Josh Volinsky
Co-founder and president of Synergy Search, a finance and accounting recruiting firm built by former accountants turned recruiters; known for scaling the firm to multi-million dollar revenue and for training industry professionals into high-performing recruiters.
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Mar 12, 2026 • 1h 9min
Why I Never Hire Recruiters (And Built a $5M Firm) | Josh Volinsky
Josh Volinsky, co-founder and president of Synergy Search and former record-setting biller, built a $5M recruiting firm by hiring accountants, not recruiters. He discusses rapid scaling, a culture reset after tragedy and market shifts, KPI-driven turnarounds, the day-in-the-life hiring test, and why equal partner splits and relationship-focused selling drove top performance.
