BUILT BY A RECRUITER38 years deciding who gets hired

Working hard but
not moving
forward?

You're capable of more — and somewhere inside you already know it. Patrick Valtin helps professionals, executives and business owners find the one blind spot holding them back, and build the plan that breaks them through.

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 Free tools  ·  5-minute tests  ·  No credit card  ·  No sales call
If you've ever felt any of this…

Building a business — or a career — can leave you frustrated, stuck, or just plain alone.

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You're talented — but the right door keeps not opening.

You've done the work. You've followed the advice. But interviews don't convert, recruiters don't call back, and you're starting to wonder if it's something you can't even see.

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You're hiring blind — and praying it works out.

You've made bad hires before. The interview goes great, the first three months don't. You'd give anything to see past the mask before the offer goes out.

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You have the idea — but doubt the timing, the plan, or yourself.

You think you might be the entrepreneur type. You also have a mortgage, a family, and one shot. Before you bet the savings, you'd love an honest read on whether you're actually wired for it.

Pick your door

Three ways I can help you reach your goals — starting today.

Same lens. Three different doors in. Pick the one that fits where you are right now.

A new, rewarding career

CareerBooster

Find your true path.

Most career tests label you. None of them help you. CareerBooster gives you the honest read employers and investors would give you — and shows you exactly which moves to make next. Whether you're stuck in a job or wondering if you should start a business.

  • Career Success Potential Test — the roles you'll thrive in
  • Entrepreneurial Mindset Test — should you start a business?
  • The blind spots costing you opportunities
  • 1-on-1 coaching to build your 90-day plan
Take the free 5-minute test  →
Free · 5 minutes · no credit card
Add great talent

Hirebox

Take the pain out of hiring.

If you've ever hired someone who looked great in the interview and disappointed you on the job — you know what bad hiring costs. I built Hirebox so small business owners stop carrying that weight alone. The tool sees what the interview can't.

  • See past the mask candidates wear in interviews
  • Spot honesty, motivation & commitment before you hire
  • Cut bad hires that cost you $17K–$240K each
  • Stay protected from EEOC trouble while you do it
Get a FREE Job Fit Analysis ($289 value)  →
Free Job Fit Analysis for one candidate
The Hub · scale your business

TrueNorth

Success with purpose.

Build a business that serves your life — not the other way around. TrueNorth gives you direction, structure, certainty, and momentum — every week, with serious operators who are scaling on purpose. Hirebox & CareerBooster are included as member tools.

  • Weekly live sessions with Patrick & Emmett
  • Business Compass — predict your numbers, stop reacting
  • Sales mastery + talent certainty tools
  • Elite mastermind for scaling operators
Explore TrueNorth  →
From $99/month · Power Startup & Elite tiers
Books · free goodies

Three brand-new ebooks — pick yours.

No theory. No fluff. Just what works in business & in life.

The Future of Your Career
CareerBooster · New

The Future of Your Career

Your personal guide to thriving in the A.I. era. Discover the one quality that decides who really gets ahead — in work and in life. For job seekers and future entrepreneurs.

View ebook  →
The Future of Talent Acquisition
Hirebox · New

The Future of Talent Acquisition

The small business owner's ultimate survival guide. The one quality you need to look for when you hire — and how to spot it in the A.I. era before it costs you.

View ebook  →
From Nothing
TrueNorth · New

From Nothing

For entrepreneurs who refuse to drift. How ordinary people build extraordinary, purpose-driven businesses in an uncertain world. Co-written with Emmett Osborn.

View ebook  →
About Patrick

A veteran recruiter, not an academic. A hands-on consultant, not a theorist.

Performance-driven, with guarantees of serious gains — in your business and career, and in your life.

Patrick V. Valtin

MBA from USC (1984), Patrick has spent 38 years in management consulting and training across 37 countries — focused almost entirely on small & mid-sized businesses, the engines of the real economy. He has personally trained over 150,000 business owners and executives in talent acquisition, people management, sales, and business strategy.

