Custom-Fit
A Straight-Talking Guide to Hiring Top Talent for Entrepreneurs & Small Business Owners
with Jax Morgan (Narrator); Paul English (Narrator)
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Pub Date 31 Jul 2026 | Archive Date Not set
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Description
For small business owners, hiring the right people can make or break their company. Custom-Fit: A Straight-Talking Guide to Hiring Top Talent for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners by Kate Morgan is the essential resource for founders seeking practical, no-nonsense advice on building a team that fuels growth without the complications of big business HR.
Kate Morgan, a seasoned talent acquisition expert and founder of Boston Human Capital Partners, brings over 25 years of experience in guiding small businesses to make smart, strategic hires. Morgan knows that, for companies with fewer than 25 employees, traditional HR models simply don’t apply. Instead, Custom-Fit provides straightforward guidance that emphasizes aligning hires with core values, conducting insightful interviews, and developing a hiring plan that fits a smaller organization’s needs and resources.
Inside, listeners will find techniques for:
- Defining core values and using them as a hiring compass
- Structuring interviews to identify high-potential candidates without resorting to typical corporate jargon
- Building a hiring plan that avoids premature or mismatched hires
- Balancing emotional intelligence with data-driven decision-making
Morgan shares stories of both successes and hard lessons learned from the hiring trenches, showing founders how to avoid costly hiring missteps and build teams that truly support their vision. Entrepreneurs will discover how to tackle the challenges of “peopleing” with confidence, creating a cohesive, motivated team that drives business success.
Packed with actionable advice, Custom-Fit is the guide for small business leaders who know that great teams are built, not bought, and that every hire matters. Whether you’re hiring your first employee or preparing to expand, this book equips you to make hiring decisions that propel your company forward.
Advance Praise
“Kate is a people entrepreneur who disrupted her industry to the point where my first conversation around her fee structure had me blurt out ‘no way!’ She has every right to teach us novel ways to think about human capital, and her book is a generous, authentic lesson in building a true competitive advantage.“
— Rony Sellam
CEO of InsideTracker
“Start-up companies are as delicate as butterfly wings—one bad hire can mangle the enterprise beyond mending. Kate's years of experience have enabled her to develop a tried-and-true process for making the right hires at the right time and avoiding catastrophic mistakes. There could be no better guide than Custom-Fit for assembling a winning team.”
— William O’Farrell
Entrepreneur and adjunct professor, Columbia Business School; Former CEO of Body Labs & SpeechWorks
"I have had the privilege of working with and knowing Kate for almost thirty years. She is a lifelong entrepreneur who is dedicated to helping other achieve success by identifying fantastic talent. Custom-Fit is literally a user guide for entrepreneurs who want to build great teams and hire successfully. In Kate's authentic voice, she shares real-world examples and actionable frameworks to help small businesses and start-ups achieve sustainable success."
— Jill Larsen
Chief People Officer, Synopsys
“In my work fixing and building small/mid-size businesses, I’ve found a key root cause of their growth pains is their hiring approach. With Custom-Fit, Kate has provided a simple and compelling framework that any company can utilize and turn talent acquisition into a core competency.”
— Michael K. Vann
President, The Vann Group, LLC
“Kate Morgan’s no-fluff insight has completely changed how I think about hiring. In Custom-Fit, she generously shares her proven tactics for creating a thriving culture. It’s a must read for any entrepreneur serious about building a strong, scalable team.”
— Cianna Winnick
Founder at Keane Management Accountants LLC
"Custom-Fit is the kind of book you keep close when the next hire is about to happen."
—Women's Journal
"If you want a hiring book that refuses to be soft and refuses to recycle the same old phrases, this is the one to read."
—New York Weekly
"Custom-Fit arrives like a wake-up call in a world full of polite hiring manuals."
—CEO Weekly
Available Editions
| EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
| ISBN | 9798887508207 |
| PRICE | |
| DURATION | 5 Hours, 18 Minutes |