Ben Blundell

Pioneer
DISC Type : DSI

Building Foundational AI Models at Meter

Austin, Texas, United States

Overview

Ben Blundell leads recruiting for foundational AI models at Meter, focusing on autonomous networking. An expert in high-growth recruiting and process optimization, his experience spans roles at OpenAI and Oracle. People who have worked with him often describe him as creative, supportive, strategic, and data-focused.

Having attended both high school and university in Washington state, Ben has strong roots in the Pacific Northwest. He is a graduate of Washington State University with a bachelors degree.

Unique fact: Ben founded Candidate Path, a company that connects businesses with a network of elite independent recruiters on-demand.

Personality Overview

Friendly But Fast

Decisive But Friendly

Dynamic But Sincere

They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed  They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Topics They Care About

Foundational AI Models
He is currently building a team at Meter to create frontier AI models from scratch, a subject he is actively promoting to attract top talent.
Talent Acquisition Strategy
His career focus is on optimizing the entire recruiting lifecycle, from sourcing and talent mapping to improving hiring efficiency for both candidates and the business.
Autonomous Networking
This is the specific frontier his team at Meter is tackling, using AI to build the future of automated, intelligent networking infrastructure.

Media Appearances

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Work History

5-2025
Building Foundational AI Models at Meter
3-2024 - 2-2025
Member of Recruiting Staff at OpenAI
3-2023 - 3-2024
Founder at Candidate Path
5-2022 - 3-2023
Senior Director, Recruiting Enablement at Oracle
1-2020 - 5-2022
Director of Recruiting at Oracle

Education

9-2000 - 5-2005
Bachelor's degree from Washington State University
1997 - 2000
Education details unavailable from Redmond High School

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Insights For Selling To Ben

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Mostly stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, but add some stories or anecdotes to it
  • During followups, use calls or text if needed, they should be fine

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves
  • Don't lean very heavily into providing too much information, sharing whitepapers etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ben is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ben

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ben move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Ben take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Ben

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