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Reinventing Recruiting with AI: A Conversation with Grady Gardner of Braintrust Ep. 48

Reinventing Recruiting with AI: A Conversation with Grady Gardner of Braintrust Ep. 48

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 In this episode, Brianna Hendley and Phil Whitebloom sit down with Grady Gardner, Head of Client Partnerships at Braintrust—the world’s largest user-owned talent network and home to Braintrust AIR, the first end-to-end AI recruiting platform. 🚀 Grady takes us behind the curtain of Braintrust’s meteoric rise—from stealth startup to generating over $200M in revenue in under three years—while disrupting an outdated, bloated recruiting industry. With deep enterprise experience and a passion for solving real hiring pain points, Grady shares how Braintrust AIR is transforming how companies source, screen, and secure top talent at scale. 💡 In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
✔ The Real Problem with Hiring Today: Why talent acquisition teams are overwhelmed—and how AI is stepping in to help.
✔ How Braintrust AIR Works: Automating first-round interviews, pre-vetting candidates, reducing bias, and saving hiring teams time and money.
✔ Client Success Stories: Real-world case studies from top companies like Nike, Atlassian, and Nestlé that are hiring smarter with AIR.
✔ What It’s Like Selling AI: Insights into selling cutting-edge AI tools to staffing agencies and TA leaders—who's adopting fast, who’s skeptical, and how the Braintrust team overcomes resistance.
✔ The Future of Hiring: Grady shares what’s next for Braintrust AIR, how AI will reshape talent acquisition, and what leaders should rethink about their current hiring process. 🎧 If you're in HR, staffing, or leadership—or you're just curious about how AI is solving real business challenges—this episode is a must-listen. Connect With Grady Gardner & Braintrust:
  • Website: www.usebraintrust.com
  • LinkedIn – Grady Gardner: linkedin.com/in/gradygardner
  • LinkedIn – Braintrust: linkedin.com/company/usebraintrust
  • Platform Info: Braintrust AIR Overview

Connect With Us: For more expert insights and resources, visit BeenThereSoldThat.com, where you can schedule discovery calls and engage with Phil and Brianna directly.

Brianna Hendley, Founder of Achievant Coaching| bhendley@achievantcoaching.com | www.achievantcoaching.com

Phil Whitebloom, Founder of Been There Consulting Services | phil@beentherecs.com | www.beentherecs.com

Phil's book - Handling Objections: Clues For Closing The Sale is available at Amazon

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