

The Elite Recruiter Podcast
Benjamin Mena
The Elite Recruiter Podcast is where top recruiters go to get better.
Hosted by executive recruiter Benjamin Mena, this show dives deep into the stories, strategies, and mindsets of the most successful people in the industry — from $1M solo producers to 8-figure agency founders.
Each episode delivers real, tactical insights for high-performance recruiting:
How elite recruiters build and scaleTools, tech stacks, and sourcing strategiesDaily habits and workflows that drive million-dollar desksLessons from failure, breakthrough wins, and mindset shiftsWhat the best are doing next — and how they’re changing the game
If you’re in agency recruiting, staffing, or executive search — this is your new secret weapon.
No fluff. No recycled advice. Just the unfiltered playbook of the top 1%.
🎧 Subscribe now — and start leveling up like an elite.
Hosted by executive recruiter Benjamin Mena, this show dives deep into the stories, strategies, and mindsets of the most successful people in the industry — from $1M solo producers to 8-figure agency founders.
Each episode delivers real, tactical insights for high-performance recruiting:
How elite recruiters build and scaleTools, tech stacks, and sourcing strategiesDaily habits and workflows that drive million-dollar desksLessons from failure, breakthrough wins, and mindset shiftsWhat the best are doing next — and how they’re changing the game
If you’re in agency recruiting, staffing, or executive search — this is your new secret weapon.
No fluff. No recycled advice. Just the unfiltered playbook of the top 1%.
🎧 Subscribe now — and start leveling up like an elite.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Jun 29, 2022 • 35min
Episode 40 – Conquering the Chaos of Recruiting with Trent Cotton
In this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, I speak with Trent Cotton the founder of Sprint Recruiting on how to control the chaos of Talent Acquisition and how the Sprint Recruiting Methodology can change everything within your recruiting team.
Highlights that we talk about:
The 4 dysfunctions of recruiting and how to tackle themImplementing Spring Recruiting into your organizationFinding and keeping great recruiters Better data leads to better hiring
Trent Cotten: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trentcotton/
Sprint Recruiting: https://sprintrecruiting.com/
Sprint Recruiting The Book: https://amzn.to/3ysGqUq
With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/

Jun 27, 2022 • 25min
Episode 39 – Preparing for a Recession Part 2 with David Stephen Patterson
In part 2 of this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, I speak with DSP (David Stephen Patterson) on what you need to do to prepare for a recession as a recruiter or search firm owner.
Highlights that we talk about:
The things that you need to do now to set your firm up for success if/when there is a downturn in the economyHow to prepare for a recession as a recruiterSkills that you need to get better at to succeed during a downturnHow you can attract some of the best talent in the industry during a downturn
David Stephan Patterson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dspatterson/
Sign up for the RecessionBREAKING series: https://thedigitalheadhunter.com/winter/
Get a copy of The Lighthouse Method - https://thedigitalheadhunter.com/lighthouse/
With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/

Jun 27, 2022 • 22min
Episode 38 – Preparing for a Recession Part 1 with David Stephen Patterson
In part 1 of this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, I speak with DSP (David Stephen Patterson) on what you need to do to prepare for a recession as a recruiter or search firm owner.
Highlights that we talk about:
The things that you need to do now to set your firm up for success if/when there is a downturn in the economyHow to prepare for a recession as a recruiterSkills that you need to get better at to succeed during a downturnHow you can attract some of the best talent in the industry during a downturn
David Stephan Patterson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dspatterson/
Sign up for the RecessionBREAKING series: https://thedigitalheadhunter.com/winter/
Get a copy of The Lighthouse Method - https://thedigitalheadhunter.com/lighthouse/
With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/

Jun 13, 2022 • 41min
Episode 37 – Putting Yourself in the Right Place at the Right Time with Jack Kelly
In this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, we have our guest Jack Kelly, Owner of The Compliance Search group to talk about how he set himself up to make thousands of placements over the years, launch his own firm, and pick up 32 million readers from his published articles.
Some Highlights:
How he was able to lay the foundation for a massive shift in the market and take advantage of itHow he has made thousands of placements over the years How he went from an agency recruiter to founding his own search firm Where the talent is at right now and how to find the best candidates How writing has helped impact his search firm What the future of recruiting is going to look like What to do now to prep for a potential recession
Jack Kelly LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-rinehardt/
The Compliance Search Group: https://compliancesearch.com/
With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/

