#512 Alec Broadfoot: When does a CEO need a #2 leader?
From 21st Century Entrepreneurship by Martin Piskoric
April 8, 2026 · 21 min · Season 10 · Episode 26
About this episode
Alec Broadfoot discusses the importance of hiring the right second-in-command for CEOs and how data can improve hiring outcomes.
Alec Broadfoot is founder and CEO of VisionSpark and author of Hiring Your Right #2 Leader. We spoke about why most entrepreneurs fail to hire the right number two—and how to fix it using data instead of gut instinct. His turning point came after building a profitable company with great service but disastrous hiring results, where “we were actually firing about 7 out of 10 people.” Everything changed when he adopted structured assessments and flipped those results, proving that hiring isn’t i...
People in this episode
Host: Martin Piskoric
Guest: Alec Broadfoot
Topics covered
- leadership
- hiring
- entrepreneurship
- data-driven decision making
- business success
Keywords
- CEO
- hiring
- leadership
- entrepreneurship
- data
- business
- success
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: VisionSpark
Books & works: Hiring Your Right #2 Leader
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