What if your hiring bottleneck isn’t a talent shortage but a decision-making problem?
Macie Fellows unpacks the biggest hiring mistakes growth-focused companies make and explains how blending AI with human expertise creates faster, smarter, and more reliable hiring outcomes.
Full Description
In this episode, Gary sits down with Macie Fellows of Axiom Path and Cognified to explore the challenges companies face when trying to scale their teams. From over-automated workflows to inboxes flooded with resumes, Macie explains why so many leaders still waste time, money, and energy trying to solve hiring problems with the wrong tools.
She shares how her team blends staffing, advisory services, and AI automation to streamline hiring and give companies real clarity. Instead of drowning in options, leaders get better insights, faster decisions, and stronger long-term team performance.
We also dive into Macie’s transition from hospitality to tech, her passion for relationship-driven partnerships, and her predictions for how AI will reshape hiring in the next three years. If you lead a growing company, this conversation may change how you think about talent, tools, and the role of human connection in the AI era.
Connect with Macie
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maciefellows/
Website: https://axiompath.com
Connect with Gary
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/growthfocus/
Email: gary@growthfocus.io
Chapters
00:00 Opening
00:43 Who is Macie Fellows
01:33 Axiom Path + Cognified explained
02:51 Over-automation and the limits of AI tools
03:53 How hiring problems show up in fast-growth companies
04:47 Why leaders struggle to find the right people
05:21 The hidden cost of sifting through 400 resumes
06:47 The blend of AI + advisory that makes them different
07:49 Avoiding bad hiring decisions
08:33 Macie’s unexpected path into tech
09:32 What’s coming next in the industry
11:16 AI's role in hiring for 2026–2027
12:40 Why training and human oversight matter
13:23 One piece of advice for every founder
Takeaways
• Your next best hire comes from insight, not volume
• AI accelerates the process but human judgment drives success
• Over-automation creates blind spots that stall growth
• Bad hiring decisions compound faster than leaders realise
• Saying yes to expert help moves a company forward
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Chapters
- (00:00:00) - Growth Focus Podcast
- (00:00:51) - In the Elevator With Cognified's Chief Innovation Officer
- (00:01:31) - In the Elevator With Axiom Path's CEO
- (00:02:40) - What is the biggest problem that your company solves?
- (00:03:28) - What Is Your Ideal Client?
- (00:05:43) - WSJD Live: What Makes Your Firm Different?
- (00:06:39) - In the Elevator With ROI
- (00:07:30) - Macy's Day in the Tech Industry
- (00:08:28) - How AI Is Affecting Your Clients' Business
- (00:11:36) - Growth Focus: On Leading With Passion
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