Hire Learning with Oz Rashid

What does it take to market one of the most iconic franchises in professional sports — and hire the team to do it? We explore that question with Kristen Banks , Senior Vice President of Marketing of the Las Vegas Raiders . Kristen spent nearly eight years at the UFC , rising from Content Marketing Manager to VP of Marketing for Digital Products, before joining the Raiders to scale a brand that rel...

In this episode of "Hire Learning with Oz Rashid," we sit down with Mark Kendall Moore , Chief Security Officer of Dayton Children's Hospital , for one of the most unconventional career stories this show has featured. Before leading security across 32 locations in a pediatric hospital system, Mark spent nearly 11 years in the United States Marine Corps , including leading top-secret missions in su...

Keith Zubchevich is President and CEO of Conviva , a global leader in real-time experience analytics and one of the sharpest voices on AI in the enterprise. Keith joined the company in 2008 as its fifth employee and took over as CEO in 2021. Before Conviva, Keith helped take Riverbed public and launched a storage networking line at Cisco that did $244 million in two years. For nearly two decades h...

Ryan Lee is Founder and CEO of Trident Advisors , where he helps organizations accelerate AI-driven transformation and build intelligent workflow automation into the fabric of how they operate. He has shipped mission-critical systems at Apple Pay, Visa, and ADT, and is one of the few practitioners in the space who has led both the building and the advising sides of enterprise technology at scale....

Anna Belova , Founder and CEO of OpenWay AI, is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and serial entrepreneur. She built DEVAR into one of the most ambitious consumer augmented reality companies in the world — 15 million books sold across 75 countries in 27 languages, a no-code AR platform used by 250,000 creators and 200 universities in 180 countries, and partnerships with Google, Hasbro, McDonald's, and...

Oz Rashid sits down with Brett Fitelson , Technical Talent Acquisition Manager of Seminole Hard Rock Support Services , to explore what separates transactional recruiting from recruiting that genuinely changes lives. Brett came into staffing the way most great recruiters do: sideways. A yellow sticky note, a cold call to Robert Half, and a lot of persistence later, he discovered he was built for t...

Benny Czarny  is CEO and Founder of  OPSWAT , a cybersecurity company he bootstrapped from a San Francisco apartment over 20 years ago. It now employs over a thousand people and protects critical infrastructure across 80+ countries. He is also the author of “Cybersecurity Upside Down” and co-producer of the cybersecurity docuseries "Into the Breach." We dive into Benny’s founder philosop...

In this episode, we sit down with Yvette Martinez-Rea , Chief Operating Officer of Yext , a SaaS platform powering digital presence for some of the biggest brands in the world. Yvette brings more than two decades of operating experience across tech, gaming, media, and beauty — including senior leadership roles at Verizon , ESL Gaming North America , Yahoo , United Online , and Violet Grey . Yvette...

In this episode, Colette Brown , Chief Human Resources Officer of Stony Brook Medicine , discusses what actually builds (and breaks) a healthy culture. She dives into why leaders should address behavior instead of attitude, the red flags hiring managers keep talking themselves into ignoring, and the 15-year stay-at-home mom who became her favorite hire. With nearly 40 years in healthcare HR, inclu...

Calvin Arterberry , CEO of Flowbot Forge , discusses AI and the future of work. Calvin brings extensive experience in product design and UX leadership, having previously shipped products that drove tens of millions in revenue at major brands, including Verizon , Lowe's , Best Buy , and Wayfair , before becoming a serial entrepreneur. Calvin shares his perspective on navigating the "Fourth Industri...

Astad Dhunjisha , Vice President of Human Resources at AT&T , oversees talent acquisition and frontline learning for this Fortune 40 company that hires over 25,000 people a year. Prior to this role, he was Global SVP of TA and HR at Experian and led various global HR functions at Bayer and Monsanto . Having moved to the US in 2009 with just two bags, his unique journey shapes how he thinks abo...

Christy Harris , Chief Human Resources Officer and SVP of CCC Intelligence Solutions , a  publicly traded SaaS company, joins Oz. She shares her career journey, including 21 years at Allstate and then taking a massive leap of faith to lead HR in a high-growth, AI-driven technology company. Christy unpacks the importance of getting uncomfortable to grow, the evolving landscape of empathetic leaders...

