All Episodes

EP 221: Why Generalists Win in a Fast-Changing Talent Market

EP 220: Elephants, Lions & the Psychology of Talent Leadership

EP 219: Building Talent Programs at Hulu, Activision, and Take-Two

EP 218: Don't Hire

EP 217: How Every Chapter Builds the Next

EP 216: Grit, Resilience, and the AI-Driven Future of Talent Acquisition

EP 215: Building Human-Centered Talent Acquisition in the AI Era

EP 214: Building TA Systems and Hiring Recruiters

EP 213: A Non-Traditional Path to a Ruthless Hiring Bar

EP 212: Managing Expectations in a Job You Can’t Control

EP 211: Where Intuition Meets Pattern Recognition in Hiring

EP 210: Curiosity, Excellence, and What It Takes to Build Strong Teams

EP 209: Balancing AI, Automation and Human Connection

EP 208: Turning AI Into a Strategic Engine for Talent

EP 207: From Legal Training to Talent Strategy

EP 206: Where Parisian Roots Meet Intuitive Hiring

EP 205: Neat CVs Don’t Equal Potential, Look Beyond the Resume

EP 204: Scaling Yourself, Then Scaling the Business

EP 203: How Competitive Sailing and Global Perspective Shape Creative Hiring

EP 202: The Difference Between Filling Roles and Building Teams

EP 201: How Culture Quietly Shapes Every Career Decision

EP 200: What Most TA Leaders Get Wrong About Influence

EP 199: Leading with Speed, Structure, and Self‑Awareness

EP 198: Why Context Matters More Than Hiring Templates

EP 197: This TA Power Couple Shares How They Raise the Bar to Excellence

EP 196: From Equestrian Arenas to Scaling Teams

EP 195: How to Succeed as the First Recruiter at a Startup

EP 194: Leading with Respect and Direct Communication

EP 193: Building Credibility and Driving Impact in Talent Acquisition

EP 192: Aligning Who You Are with How You Lead

EP 191: Hiring Lessons from Mission Work and Global Service

EP 190: A Philosophical Approach to Hiring and Team Design

EP 189: Empathy, Grit, and Leading Teams Through Crisis

EP 188: Aviate, Navigate, Communicate. Leadership Lessons Learned From Flying for the Navy.

EP 187: Being Honest with Yourself and Moving from a Hero to Builder Mindset

EP 186: Candidate and Employee Experience, Culture, and the Pros and Cons of Remote

EP 185: How Teaching Influenced This Talent Leader's Perspective

EP 184: Why Pairing Ambition With Kindness Builds Winning Teams

EP 183: How Playing Football Professionally at AFC Wimbledon Influenced This Talent Leader's Perspective

EP 182: How to Automate Your Interview Process and Maintain Strong Candidate Engagement

EP 181: How to Win with Employer Branding and Candidate Experience

EP 180: Leveraging Data to Find the Perfect Candidate

EP 179: How a Global TA Ops Leader Thinks About Hiring

EP 178: The Link Between TA and Psychology

EP 177: Recruiting for ROI and Growth

EP 176: Running TA While Scaling From 4 to 150+ Employees

EP 175: State of Hiring: Data Trends, Automation, and Fraud Risks with Steve Bartel, CEO of Gem

EP 174: How to streamline operations and drive sustainable growth with Rachael Becker, Founder & CEO of RB Builds

EP 173: Unlocking Value: Latin American engineering teams for US companies with Gino Ferrand, CEO of Tecla

EP 172: AI, hiring, and the new talent equation with Steve Bartel, CEO of Gem

EP 171: AI talent pipelines: Strategies for sustainable hiring in an era of rapid change with Lupe Colangelo, Director of Alumni Engagement & Employer Partnerships at General Assembly.

EP 170: Georgetown's entrepreneurial ecosystem with Benjamin Zimmerman

EP 169: What’s Next for AI and Automation in Recruiting: Insights from Jason Heilman, Sr VP of Product, Automation, and AI at Bullhorn

EP 168: Navigating staffing in uncertain times: Insights from Hugo Malan, President of Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom

EP 167: Revolutionizing staffing through network intelligence with Brad Beach, CEO & Founder of Tailored Management & Jobvious

EP 166: The Future of recruitment technology and automation for the Staffing and Recruiting industry with Sean Mallapurkar, CEO of Recruit CRM

EP 165: AI-Powered Recruitment Strategies with Metaview's Co-Founder and CEO Siadhal Magos

EP 164: Revolutionizing Hiring Processes with Hariharan Kolam, Co-Founder and CEO at Findem

EP 163: Exploring AI-Driven Hiring Solutions with Anil Dharni, CEO of Sense

EP 162: Leveraging AI for High-Volume Hiring with Steve Bartel, CEO of Gem

EP 161: Recruiting and Building Globally Distributed Tech Teams with Justt's Co-founder, Roenen Ben-Ami

EP 160: How to take skill tests and assessments to the next level with Test Gorilla’s Founder and CEO, Wouter Durville.

