Hiring Without the Guesswork – How Data Can Transform Your Team (ft. Jason Carroll)

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Hiring shouldn’t feel like roulette—and yet, most companies still rely on resumes and gut instinct. In this episode, Brandon sits down with Jason Carroll, the founder of Aptive Index and a former CEO who helped scale a security company from 800 to 2,500 employees—learning the hard way what really works in hiring.

This episode is PACKED with leadership gold:

• Why resumes are outdated and often misleading
• How to use data to avoid costly hiring mistakes
• What “psychometric assessments” are and why they matter
• How Aptive Index compares to DISC, PI, and Culture Index
• What questions to ask during interviews based on personality mismatches
• The role of trust, onboarding, and adapting leadership styles to your people
• Why ignoring disengagement is as expensive as your electric bill
• Real stories from Jason’s leadership journey (including firing bad-fit clients and transforming toxic culture)
• How AI is powering next-gen hiring—and why every company should lean in

If you're tired of hiring mistakes, want to build better teams, or just love hearing two leaders geek out over people and data—this one’s for you.

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