Brad Smart has conducted over 6,500 in-depth interviews with executives and is frequently acknowledged as the world’s foremost expert on hiring high performers. Hundreds of companies have achieved over 80% high performers hired using Brad’s methods and consulting.
Brad is a dynamic speaker with exciting true stories to capture audiences and leave them with all three key Topgrading “secrets” that they can use immediately to begin hiring much better talent. He has taught hundreds of Global 1000 CEOs and thousands of entrepreneurs how to pick almost all high performers, and he can teach your managers too.
Brad’s six books on hiring have all made best seller lists, and Topgrading, 3rd Ed. was a New York Times and Wall Street Journal top seller.
“I owe 50% of my success as CEO to the counsel of Brad Smart and to Topgrading.”
- Scott Clawson, CEO, Culligan
“Brad created the Topgrading methods that produced more than 80% A Players hired, which enabled General Electric to become the most valuable company in the world.”
- Jack Welch, Late CEO, General Electric
"With over $70 billion in assets, Topgrading is key to our strategies that have generated profits that would not have been possible without Topgrading.”
- Ken Griffin, CEO, CITADEL
