Listen Now

Gulf Stream Search works with fast-growing, innovative food & beverage manufacturers to help them identify, assess and capture hard to find, high-impact talent. In Episode 2 of Field Notes, Bob Pudlock, President of Gulf Stream Search, shares a crazy story about how a company ghosted 4 candidates for a senior level role with their company, only to have it come back and bite them in a way they could never have imagined happening. For more information about Gulf Stream Search, go to our WEBSITE - thanks for listening and don't forget to COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE!

One of the most common requests from Food Safety professionals is "How can I assess a company's Food Safety culture BEFORE I take a job with a company?" The most common refrain we hear from individuals who spent less than 6 months at a company in a Food Safety leadership role is that company representatives painted a picture of the company's food safety culture that was dramatically different than when they come on board. What's worse is that in some instances, the person was hired to transform that culture!" In this episode of Food for Thought, Bob Pudlock, President of Gulf Stream Search, discusses different ways how to assess a company's food safety culture and how you can mitigate your risk of a bad career decision. For more information and ideas on how to assess a company's food safety culture, visit our WEBSITE About Gulf Stream Search Gulf Stream Search specializes in the placement of top Food Safety and Quality Assurance talent with companies in the food, beverage, ingredient and flavor industry.

Hiring a Food Safety executive can be challenging for ANY company but hiring a Vice President of Food Safety for a company in growth mode can be especially daunting. In August, 2018, Gulf Stream Search was engaged to recruit a Vice President of Food Safety for a half-billion dollar privately-held food manufacturer that recently completed a massive round of funding. Gulf Stream Search specializes in recruiting Food Safety talent for food and beverage companies, so it was a logical fit. In Field Notes Episode 1, learn how the search strategy was developed, how the final selection of candidates was evaluated and the final results. About Gulf Stream Search Gulf Stream Search works with fast-growing, innovative food & beverage manufacturers to help them identify, assess and capture hard to find, high-impact talent. For more information about Gulf Stream Search's Talent Acquisition Methodology™ and how we recruit top talent for fast-growing, innovative companies in the food and beverage industry, check us out HERE. If you'd like to discuss your food and beverage company hiring needs, set up a time to TALK.

Gulf Stream Search is an executive search firm that works with fast growing innovative food and beverage companies throughout the US to help them identify and capture high-impact strategic talent for their teams. My name is Bob Pudlock and I'm your host for today's episode of our Be Iconic™ podcast and video series. In our Be Iconic™ series, we profile talented and influential people in our network that have unique skill sets, perspective and experience to share with you the listener. So what brings us together today?  Today, it’s all about Food Safety. Rick Biros, President, Publisher and Founder of Innovative Publishing Co., is going to join me over the next couple episodes here to discuss a number of things, but mostly to dive in deep to discuss the upcoming Food Safety Consortium October 1st through the 3rd in Chicago.   In this episode,  You’re going to hear directly from Rick what he has in store for everyone in October at the Food Safety Consortium and I think you’ll agree with me that it will be a can’t miss event for Food Safety professionals and anyone that has a vested interest in the space - why it makes business sense to attend, why it makes personal sense to attend and we’ll talk about the really exciting group of Food Safety subject matter experts that he and his team have put together for the attendees. In Episode 4 of our Be Iconic™ series with Rick, Rick's going to discuss why the show and schedule has been set up to maximize networking opportunities for all attendees.  He'll dive in more on the Cannabis Quality Expo and Conference that will be held at the same time.  He'll wrap up his thoughts on the whole event and the experience he's looking to deliver for all attendees. Check out Rick's publications here: Food Safety Tech Food Safety Consortium Cannabis Quality Conference and Expo   For more information about Gulf Stream Search and our work recruiting top food safety talent, check out our website HERE.

