How CEOs Hire A‑Players: Mindset, Bench Strength & the End of Post-and-Pray Hiring (Ep177)

Sep 16, 2025 | Sales Talk for CEOs Podcast

If you’re still posting jobs and hoping A-players apply, you’re already behind.

In this high-impact episode, Alice Heiman sits down with Jamie Crosbie, founder of ProActivate and TEDx speaker with over 1 million views on The Power of Your Mindset, to reveal what every CEO needs to know to hire top revenue-generating talent.

Most hiring processes are built for convenience, not performance. That’s why companies end up with B-players or worse, just to fill a seat. Jamie shares exactly how CEOs can stop mis-hires before they happen and build bench strength that supports real growth.

✅ What You’ll Learn:

  1. How to define your “ideal candidate profile” Beyond job titles and bullet points. Learn to map the skills, traits and mindset that drive performance in your company.
  2. How to interview for mindset, not just experience. Discover why 80% of sales success is mindset and how behavioral questions and role plays expose it.
  3. How to hire proactively, not reactively. Jamie explains why “post and pray” hiring only taps into 5% of the talent market and how CEOs can proactively build bench strength by targeting the top 100%.

Watch below or on our YouTube channel

If you’re a CEO of a B2B company under $100M, this episode is your blueprint for hiring right, every time.

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Connect With

Jamie Crosbie: LinkedIn | Website
Jamie’s TEDx Talk: Liar, liar, life on fire: Breaking through your lies to your truth
Alice Heiman: LinkedIn | Website

 

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