EP 159: Human Powered Technical Assessments with Woven’s Founder and CEO Wes Winler.

EP 158: What should AI’s role be in talent acquisition? With James Mackey (CEO of SecureVision) and Steve Bartel (CEO of Gem).

EP 157: Candidate and Sales Automation for the Staffing and Recruiting Industry with Julian D’Angelo, Founder and CEO of Talin

EP 156: Leveraging AI for phone screens and evaluations with Aaron Wang, Co-founder and CEO of Apriora.

EP 155: Unlocking AI-Driven Talent Sourcing with Juicebox CEO David Paffenholz

EP 154: Strategies for the new age of tech hiring with Steve Bartel, Founder & CEO of Gem

EP 153: Skill-based hiring and AI's role in evolving talent acquisition with Daniel Chait, CEO of Greenhouse

EP 152: Beyond Automation: Exploring AI's impact on hiring strategies with Babblebots.ai CEO, Roli Gupta

EP 151: Innovative AI solutions for modern hiring with hollyhires.ai CEO, Jacob Claerhout

EP 150: AI solutions for modern hiring with Brainner’s Co-Founders, Fede Grinblat and Guillermo Gette

EP 149: The evolution of recruitment software with Workable's CEO, Nikos Moraitakis

EP 148: AI voice agents and the evolution of recruitment with Kwal’s Co-Founder, David Tell

EP 147: AI-Driven Interview Intelligence: Revolutionizing Recruitment with Mark Simpson, CEO of Pillar

EP 146: AI in Action: The blueprint for smarter hiring with the CEO of BrightHire

EP 145: Exploring job market dynamics: non-competes, solo businesses, and work mindsets with Joel Lalgee

EP 144: Leveraging AI for hiring with Steve Bartel, Founder & CEO of Gem

EP 143: Tech industry's hiring landscape and ethical quandaries of AI, with Daniel Chait, CEO of Greenhouse

EP 142: ATS Evolution and Talent Strategies with Anton Boner, Co-Founder of Screenloop

EP 141: Navigating tech hiring trends and cultivating inclusive teams with Shathiya Rengalwar.

EP 140: Navigating Talent Acquisition from Series C to Series E with Cassandra Mingus, Director of Talent Acquisition at Signifyd

EP 139: Mastering high-volume hiring and employee retention with Avi Singer, CEO & Founder at showd.me

EP 138: Hiring strategies from Daniel Chait, CEO of Greenhouse, and Jamie Hodari, CEO of Industrious.

EP 137: Navigating the future of tech: Layoffs, consolidation, and Al impact with Steven Bartel, Co-founder and CEO of Gem

EP 100: Best of: Shauna Geraghty, SVP & Global Head of People & Talent at Talkdesk. Masterclass: quality of hire, predictive algorithms, the magic number to measure success.

EP 136: The roadmap to successful leadership recruitment in tech with Laura MacKinnon, Chief People Officer at Clari.

EP 135: Cybersecurity industry’s current trends and challenges with Fayyaz Rajpari, Managing Partner at IntelliGuards.

EP 134: Minds Matter: The impact of psychology and authenticity on hiring success with Amit Yoran, Chairman and CEO at Tenable.

EP 133: Recruiting Roots: Leadership, culture, and navigating change with Tim Betry, VP of People and Places at GoPro

EP 132: Best of innovation and culture chats, with three leading experts.

EP 131: Managing talent acquisition and scaling in a volatile market with Andrew Blevins, Head of Talent Acquisition at Cyberhaven

EP 130: Navigating leadership transitions and the future of work with Jennifer Christie, Chief People Officer at DocuSign

EP 129: Startup hiring roadmap. Charting success from day one with Kaitlyn Knopp, Founder & CEO of Pequity.

EP 128: Mastering executive hiring and growth strategies in tech with Jimmy Kim, Founder & CEO at Sendlane

EP 127: Leadership, transparency, and the future of work with Christian Sutherland-Wong, CEO at Glassdoor

EP 126: Leading the Charge: Strategies for effective hiring and talent management for startups.

