $49k to $70k+.
2. Systemize > Hero Culture – Hiring managers, L&D, and marketing enables sustainable scaling.
3. Demand Generation Wins – Authentic branding builds inbound interest: “the best recruiters found us.”
4. Prioritize Personal Growth – Investing in mindset coaches and well-being drives loyalty and results.
5. Step Out to Level Up – Top leaders don’t bill; empower managers and focus on strategy.

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• Host – Benjamin Mena, Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/

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• Benjamin Mena Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benlmena/

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