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Attract, Assess, & Hire a Winning Team
Attract, Assess, & Hire a
Winning Team
Transform how you attract the most qualified candidates, evaluate their skills, and make strategic hiring decisions—empowering you to lead your team with more significant impact across your organization.
Discover the best practices to create hiring strategies focused on talent development, acquisition, and fractional outsourcing. Minimize risks while identifying candidates with hidden potential.
Build a Competitive Team
In today’s evolving job market, mastering strategic hiring gives your organization a crucial advantage to attract and retain top talent.
Assess Your Talent Strategy
A thoughtful approach to sourcing and assessing candidates strengthens your team, just as smart investments fuel long-term growth.
Minimize Hiring Risks
Learn tools to reduce turnover, align hires with company culture, and build a high-performing team with confidence.
What is Talent Acquisition Mastery?
Talent acquisition mastery is about more than just filling roles – it’s about future proofing your business and aligning hiring strategies with long-term business goals. By refining how you attract, assess, and retain top talent, you can build high-performing teams that drive lasting success.
As 2025 approaches, here’s what you’ll need to elevate your hiring strategy:
- Proactive Sourcing
- Cultural Alignment
- Candidate Evaluation
- Pipeline Development
- Organizational Growth Strategies
- Data-Driven Decision Making
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Talent acquisition mastery is about more than just filling roles – it’s about future proofing your business and aligning hiring strategies with long-term business goals. By refining how you attract, assess, and retain top talent, you can build high-performing teams that drive lasting success.
As 2025 approaches, here’s what you’ll need to elevate your hiring strategy:
- Proactive Sourcing
- Cultural Alignment
- Candidate Evaluation
- Pipeline Development
- Organizational Growth Strategies
- Data-Driven Decision Making
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Our Expert Speakers
Owen Luddy
Director of Talent Acquisition,
Arootah
Owen leads the hiring strategy and execution for Arootah, a rapidly growing alternative investment industry advisory that offers innovative solutions for talent development, acquisition, fractional outsourcing, and more.
With over 10 years of experience in talent acquisition, he has successfully recruited and onboarded diverse and high-performing teams throughout fintech and alt investment organizations.
Rich Bello
CEO, Arootah
Co-Founder, Blue Ridge Capital
Rich Bello is a highly successful leader of executives in the alternative investment industry. Rich co-founded and serves as the COO of Blue Ridge Capital, an industry-leading hedge fund that grew to more than $10 billion in AUM. He is a sought-after coach, advisor, and speaker, empowering leaders to reach their full potential. Rich is also the CEO of Arootah, an executive coaching and business advisory firm that leverages technology to provide clarity, strategy, and accountability.
Rich serves on the advisory board of directors for iMentor, a nonprofit organization that has mentored over 48,000 underserved students.
Kimika Bainfield
CEO and Founder of UpHR Lab
Consultant to Arootah
As a consultant, Kimika leads people strategy and development initiatives at Arootah. She is a LinkedIn Top Voice for Leadership Development, and has contributed to publications such as Forbes as an HR Council Member.
She is an I/O Psychology PhD Researcher, Board Advisor, Certified SPHR, and HR Instructor. In her 16 years of experience, Kimika has built culture focused, high-performing teams, and has driven people, talent acquisition, and organizational development for various Fortune 500 companies and start-ups. She is on a mission to empower organizations to create inclusive and engaging work environments.
Your Ticket Includes
The Talent Acquisition Process Assessment
Take our 5-minute Talent Acquisition Process Assessment to uncover your organization’s hiring strengths and areas for improvement. See how your strategy aligns with industry best practices and get personalized tips to enhance your talent acquisition efforts for 2025.
The Talent Principles Volume I: Acquisition
Get your free copy with a complimentary Exploration Call!
The Talent Principles is a comprehensive guide optimizing your approach to attracting, hiring, and onboarding exceptional talent. Gain actionable insights, from strategic planning to mastering prioritization. Foster accountability and execute hiring goals seamlessly.
Join an Exploration Call
This is a judgment-free space where you can openly discuss your challenges and successes in talent acquisition. Whether you want to explore specific hiring scenarios or gain general insights on improving your recruitment strategy, this call is tailored to your needs.
