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Ep. 612 | Fan Favorite | Martell Media CEO Tod Melnyk - You Had Me at the First Slide
What if your job posting was designed to push the wrong people away?
In this Fan Favorite episode, Cameron Herold sits down with Tod Melnyk, former second in command at Martell Media and now its CEO, to revisit one of the show’s most candid conversations on hiring and culture.
Tod went from 18 years at Labatt Breweries to running the business behind Dan Martell’s brand. He shares how Martell Media hires, why culture beats experience, and how to say no to a visionary CEO.
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Timestamped Highlights
00:00 The Polarizing Job Posting
04:33 From Labatt Breweries to Entrepreneurship
07:29 Inside Martell Media’s Interview Process
11:21 “You Had Me at the First Slide”
14:36 The Three Core Values