Josh Sklut
Career and talent acquisition coach for AI and Web3 roles
| Hourly rate range | $80 to $150 an hour |
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| Also coaches | Business coach and Executive coach |
Josh Sklut is a talent acquisition expert who coaches on careers, hiring, and building teams. He has 25 years in business. He held senior talent leadership roles at Kekst CNC and Voice, where he built global recruiting operations. He has grown startups from 5 to 150+ people. He now works at MyStandard, a user-owned data marketplace. He also speaks on the future of work and candidate experience.
What Josh helps with
Josh coaches on talent acquisition, career growth, and breaking into AI careers. He also helps leaders who are building teams.
- Talent acquisition strategy
- Breaking into AI careers
- Career coaching
- Building teams from scratch
- Scaling startups quickly
- Building talent frameworks for large companies
- Candidate experience
Background and qualifications
Josh has 25 years in business. He is a co-founder, operator, and talent strategist. He served as Head of Talent Acquisition from September 2022 to October 2023, leading global recruitment operations. Before that he held senior talent leadership roles at Kekst CNC and Voice. There he built and scaled global recruiting operations, designed DEI-focused frameworks, and worked with executives on growth. He now works at MyStandard, building a user-owned data marketplace. He also speaks on the future of work, digital identity, and candidate experience.
Josh Sklut pricing
Josh Sklut reviews
Josh Sklut has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 13 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
The CoachVouch take
A talent leader who has scaled startups from 5 to 150+ people and now builds a user-owned data marketplace.
Best for people who want to break into AI careers or leaders who need to build and scale teams.
Common questions
How much does Josh Sklut charge?
Coaching with Josh runs $80 to $150 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Josh Sklut help with?
Josh Sklut helps with talent acquisition strategy, breaking into AI careers, career coaching and building teams from scratch.
Does Josh Sklut have reviews?
Josh Sklut has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 13 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
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