Hiring with Purpose: Lessons from Environ’s Chris Recine
Clip 1
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Chris Recine, Vice President of Engineering with Environ Energy.
Chris walked us through his impressive journey—starting from Northeastern’s co-op program, all the way to launching a regional office from scratch, long before remote work became the norm. We also dove into hiring best practices, what makes for a successful sales hire, and how private equity acquisition strategy actually mirrors smart recruiting. Chris really emphasized the importance of motivation, character, and structure when building high-performing teams.
Clip 2
In this clip, watch one of Chris's most interesting takeaways on hiring salespeople. He shares a simple but powerful tactic—staying quiet at the end of an interview to see if the candidate will actually close him. If they can’t close the hiring manager, how are they going to close clients?
If you’re in sales leadership or hiring right now, this is gold. Watch the clip to see that in action—or better yet, listen to the full episode for maximum learning.
