Hire for Where the Business Is Going: Five Leadership Hiring Lessons

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Oct. 7, 2026
Hire for Where the Business Is Going: Five Leadership Hiring Lessons
AI is making executive search faster and sharper, but it doesn't replace the human judgment behind a great leadership hire. On a recent episode of Innovators Inside, our founder and managing partner, Travis Hann, explains how founders can hire for the company they are building, look beyond the resume, and use AI to support better decisions while keeping people at the centre.

Few investments in human capital carry more weight than an executive hire. A strong one can help a company scale faster, strengthen its culture, and solve problems the founder can no longer own alone. A bad one can cost far more than salary. It can affect productivity, trust, strategy, and the performance of the entire organization.

In this episode of Innovators Inside Podcast, Ian Bergman sits down with Travis Hann, Founder and Managing Partner of Pender & Howe, to explore one of the highest-stakes decisions a growing company can make: recruiting the right leaders.

Watch the Interview here

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