Hire for Heart: The Culture Call Most Founders Skip (Why skills alone won’t build your team)
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 1:30 PM PST – 2:30 PM PST
Virtual event
Hosted by Katey Connell
Most founders hire on skills and hope the rest works out. But hoping isn’t a hiring strategy, and one wrong early hire can cost months of runway and momentum. Recruiter Katey Connell, founder of Become Alive Recruiting, walks through the Head, Heart, Briefcase approach to looking at the whole person: the skills on the resume, how someone is wired, and whether their values align with yours. You’ll learn how behavioral assessments like The Predictive Index take the guesswork out of fit, why the culture and core values call is the step founders can’t afford to skip, and how a structured interview process and a 30/60/90 plan built before you post the role bring it all together. You’ll hear real examples of the questions that reveal values alignment, plus what to listen for in the answers. Every attendee is invited to a free 20 minute hiring process review with Katey.