The Bullpen : Fin, Tech, and Recruiting
by Taurean Consulting Group
Because recruiting doesn't have to be robotic, transactional, or boring. We're here to have real conversations about jobs, careers, technology, and what's happening in the Las Vegas market—with some laughs along the way.Whether you're a candidate navigating a job search, a hiring manager trying to build a team, or just someone curious about the wild world of recruiting, The Bullpen is your space for honest, useful, and entertaining conversations.
Episodes
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Women in Tech Don’t Need Permission — They Need Power with Rishma Khimji
Work isn’t supposed to be your whole life—and Gen Z is making the workforce confront that in real time. In this episode of The Bullpen, Sonia and Misty sit down with Rishma Khimji, the Chief Digital Officer at Harry Reid International Airport (and the airport’s first CDO), for a powerful...
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Remote vs Hybrid vs On-Site: What Actually Gets You Hired Now
Remote work sounded like the dream—until the cracks started showing. In this episode of The Bullpen, Sonya and Misty dig into the real conversation companies and candidates are having in 2025: remote vs onsite vs hybrid—and why fully remote isn’t the long-term solution many thought it would be....
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Career Reinvention in Real Time: Tech, Data, and the Pivot to Real Estate with Rhonda Lemke
Career paths aren’t linear—and sometimes the biggest pivots lead to the most aligned chapters. In this episode of The Bullpen, Sonia and Misty sit down with Rhonda Lemke, a longtime tech leader turned real estate professional, to talk about resilience, reinvention, and how tech skills translate…
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Getting Your First Job In Tech with David Arroyo
In this episode of The Bullpen, Sonya and Misty flip the script and bring on candidate-turned-IT-pro, David Arroyo, to share his journey—from almost taking on college debt he didn’t want, to finding Tech Impact, riding his bike to interviews, and landing his first full-time role with the help of…
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The True Cost of a Bad Hire
A bad hire doesn’t just annoy your team — it drains your money, your time, and your sanity. In this episode of The Bullpen, Soic and Misty break down the real cost of getting the wrong person in the door, from the hard financial hit to the quiet damage it leaves across your culture and...
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Can Your Social Media Impact Your Job Search with Kassidy Lynne
Social media gets a bad rap—doom scrolling, cancel culture, comparison traps. But what if we told you it could actually be the key to building real community, landing your dream job, and growing your business? In this episode, we sit down with Kassidy Lynne, founder of Kassidy Lynne Social, to…
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Leadership That Actually Works with Charles Inglehart
Welcome back to The Bullpen! Sometimes leadership isn't about being the boss—it's about being the person people actually want to follow. In this episode, we sit down with Charles Inglehart from Vision Technologies to talk about what real leadership looks like in today's workplace. From...
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Interview Mistakes That Cost People Jobs | Real Recruiting Stories
Sometimes you just need to laugh at the chaos. In this episode, we're sharing the most awkward, uncomfortable, and downright unbelievable interview stories from our combined 40+ years in recruiting. From profanity-dropping to drug usage confessions, sweaty bus rides in August Vegas heat to…
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The Dark Side of AI: Ransomware, Deepfakes & Cyber Threats
Welcome back to The Bullpen! Today we're diving deep into the world of cybersecurity with longtime friend and cybersecurity professor Dr. Mack Jackson Jr from Vanderson Cyber Group. From AI-powered attacks to ransomware nightmares and the terrifying world of deepfakes—this episode will make you...
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Augmented Reality: Beyond the Hype with Jeramie Brown
Grab the bull by the horns and dive into the world of augmented reality! In this episode, we sit down with Jeramie, a technologist who's been obsessed with AR for over a decade, to explore what augmented reality actually is, how it's being used today, and why we're just 2-5 years away from...
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Welcome to The Bullpen: Where Recruiting Gets Real
Welcome to the very first episode of The Bullpen! We're kicking things off by sharing why we started Taurean Consulting Group, what makes our recruiting approach different, and why we decided to launch this podcast. If you've ever wondered what agency recruiting is really like—or why Las Vegas…
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About this show
Because recruiting doesn't have to be robotic, transactional, or boring. We're here to have real conversations about jobs, careers, technology, and what's happening in the Las Vegas market—with some laughs along the way.Whether you're a candidate navigating a job search, a hiring manager trying to build a team, or just someone curious about the wild world of recruiting, The Bullpen is your space for honest, useful, and entertaining conversations.
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Taurean Consulting Group