Recruiting EQ

Our 100th Episode!!!! Thrilling, a little shocking and weirdly it felt like it happened really quickly. I was thrilled to have Alexis Alvarez as our featured guest for episode 100. She's the founder and CEO of Career Rockstars, an Executive Search firm that advocates for diversity in hiring within Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Venture Capital firms.  Moreover, her approach to alternative brandin...

Rich and I cover a broad range of topics starting with the new Masters Of The Universe Movie and ranging from the drastic changes going on in the market to the potential joys of owning one or more franchise. Definitely interesting if you've got the entrepreneur bug. Rich: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-potter-533381a/ Franchise Heroes: https://www.linkedin.com/company/franchise-heroes/ Rick: htt...

Fun conversation with John Pezoulas, co-founder of Ready Set Exec, a boutique search firm in Ottawa. John is a fellow veteran of the Canadian recruiting scene and it was nice to compare thoughts on where to use AI in the recruiting chain and the pride behind human executed tasks.  John:https: www.linkedin.com/in/johnpezoulas/ Ready Set Exec: https://www.linkedin.com/company/readysetexec/ Rick: htt...

Wes and I had a great conversation prior to recording the pod and I was pleasantly surprised at how willing he was to talk about some of the deeper elements of what a human can bring to a business relationship that AI simply cannot, all seen through the lens of deisgn in a way that I really enjoyed.  Wes:https://www.linkedin.com/in/westowers/ Uplift 360: https://uplift360.com.au/ Rick: https://www...

A lively and optimistic conversation with my fellow Canadian, Sean Griffith. Sean is an entrepreneur and the co-founder of Truffle, an exciting new candidate screening tool. I was impressed by how thoughtful and humanistic his approach is and I also feel like recruiters are in dire need of more advanced screening tools as we navigate the somewhat broken system of application/resume submission. Sea...

A genuinely fun and lovely conversation with Alexis Meschi, co-founder of Ora Marketing. We touch on the need for content that focuses on human storytelling, the benefit of a 'done for you" marketing approach and traveling the world in search of the best food.  Alexis:https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-albright-meschi-8b10a2243/ Ora Marketing: https://oramarketing.us/ Rick: https://www.linkedin.co...

An insightful and informative conversation with Sue Hendrickson. Sue has had a career trajectory that includes working in boutiques, large corporate agencies and internal executive search roles. Her years of experience diverse environments make her uniquely qualified to break down some key factors in how to choose the right retained firm. 

An optimistic and human view on all things sales, from identifying the right fit and tailoring the hiring process to motivating and leading successful sales hires.  Jorge:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrchavez/ Topaz Sales Consulting: https://www.topazsalesconsulting.com/ Rick:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickcoluccio/ Raymond George:https://www.raymondgeorge.agency/

Thought-provoking conversation with Larry Salazar, Founder of NestSTEPS, a HR benefits program that helps employees buy a house. It's a novel idea which I feel is particularly interesting from a Talent Attraction and Retention standpoint.   WiIl we see more programs like this as employers try to differentiate themselves? I hope so! Larry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrysalazar/ NestSTEPS:https:/...

An eye-opening conversation with Ben di Grazia, founder of Stillwater Strategies and former president of Cyber Coders. We talked about the evolution of the structure or recruiting agencies and the challenges he faced running a company before, during and after COVID.  Ultimately, Ben remains positive and optimistic about where things are headed. Listen to find out why Ben:https://www.linkedin.com/i...

An inspiring conversation with Sabe Mpofu, founder and CEO of Millenilink, an IT staffing agency in downtown Toronto. Sabe and I discuss his career journey from the difficult market on 2008 through entrepreneurship in the 2020s and how that journey has informed his decision to prioritize EQ in his hiring.  Rick:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickcoluccio/ Raymond George:https://www.linkedin.com/compa...

An insightful and fun conversation with Mitchell Tan, Co-founder of Kondo, an app that empowers you to supercharge your LinkedIn DMs.  We touch on what's hanged in tech and staffing and the changes that AI is bringing with the ability for non-tech people to write code. Get 1 free month of Kondo here!!!: https://app.trykondo.com/referral/R6GXGY Mitchell Tan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchell-tan...

An extremely compelling one on one discussion with Special Guest Shaun Cheatham, Chief Commerical Officer at Hays and host of the "How Did You Get That Job?" podcast. Shaun speaks extensively on the effect of AI on early careers, future-proofing your role, growing your skills to grow your career and we even got to play a quick game of Over/Under

A round table discussion about how the job market has changed in Manufacturing/Logistics and Insurance industries. We also got to play a fun round of Over/Under and share our thoughts on how AI is shifting job openings into new areas.  With Panel speakers: Jim Champlin, Director of Operations - National Direct Hire & Long Island Temporary Services at Choice Staffing  Bill Jones, Market Manager...

A round table discussion with panel speakers  and recruitment specialists Christen Mayo and Christina Losch. We broached the Dallas, Texas recruitment market and changes that acre occurring to hiring and business development in 2026 as well as the consequences of AI and less human contact on the job market and recruitment industry. 

Featured guest CEO and founder of FIFTEEN Group, Antony Baker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antony-baker/

With Featured Guests: Aksinia Mueller Alla Korolko https://burnoutlab.co/

with Panel Speakers: Shantas Wong Lori Schimnosky

With panel guests: James Buckley TJ Graff Kevin Wilder

with panel speakers: James Buckley Aysha Abdullatif Shannon Roach Monica Bloom

with guest TJ Graff

with featured guest Josh White of Intaso

with panel guests Aysha Abdullatif, Maurizio Gioffre and  Nas Vou