Let’s cut the fluff—recruiting is broken.

Not because people don’t want to work, but because the whole damn process is a mess. In this no-holds-barred episode of Beyond the Bottom Line, Ron Miller (30-year recruiting vet turned CEO of Elevate Talent Solutions) breaks down exactly why hiring today is stuck in the mud—and what’s got to change.

🚫 Spray-and-pray job posts
🚫 Undertrained recruiters
🚫 Empty pipelines
🚫 Oversold AI
🚫 Marketing that doesn’t market
🚫 “Cereal aisle” candidate selling
🚫 A complete lack of strategy

This episode is for the hiring leaders, recruiters, founders, and execs who are tired of pretending it's all fine.

If your ATS is bloated, your roles are still open, and you're posting the same job for the third time this month—this one’s for you.

You’ll walk away with:

• 7 brutally honest reasons your recruiting process sucks
• Real strategies that work (and have worked for decades)
• Why training is your silent revenue killer
• How Elevate Talent Solutions can help you fix it—for real

Smart hiring starts with honest reflection.
Let’s stop playing the blame game and start building teams that last.

Learn more: www.elevatetalentsolutions.com
Follow the podcast, share the episode, and let’s recruit like it actually matters.

Let’s be real—sometimes the universe doesn’t whisper, it kicks you straight in the career path.

In this Mailbag episode of Beyond the Bottom Line, we’re answering your real questions about what happens after you've applied to 1,100 jobs and heard back from… basically nobody. Ron and Adrianne dive deep into the unsexy, uncensored truths of launching something on your own—especially when you're over 40, short on time (and cash), and still expected to be the breadwinner, tech expert, and operations guru all at once.

We’re talking:

• Why ghosting led to growth (and a business launch)
• The lies sold to new entrepreneurs (spoiler: there is no magic marketing bullet)
• Fractional support, real infrastructure, and why your HR "heater" isn’t ready for that business addition
• The biggest mistake small businesses make when scaling

This isn’t fluff. It’s the advice we wish someone had given us sooner.

Whether you're building, rebuilding, or just realizing the corporate ladder might be missing a few rungs, pull up a chair—we’re breaking it all down.

Website: www.elevatetalentsolutions.com
Questions for the next mailbag? Drop them in the show notes or shoot us a message.

“It’s a moral imperative.” – Real Genius
That’s how I felt when we hit record on our first Beyond The Bottom Line Mailbag episode.

Because the questions you sent in? 🔥
We’re talking AI that filters people like poultry, broken ATS workflows, recruiting shortcuts disguised as strategy, and what actually happens when you plug in tech without fixing the foundation.

It’s not a Q&A.
It’s a reality check.
And yes, it’s funny—because if we don’t laugh at some of this chaos, we’re all just crying into poorly written job descriptions.

I’m joined by Adrienne Ruthhart—marketing brain, podcast wrangler, and unofficial voice of reason.

Give the first Mailbag a listen. Then send in your own questions… before your business quietly burns in the background.