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In this episode, Brianna Hendley and Phil Whitebloom sit down with Grady Gardner, Head of Client Partnerships at Braintrust—the world's largest user-owned talent network and home to Braintrust AIR, the first end-to-end AI recruiting platform. 🚀
Grady takes us behind the curtain of Braintrust's meteoric rise—from stealth startup to generating over $200M in revenue in under three years—while disrupting an outdated, bloated recruiting industry. With deep enterprise experience and a passion for solving real hiring pain points, Grady shares how Braintrust AIR is transforming how companies source, screen, and secure top talent at scale.
💡 In This Episode, You'll Discover:
✔ The Real Problem with Hiring Today: Why talent acquisition teams are overwhelmed—and how AI is stepping in to help.
✔ How Braintrust AIR Works: Automating first-round interviews, pre-vetting candidates, reducing bias, and saving hiring teams time and money.
✔ Client Success Stories: Real-world case studies from top companies like Nike, Atlassian, and Nestlé that are hiring smarter with AIR.
✔ What It's Like Selling AI: Insights into selling cutting-edge AI tools to staffing agencies and TA leaders—who's adopting fast, who's skeptical, and how the Braintrust team overcomes resistance.
✔ The Future of Hiring: Grady shares what's next for Braintrust AIR, how AI will reshape talent acquisition, and what leaders should rethink about their current hiring process.
✔ The Real Problem with Hiring Today: Why talent acquisition teams are overwhelmed—and how AI is stepping in to help.
✔ How Braintrust AIR Works: Automating first-round interviews, pre-vetting candidates, reducing bias, and saving hiring teams time and money.
✔ Client Success Stories: Real-world case studies from top companies like Nike, Atlassian, and Nestlé that are hiring smarter with AIR.
✔ What It's Like Selling AI: Insights into selling cutting-edge AI tools to staffing agencies and TA leaders—who's adopting fast, who's skeptical, and how the Braintrust team overcomes resistance.
✔ The Future of Hiring: Grady shares what's next for Braintrust AIR, how AI will reshape talent acquisition, and what leaders should rethink about their current hiring process.
🎧 If you're in HR, staffing, or leadership—or you're just curious about how AI is solving real business challenges—this episode is a must-listen.
Connect With Grady Gardner & Braintrust:
- Website: www.usebraintrust.com
- LinkedIn – Grady Gardner: linkedin.com/in/gradygardner
- LinkedIn – Braintrust: linkedin.com/company/usebraintrust
- Platform Info: Braintrust AIR Overview
Connect With Us: For more expert insights and resources, visit BeenThereSoldThat.com, where you can schedule discovery calls and engage with Phil and Brianna directly.
Brianna Hendley, Founder of Achievant Coaching| [email protected] | www.achievantcoaching.com
Phil Whitebloom, Founder of Been There Consulting Services | [email protected] | www.beentherecs.com
Phil's book - Handling Objections: Clues For Closing The Sale is available at Amazon
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