Jun 6, 2022 • 27min
Episode 36 – Secrets of Sourcing with Jer Langhans from Paired Sourcing
In this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, we have our guest Jer Langhans from Paired Sourcing to talk about sourcing as a service and where to find the talent right now? How to uplevel your recruiting and sourcing skill sets and the impact he makes as an advisor to multiple companies and helps them grow or successfully exit.
Some Highlights:
The first time Jer Langhans has talked about his latest startup to help recruiters win How Jer has helped multiple companies grow as an advisor as well as 4 successful startup exits Where the talent is right now and how to find themSourcing as a service and how they sprint on jobsWhat to do this year if you want to get better and make more placements
Jer Langhans LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerlanghans/
Hirize - https://hirize.hr/
Paired Sourcing - https://www.pairedsourcing.com/
With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/

May 25, 2022 • 23min
Episode 35 – Web3 and Blockchain Recruiting with Ethan Richter from Market Gen
In this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, we have our guest Ethan Richter from Market Gen to talk about recruiting in the Web3/Blockchain space and what it takes to succeed as a recruiter there.
Some Highlights:
How he got 300 resumes from one TikTok videoThe future of recruiting and how everything we do will be impactedHow do you find Web3 talentHow to understand your space even if you are newThe basics of Sales Recruiting from the Sales Recruiter himself
Ethan Richter LinkedIn
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-richter-a5082516b/
Market Gen - https://www.marketgenrecruiting.com/
Discord Group - https://www.marketgenrecruiting.com/networking-discord
With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/

May 19, 2022 • 26min
Episode 34 – The Secrets of LinkedIn Advertising with RJ Huebert
I am excited to share the latest episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, we have our guest RJ Huebert with HBT Digital Consulting to talk about all the secrets of LinkedIn Advertising
Some Highlights:
The top secrets of LinkedIn Adverting How to snoop on your competitors adsHow to properly target your target market Why now is the best time to level up your recruiting career
Links:
HBT Digital Consulting - https://hbtdigital.com/
RJ Huebert LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rjhuebert/
If you would like a Free PPC audit email RJ@hbtdigital.com for details
With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/

May 10, 2022 • 22min
Episode 33 – Centralized Access To Every US Healthcare Professional with Heartbeat.AI and Ben Argeband Heatbeat.ai
In this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, we have our guest Ben Argeband who is the founder Heartbeat.AI and Swordfish and talks about how his team has centralized 11 million US Health Care Professionals with access to 8.8 million cell phone numbers, 9.3 million personal email addresses and 6 million direct dials
Special Gift from Heartbeat.AI and Swordfish.AI =
“If any listeners would like extra credits on a product demo just have them mention this podcast to our sales team, we'll chuck 500 extra credits their way! Applicable to both Heartbeat and Swordfish”
Some Highlights:
How they centralized all the information for the US Healthcare professionals How he got started in focusing on the recruiting space Best ways for Healthcare recruiters to attract and get a hold of top talent Why now is the best time to level up your recruiting career
Links:
HeartBeat.AI - https://heartbeat.ai/our-data
Swordfish.AI - https://swordfish.ai/
Wine:
Fontaine Gagnard - https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/dom+fontain+gagnard+rouge+chass+montrachet+cote+de+beaune+burgundy+france/1/usa?Xcurrencycode=USD&Xsavecurrency=Y
My best email for any questions/outreach someone might want:
ben@swordfish.ai
With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/
at benjamin@eliterecruiterpodcast.com

May 2, 2022 • 30min
Episode 32 – The Wizard Sourcer Jonathan Kidder
In this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, we have our guest Jonathan Kidder who has authored 10 books in recruiting and runs a highly successful blog, The Wizard Sourcer.
Some Highlights:
What are some of the best tools right now to find high quality candidatesHow he got started in recruitingThe 10 recruiting books he has written andWhy now is the best time to level up your recruiting career
Links:
Blog: https://wizardsourcer.com/
Books: https://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Kidder/e/B08T8JNMN4/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathankidder/
Bio: https://wizardsourcer.com/jonathan-kidder/
With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/

Apr 26, 2022 • 19min
Episode 31 – Predictive Intelligence for Recruiters with Tarik Hussein and Talent Ticker
In this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, we have our guest Tarik Hussein to talk about utilizing predictive intelligence and Artificial Intelligence to find candidates before they go from passive to active and finding hiring managers and clients before they have the need to hire more staff and weeks before they post open positions on the job boards.
Some Highlights:
How to use technology to find candidates before they start the job search Discover when companies will be hiring months or weeks before your competition Utilizing clean data to better reach prospects and candidates Getting fresh leads in your inbox each morning with massive amounts of due diligence and information so you can close deals faster
Tarik Hussein LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarik-hussein-662022134/
Talent ticker site: https://www.talentticker.ai/
Podcast: Where It Happens | Podcast on Spotify
With you Podcast Host Benjamin Mena at Select Source Solutions
http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/