How The Leaders Lab Improved Hiring Efficiency by 44%

The Leaders Lab | Ken Eslick Case Study

Leadership recruiting is about telling a story. It’s not just about matching experience with a job description—it’s about understanding a candidate’s journey, their strengths, empathy, and ability to rise to challenges. That’s what sets The Leaders Lab apart.

Founded in 2021 by Ken Eslick, The Leaders Lab has placed over 1,000 leaders globally, becoming a premier executive search firm with a reputation for precision and performance.

Ken needed a tech stack that evolved with his growing needs and removed guesswork, so that his team can spend more time closing. His search for the right tech stack ended with Recruiterflow.

Decrease in Time to Placement
0 %
Increase in Submittals per Recruiter
0 %
Increase in Recruiter Productivity
0 %

The Problem Space

Lack of features

Over the years, Ken tried multiple platforms but none of them felt better than a spreadsheet. Recruiterflow offered useful features like recipes, multichannel sequences, and automations allowing structured candidate tracking, which was impossible in spreadsheets.

“Recruiterflow helped me understand the power of recipes and campaigns. If you use Recruiterflow properly, it will definitely increase your topline.” 

Ken Eslick Founder and President, The Leaders Lab

Ken Eslick

Founder and President
The Leaders Lab

Low user adoption

In Ken’s experience, most tools aren’t user-friendly, requiring an extensive training module before getting started. Recruiterflow’s intuitive interface made it easy to use from day 01 ensuring a 100% user adoption.

Misaligned priorities

Ken had a process but lacked insights. For a team that doesn’t believe in the spray and pray approach, it is crucial to be aware of what’s working and what isn’t. With advanced reporting on Recruiterflow, Ken was able to identify gaps and improve conversions.

The Solution Space

Automations and Multichannel Sequences

According to Ken, most software promise the world but fail to deliver. With Recruiterflow, Ken unlocked new ways to optimize RecOps. For instance, multichannel sequences helped create a well-defined outreach, increasing candidate sourcing by 14%.

To engage active candidates, automations ensured quicker TAT, decreasing time to placement by 61%. Here’s how:

  • Tailored campaigns in the initial conversations.
  • AIRA (AI Recruiting Assistant) to create personalized communication at scale.
  • Trigger-based communication is sent at each stage, keeping both clients and candidates in the loop.

To engage passive candidates, the team segments them based on their experience, industry, job stage etc., sends personalized campaigns at pre-defined intervals using campaigns.

Custom Dashboards and Advanced Reports

According to Ken, the difference between a good and great strategy is knowing “what is working and what isn’t.”

Dashboards on Recruiterflow give a detailed breakdown of active open roles, candidates in each role along with their stage, closures etc. giving a deep visibility of individual and team performance, without any extra effort.

Dashboards on Recruiterflow give a detailed breakdown of active open roles, candidates in each role along with their stage, closures etc. giving a deep visibility of individual and team performance, without any extra effort.

ATS & Job Board on Recruiterflow

Recruiterflow is a unified ATS & CRM, making it is easy to manage candidate and client data. For The Leaders Lab, this meant all their data now lived in one place, and spoke to them, as they needed. 

Purposeful Innovation at Pace

Ken believes in using technology to the fullest. So, when it comes to creating a tech stack for his team, Recruiterflow was an obvious choice.

Features like sequences on Recruiterflow ensure no opportunities are lost, advanced reports improve business visibility, and automations reduce admin work increasing productivity by 22% per recruiter.

 

“I rank Recruiterflow very highly. There’s constant innovation based on understanding what customers want. It feels like we have a personal relationship. Feels like home.”
Ken Eslick | Founder and President, The Leaders Lab

Conclusion

As hiring grows more competitive and less predictable, The Leaders Lab is focused on scaling with purpose—expanding its client base and doubling down on high-quality, high-impact placements.

Ken sees Recruiterflow as a strategic partner in this journey: one that helps his team stay agile, efficient, and scale, by automating and simplifying it’s recruitment operations.

“There is enough business out there but there’s no easy wins anymore as they were a few years ago. With an effective tech stack, conversions can increase.”
Ken Eslick | Founder and President, The Leaders Lab

By leveraging automation, data visibility, and seamless engagement through Recruiterflow, The Leaders Lab is claiming it’s time back, so that they can focus on scaling smarter, convert better, and deliver results consistently—without compromising on quality.