Digital Social Hour
THIS Hiring Trick Saves $220K: Avoid Costly Mistakes | Ben Butler DSH #877
11 Nov 2024
Unlock the secrets to smart hiring and save a whopping $220K with this eye-opening episode of the Digital Social Hour! 🚀 Join Sean Kelly as he dives into a lively chat with Ben Butler, the mastermind behind TopHat agency, who shares his unique hiring trick that sidesteps costly mistakes. 🤝 Discover how Ben's approach, which focuses on talent and skill over traditional credentials, can revolutionize your hiring process. From his intriguing take on using horoscopes to gauge team dynamics to navigating the tech world without drowning in debt, this episode is packed with valuable insights you can't afford to miss! 🌟 Tune in now to explore the exciting world of AI, the dark web, and innovative management techniques. Don't miss out on this captivating conversation—watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets. 📺 Hit that subscribe button and stay tuned for more eye-opening stories on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly! 🚀 Join the conversation and expand your horizons with every episode. #talentpipeline #signaturecareermanagement #effectivehiringstrategies #candidateexperience #candidatejourney CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Ben's Journey 02:10 - Understanding Horoscopes 05:00 - BetterHelp Overview 08:20 - Exploring Attachment Styles 10:55 - Internet's Impact on Dating 14:00 - Elon Musk vs. Jordan Peterson Debate 16:21 - Elon Musk's Grok Explained 21:45 - The Dark Side of SEO Practices 24:10 - Exploring the Dark Web 28:15 - AI as the Ancient Evil 33:36 - Daily Hackers and Dark Web Insights 37:15 - Genius Scams in the Dark Web 43:30 - Human Extinction Possibilities 46:10 - Joe Biden Clone Theory Discussion 48:00 - TopHat and Upcoming Projects 49:08 - Thanks for Watching APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Ben Butler https://www.instagram.com/benbutlerpr/ https://linktr.ee/benbutler SPONSORS: BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com/DSH LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Consuming a little bit of everything is good, even if maybe you disagree with someone. Just to understand what the psychology and what the value system is. I don't think it's left, right. I don't think it's either of the extremes. Let's say generally people are somewhere in the middle, but we're sort of being convinced that you have to pick a side. That's where all the problems happen.
all right guys from pittsburgh pa today we got ben butler he's he's uh wearing many hats and knows a lot about ai in the dark web thanks for coming on man good to be here man yeah i don't even know where to start with you you've done a lot of stuff i've done a thing or two what was the first one
So started my agency Top Hat when I was still in college. So just sort of came about, had the right opportunities. And actually, while still in college, got an office about 45 minutes down the highway, skipped all my classes senior year to go meet with clients in the office who didn't know I was still a student. And they didn't find out till years later. I don't even know how I graduated.
I think they wanted the, you know, the money at the end. But 50K a year will get you that, right? Yeah. That piece of paper. Yeah, indeed. It's totally worth it. It's not. Do you even know where your diploma is? No, no, it's not even on my LinkedIn. It's just like, yeah, it's irrelevant these days. And no one's ever asked for it, right? Never, never, especially.
I think it's one of the greatest. I wouldn't say some people say scam, but it's definitely some programming.
Yeah, I would say so as well. I have a three-year-old, and I'm like, hey, you want to be really careful. I mean, even though she's three years old, you start thinking about these things. It's just generally a waste of money for people where I'd rather see anything in the tech world, being a developer, a designer. When I hire people or evaluate things, I don't look at their diploma.
I don't care where they went to school. I don't care if they went to school. You just want to see what their talent set is. So especially with tech, if you can find a way to – To skip all that, maybe do an apprenticeship or an internship or something like that. You can save yourself about $220,000 of debt. You also look at their horoscopes when you're hiring.
I do. I wish I was more fluent in it, but... The one thing I started noticing with just dealing with people in general, and I've sort of had this perspective and people always go, oh, that's kind of weird and kind of out there. But typically, you can get a spark notes of a person just by understanding what their sign is. That's interesting. Yeah. I don't know.
It's, it's sort of been a game changer where you can, I mean, you have to actually take time to get to know people, but I think on a really high level, generally those things check out in terms of communication styles, love languages, um,
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