#133 Hiring with Purpose: Lessons from Environ’s Chris Recine

About this episode

Chris Recine shares insights on hiring practices and team building from his career journey.

Chris walked us through his impressive journey—starting from Northeastern’s co-op program, all the way to launching a regional office from scratch, long before remote work became the norm. We also dove into hiring best practices, what makes for a successful sales hire, and how private equity acquisition strategy actually mirrors smart recruiting. Chris really emphasized the importance of motivation, character, and structure when building high-performing teams.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim Schafer, Nenni & Associates

Guest: Chris Recine

Topics covered

• hiring best practices
• sales recruitment
• team building
• private equity
• motivation
• character
• structure

Keywords

• hiring
• sales hire
• team performance
• private equity
• motivation
• character
• structure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Northeastern, Environ, private equity

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