Kyle explains his entrepreneurial journey starting Creative Talent Endeavors, and shares the benefits of working for an agency over an in-house recruiting gig.

 

Key Points From This Episode:

Kyle shares his personal and career journey leading up to founding Creative Talent Endeavors.

The decision Kyle made to leave a big brand and start his own agency.  

Early days at Creative Talent Endeavors and the process of finding clients.

Kyle talks about how he managed to take on Taco Bell as his first client. 

Unpacking the process that Creative Talent Endeavors goes through with new clients and their goals. 

Reasons to go the contingent route; experience, cost, and more.

When to think about working for an agency versus the in-house option. 

The most important questions to ask when considering an agency. 

 

Tweetables:

 

“I just wanted to have more autonomy in my career.” — Kyle Samuels [0:07:33]

 

“We go slow to go fast.” — Kyle Samuels [0:16:13]

 

“The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.” — Kyle Samuels [0:29:25]

 

“I do like the variety of having different clients and different things to work on every day.” — Kyle Samuels [0:31:42]

 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

 

Kyle Samuels on LinkedIn

Creative Talent Endeavors

Rob Stevenson on LinkedIn

Talk Talent to Me

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