Your facilitator won’t require you to perform or share sensitive information. Instead, you’ll leave with fresh perspectives on how to attract, assess, and retain top talent while aligning with long-term business goals.
The conversation is open to whatever you need to enhance your talent acquisition strategy for 2025.
What to expect:
- Receive Your Customized AI Report based on the Talent Acquisition Strategy Assessment
- Identify Obstacles hindering your ability to attract and retain top talent
- Begin Overcoming Limitations with actionable strategies to enhance your recruitment process
Why Attend?
Employer Branding & Job Descriptions
- Value Proposition
- Employee Testimonials
Talent Sourcing Strategies
- Active vs. Passive Candidates
- Building Talent Pools and Pipelines
- Remote Hiring
- Employee Referrals
Application Tracking System (ATS)
- Automation
- Data Insights
- Integration with Other Tools
In-House vs. Outsourced Recruitment
- Cost Analysis
- Scalability
- Specialization Needs
- Resource Allocation
Compliance & Diversity
- Complying with Employment Laws
- DEI
- Bias Mitigation
Recruitment Process Optimization
- Reducing Time to Hire
- Talent Acquisition Metrics
- Leveraging AI in Recruitment
- Continuous Improvement
Candidate Evaluation & Assessment
- Conducting Structured Interviews
- Interview Selection
- Candidate Scoring Matrix
Candidate Experience & Cultural Fit
- Onboarding Preparation
- Feedback Loops
Employer Branding & Job Descriptions
- Value Proposition
- Employee Testimonials
Talent Sourcing Strategies
- Active vs. Passive Candidates
- Building Talent Pools and Pipelines
- Remote Hiring
- Employee Referrals
Application Tracking System (ATS)
- Automation
- Data Insights
- Integration with Other Tools
In-House vs. Outsourced Recruitment
- Cost Analysis
- Scalability
- Specialization Needs
- Resource Allocation
Compliance & Diversity
- Complying with Employment Laws
- DEI
- Bias Mitigation
Recruitment Process Optimization
- Reducing Time to Hire
- Talent Acquisition Metrics
- Leveraging AI in Recruitment
- Continuous Improvement
Candidate Evaluation & Assessment
- Conducting Structured Interviews
- Interview Selection
- Candidate Scoring Matrix
Candidate Experience & Cultural Fit
- Onboarding Preparation
- Feedback Loops
Streamlining Your Talent Acquisition Process
Join our team as they share a step-by-step framework to enhance emotional intelligence in talent acquisition. Discover how to cultivate positive emotions and transform negative ones into constructive outcomes for a more effective recruitment process.
Streamlining Your Talent Acquisition Process
Join our team as they share a step-by-step framework to enhance emotional intelligence in talent acquisition. Discover how to cultivate positive emotions and transform negative ones into constructive outcomes for a more effective recruitment process.
According to McKinsey, “82 percent of companies don’t believe they recruit highly talented people [and for companies that do, only 7 percent think they can keep it.” (Source: “McKinsey Global Survey: War for talent 2000,”).
What People Say About Our Workshops
Rich clearly put deep thought into this workshop. This thoughtful process makes it easy to apply the principles he is teaching. Practical application is a hallmark of his process, and it is clear that Rich’s strategies from years of experience in the industry are being shared in a way that makes them accessible to us all.
Chris H
Head of Prime Brokerage
Investment Bank
I’m amazed by what I was able to accomplish in a night! I enjoyed both the philosophy behind the topics as well as the practical breakout room workshops with his coaches. The prioritization process was especially valuable. Looking forward to taking this “blueprint” and executing it. Using some of the accountability strategies he taught me as well!
Maria D
Chief Operating Office
Hedge and Private Equity Fund
Setting goals and creating plans to achieve them with Rich really inspired me to take advantage of more opportunities than I had realized. Execution is the even harder part, and it’s been great to have Rich and his team by my side every step of the way. Thanks!
Peter B
Portfolio Manager
Hedge Fund
I really enjoyed and got a lot of practical and useful information from the Master Plan workshop. Especially the Master Plan itself! I was pleasantly surprised at how Rich’s process made it so easy to set so many goals and come up with actions to achieve them in such a short period of time.
H Smith
Chief Financial Officer
Family Office