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.

New Episode: I’d Like to Thank the Academy… But My Therapist Says No

It’s award season again.
Or at least LinkedIn says it is.

“Top 100 Places to Work (With Unlimited Bagels).”
“Best (insert whatever) Within 3 Miles of a Trader Joe’s.”
“Most Improved Use of a Branded Hashtag in Q2.”

We’ve all seen it.
And yeah, I’ve played the game over 30 years—I’ve got 18 awards to prove it.

But this episode isn’t about the wins.
It’s about what they cost.

The life moments you quietly traded away.
The mental toll of chasing perfection.
The physical crash your body eventually cashes in on.

As Tyler Durden said in Fight Club:
“The things you own...... they end up owning you.”

And yeah—turns out that includes the shiny trophies too.

There are no awards for setting boundaries.
No trophies for avoiding burnout.
No LinkedIn badge for choosing your health or your loved ones over your ego.

But maybe there should be.

This week on Beyond the Bottom Line, we’re talking about the price of the climb—and what it takes to reclaim your definition of success.

Catch the full episode now. Bring your honesty, and maybe a stiff drink!

#BeyondTheBottomLine #LeadershipWithoutTheLie #BurnoutIsNotABadge #TrophiesDontHugYouBack #EntrepreneurshipUnfiltered

Beyond the Bottom Line is back—with less fluff, more grit.

We’re back. And if you're reading this, you’re probably in the thick of running a business, building a team, or trying to fix what someone else broke. Same.

In this relaunch of Beyond the Bottom Line, I get into what sparked it all—standing in the grocery store meat aisle trying to buy chicken thighs, and realizing: this is exactly how AI is treating candidates. We’ve turned people into products, and recruiting into a pattern-matching game where resumes are filtered like packages of poultry.

This episode is part rant, part reality check, and fully grounded in 30 years of scars, screw-ups, and figuring it out the hard way. I’m not anti-AI. I’m anti-bad process, bad training, and the idea that automation should ever replace actual connection.

So if you’re a recruiter, a leader, a founder, or just someone trying to hire and retain people the right way—pull up a seat.

Let’s talk about hiring with purpose, fixing what’s broken, and why the hell we all need to stop letting tech make decisions we should be owning.

Introducing: THE RON TABLE — Episode 1 is officially live!

Where real people, real entrepreneurs, and real talk crash headfirst into unfiltered, unpolished, and sometimes uncomfortable honesty.

This isn’t just another podcast. It’s a table full of bold takes, hard truths, belly laughs, and brutally honest convos about business, leadership, startups, recruiting, growth—and all the messy sh*t no one warns you about.

Whether you're leading a company, plotting your escape from your 9-to-5, or building something from scratch— pull up a chair, and maybe a strong drink.

The advice is real. The stories are raw.

The takes? Sometimes borderline ridiculous—but always what people need to hear.

This week, Nicole Gray, CTACC and I dive into what it’s REALLY like to become an entrepreneur.

-Not the Insta or FB ad versions.

-Not the “12 steps to freedom” pitch.

-Not the “Buy this course and manifest millions” BS.

Because if starting and scaling a business was that easy… the Kardashians would’ve franchised it by now.

So yeah—follow us, tune in, and welcome to The Ron Table.

We’re not here to sugarcoat it. We’re here to say the stuff everyone else is too scared to post on LinkedIn.

“You want answers?” We think you can handle the truth 😉

Let’s be real—success isn’t handed out. It’s earned. And no one knows that better than Laura Cole, VP of Staffing & Sales at Exegistics.

Laura’s story isn’t just about climbing the ladder—it’s about rewriting the playbook for leadership and building unstoppable teams. From stepping into staffing by sheer instinct (before she even knew what she was signing up for) to becoming a powerhouse leader who has shaped teams, businesses, and careers, her journey is packed with lessons every business owner, leader, and entrepreneur needs to hear.

Key takeaways from this episode:

• Why hiring the right people is the real game-changer for business growth
• The power of leadership clarity—because what you talk about is what gets done
• How mentors & community shape success (even when they don’t have the official title)
• Why women in leadership still have more room to rise—and how to make it happen

Laura has built, rebuilt, and transformed businesses, and she drops some serious wisdom on what it takes to not just lead, but to win.

If you’ve ever questioned whether you’re on the right path, battled imposter syndrome, or struggled to build a high-performing team, this episode is for you.

How Email Marketing Can Take You from Bad… to Nailing the Catalina Wine Mixer

Email marketing—love it or hate it, it’s still one of the most powerful tools for growing a business. But let’s be real: most people are doing it all wrong—spamming inboxes, getting ghosted, and wondering why their messages never land.

In this episode of Beyond the Bottom Line, we’re cutting through the BS and breaking down what actually works in email marketing today. And who better to join the conversation than Laine Belcastro, the powerhouse behind LNB Digi Marketing.

We’re talking:

• The biggest email marketing mistakes killing your open rates
• Why a welcome series is the easiest (and most overlooked) way to win your audience
• How AI, automation, and personalization can work together—without making you sound like a robot
• Why networking and relationship-building still matter (yes, even in a digital world)

And because it wouldn’t be Beyond the Bottom Line without some movie references and laughs, we’re throwing in some Ferris Bueller, Tommy Boy, and Catalina Wine Mixer moments to keep it fun.

Listen now and learn how to stop being just another unopened email in someone’s inbox—because it’s time to level up your marketing game.