THE CONSCIOUS BLOG

The serial entrepreneur and CEO made his name by challenging status quo definitions and practices, and his new book–about how to recruit talented people today–is no exception. Ryan Breslow is a founder of multiple companies, including fintech company Bolt, the sponsoring company of Conscious Culture. I met Ryan a few months ago when we began to talk about Conscious Culture’s opportunity to radically change work cultures for the good of the people.

How to hire good employees is one of the age-old questions of building a business. From early-stage companies hiring their first employee to more established companies in the midst of scaling, making sure you find the best person for the job can feel like an impossible task. As more companies transition to a “remote-first” workforce, the larger candidate pool means a more competitive market for employers. It can be easy to fall into the trap of hiring the first qualified candidate rather than waiting for the right person.