Avetis Antaplyan
Avetis Antaplyan is an American entrepreneur of Armenian and Greek descent and the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hireclout, a technology recruiting and consulting firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California.[1][2][3][4][5] He has been profiled in outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, Forbes, and The Silicon Review, and is the host of The Tech Leaders Playbook podcast.[1][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Career
Antaplyan founded Hireclout after previously rebuilding and exiting the Mitchell Group, a regional recruiting agency formed in the years surrounding the 2008 recession.[14][15] Earlier in his career, he held management positions at Rite Aid, where he served as an assistant manager, and at Kaplan’s SCORE Educational Centers, where he was a senior director overseeing multiple locations.[14][15][16]
Hireclout
Hireclout is a Los Angeles–based recruiting and consulting firm specializing in technology and go-to-market roles.[5] It has been profiled by publications including Inc., The Silicon Review, Hunt Scanlon Media, Global Radiance Review, and Stanford Graduate School of Business Perspectives.[2][5][7][17][18]
The firm has appeared on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies (No. 2461 in 2022 and No. 2656 in 2023) and was named an Inc. Power Partner in 2023.[2] It has also been recognized among California’s Best Workplaces by Best Companies Group[19] and listed by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of the Best Small Companies to Work For in Los Angeles.[20] According to Great Recruiters, HIRECLOUT is “consistently ranked among Great Recruiters’ top-rated firms,” with more than 900 verified reviews from clients and candidates.[4][21]
Board, Advisory, and Investment Roles
Antaplyan has been active as an advisor and investor, including mentoring student entrepreneurs at California State University, Northridge’s Bull Ring startup competition.[22] He has also participated in angel investing through the Science and Technology Angels Network (STAN), a program spun off from the Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST).[23] In interviews, he has stated that his investment interests include AI, robotics, automation, and healthcare.[16]
He has appeared at private equity and venture capital industry events hosted by Hunt Scanlon Media, focusing on recruiting for investment-backed companies,[24] and was listed among U.S. and Armenian technology leaders involved in bilateral investment initiatives reported by StratēgEast.[25]
Recognition and Media Coverage
Antaplyan has been profiled in the Los Angeles Times, Forbes, The Silicon Review, and Stanford Graduate School of Business Perspectives.[1][6][7][18] In 2025, he was named a finalist in the Los Angeles Times LA Executive Awards.[26] Additional profiles have appeared in Shoutout LA[27] and Jeffrey Feldberg’s Leadership Mastery.[28]
Speaking Engagements
Antaplyan has spoken at conferences and panels related to leadership, recruiting, and entrepreneurship. These include Glendale Tech Week, hosted by the Armenian Engineers and Scientists Association,[29][30] the Best Companies Group Conference,[31] and Hunt Scanlon’s PE/VC Recruiting Conference.[24] He has also appeared on several business and leadership podcasts, including Deep Wealth, The INDUStry Show, Disruption Interruption, and Status Go.[14][24][32][33]
In 2025, Antaplyan is scheduled to be a featured speaker at the Disrupted: Work Reimagined unconference, presenting on the topic Align to Win: Building Teams Who Care, Commit, and Contribute.[34][35] He is also scheduled to serve as a moderator at Hunt Scanlon’s PE/VC Recruiting Conference in San Francisco, leading a discussion with Rhys Hughes of Google Ventures.[24]
Personal Life
Antaplyan has discussed his upbringing as the youngest of several brothers and has spoken about balancing professional responsibilities with family life.[15][27] He lives in California with his wife and children and has also been involved in real estate development projects.[15]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Email; LinkedIn (2025-04-28). "Avetis Antaplyan, HIRECLOUT CEO, Explains Why You Should Stop Motivating C-Players and Where to Direct Your Focus". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "HIRECLOUT is a 2022 Inc. 5000 honoree". Inc.com. Archived from the original on 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "HIRECLOUT - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "HIRECLOUT Reviews - Great Recruiters". app.greatrecruiters.com. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "HIRECLOUT". Hunt Scanlon Media. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Avetis Antaplyan | Founder & CEO - HIRECLOUT". Forbes Business Council. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "An Interview with Avetis Antaplyan, HIRCLOUT's Founder & CEO. We discuss how to scale a company by hiring and retaining the best talent in technology". The Silicon Review. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "Avetis Antaplyan". Wonder Women Tech. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "Avetis Antaplyan". The Business Show US. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/149588db-2bd9-419c-8160-18f28b95d86e/the-tech-leader's-playbook". music.amazon.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-10-02. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "The Tech Leader's Playbook". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "The Tech Leader's Playbook". YouTube. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Avetis Antaplyan". Deep Wealth Podcast. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Leadership In Tech (2025-09-11). Leadership In Tech - Episode 9 Avetis Antaplyan. Retrieved 2025-10-02 – via YouTube.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 investor (2021-09-01). "Investor Connect: Avetis Antaplyan of HIRECLOUT". Investor Connect. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "HIRECLOUT: Leading AI-Powered Tech Recruitment Solutions". Global Radiance Review. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Cover. "A Bridge to the Future - Vistage Perspectives Magazine". Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "The Best Places to Work in California". California's Best Workplaces. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "Top Rated IT & Engineering Staffing Firms: Second Half 2024 | Great Recruiters". greatrecruiters.com. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "Top Rated IT & Engineering Staffing Firms: Second Half 2024 | Great Recruiters". greatrecruiters.com. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "2025 CSUN Bull Ring". CSUN.edu. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Science and Technology Angels Network". Archived from the original on 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 Zupsansky, Dale (2025-09-17). "Recruiting for Private Equity & Venture Capital: Driving Growth Through Talent". Hunt Scanlon Media. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "US, Armenia sign new investment agreements in IT sector". Strategeast. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "US, Armenia sign new investment agreements in IT sector". Strategeast. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Meet Avetis Antaplyan | Mission driven Technology, Executive, Entrepreneur, Investor, Podcast Host, Go-Giver & Family Man! – SHOUTOUT LA". shoutoutla.com. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "Entrepreneur and Co-Founder Avetis Antaplyan Of HireClout Shares The Art Of Business And Employee Recruitment - Jeffrey Feldberg". Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "AESA Hosts a Successful Technical Workshop and Hiring Discussion Panel and Resume Workshop at Glendale Tech Week – Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America". Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "Glendale Tech Week: Strengthening the City's Position as a Growing Tech Hub – MyGlendale". 2025-06-25. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ mgair. "The Best Companies Group HR Leadership Conference 2023". Best Companies Group. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ Ton, Jeff (2023-10-23). "Status Go: Ep. 231 - The Evolution of Attracting and Retaining Talent | Avetis Antaplyan". InterVision Systems. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ Ton, Jeff (2023-10-23). "Status Go: Ep. 231 - The Evolution of Attracting and Retaining Talent | Avetis Antaplyan". InterVision Systems. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ Disrupted Work Reimagined (2025-07-21). Avetis Antaplyan. Retrieved 2025-10-02 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Disrupted Work Reimagined (2025-09-05). Behind the Scenes of Work Reimagined with Avetis Antaplyan. Retrieved 2025-10-02 – via YouTube.
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