From 6 Months With No Placements to Million-Dollar Biller: The Feminine Energy, RPO Strategy & Mindset Shift Behind It with Emily Audibert

Nov 20, 2025

In this conversation, Emily Audibert, the owner of a successful recruiting firm, shares her remarkable journey from struggling for six months to becoming a million-dollar biller. She emphasizes the importance of balancing masculine and feminine energies in recruiting and building client relationships. Emily also delves into her successful RPO strategy, revealing how she established trust and referrals through genuine connections. She offers insightful advice for recruiters at any stage, encouraging authenticity, persistence, and continuous learning.

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ANECDOTE

Slow Start That Became Momentum

Emily took six months to make her first placement and still kept hitting activity KPIs relentlessly.
Her persistence and her firm's patience let her survive when many rookies would have been cut.

INSIGHT

Soft Approach Improves Conversations

Emily found better traction after leaning into a softer, feminine approach instead of imitating hard-charging scripts.
That shift built trust, reduced resistance, and produced more natural conversations with candidates and clients.

ADVICE

Know Your Voice And Use It

Know who you are and choose the energy that fits your voice instead of blindly copying others.
Learn the fundamentals first, then express them through your natural style to get results without being a pushover.

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In this powerful episode, million-dollar biller Emily Audibert breaks down how she went from six months without a single placement to becoming one of the most sought-after recruiters in the go-to-market tech space. Her turning point wasn’t a new tool or technique—it was understanding the balance between masculine and feminine energy in selling, sourcing, influence, and relationship-building.

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Emily also reveals how she landed multiple RPO engagements, scaled predictable revenue, and built a thriving agency while raising a family—all without sacrificing authenticity or burning out. If you're a recruiter, agency owner, or talent acquisition leader trying to get better results with less friction, this episode gives you the mindset, strategy, and real-world examples you can apply today.

In this episode:

• Use feminine and masculine energy strategically to build trust, reduce resistance, and create more natural conversations with candidates and clients.

• Structure and sell RPO engagements—even if you’ve never done one before—so you can secure recurring revenue and deepen client partnerships.

• Adopt the million-dollar biller mindset by mastering consistency, reframing rejection, and developing a personal operating system that creates long-term success.

• Build a recruiting business around your strengths instead of forcing outdated playbooks that no longer match modern hiring.

• Use visualization, goal-setting, and self-awareness to accelerate your growth and scale your agency intentionally.

Key Takeaways:

• Energy matters more than scripts—learn to lead with your natural strengths.

• RPOs can transform your revenue and make you indispensable to clients.

• Consistency + mindset beat “hustle” every time.

• You don’t need to be aggressive to win—you need to be aligned.

• The fastest path to growth is becoming the recruiter only you can be.

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