How He Built a $1M Team With $0 Recruiting Budget!

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Amazing Marketing Show

Dmitri Smirnov & Chris Gray

66 episodes

1 week ago

"The Amazing Marketing Show" brings you right into the mix of digital marketing, sharing stories and insights that matter. With segments like "From the Arena," "Trending Now," and "In a Word," we cover everything from the basics of business and marketing to the complexities of finance, politics, religion, race, family, wealth, philosophy, and more. It's not just about the strategies; it's about the stories behind them. Whether you're looking to learn, laugh, or be inspired, we've got something for everyone. Tune in and join the conversation.

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How He Built a $1M Team With $0 Recruiting Budget!

Amazing Marketing Show

43 minutes 21 seconds

1 week ago

How He Built a $1M Team With $0 Recruiting Budget!

What if you could build a million-dollar team…

✅ Without recruiters

✅ Without resumes

✅ Without spending a single dollar on ads?

That’s exactly what Ivan Bunin did.

In this episode of The Amazing Marketing Show, Ivan breaks down the unconventional hiring strategy that helped him build 90 world-class executive assistants in just 12 months, scale multiple companies (including an 8-figure exit at Solutions 8), and launch Pareto Talent, a 7-figure EA staffing agency in year one.

But this episode is about more than hiring.

We go deep on:

→ Surviving war in Ukraine while scaling

→ Creating culture without office walls

→ Why most founders burn out by hiring the wrong

→ And how AI is changing how we build everything

This isn’t corporate HR.

It’s real, raw, and ridiculously effective.

🧠 What You’ll Learn:

→ The exact system Ivan used to hire 90 A-players in 12 months

→ How he scaled to an 8-figure agency exit without breaking

→ Why most hiring advice is completely broken

→ How to build a team that executes without micro-managing

→ The mindset that turns chaos into clarity

→ How AI + Go High Level is reshaping backend systems

👤 About Ivan Bunin

Former CTO at Solutions 8

Co-founder of Pareto Talent (90+ EA placements, $1M+ in year 1)

Founder of VCInc.ai and Architects (AI-powered tools for teams)

Tech leader, systems thinker, and culture-first founder

🔗 Connect with Ivan:

🌐 Website: https://vcinc.ai

👨‍💻 Website: https://4bunin.com

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4bunin

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/4bunin

📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/4bunin

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@4bunin

🌐Pareto Talent: https://paretotalent.com

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