EP 125: Leadership and hiring in times of crisis: Strategies for success with Parker Barrile, Partner at Norwest Venture

EP 124: From downturn to rebound: Tech market resilience

EP 123: The Future of Work: Insights on resource management and talent acquisition.

EP 122: Striking the right chord: Balancing quality and speed in startup hiring.

EP 121: Cracking the code of international hiring: Strategies, challenges, and embracing the startup mentality

EP 120: The secret sauce to a successful startup: Building efficient teams, cultivating workplace culture, and onboarding strategies

EP 119: The ABCs of hiring quality leadership talent: Attraction, management, and retention for early to mid-stage organizations

EP 118: Building high-performing teams in late stage: Shifting from culture fit to culture add with Gianna Driver, CHRO at Exabeam.

EP 117: Scaling success: Structured hiring and effective onboarding in scale-up organizations.

EP 116: Mastering the art of running a category leading people organization with Debbie Shotwell CPO at Stack Overflow

EP 115: Navigating uncharted territory in the tech market: Trust, retention, and adaptability in growing startups.

EP 114: Maximizing team capabilities. Fractional consulting models for startup and growth stage.

EP 113: Leveraging talent in LATAM and upskilling strategies for workforce retention.

EP 112: Scaling startups: Performance metrics, recruitment tools, and quality of hire.

EP 111: Strategic hiring for startups and the dangers of getting too big too fast.

EP 110: Performance Reviews. Rethinking evaluation systems and embracing Organizational Network Analysis

EP 109: How to properly leverage staffing agencies and optimize engagement.

EP 108: Tech and VC market dynamics. Growth strategies, AI, and the economy.

EP 107: Northstar metrics and beyond: Strategies for transformative hiring success.

EP 106: Navigating layoffs and post-layoff transformations. Maintaining company culture and encouraging strategic growth.

EP 105: Insights on efficiency, robust succession planning, and ROI of a people-first culture.

EP 104: HR Excellence with Laura Giangiuli: Fostering a people-first culture. Diversity and mental health.

EP 103: Evolving hiring practices and retention strategies for a competitive advantage.

EP 102: How to build profitable businesses at scale. Unit economics. With Sam Jacob's, CEO of Pavilion and WSJ best selling author.

EP 101: Building an effective startup culture, hiring, and retention strategies. The power of social media for employee engagement.

EP 100: Shauna Geraghty, SVP & Global Head of People & Talent at Talkdesk. Masterclass: quality of hire, predictive algorithms, the magic number to measure success.

EP 99: How to leverage behavioral assessments for effective hiring. Employee engagement and retention. Early growth-stage focus.

EP 98: Navigating ROI, performance management, and Gen Z recruiting strategies with Anthony Onesto, CPO of Suzy.

EP 97: Hiring as a team sport. Aligning hiring strategies with the company's North Star metrics.

EP 96: Hiring a VP of People early on is a game changer. The best People Ops execs are strong operators and are analytical. Neuroplasticity. Culture at scale.

EP 95: Best of: How to build a talent acquisition department from scratch while in hyper-growth: Lessons Learned and Best Practices w Lance Tripp

EP 94: Panel Part 2: Generative AI news and applications for people orgs. CNN's CEO ousted and the impact on culture and earnings.

EP 92: How to increase your hiring batting average by implementing predictive indexing and structured interviews.

EP 91: How to make culture a competitive advantage by thinking long-term. Strategies for attracting and retaining top talent.

EP 90: Daniel Chait, the Co-founder & CEO of Greenhouse, shares lessons learned from helping 1000s of companies hire top talent.

EP 89: Leadership and talent development lessons learned from working in a boxing gym.

EP 88: Introducing The Breakthrough Hiring Show

EP 87: How to master headcount planning through optimizing FP&A and operations.

EP 86: Optimizing your employee value proposition. A data-driven approach to hiring with the former Head of TA at Robinhood, Boris Epstein.

EP 85: Learn why understanding philosophical and psychological concepts are critical to effective leadership, hiring, and developing talent

EP 84: How AI will impact recruitment, HR, and the employee journey.

EP 83: How to build a healthy startup culture and the challenges of hiring talent. The hidden costs associated with hiring the wrong people.

EP 82: How to avoid catfish tech candidates. Promoting vs. hiring leaders. ChatGPT's impact on software development.

