Office Hours #905 | The Leadership Playbook: Recruiting Top Talent, Learning from Failure & Driving Growth

Stephanie Loewenstern is the founder of Bright Link Talent, a boutique recruiting firm that helps Series A through C tech startups build high-performing go-to-market teams. Since launching the company in 2019, she has successfully navigated hiring freezes and challenging recruiting markets while helping startups attract top talent. Drawing from her own experiences as a single mother and entrepreneur, Stephanie also founded RAHEL, a community and resource platform that supports single mothers through divorce, postpartum, and other major life transitions.Mike Grossman is a six-time Silicon Valley CEO with more than 30 years of experience leading venture-backed technology companies. Having built and scaled multiple startups, he now mentors first-time CEOs and serves on the boards of growing companies. His new book, Failure Is an Option, offers candid lessons on leadership, resilience, and the often-overlooked emotional realities of being a CEO, emphasizing that setbacks are an essential part of building successful businesses.Andrew Schulman, Vice President, Marketing at Populus, has an extensive experience across marketing, media, SaaS, and healthcare. An award-winning strategist, he helps organizations accelerate growth through innovative branding, digital marketing, and data-driven customer engagement. His expertise lies in combining technology and strategic marketing to drive business success while improving healthcare outcomes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.