John Vlastelica

John Vlastelica is the CEO and Founder of Recruiting Toolbox, Inc., a global recruitment management consulting and training firm established in April 2005. Vlastelica also serves as an instructor for Recruiting Leadership Labs, providing hands-on workshops for talent acquisition managers. In March 2024, Vlastelica founded Recruiting Leadership Lab 50, a head-of-TA event and workshop. As a speaker and keynote presenter, Vlastelica has shared recruiting and leadership strategies at various HR and recruitment conferences since 2001. Additionally, Vlastelica acts as an advisor to SocialTalent and previously founded Talent42, a National Tech Recruiting Conference. Vlastelica held senior roles at Expedia and Amazon, significantly impacting their talent acquisition strategies, and began a career at AT&T Wireless and NeXT Computer. Vlastelica holds a BA in Business from Western Washington University.