#126- One-Way Ticket to Bogota: Eric Tabone on 18 Years Building a Nearshore Recruiting Business
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Eric Tabone discusses his journey in building a nearshore recruiting business and the potential of Latin American talent for US companies.
Episode Summary: What started as a post-graduation trip to Bogota in 2008 turned into 18 years abroad and three companies. Eric Tabone, Managing Director of Nearshore Business Solutions, joined Clark to break down what nearshore actually means, why the myths about Latin America are holding US companies back, and how recruiting agencies can use the LATAM talent pool to scale faster and smarter. Clark and Eric cover the full picture: the origin story of someone who arrived in Colombia not speaking a word of Spanish and built a career and family there; why hiring someone in Latin America is no more complicated than hiring across US state lines; how the cost math works; and what the AI operations role looks like inside a modern recruiting firm. The conversation also gets into the recruiter mindset: why ten targeted calls beat a hundred cold ones, why AI grammar is killing authenticity on LinkedIn, and how to think about content as a long game rather than a one-and-done exercise. For any recruiting agency owner wondering whether nearshore is right for their team, or trying to figure out how to scale without blowing up their overhead, this is the episode to start with. Eric's Bio…
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