The KeyHire Small Business Podcast
Welcome to the Award Winning KeyHire Solutions Small Business Podcast, where we cover small business issues, including leadership development, hiring strategies, management structure, business growth, workplace culture, entrepreneurship, and more. We’re here to help you stop grinding and start growing.
Join us for weekly chats about small business management with Corey Harlock, our organization design, candidate experience, talent acquisition, and employer branding expert, and CEO of KeyHire Solutions. As an entrepreneur, Corey understands the challenges that business owners face when scaling their businesses.
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Episodes
149 episodes
1 in 3 Job Posts Are Fake: The Candidate Harvesting Trap (with Katrina Kibben)
One in four US employers are now using AI in their hiring. And one in three job posts are not real jobs at all.On this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, Corey Harlock sits down with keynote speaker, LinkedIn Top Voice...
Your Best Employee Is About to Quit — And It's Because of This One Meeting (with Steven Rogelberg)
Nearly half of all one-on-one meetings are considered suboptimal by the employees sitting in them, even when management thinks they went great. The meeting you keep canceling might be the one holding your team together.On this episode of...
AI Marketing Strategy: Why 88% of Marketers Are Doing It Backwards (with Sara Nay)
If tax season taught you anything, it's that doing more isn't the same as doing it right. The same is true for marketing in the age of AI.On this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, Corey Harlock sits down with Sara Nay, CEO o...
I Burned Out Twice Before I Fixed This (with Kelly Lorenzen)
If your to-do list never gets shorter, this episode is for you.On this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, Corey Harlock sits down with Kelly Lorenzen, CEO of KLM Consulting, Marketing, and Management, a firm with 2...
Stop Doing Your Own Sales. Seriously. (with James Hayden)
If your best salesperson is still you, this episode will change how you think about your next hire.On this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, Corey Harlock sits down with James Hayden, managing partner at Hayden Ma...
3 Experts, 1 Broken Sales Pipeline: Here Is Exactly How to Fix It
If your referral pipeline has slowed to a trickle and you are not sure whether the problem is sales, marketing, messaging, or all of the above, this episode is for you. On this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, Corey Harlock brings...
1 in 4 Hires Works Out. Here's How AI Makes That Worse and How to Fix It
Most small business owners who hire on their own get it right just 25 to 33% of the time, and AI recruiting tools are making that number worse, not better. In this solo episode, Corey Harlock cuts through the noise on AI in hiring: what these t...
Online Reputation Management for Small Business: Google Reviews, Fake Attacks & How to Fight Back (with Dan Klein)
A single bad review can cost you 60% of your potential customers — and 94% of consumers say they've avoided a business because of what they found online. In this episode, Corey sits down with Dan Klein of Joseph Studios to unp...
The Middle Management Crisis: How Untrained Managers Are Quietly Killing Employee Engagement (with Emma Rose Connolly)
44% of all managers have never received a single day of leadership training — yet they're responsible for up to 70% of the variance in employee engagement. In this episode, Corey sits down with Emma Rose Connolly of Conversant to unpack why pro...
What AI Gets Completely Wrong About Hiring
If AI is the answer to every hiring challenge, why are so many business owners still making expensive hiring mistakes? On this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, Corey Harlock breaks down the real role AI can and cannot play in your...
The People Gap Killing Your Growth (with Ryan Estis)
If managing people feels more complicated than running the actual business, this episode is for you. On this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, Corey Harlock sits down with keynote speaker and author Ryan Estis to talk through what ...
You Can't Afford NOT to Hire (with Natalia Zacharin)
If you have ever wondered whether you can actually afford to hire someone right now, this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast was made for you. Corey Harlock sits down with Natalia Zacharin, a fractional CFO who helps small business o...
The True Cost of a Bad Hire (with Ryan Hogan)
Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the KeyHire Capacity Calculator: www.keyhire.solutions/capacityIf hiring feels like someth...
The $60,000 Hiring Mistake
Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the KeyHire Capacity Calculator: www.keyhire.solutions/capacityIn this episode of The KeyHi...
The Human Blind Spot Putting Your Business at Risk (with Robert Siciliano)
Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the KeyHire Capacity Calculator: www.keyhire.solutions/capacityIn this episode of The KeyHi...
3 Tax Moves You're Missing (with Mike Milligan)
Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the KeyHire Capacity Calculator: www.keyhire.solutions/capacityIf tax season feels like wri...
When Culture & Brand Don't Match (with Nader Safinya)
Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the KeyHire Capacity Calculator: www.keyhire.solutions/capacityIn this episode of The KeyH...
The KeyHire Q1 2026 Small Business Economic Outlook (with Bill Conerly)
Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the KeyHire Capacity Calculator: www.keyhire.solutions/capacityIn this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, Corey Harlock sits down with ...
The KeyHire Q1 Roundtable (with Janneh Wright, Dr. Bob Johnson, Shannon Minifie and Annette Mullin)
Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the KeyHire Capacity Calculator: www.keyhire.solutions/capacityIn the second KeyHire roundtable, Corey Harlock brings together a panel of experts t...
Is Delegation Holding Your Business Back? (with Atiba de Souza)
Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the KeyHire Capacity Calculator: www.keyhire.solutions/capacityDelegation is supposed to make your life easier as a business owner. But what if the...
Protecting Your Culture While You Grow (with Lindsay White)
Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the KeyHire Capacity Calculator: www.keyhire.solutions/capacityIn this episode of The KeyHire Small Business Podcast, Corey Harlock sits down with...
How to Turn Trade Shows Into Revenue Instead of Regret (with Anca Trifan)
Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the KeyHire Capacity Calculator: www.keyhire.solutions/capacityTrade shows can be one of the biggest line items in a small business marketing budg...
Stop Hiring for Today’s Revenue and Start Hiring for Tomorrow’s Growth
Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the KeyHire Capacity Calculator: www.keyhire.solutions/capacityOne of the biggest mistakes small business owners make when hiring is this: they hi...
Use Your Mindset to Learn, Grow, Expand & Transform (with Curtis McCullom)
Connect with Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyharlock/ Take the KeyHire Capacity Calculator: www.keyhire.solutions/capacityIn this episode of The KeyHire Podcast, Corey Harlock sits down with mindset expert...