EP 81: Panel Part 2: Writer's strike. When CEO's fumble on bonus conversations. Layoffs vs. pay cuts. Recession pricing strategies.

EP 80: Panel Part I: How sci-fi movies and AI could change how we hire. We discuss how quickly AI will disrupt jobs and what we can do to prepare.

EP 79, Part 2: How misalignment between the employee’s title and competency can result in inefficiencies, inadequate decision-making, and impact organizational success

EP 78, Part I: Adding to the social fabric: How to attract the right people and building a cohesive team w Janine Yancey

EP 77: The unbundling of Linkedin: How to hire through communities and hiring for partnership teams with Christopher Samila.

Best of Season One: Make your talent acquisition process unforgettable by understanding how marketing, talent acquisition, and core human needs converge w Meqa Smith

EP 76: How to make sure you don't hire the wrong people. High leverage tactics to improve hiring outcomes for startups, growth-stage, hyper-growth, and strategic hiring.

EP 75: Creating a thriving & diverse culture. Diversity Sprints. Aligning performance reviews with talent development and discovering superpowers.

EP 74: How to connect business outcomes with people strategy and drive alignment in the CEO and CPO relationship

EP 73: Panel Part 2: We asked ChatGPT how it will change hiring and riffed on the quality of its answers. Then ChatGPT helped us create ridiculous sourcing templates.

EP 72: Panel Part I: Is the US market trending toward a recession? How a potential TikTok ban in the US could impact the recruitment market

EP 71: Eric Ly, the Co-Founder of LinkedIn, shares his story of building LinkedIn and his opinion on how technology such as ChatGPT will impact talent acquisition and the role of recruiters.

EP 70: How companies fall into the trap of hiring unqualified VPs. The hidden conflict of interest with the contingent recruitment agency business model.

EP 69: 2023 Comp Strategy. Salaries aren't going down. Inflation is "right-sizing" salaries back to the golden mean. Why you shouldn't be the top bidder for talent.

EP 68: How job boards are shifting to programmatic performance-based advertising. TikTok Demand Creation vs. Website Capture w Steven Rothberg

EP 67: Having a retention strategy isn't enough, you need an attrition strategy. Hiring may be cyclical but investing in recruiting tech and process shouldn't be.

EP 66: How to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities succeed in the workplace w Alex Buckles

EP 65: How to build a talent acquisition department from scratch while in hyper-growth: Lessons Learned and Best Practices w Lance Tripp

EP 64 Panel: The Ripple Effect: Analyzing How SVB’s Collapse Will Impact the Tech Market and Hiring Landscape

EP 63: Why most companies fail at hiring the right people. How hiring the best fit people impacts business success and the bottom line with Meqa Smith.

EP 62: The Rise of Skill-Based Hiring: Addressing Bias, Labor Supply, and The Changing Nature of Work with Josh Millet

EP 61: Maximizing Employee Engagement During Economic Downturns: Strategies for Valuing and Retaining Talent w Raluca Mackey

EP 60 Panel: TechTalk: Layoffs and Benioff’s statements. Chat GPT and its impact on TA and beyond.

EP 59:The evolving role of TA leadership. Aligning hiring targets to North Star Metrics w Michael Salamey

EP 58: Embracing Africa’s Talent: Exploring the Benefits, Best Sources, and Impact on the Global Talent Economy w Valerie Bowden

EP 57: State of the employment market for startups and growth-stage tech. Hiring junior talent and career transitioners w Corey Kossack

EP 56: Implementation of new technology. Challenges and common pitfalls w Julie Macaluso

EP 55 Panel: Elon's Twitter layoffs. Is it ok for big tech to hire while doing mass layoffs? The current labor market w Andreea Florescu & Julia Arpag

EP 54: The current state of the tech industry's labor market. Talent acquisition strategies for 2023 w Asad Zaman

EP 53: Hitting hiring targets in hyper-growth. Scaling talent acquisition like a revenue org w Rahul Yodh

EP 52: The importance of making psychological safety a priority. And the ROI of psychological safety w Jessa Messina

EP 51: The role personalized benefits play in the future of work w Rob Whalen

EP 50: Running talent acquisition like a revenue org w Brandon Metcalf

EP 49: Changing the future for people with autism in the workplace w Josh Scofield.

