Building Talent Teams in the Toughest Markets - Angie Goldman - Hiring Happy Hour - Episode # 003

What does it really take to build a talent team that earns trust, drives results, and plays the long game? In this episode of Hiring Happy Hour, Nicole Hammond sits down with Angie Goldman, Head of Talent at Greencross Pet Wellness Company, for a thoughtful and refreshingly honest conversation about leadership, team building, and specialty recruitment. Angie shares her unexpected path into a Head of Talent role, what it was like rebuilding a team from the ground up, and how blending clinical expertise with recruiting experience created a stronger, more balanced function. The conversation explores long-term workforce planning, proactive hiring, and how automation can support recruiters without sacrificing human connection.  Takeaways:Personality and trust outweigh process alone. Strong communication skills and genuine relationships are essential for both candidate experience and stakeholder partnership.Building teams requires intentional balance. Angie pairs recruiters with different backgrounds to combine clinical credibility with recruitment expertise.Specialty hiring demands long-term thinking. In highly constrained markets, success often means engaging candidates months, or years, before they can start.Proactive planning beats reactive hiring. Succession planning, internal mobility, and early conversations with grads and interns are critical to retention.Automation should remove noise, not humanity. Using technology to filter, schedule, and streamline allows recruiters to focus on strategy and connection.Leadership extends beyond work. Angie’s approach to balance, boundaries, and personal fulfillment directly informs how she leads her team.Quote of the Show:“ I want people that prioritize an excellent candidate experience and who are able to build strong bonds with the candidate because it's a big deal of changing jobs. They've gotta trust us.” - Angie GoldmanLinks:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angie-goldman-241a2251/ Website: http://www.greencrosslimited.com.au/ Email: [email protected] Ways to Tune In:Substack: HiringHappyHour.com  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Pnhu7Njmi09N6Yzye59Nf   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/hiring-happy-hour/id1868802369  Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d60912b0-8925-4bba-aff1-f5230a0cc793  iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/317223012/  Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/hiring-happy-hour-6340769