Karli Budde

Karli Budde is the Director of GU Talent Solutions at Grosso University and one of the most accomplished recruiting leaders in the home improvement industry. With over a decade of experience in talent acquisition and people operations, she previously served as a senior recruiting leader for Renuity, where she built and led a team of 30+ recruiters and helped scale hiring efforts for a $1+ billion private equity-backed organization. Throughout her career, Karli and her teams have successfully placed thousands of employees nationwide, developing high-performance recruiting systems that drive rapid growth. Known for her strategic mindset, leadership, and ability to build elite teams, she now leads GU Talent Solutions in helping contractors attract, hire, and retain top-tier talent at scale.