Gulf Stream Search is an executive search firm that works with fast growing innovative food and beverage companies throughout the US to help them identify and capture high-impact strategic talent for their teams. My name is Bob Pudlock and I'm your host for today's episode of our Be Iconic™ podcast and video series. In our Be Iconic™ series, we profile talented and influential people in our network that have unique skill sets, perspective and experience to share with you the listener. So what brings us together today?  Today, it’s all about Food Safety. Rick Biros, President, Publisher and Founder of Innovative Publishing Co., is going to join me over the next couple episodes here to discuss a number of things, but mostly to dive in deep to discuss the upcoming Food Safety Consortium October 1st through the 3rd in Chicago.   In this episode,  You’re going to hear directly from Rick what he has in store for everyone in October at the Food Safety Consortium and I think you’ll agree with me that it will be a can’t miss event for Food Safety professionals and anyone that has a vested interest in the space - why it makes business sense to attend, why it makes personal sense to attend and we’ll talk about the really exciting group of Food Safety subject matter experts that he and his team have put together for the attendees. In Episode 3 of our Be Iconic™ series with Rick, Rick's going to discuss the speaker lineup, educational and training opportunities that he's lined up for the Food Safety Consortium.  He'll also discuss the Cannabis Quality Expo and Conference that will be running concurrently and at the same location as the Food Safety Consortium.  With the convergence of CBD products and innovation with the food and beverage industry, lining the two events up side by side makes practical sense. Check out Rick's publications here: Food Safety Tech Food Safety Consortium Cannabis Quality Conference and Expo   For more information about Gulf Stream Search and our work recruiting top food safety talent, check out our website HERE.

Gulf Stream Search is an executive search firm that works with fast growing innovative food and beverage companies throughout the US to help them identify and capture high-impact strategic talent for their teams. My name is Bob Pudlock and I'm your host for today's episode of our Be Iconic™ podcast and video series. In our Be Iconic™ series, we profile talented and influential people in our network that have unique skill sets, perspective and experience to share with you the listener. So what brings us together today?  Today, it’s all about Food Safety. Rick Biros, President, Publisher and Founder of Innovative Publishing Co., is going to join me over the next couple episodes here to discuss a number of things, but mostly to dive in deep to discuss the upcoming Food Safety Consortium October 1st through the 3rd in Chicago.   In this episode,  You’re going to hear directly from Rick what he has in store for everyone in October at the Food Safety Consortium and I think you’ll agree with me that it will be a can’t miss event for Food Safety professionals and anyone that has a vested interest in the space - why it makes business sense to attend, why it makes personal sense to attend and we’ll talk about the really exciting group of Food Safety subject matter experts that he and his team have put together for the attendees. Check out Rick's publications here: Food Safety Tech Food Safety Consortium Cannabis Quality Conference and Expo   For more information about Gulf Stream Search and our work recruiting top food safety talent, check out our website HERE.

Gulf Stream Search is an executive search firm that works with fast growing innovative food and beverage companies throughout the US to help them identify and capture high-impact strategic talent for their teams. My name is Bob Pudlock and I'm your host for today's episode of our Be Iconic™ podcast and video series. In our Be Iconic™ series, we profile talented and influential people in our network that have unique skill sets, perspective and experience to share with you the listener. So what brings us together today?  Today, it’s all about Food Safety. Rick Biros, President, Publisher and Founder of Innovative Publishing Co., is going to join me over the next couple episodes here to discuss a number of things, but mostly to dive in deep to discuss the upcoming Food Safety Consortium October 1st through the 3rd in Chicago.   In this episode, we'll take a detour and talk about Rick’s journey with the Innovative Publishing, the business and how it’s evolved into a leading digital and event platform, especially within the Food Safety arena.  You’re going to hear directly from Rick what he has in store for everyone in October at the Food Safety Consortium and I think you’ll agree with me that it will be a can’t miss event for Food Safety professionals and anyone that has a vested interest in the space - why it makes business sense to attend, why it makes personal sense to attend and we’ll talk about the really exciting group of Food Safety subject matter experts that he and his team have put together for the attendees. Check out Rick's publications here: Food Safety Tech Food Safety Consortium Cannabis Quality Conference and Expo    For more information about Gulf Stream Search and our work recruiting top food safety talent, check out our website HERE.