EP 48: Onboarding & retention, career mapping, and trends in healthcare recruitment w Jaylyn Sanchez

EP 47: The importance of executive leadership buy-in and what it really means w David Marshall

EP 46: Recruiting for part-time roles, Glassdoor reviews and leveraging your database w Katie Zotos

EP 45: The importance of having a culture of L&D within the company w Elena Agaragimova

EP 44: Why SaaS companies and VCs need to consider embedded recruitment with SecureVision's CEO James Mackey

EP 43: Diversity strategies, transparency in hiring, quarterly reviews & more w/ Rocki Howard

EP 42: Return to office is creating a power struggle between employee and employer w/ Jessica Mayo

EP 41: Employee experience is everything w/ Jim Burns, Vice President of Talent Acquisition at Thrive Skilled Pediatric Care

EP 40: Tools and technology to help achieve your DE&I goals w/ Eric Tagarel

EP 39: Breaking down talent acquisition ops w/ Jared Long, Director of Talent Acquisition Operations at Duolingo

EP 38: The future of getting paid and how it will impact talent acquisition w/ Brian Brinkley

EP 37: Removing interview bias and reducing attrition w/ Ashleigh Anderson - VP, Head of Global Talent Acquisition at Credit Karma

EP 36: Recruiting in the insurance industry w/ Brent Davis

EP 35: Modernizing the recruitment industry w/ James Hornick, Partner and CRO at Hirewell

EP 34: Dealing with job candidates that are inconsistent and out of touch w/John Shreve

EP 33: The rising costs of talent acquisition w/ Sarah Peck

EP 32: The merger of talent acquisition and people operations w/ Ian Ambrosio

EP 31: Converting a thought that challenges the status quo into a scalable business w/ Troy LeMaile-Stovall

EP 30: Make your talent acquisition process unforgettable by understanding how marketing, talent acquisition, and core human needs converge w/ Meqa Smith

EP 29: Building incredible recruiter-candidate relationships w/ tactics that are hiding in plain sight w/ Khurram Muhammad

EP 28: Upgrading your talent acquisition team from a tactical filler of jobs to a true talent acquisition partner w/ Nancy Gray-Starkebaum

EP 27: Breaking down the importance of data to optimize the talent acquisition function w/ Nayeem Chowdhury

EP 26: How to hire top tech talent during uncertain market conditions w/ Anit Arora

EP 25: Breaking down the nuances of hiring engineering talent w/ Mats Andersson

EP 24: Breaking down and optimizing the candidate experience w/ James Lafferty

EP 23: What is empathy-driven recruiting and how do you implement it w/ Elijah Elkins

EP 22: Building a talent strategy after you raise capital for your company w/Seth Welty

EP 21: Breaking down the in-office breakdown and the rise of individualized management w/ best selling author Jeff Arnold

EP 20: The pros and cons of starting your recruitment career at an agency w/Luke Whitburn

EP 19: How a Recruiter Amassed over 131K followers on LinkedIn w/ Joel Lalgee

EP 18: Coaching and Talent Management Strategy w/ Joshua Encarnacion

EP 17: Talent Sourcing Best Practices w/ Jim Wink of Okta

Ep 16: Katherine Johnson, Chief People & Legal Officer, Head of Compliance - Storj Labs

Ep 15: Kim Hiler, Chief People Officer - Intradiem

EP 14: Weekly Talent Acquisition News Update for May 30 - June 3

EP 13: Julia Arpag and Stephanie Quinn-West, Talent Acquisition Team Leads - SecureVision

EP 12: Monica Pool Knox, Chief People Officer and Board Director - ex: Microsoft, Twitter, PepsiCo, LivePerson, Sony, CBS, Verizon

EP 11: Siadhal Magos, Co-founder and CEO - Metaview

EP 10: Barry Mainz, Chief Operating Officer - Malwarebytes

EP 9: Laura Holcombe, Talent Acquisition Manager - Streetbees

EP 8: Nathan Deily, Chief People Officer and Co-Founder - nth venture

EP 7: Nate Guggia, Co-founder and Head of Brand - Before You Apply

EP 6: Mukta Arya, Chief Human Resources Officer (APAC) - Societe Generale

EP 5: Yuri Kruman, Chief Executive Officer - HR, Talent & Systems

EP 4: Alan Rudolph, B2B Enterprise SaaS Exec

EP 3: Steve Cadigan, LinkedIn's First Chief HR Officer and Founder - Cadigan Talent Ventures

EP 2: Megan Bowen, COO - Refine Labs

EP 1: Erin McCann, Senior Vice President of People Operations - SevenFifty