In this episode, we sit down with Craig Swaisgood , VP of Data and Analytics of the New York Mets . Craig brings an incredible track record of leveraging data across multiple high-stakes industries, having previously served as VP at JPMorgan Chase , Senior Director at the Houston Astros , and working inside the Obama White House . Craig shares his journey from public service to Major League Baseba...

In this episode, we sit down with Tate Kelly , Senior Vice President of Partnerships at the United Soccer League (USL), to discuss the explosive growth of professional soccer in the US. Tate brings a wealth of sports business experience, having previously sold corporate partnerships for the Tennessee Titans in the NFL, driven revenue for Gonzaga Sports Properties at Learfield IMG College, and star...

In this episode, we sit down with Deidre Bradley , Vice President of Human Resources of a large national healthcare organization, founder of DB Coaching and Consulting , and adjunct professor of the University of Houston Clear Lake. Deidre brings over a decade of high-level HR leadership experience across major organizations, including Tenet Healthcare , LifePoint Health , and manufacturing facili...

In this episode, we sit down with Karina Kogan , Chief Marketing and Growth Officer of Sundays for dogs . With two decades of experience scaling iconic consumer tech and media businesses, Karina has driven growth for renowned companies like Peloton , Aura , Napster , Warner Media , and P Vault .  Karina shares her approach to defining high growth at the intersection of product and marketing, a...

Hiring for skill feels safe; hiring for will builds transformation. In this episode, we sit down with  Malvika Jhangiani , Chief Human Resources Officer of  FARO Technologies . With global HR leadership experience spanning multinational organizations across the US, India, and the Middle East, Malvika has led large-scale transformations inside complex, matrixed businesses. Malvika shares...

Hiring fast feels productive; hiring wrong is expensive. In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Diskin , Talent Acquisition Leader at one of the world’s leading global research firms. Andrew brings more than 15 years of talent acquisition leadership experience across major organizations, including KPMG, Marsh McLennan, Rothschild, BMO, and SimilarWeb. Andrew shares what it takes to build scalabl...

In this episode, Oz Rashid breaks down the accelerating AI race, recent executive shakeups at major AI labs, and what it all means for business leaders and the workforce. He explores the difference between AI hype and enterprise reality, the “February 2020 moment” analogy, and why technology adoption rarely moves as fast as capability. Oz also dives into the emerging workforce paradox: companies c...

On this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Gordon Dean Cooper, HR Executive formerly of LVMH , JPMorgan Chase & Co and Kenneth Cole . Gordon shares how he approaches HR as a commercial function, shaped by operating inside highly regulated financial institutions and brand-driven luxury organizations. Key Takeaways: 00:00 Introduction. 02:16 Strategic HR leaders must speak the language of business. 06...

We’re joined by Oscar J. Benavidez , MD/MBA, Chief, Division of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology and Executive Director, Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization and Surgical program at the Heart and Vascular Institute of Mass General Brigham and Associate Professor of Harvard Medical School . Oscar shares his unconventional path into medicine, what drew him to a high-risk turnaround role, and how he...

On today’s episode, we’re joined by Camille Mallari , one of the Regional Chief Operating Officers of Parallon , a $2B healthcare services organization. Camille shares her journey from an entry-level management trainee to an Executive, offering a candid look at what it takes to grow leaders from within at enterprise scale. Our conversation explores early-career hiring, leadership development, huma...

We’re joined by Julia Zhou , Co-Founder and CTO of SAAFE.ai , a veteran technology leader with decades of experience as CIO, CTO, and Head of Product across complex healthcare organizations, including HCM, CINQCARE , CBH , and Molina Healthcare . Julia shares how responsible AI, trust, and culture intersect in healthcare and hiring, and why safety-first thinking matters as AI reshapes how teams ar...

We sit down with Dariya Golan , CEO, Advanced Surgery Center of Clifton at SCA Health . Dariya shares her incredible journey, starting as an entrepreneur in Ukraine to leading a major healthcare turnaround where she has grown EBITDA by 500%. She discusses how the mental toughness gained from running 12 marathons translates directly to the boardroom and why the CEO must personally represent the cul...

Evan Shy , Chief Executive Officer of HTD Talent and Coding Temple , joins Oz to explore the realities of building scalable enterprises, accelerated talent development, and the unglamorous truths of entrepreneurship. They discuss how AI is transforming workforce training, the mental fortitude required to build sustainable businesses, and the three critical validations every founder must complete b...