Multiverse Senior Director of Global Talent Veronica Salcido

Veronica Salcido is the Senior Director of Global Talent at Multiverse, and she joins us to share the defining moment in her life when she chose to decline a string of amazing job offers to sell her possessions and climb Machu Pichu. While acknowledging the privileged position she found herself in, Veronica urges listeners to take the plunge and reset their lives if the opportunity arises. Tune in to hear her story of starting a business and getting 21 clients within 30 days before eventually taking on a full-time opportunity where she was able to make a greater social impact. We also explore the influence of AI on talent acquisition and the capacity it holds to create the freedom to do more meaningful work. Join us today to hear all this and more!   Key Points From This Episode:   Welcoming Veronica Salcido, Senior Director of Global Talent at Multiverse. Parallels between working in talent and Veronica's passion for mountaineering. How she selects opportunities that are value-aligned.  The pivotal moment in Veronica's career and the spreadsheet that changed everything. Traveling to Machu Pichu during a promising moment in her career. How her experience exceeded all of her expectations. Launching her own business and getting 21 clients within 30 days. Acknowledging the privilege necessary to reset your life. How her internal reality differed from external perceptions of the life Veronica was leading.  Recapping why choosing herself was the best thing she could have done. The two services she offered in her newly started business and how she started to work with founders.  Making the decision to climb the career 'jungle gym' and seek out a full-time role. The concept of a double or triple line. Weighing in on the reset happening in talent acquisition. Upskilling yourself to embrace Artificial Intelligence. The power of automation to create the freedom to do more meaningful work.    Quotes:   "I ended up having no inbox, no plan, I hiked Machu Pichu, I went off the grid, I had a total reset, and I launched my own business after that." — Veronica Salcido [0:14:26]    "I had 26 clients within the first 30 days of launching my business." — Veronica Salcido [0:14:30]   "I chose to get in the driver's seat of defining my career and how my life and the opportunities that I was signing up for were going to support that." — Veronica Salcido [0:14:36]   "That is the juicy part of why we do what we do especially as leaders in talent acquisition - innovation." — Veronica Salcido [0:36:52]   Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:   Veronica Salcido on LinkedIn Multiverse The Infinite Game Talk Talent to Me Hired