Creative Talent Endeavors Founder Kyle Samuels

Published: Aug. 11, 2023, 6:09 p.m.

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

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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.\xa0\xa0

  • 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.\xa0

  • Unpacking the process that Creative Talent Endeavors goes through with new clients and their goals.\xa0

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

  • When to think about working for an agency versus the in-house option.\xa0

  • The most important questions to ask when considering an agency.\xa0

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Tweetables:

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\u201cI just wanted to have more autonomy in my career.\u201d \u2014 Kyle Samuels [0:07:33]

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\u201cWe go slow to go fast.\u201d \u2014 Kyle Samuels [0:16:13]

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\u201cThe best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.\u201d \u2014 Kyle Samuels [0:29:25]

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\u201cI do like the variety of having different clients and different things to work on every day.\u201d \u2014 Kyle Samuels [0:31:42]

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Links Mentioned in Today\u2019s Episode:

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Kyle Samuels on LinkedIn

Creative Talent Endeavors

Rob Stevenson on LinkedIn

Talk Talent to Me

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