Phone interviews are a necessary part of the job search process. If things haven’t been going well or you’re looking for something to improve converting your phone interviews into on-site visits, this is for you. The Food for Thought Series is brought to you by Gulf Stream Search, an executive search firm that works with fast-growing companies in the food and beverage industry to help them identify top talent for their teams. For more information about Gulf Stream Search and more career advice, check out our website HERE.

In this episode of Gulf Stream Search's Be Iconic™ series, Bob Pudlock, President of Gulf Stream Search, speaks with Liz McQuillan, an accomplished Program and Change Management Subject Matter Expert who's been front and center integrating dozens of acquisitions in her career. In Episode 5, Liz McQuillan summarizes our previous conversations around M&A Integration Best Practices, covering the following areas.... Episode 1: Due Diligence Episode 2: Customer Acquisition & Retention Episode 3: Operations * Best in Class Episode 4: People Liz summarizes and bubbles up the important takeaways from our previous conversations around M&A Integrations. For more information about Gulf Stream Search to learn more about how we help our fast-growing, innovative food and beverage industry clients, check out our WEBSITE. To get in touch with Liz, check out her Linked In profile HERE.

In this episode of Gulf Stream Search's Be Iconic™ series, Bob Pudlock, President of Gulf Stream Search, speaks with Liz McQuillan, an accomplished Program and Change Management Subject Matter Expert who's been front and center integrating dozens of acquisitions in her career. Our topic today is managing the people side of M&A integrations and any highly disruptive event that occurs in a business. Liz shares one particular key to successfully navigating the emotional roadblocks that's particularly valuable. Most companies have great intentions when managing people's concerns during an integration - Liz takes it to another level. For more information about Gulf Stream Search to learn more about how we help our fast-growing, innovative food and beverage industry clients, go to our WEBSITE. To get in touch with Liz, check out her Linked In profile here.

In Session 3 of Gulf Stream Search's Be Iconic™ series, Bob Pudlock, President of Gulf Stream Search speaks with Liz McQuillan, an accomplished Program and Change Management Subject Matter Expert who's been front and center integrating dozens of acquisitions in her career. In Session 3, Liz encourages board members, executive teams and private equity teams to make sure they don't impulsively "throw the baby out with the bath water" when it comes to post-merger integrations. Don't assume that, as the buyer, you know best. For more information about Gulf Stream Search to learn more about how we help our fast-growing, innovative food and beverage industry clients, check out the website HERE. To get in touch with Liz, check out her Linked In profile HERE.

In Session 2 of Gulf Stream Search's Be Iconic™ series, Bob Pudlock, President of Gulf Stream Search speaks with Liz McQuillan, an accomplished Program and Change Management Subject Matter Expert who's been front and center integrating dozens of acquisitions in her career. Liz and Bob dive into the considerations an investment team, executive team and Board of Directors should take into account to minimize customer attrition after a merger or acquisition. For more information about Gulf Stream Search to learn more about how we help our fast-growing, innovative food and beverage industry clients, reach out to us HERE.  

In this episode of Gulf Stream Search's Be Iconic™ series, Bob Pudlock, President of Gulf Stream Search, speaks with Liz McQuillan, an accomplished Program and Change Management Subject Matter Expert who's been front and center integrating dozens of acquisitions in her career.Our topic today is Due Diligence in M&A - not the traditional Due Diligence you might think of but secondary Due Diligence - the Due Diligence prior to taking your first step integrating the organizations - taking into account the people, processes and customers and formulating a rock-solid, friction free strategy.For more information about Gulf Stream Search to learn more about how we help our fast-growing, innovative food and beverage industry clients, check out our WEBSITE.To get in touch with Liz, check out her LINKED IN PROFILE here.

