Tired of hearing:

• “Customize your resume for every job.”
• “Make sure your cover letter shows your personality.”
• “It’s all about timing and luck.”

Yeah… no.

In this episode, I dive headfirst into why recruiting advice online has turned into a parody of itself. From 350+ “AI tools” that recruiters don’t fully understand, to job descriptions that read like broken fortune cookies, to the endless cycle of “we get thousands of resumes” sympathy posts — it’s all become noise.

This isn’t about hating recruiters — it’s about calling out the bad habits that make good recruiters look bad.
Because the truth is, most recruiters aren’t lazy — they’re untrained, unsupported, and stuck inside broken systems that never taught them how to recruit in the first place.

This episode is real talk for anyone tired of the nonsense.
Because the problem isn’t timing.
It’s training.
And too many people either were never offered this course.....or skipped class.

WTF Do You Actually Do? (The Two-Year Rant Every Founder Needs to Hear)

After two years of building, posting, podcasting, training, and helping companies get their you-know-what together — I kinda have hit my limit.

In this unfiltered episode, I rip the curtain off the “LinkedIn illusion” and answers the question I keep getting asked: “Ron, what the f** do you actually do?”*

From staffing firms drowning in duct-taped processes to small businesses buried under buzzwords, this episode is part therapy session, part reality check, and all truth.

I talk about what it really takes to build systems, train people, and fix recruiting and operations when the world’s too busy chasing hashtags and hype.

If you’ve ever felt invisible while actually doing the damn work — this one’s for you.

No sales pitch. No gurus. No BS. Just real talk from someone who’s been there.

Careers aren’t ladders—they’re launch ramps with detours, pivots, and the occasional George-Costanza-on-the-floor moment. In this episode, Ron sits down with Katy Shapiro—one of his all-time favorite hires—whose path runs from The Franklin Institute to Top 50 TA Leader to founder of Unapologetic Ambition.

They unpack:

• How to “own the room” in an interview and flip the script (prep, presence, and purposeful questions)
• The difference between posting to acquire talent and actually recruiting
• Why corporate TA needs business access (boots, hard hats, and learning the work)
• Bias in job descriptions and selection—and how to widen your funnel without lowering the bar
• Building high-performing TA teams (speed + care) and giving people room to try, fail, and grow
• Entrepreneurship, grief, and channeling your voice into a mission that serves others
• Simple ways to restore humanity: give candidates closure and keep people at the center

Connect with Katy: katy@unapologeticambition.org •

IG: @unapologeticambitionllc

Connect with Ron & Elevate Talent Solutions: elevate-talent-solutions.com

Produced with Adrianne Ruthart, ACR Ventures (acrventures.com).

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Not every leader was “forged in fire.” Some of us were built in silence — through hard work, consistency, and showing up every damn day.

In this episode of Beyond the Bottom Line, Ron Miller unpacks the dangerous myth that your story only has value if it comes with a redemption arc, a comeback tale, or a polished LinkedIn headshot with piano music behind it.

From a Ted Lasso dartboard lesson to a Captain Marvel mic drop, this episode challenges the performative culture of “origin stories” and calls for a return to what really builds trust: quiet wins, consistency, and authenticity.

Because you don’t owe anyone a trauma reel. Your story doesn’t have to be a comeback. It just has to be real.

Tune in and let’s normalize the steady builder.

If applying for a job today or your hiring process feels like running the American Ninja Warrior course—with fewer wins and more bruises—you’re not imagining it.

In this episode of Beyond the Bottom Line, I break down the absurdity of the modern candidate journey, obstacle by obstacle: From job postings that bait and switch, to tech stacks that spin you off like a rolling log, to interview gauntlets that would make Navy SEALs tap out.

And then… I introduce you to Alvin. A real candidate. A real story. And a masterclass in how broken hiring still is, even when someone does everything right.

If your hiring process looks like a challenge course, don’t be surprised when the best talent doesn’t show up.

Let’s talk about how to fix it—because Elevate Talent Solutions was built for exactly this.

You can’t market what you don’t understand—and no, marketing isn’t just logos, taglines, and another sad LinkedIn post with stock photos of diverse hands high-fiving.

In this episode of Beyond the Bottom Line, I’m joined by my not-so-secret weapon, marketing strategist and truth-teller Adrianne Ruthhart of ACR Ventures. Together, we unpack why most companies are dead wrong about what marketing really is.

Spoiler: It starts internally. If your own team can’t articulate your values, culture, or mission—why should anyone else believe it?

We talk:

• Internal branding and why your employees are your loudest (and most honest) megaphone
• How poor internal messaging crushes recruiting efforts
• Why rejection emails are marketing (yes, those)
• And why having a marketing contractor on retainer might be the smartest leadership move no one’s talking about

If your recruiting and marketing teams sound like they're speaking the same language but can't understand each other—this one's for you.

Visit:
🎯 Elevate Talent Solutions
🎯 ACR Ventures

And remember: your brand is what you say it is... and what your people feel it is.

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.