Patrick is the bestselling author of No-Fail Hiring 2.0 and the international bestseller Taking Off the Mask. He is the founder of Hirebox.com, CareerBooster.world, and TrueNorth.world — the ecosystem he built to help entrepreneurs grow businesses that actually serve their lives. He resides in the Tampa Bay area, Florida.

Current roles & affiliations

  • Co-Founder, TrueNorth.world
  • Founder, Hirebox.com
  • Founder, CareerBooster.world
  • Founder & Chairman, U-Man Belgium (since 1988)
  • Managing Partner, Clearwater Village LLC
  • Founding member, Advisory Council, Hubbard College of Administration, Los Angeles, CA
  • Member, Advisory Council, Hubbard College of Administration, Clearwater, FL
38
Years in the hiring room
150K+
Owners & execs trained
60K+
Candidates evaluated
37
Countries worked in
2
International bestsellers
Bring Patrick to your team

Conferences. Boardrooms. Vistage chapters. 37 countries and counting.

I speak for groups that want action, not theory. The 8 Golden Rules of Master Hiring. Why most leadership models fail in real companies. How AI is changing — and not changing — the hiring decision. What candidates hide, and how to see through it.

If your audience is business owners, founders, or executives who'd rather hear what actually works from someone who's been in the room for 38 years — let's talk.

Contact Patrick  →Request a speaker quote
Most-requested topics
  • The 8 Golden Rules of Master Hiring
  • How to Win the War for Talent
  • Hire for Happiness™
  • Taking Off the Mask
  • The Client Success Optimizer
  • Sales leadership in the AI era
  • Culture talent won't leave
  • Purpose-driven entrepreneurship
As featured in
HRTech OutlookBusiness InsiderAssociated PressEntrepreneurDigital JournalSales & Service Excellence+ 500 news sites
What people say

Real stories. Real numbers. From real operators.

Unedited words from business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals who've worked with Patrick — across hiring, business diagnostics, sales, and coaching.

Hiring
★★★★★
There aren't enough stars. I don't know how we survived before we implemented the No-Fail Hiring system. Patrick is a rip-roaring genius! He's been consulting me for 10 years. Come see my amazing staff if you don't believe me — there are 200 of them.
JG
Joy Gendusa
Founder & CEO, PostcardMania (Inc. 500)
Hiring
★★★★★
I've been using Hirebox for 12 months and am thrilled. "Hiring for Happiness" has become a mantra in our company. 202 candidates tested, 14 outstanding hires — most wouldn't be on our team without Hirebox.
JM
Jim Marshall
Co-owner, Marshall Pediatric Therapy
Business Diagnostic
★★★★★
I am amazed. This evaluation was so spot-on, and showed me something so true about myself. Patrick is truly a master. I was BLOWN away — seriously blown away. If you think you know yourself but growth isn't happening, you have more to learn.
JG
Joy Gendusa
On the Business Performance Index
Hiring
★★★★★
The Recru-Tec test gives me what I call "x-ray vision." It tells me if a person has hidden traits that could cause issues. I won't make a hiring decision without reviewing the test first. The wrong hire is too expensive to roll the dice.
FB
Francis Bologna
Clement Dentistry
Sales
★★★★★
My closing ratio jumped over 200% within 6 months of training with Patrick. The data are simple and easy to implement. I got rid of false data and incorrect techniques that made me lose customers. Now I truly enjoy selling.
AF
Alex F.
Crisis Management Consultant
Coaching
★★★★★
Before, we'd get 30–50 leads in 7+ hours. Last week each marketer got 50+ leads in only 4 hours. With only 2 people — 53 new patient appointments on the books! Awesome advice and perception on your part.
JH
Jonathan Hyslop
California Corrective Spinal Care
Contact

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Whatever your side of the hiring desk, there is a door for you.

  • You run a company and you are tired of hiring the wrong people.
  • You are looking for work that actually fits who you are.
  • You want Patrick on your stage, in front of your people.
  • You have something else in mind — say it in your own words.

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