Presentations & Workshops on Hiring Success

VisionSpark CEO & Partner Alec Broadfoot can speak to your group about successful hiring practices.

Speaker Biography

Alec Broadfoot is a successful entrepreneur and business owner who adds value to companies by helping them make critical hiring decisions with significant bottom line impact. Through his company, VisionSpark, Alec engages mid-market companies in hiring training, key leader searches, behavioral interviewing and personality assessments. He has become a trusted, sought-after resource for business owners and executives across the country who want to improve their hiring practices and employ top performers.

Inquire about booking Alec for your event.

Download a pdf with a detailed description of our signature workshop, How to Crack the Code of Hiring Right, including Alec’s speaker biography.

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 Testimonial:

“You NAILED IT today! Really. I thought so from my own seat, and then I heard so much positive feedback from the members after you left. In the A game (worked well, even better if, three things acquired, etc.) almost every person cited *several* examples from your presentation as what they got out of the day. They loved it. Great job!”

— Casey Brown, President, Precision Pricing

Our Signature Presentation:

 

How to Crack the Code of Hiring Right

Our most popular presentation walks participants through VisionSpark’s proprietary hiring process, preparing them to hire correctly on their own.

This presentation will reveal:

  • How hiring poorly and hiring right greatly impacts the organization’s bottom line
  • How to attract top performers
  • Which job boards and applicant tracking systems are most effective for your company and positions
  • The importance of a position profile
  • Interviewing techniques that reveal candidates’ character and performance traits
  • How to implement a proven hiring system

Participants are trained on the sought-after Manager Screener Interview from our Choosing Winners System™ (based on years of research).

Popular Speaking Topics:

 

  • How to Crack the Code of Hiring Right
    (available in one, two, or three-hour formats)
  • The Right Hire for the Right Value
  • Culture and Strategy in Hiring
  • What to Wonder and What to Ask in an Interview
  • Keys to Working With and Hiring the Millennial Generation
  • 5 Keys to Hiring a Great Integrator for Your EOS Business
  • How to Hire for Values
  • Common Hiring Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
  • How to Achieve Employee Engagement
  • How to Successfully Onboard a New Employee

 

Not sure which one is right for your audience?

Contact us to discuss which of these (or another topic) is best for your group.

 Testimonial:

“Alec, they really loved your presentation. The content was right on. And folks really appreciated your calm and engaging bedside manner. One comment, “Unlike other speakers who simply exhaust us with too much, Alec gave us practical things to do, things I will do, and didn’t exhaust me in the process!”

— Artie Isaac, Chair, Vistage International, Inc.

Recent and Upcoming Appearances:

Nov. 6, 2018Vistage Group in Kansas City, KS:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Nov. 5, 2018Female Integrator Masterminds in Nashville, TN:
Title TBD
Oct. 16, 2018Vistage All City Columbus, OH:
“Build a Healthy Culture and Attract Top-Performers”
Oct. 3, 2018Vistage Group in Florence, KY:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Sept. 27, 2018Ken Ackerman Group in Columbus, OH:
“VisionSpark Method of Hiring for Success”
Sept. 21, 2018FocusCFO Group in Columbus, OH:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Sept. 5, 2018Vistage Group in Baltimore, MD:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Aug. 16, 2018Traction First Training presented with Jill Young, EOS Implementer:
“VisionSpark Method of Hiring for Success”
May 9, 2018Vistage Group in Omaha, NE:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Mar. 12, 2018Precision Machined Products Association Conference:
“Hiring for Cultural Fit”
Feb. 28, 2018Vistage Group in Elkhorn, NE:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Feb. 14-15, 2018Vistage Group in Waterloo, Iowa:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Feb. 13, 2018Vistage Group in Cedar Falls, Iowa:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Nov. 9, 2017VisionSpark Lunch & Learn:
“Three Keys to Hiring Top-Performing Leaders”
Nov. 7, 2017Vistage Group in Coppell, Texas:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Sept. 14, 2017VisionSpark Lunch & Learn:
“Three Keys to Hiring Top-Performing Leaders”
Aug. 9, 2017Retail Summit in Columbus, Ohio:
“Workforce Culture and Alignment”
Jul. 13, 2017VisionSpark Lunch & Learn:
“Three Keys to Hiring Top-Performing Leaders”
May 9, 2017VisionSpark Training:
“Three Keys to Hiring Top-Performing Leaders”
Apr. 19, 2017EOS Convention:
“Three Keys to Hiring Top-Performing Leaders”
Mar. 15, 2017Women’s President Organization:
“Three Keys to Hiring Top-Performing Leaders”
Mar. 7, 2017VisionSpark Lunch & Learn:
“Three Keys to Hiring Top-Performing Leaders”
Feb. 21, 2017Vistage Group in Omaha, Nebraska:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Feb. 2, 2017Gerber Discovery Event:
“The Right Hire for the Right Value”
Jan. 31, 2017VisionSpark Lunch & Learn:
“Three Keys to Hiring Top-Performing Leaders”
Jan. 24, 2017Whalen & Company:
“Three Keys to Hiring Top-Performing Leaders”
Dec. 15, 2016Vistage Group in Columbus, Ohio:
“What to Wonder and What to Ask in An Interview”
Oct. 27, 2016Ohio Manufacturers Association:
“Three Keys to Hiring Top-Performing Leaders”
Oct. 3, 2016EO in Greenbrier, West Virginia:
“Three Keys to Hiring Top-Performing Leaders”
Sept. 27, 2016Vistage Group in Cleveland, Ohio:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Sept. 16, 2016FocusCFO:
“Three Keys to Hiring Top-Performing Leaders”
Sept. 12, 2016Marketing Works- Meeting of the Mind (MOM):
“Culture and Strategy”
May 17, 2016Vistage Group in Jacksonville, Florida:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Apr. 28, 2016VisionSpark Training:
“Hire4Impact Workshop”
Mar. 16, 2016Vistage Group in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Mar. 9, 2016Vistage Group in Cleveland, Ohio:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Feb. 26, 2016Gerber Discovery Event:
“Who’s Your Controller?”
Feb. 18, 2016Vistage Group in San Francisco, California:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Feb. 17, 2016Vistage Group in San Francisco, California:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Feb. 16, 2016Vistage Group in San Francisco, California:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Feb. 10, 2016Vistage Group in Columbus, Ohio:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Jan. 29, 2016VisionSpark Training:
“Hire4Impact Workshop”
Jan. 21, 2016Vistage Group in Columbus, Ohio:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Jan. 20, 2016Vistage Group in Chicago, Illinois:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Jan. 13, 2016Vistage Group in Cincinnati, Ohio:
“Cracking the Code of Hiring Right”
Dec. 17, 2015Vistage Group in Columbus, Ohio:
“What to Wonder and What to Ask in an Interview”
Dec. 16, 2015Vistage Group in Columbus, Ohio:
“What to Wonder and What to Ask in an Interview”

 Testimonial:

“People are the most important way to achieve our goals. I realized that we have no process for how to surround ourselves with the best people. It’s been like shooting spit wads at a target without your glasses on… I came away with a lot more than a process. I came away with the fundamental understanding that we cannot reach our goals if we can’t support them with a process.”

— Angela Petro, CEO, Two Caterers Contemporary Cuisine