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Hire Power Radio Show

Hire Power Radio Show

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 Hire Power Radio is created for entrepreneurs, founders, and business leaders to provide experiential learning & the tools to win-win the strongest people. We share solutions from high performing leaders who have figured out. We challenge the conventional thinking of how you may be approaching hiring for your company ...And we challenge you to empower your team to deliver structured, unbiased, and evidence based interview practices that attract the high performers that will fuel your business growth. Entrepreneurship is a wild ride - Hire Power Radio is here to help you to conquer the hire, then the world! www.hirepowerradio.comAll rights reserved by WRKdefined Careers Economics Leadership Management Management & Leadership Personal Success
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  • Why More Process Does Not Solve People & Performance Issues with Zac Gregg

    Why More Process Does Not Solve People & Performance Issues with Zac Gregg
    Feb 5 2026
    In this episode of Higher Power Radio, Rick Gerard sits down with Zach Gregg of Vital Design to tackle a problem that quietly drains momentum inside growing companies: hiring and placement misfires. When leaders feel stuck, burnt out, and buried under endless “fix-it” processes, the real culprit often isn’t culture, systems, or motivation—it’s the wrong people in the wrong seats (or the right people placed incorrectly). Zach shares hard-earned lessons from scaling Vital Design from a small team to a 100+ person agency, explaining how “hitting the ceiling” shows up across companies, departments, and individual roles. Together, they unpack how process bloat becomes a defense mechanism against avoidable mistakes—and how leadership teams can use EOS tools like the Accountability Chart and People Analyzer to diagnose what’s actually broken. What You’ll Learn Why burnout and culture breakdowns are often symptoms—not root causes How process overload can become a crutch that lowers standards The three most common “ceiling” problems: company, department, or person Why leaders avoid people problems (and why it always costs more in the end) A practical rule: If you add process, subtract something else How to separate org structure decisions from people decisions using EOS tools Why top performers don’t automatically become strong managers—and what to do instead How core values reduce process needs by improving decision-making quality Guest Links: LinkedIn: Zac Gregg Company: Vital Design Host Links: LinkedIn: Rick Girard Company: Intertru, Inc. Job Description Builder Podcast: Hire Power Radio Show & Podcast Book: Healing Career Wounds (Amazon) Powered by Intertru
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    33 mins
  • Nick Ayala, Senior Managing Partner, Blue Harbor Capital

    Nick Ayala, Senior Managing Partner, Blue Harbor Capital
    Jan 29 2026
    Fast growth is supposed to feel like winning—but when headcount doubles and culture quietly corrodes, founders pay for it in churn, resentment, and lost momentum. In this episode, Rick Girard sits down with Nick Ayala (Senior Managing Partner, Blue Harbor Capital) to break down how to scale aggressively without creating “career wounds” inside your company. Nick has lived it: he scaled a business from essentially two people to roughly 70 employees in about a year, and later helped scale an insurance organization to ~7,000 agents and nearly $100M in sales within five years. Nick is known for building high-output teams by putting culture first, moving fast on misalignment, and treating people like partners—not payroll. Why hypergrowth creates “people chaos” (and how to prevent culture drift) How “hiring fast” increases culture misses—and why founders must act quickly on misalignment A simple, repeatable system for human-centered leadership conversations How to eliminate “the ceiling” so great people can see a future with you How autonomy (not hovering) creates teams that “run through walls” Guest Links: LinkedIn: Nick Ayala Company: Aligned Equity Group Company: https://capital-unlocked.com/blueprint-144591 Company: Blue Harbor Capital Host Links: LinkedIn: Rick Girard Company: Intertru, Inc. Job Description Builder Podcast: Hire Power Radio Show & Podcast Book: Healing Career Wounds (Amazon) Powered by Intertru
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    28 mins
  • Justin Gray, Managing Partner of In Revenue Capital

    Justin Gray, Managing Partner of In Revenue Capital
    Jan 22 2026
    In this episode of the Higher Power Radio Show, host Rick Gerard discusses the vital aspects of building effective teams with guest Justin Gray, the managing partner of In Revenue Capital. They emphasize the importance of hiring diverse skill sets and the pitfalls of cloning oneself in a team structure. Justin shares his experiences both as an entrepreneur and a venture capitalist, highlighting the importance of proactive hiring and maintaining long-term relationships with potential candidates. They also delve into practical steps for identifying organizational gaps, refining the hiring process to focus on real-world abilities instead of superficial qualities, and the value of CEOs being actively involved in recruitment. The episode concludes with actionable insights for fostering a strong organizational team and maintaining a proactive recruitment strategy. Guest Links: LinkedIn: Justin Gray LinkedIn: In Revenue Capital Company: In Revenue Capital Host Links: LinkedIn: Rick Girard Company: Intertru, Inc. Job Description Builder Podcast: Hire Power Radio Show & Podcast Book: Healing Career Wounds (Amazon) Powered by Intertru
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    34 mins
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