Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Graham Greytak. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Graham, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Can you talk to us about your team building process? How did you recruit and train your team and knowing what you know now would you have done anything differently?

The business was just my wife and myself at the start. Recruiting the first few employees to believe in our vision was a challenge because we had never built a business before. We also didn’t come from the staffing industry so we were selling a dream of building a large staffing business off of a back of a napkin idea. We found the first few employees by referral and over LinkedIn. I kept it simple, and still do to this day – I try to assess character and if someone is a good fit in that area, I feel like I can teach them the rest. If we started over today, I would have taken my time a little more with the interview process.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers?

I’m from the east coast, swam on scholarship at University of Virginia and came out to Phoenix to sell tickets for the Phoenix Suns. I got into technology staffing from building a network in technology over the years. We provide staffing, recruiting and nearshore workforce in Costa Rica to companies who need tech talent. What sets us apart is we keep it simple – we do what we say we are going to do. We also treat our employees very well and reduce turnover. This leads to exceptional efficiencies in our service. We build relationships with our clients using year round events to be face to face with them. I’m most proud of creating jobs for professionals externally through our services as well as internally through the growth of HireRising. Mentorship has been the top priority for us.

Can you talk to us about how your funded your business?

I took a private loan of $75,000 to build HireRising. The story is, I met Gregg from my time selling tickets at the Phoenix Suns. He bought courtside seats from me for his wife for Mother’s Day in 2014. Four years later, he mentioned to me that he believed in me and if I ever had an idea to start a business he would fund it. We had breakfast at a diner in Scottsdale and I wrote my business plan very informally.

We’d love to hear about how you keep in touch with clients.

We keep in touch through our ongoing events throughout the year. From the Phoenix Open box that we have, to the Suns games as well as quarterly happy hours, we are always using touch points with our clients and making them feel appreciated. It is important to stay top of mind.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://hirerising.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hirerising/?hl=en
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hirerising