The On-Board+30 Stage of Gulf Stream Search’s Talent Acquisition Methodology™ closes off your Gold Standard Hire’s “candidate experience.” Gulf Stream Search is an executive search firm that helps fast-growing, innovative food and beverage companies identify and capture top talent for their most strategic, high-impact roles. For more information about Gulf Stream Search, go to our WEBSITE. To schedule an appointment with Bob Pudlock to discuss recruiting high-impact talent for your food or beverage company, schedule a time to talk HERE.

Gulf Stream Search works with fast-growing, innovative food & beverage companies to help them identify, assess and capture hard to find, high-impact talent for their mos strategic hires. At Gulf Stream Search, we describe our Talent Acquisition Methodology™ as an embeddable business that companies can incorporate into their recruitment process so they can capture their most highly desired talent for their most impactful openings. For more information about Gulf Stream Search, go to our WEBSITE. To schedule an appointment with Bob Pudlock to discuss recruiting high-impact talent for your food or beverage company, schedule a time to talk HERE.

Gulf Stream Search is an executive search firm that specializes in the placement of top talent in the food, beverage, ingredient and flavor industries. In this episode, Bob Pudlock, President of Gulf Stream Search, gives some pointers on how to differentiate your experience from other similar candidates in your resume. For more information about Gulf Stream Search, go to our WEBSITE and don't forget to COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE!

Gulf Stream Search is an executive search firm that specializes in the placement of top talent in the food, beverage, ingredient and flavor industries. In this episode, Bob Pudlock, President of Gulf Stream Search, suggests how you can dramatically change the arc of your career by changing how you view obstacles at work. Doing this one thing is the quickest way to advance in your career. Gulf Stream Search is an executive search firm that specializes in the placement of top talent in the food, beverage, ingredient and flavor industries. For more information about Gulf Stream Search, go to our website HERE and don't forget to COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE! 

Gulf Stream Search works with fast-growing, innovative food & beverage manufacturers to help them identify, assess and capture hard to find, high-impact talent. In Episode 2 of Field Notes, Bob Pudlock, President of Gulf Stream Search, shares a crazy story about how a company ghosted 4 candidates for a senior level role with their company, only to have it come back and bite them in a way they could never have imagined happening. For more information about Gulf Stream Search, go to our WEBSITE - thanks for listening and don't forget to COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE!

Ageism is an illegal practice; most companies make an extremely concerted effort to address biases during the interview process and level up the playing field for all candidates but it still exists. Many times, candidates FEEL they are being subject to ageism when it may in fact be something totally different and something totally in their control. Regardless of whether you are or not, overcoming other people’s prejudices and biases ARE necessary in order to execute a successful career search. If you feel you’re experiencing ageism and all you do is say, “that’s not fair”, you may be missing an opportunity to learn new skills or adapt your mindset in a beneficial way. Sometimes what might be interpreted as Age discrimination is actually something that ANY job seeker has some control over. In this episode, Bob Pudlock, President of Gulf Stream Search, addresses legitimate shortcomings of individuals that can sometimes be perceived as ageism. Fortunately, everyone(at any point in their career) can address these issues to position themselves more favorably with employers. About Gulf Stream Search Gulf Stream Search is an executive search firm that works with fast-growing, innovative food and beverage companies to help them identify and capture top talent for their most strategic hires. For more insight on how to overcome ageism in your job search and other career advice, go to our website HERE.  

Gulf Stream Search is an executive search firm that specializes in the placement of top talent in the food and beverage industry. Job interviews can be once in a lifetime opportunities that can change almost every aspect of your life, both professionally and personally. Bob Pudlock, President of Gulf Stream Search, points out why you should never underestimate these opportunities. For more career advice and industry insight, go to our website HERE. About Gulf Stream Search Gulf Stream Search is an executive search firm that works with fast-growing, innovative food and beverage companies to help them identify and capture top talent for their most strategic hires.