#126- One-Way Ticket to Bogota: Eric Tabone on 18 Years Building a Nearshore Recruiting Business
About This Episode
Episode Summary: What started as a post-graduation trip to Bogota in 2008 turned into 18 years abroad and three companies. Eric Tabone, Managing Director of Nearshore Business Solutions, joined Clark to break down what nearshore actually means, why the myths about Latin America are holding US companies back, and how recruiting agencies can use the LATAM talent pool to scale faster and smarter. Clark and Eric cover the full picture: the origin story of someone who arrived in Colombia not speaking a word of Spanish and built a career and family there; why hiring someone in Latin America is no more complicated than hiring across US state lines; how the cost math works; and what the AI operations role looks like inside a modern recruiting firm. The conversation also gets into the recruiter mindset: why ten targeted calls beat a hundred cold ones, why AI grammar is killing authenticity on LinkedIn, and how to think about content as a long game rather than a one-and-done exercise. For any recruiting agency owner wondering whether nearshore is right for their team, or trying to figure out how to scale without blowing up their overhead, this is the episode to start with. Eric's Bio Eric Tabone is the Managing Director of Nearshore Business Solutions, a firm that connects US companies with remote professionals across Latin America and the Caribbean. Originally from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Eric moved to Bogota, Colombia in 2010 with no job and no Spanish, and never left. Eighteen years later, he has built three companies in the region and become what he calls the unofficial ambassador of Colombia to the world. Nearshore Business Solutions works with US businesses to source, recruit, and employ talent from Mexico to Argentina, including the Caribbean islands. The model helps companies scale faster and cut costs by as much as 70%, while giving LATAM professionals access to US-based roles that represent a genuine step up in their careers. Eric specializes in services, operations, AI, tech, and sales roles including SDRs and BDRs, and works closely with recruiting agencies looking to build out their teams or offer nearshore solutions to their own clients. Connect with Eric on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ericrtabone Check Out Our Sponsor at: https://signaturebackoffice.com/ For more information about Digital Recruiter, click HERE https://linktr.ee/thedigitalrecruiter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices