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Charlie Saffro
Charlie Saffro is CEO and Founder of CS Recruiting, a multimillion-dollar recruiting firm she built from the ground up in 2010, specializing in the transportation, logistics, and supply chain industry. She now leads a team of more than 35 and has partnered with organizations ranging from small businesses to Fortune 50 companies, and is a TEDx speaker on human-centered leadership.
Influence Without the Title: How Small Actions Create the Strongest Impact
Charlie's central message is that every employee, regardless of title or seniority, can create positive ripples through everyday actions, conversations, and small choices, and that this kind of influence is often more powerful than formal authority. She's built keynotes specifically around this idea (including "Influence Without the Title" and "Company Culture That Sticks") arguing that trust, engagement, and retention are built through consistent human connection, not one-off initiatives. Her perspective is doubly informed: as a recruiter, she sees firsthand what makes candidates stay or leave; as the CEO of her own growing firm, she's had to build that same culture internally rather than just advise on it.
Topics Charlie speaks on
- Influence without the title: how everyday actions shape culture
- Company culture that sticks: building trust and retention
- Human-centered leadership through empathy and accountability
- Recruitment strategies that support culture and reputation, not just headcount
- Leading through burnout and hard moments with ownership
Sessions with Achieve
Charlie is a featured presenter on the Achieve webcast "Skills@Work 2025: The Ripple Effect of Our Influence: How Soft Skills Create the Strongest Impact" (October 15, 2025). The session explores how soft skills, communication, empathy, and everyday influence create outsized impact on culture and business outcomes.
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