636: Picking the right TALENT and building the right TEAM w/ Kelly Gust

In this episode of The Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast, Brian Lofrumento interviews Kelly Gust, the founder and CEO of HR Full Circle. Kelly shares her expertise on various topics such as hiring, employee engagement, team dynamics, and career growth. She emphasizes tailoring strategies to different personality types and taking the time to understand their preferences and behaviors. Kelly advocates for engaging job advertisements and treating employees as humans during the onboarding process. The conversation also covers organizational culture, understanding team dynamics, and using tools like the predictive index to identify communication styles. Overall, this episode provides valuable insights and practical advice for optimizing talent and cultivating a thriving workplace.ABOUT KELLYKelly Gust is the founder and CEO of HR Full Circle, a talent optimization and HR consulting firm, providing expertise to organizations of all sizes and stages. Kelly helps businesses hire, inspire and engage teams to perform. She builds platforms for change, opens doors to help people reach their potential, and clears the fog that lies between strategy and execution. Kelly has held leadership roles in employee selection, leadership assessment, organization development, learning and change management in organizations from 10 to 100,000 employees. Kelly holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota and a master's degree in industrial-organizational psychology from California State University. She serves as the HR Expert-in-Residence for University of Illinois Research Park, an Expert Advisor for Innovate Springfield, and writes a monthly column for the Springfield Business Journal. She serves on the board of Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon County and is the 2022 Past President for the Women Entrepreneurs of Central Illinois. When not working to build high-performing organizations, she enjoys spending time with her two “tweenage” boys, cooking healthy food that they refuse to eat as well as running, landscaping, and spending time at the lake.LINKS & RESOURCESVisit HR Full Circle’s WebsiteFollow HR Full Circle on LinkedInFind Kelly on LinkedIn