The recruiting problem
nobody solved

For decades, wealth management recruiting has run on gut instinct, cold calls, and stale lists. HNTR AI exists to change that.

Mission

Make recruiting intelligent,
not just aggressive.

We believe the best advisor-firm matches are found through data, behavioral insight, and strategic timing — not spray-and-pray outreach.

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Precision Over Volume

Target the right advisors with the right message at the right time, rather than flooding the market with generic outreach.

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Intelligence Over Instinct

Replace gut feelings with data-driven insights, behavioral signals, and predictive modeling that actually works.

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Relationships Over Transactions

Build genuine advisor-firm compatibility through culture matching and long-term alignment, not just production figures.

Origin Story

From the recruiting desk
to the platform.

For over 20 years, Paul Cardenas led national recruiting operations for some of the largest broker-dealers and RIAs in the country. He built teams, designed compensation structures, and personally managed relationships with hundreds of top-producing financial advisors.

Throughout that career, one frustration never went away: the recruiting process itself was fundamentally broken. Firms were spending millions on recruiting programs that relied on outdated lists, cold outreach, and subjective assessments of “fit.” The best advisors were being missed. The wrong ones were being hired. And everyone knew it.

I kept asking myself: what if we could see the signals before the advisor even picked up the phone? What if recruiting could be as intelligent as the advisors we were trying to recruit?

That question became HNTR AI. What started as a late-night idea quickly became a full platform concept, then two provisional patents, then a live product roadmap. Built without a dev team, without outside funding, and without permission — using decades of domain expertise and a deep partnership with AI.

Paul Cardenas
Founder & CEO

Paul Cardenas

A seasoned recruiting executive with more than two decades of experience transforming how wealth management firms attract and retain top advisor talent. Paul has led national recruiting programs, designed enterprise compensation strategies, and operated at the executive and board level across multiple firms.

He built HNTR AI to encode the operational playbook he developed over 20+ years — combining deep industry knowledge with AI-powered behavioral intelligence to create the recruiting platform the industry has always needed.

20+
Years in Recruiting
National
Scope of Operations
C-Suite
Executive Experience
Journey

Building in public,
moving with purpose.

2003 – 2023

Two Decades on the Front Line

Led national recruiting operations, built enterprise programs, and managed hundreds of advisor relationships across top broker-dealers and RIAs.

2024

HNTR AI Conceived

Identified the gap between recruiting instinct and recruiting intelligence. Began building the platform concept, product architecture, and IP strategy.

2024

Two Provisional Patents Filed

Filed patents covering advisor breakaway prediction, recruiting funnel intelligence, and lifestyle-based compatibility scoring.

2025

Platform & Brand Launch

Launched HNTR AI with five proprietary modules: Signal™, Watch™, Fit™, BLIX™, and Intelligence™. Began early access outreach to strategic partners.

2025 – Present

Growth & Partnerships

Actively exploring strategic partnerships, investor conversations, and pilot programs with forward-thinking wealth management firms.

Principles

What we stand for.

Domain Expertise First

AI is a tool, not a replacement for understanding the business. Every algorithm in HNTR AI is informed by real recruiting experience and industry nuance.

Privacy & Compliance

We work within the regulatory frameworks of wealth management. FINRA, SEC, and state-level compliance are built into our architecture, not bolted on.

Signal, Not Noise

We don't overwhelm recruiters with data. We surface the insights that matter most — the ones that lead to action and results.

Built for Enterprise

HNTR AI is designed for the firms that run the industry — with the security, scalability, and configurability that enterprise clients require.

Connect

Want to learn more?

We’re always open to conversations with firms, partners, and investors who share our vision for smarter recruiting.

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