SkillSharp The Podcast... Career Advice To Stay Sharp!

We all need a crash course in Cybersecurity! Ransomware attacks, data breaches, and other major hacks like Solarwinds are being reported daily. Would you be surprised to learn there are nearly 3.5 million open Cybersecurity jobs globally?    Skill Sharp: The Podcast is fortunate to have Shalon Simmons, CISSP, Founder & CEO of Secure Global Solutions and Global ICT with us. Shalon is one of the...

The recruiting process remains a mystery to most candidates. This week’s Skill Sharp: The Podcast welcomes Jon Pastoria, Talent Acquisition and Recruiting Leader, who will share his experience and insights building recruiting teams, processes, and systems for companies in different industry sectors. This insider knowledge of recruiting processes will help your career navigation and ability to fost...

Companies depend on client success to drive sustained revenue and business growth. In this week’s Skill Sharp: The Podcast, we welcome Joseph Banda, an enterprise-level client success executive, that specializes in business development and relationship management across a diverse set of industries. In this inspiring discussion, Joseph relates his subject-matter expertise to how professionals acros...

Check out this week's Skill Sharp: The Podcast as we launch the Recruiters' Roundtable, Featuring Christina Cha . Christina is a creative and technical recruiting executive with experience working for top media and tech brands. She joins Michael, Todd, and Brian to discuss the super-hot job market for candidates and how companies are dealing with the shortage of experienced recruiters ....

Listen in on this week’s podcast as we discuss a variety of topics like salary negotiations and being your best self in the workplace (be like water). This episode will definitely help fuel your journey toward career development and success. Support the show For more sharp content, visit our YouTube Channel @skillsharpmedia - Like, subscribe, and set the notification bell to Stay Sharp!

Skill Sharp: The Podcast welcomes Lisa Gillette, CEO of BIG SKY Coaching & Consulting.  Lisa worked in the corporate arena for over twenty-five years, the last ten years as an executive in sports media. Today, Lisa focuses on her work as an equal pay activist, DEI advocate, and keynote speaker sharing her expertise, experience, and practical "step by step" strategies with female lead...

Win, win, win, win! This week's Skill Sharp: The Podcast features Emmy award-winning Talent & Production Executive Roy Hamilton. Roy is CEO of RLH Entertainment and Executive Producer of Run It Again Sports Podcast with former NFL star Ron Pitts and Super Bowl-winning coach Mike Martz. It is rare, professionally, to win at multiple levels, so join us as we learn from Roy how he successful...

We are extremely fortunate to have Marsha Haygood, Founder & CEO, StepWise Associates, LLC join us on Skill Sharp: The Podcast. Kicking off season two, Marsha is an Empowerment Coach, Author, Entrepreneur, Thought-Leader, and Influencer  who will inspire you with her philosophy of "Moving Forward With Purpose." Professionally and personally, Marsha's message of hope and taking a...

Social Impact is the latest buzz-term driving corporate and philanthropic agendas worldwide. Join Skill Sharp: The Podcast as Todd, Mike, and Brian speak with Corral Consulting's Richard Corral and Elia Sanchez about their innovative work in Social-Cause Marketing. Richard and Elia are building alliances to inspire and amplify the social impact made by the Latinx community in So. California a...

On this special Veterans Day episode of Skill Sharp: The Podcast, Mike, Todd, and Brian speak with veterans, Cathy Torres (Marines), Alissa Prewett (Army), and Jeffrey Jaymes Prater (Navy), who have transitioned to civilian careers in the Media & Entertainment industry. This revealing discussion highlights the goal setting, key learnings, and career strategies these emerging professionals have...

Guest Audre Pile is the Supervisor Post Production and Localization at SDI Media. Audre Pile is English Dubbing Supervisor, for the Los Angeles office of SDI Media Inc., responsible for developing and overseeing the production of multi-language dubbing into English.   She currently runs a team of recording and editing engineers that bring voice over talent into studio and dub animation and live ac...

Career Navigation & Mobility with special guest Jolene Timmons, Director of Recruitment for one of the world’s top Talent Agencies. Skill Sharp explores former colleague Jolene Timmons’ journey from temp employee at Warner Bros. Stores to leading the Recruitment Department at one of the world’s largest talent and entertainment Talent Agencies.  Jolene discusses how she successfully identified...

Did you miss the news that LinkedIn is the #1 recruiting platform on earth? Some people did not get that memo, so in this episode of Skill Sharp, Mike, Todd, and Brian will decode the power of LinkedIn. The guys will demystify why companies love LinkedIn so much and explain, from an insiders’ vantage point, how recruiters use the system. They will teach you how you can build your professional bran...

This week on Skill Sharp, The Podcast we’re joined by Dr. Chaz Austin, career resource specialist and author of “101 Ways to Find Work and Keep Finding Work For the Rest of Your Career.” Dr. Chaz has consulted with some of the largest and most well-known companies in the world and has coached countless people on how to assess their strengths and how to brand and market themselves for long term car...

Call it getting your house in order or preparedness like in the military, to gain a competitive advantage and stay sharp, self-assessments are your secret weapon. In this episode of Skill Sharp: The Podcast, join Todd, Mike and Brian discuss the power of self-assessments and how analyzing your skills and performance is your competitive advantage.  Support the show For more sharp content, visit our...

Skill Sharp explores the importance of Networking to help your career navigation.  According to one LinkedIn study, 85% of its users found their job from their own networking efforts.  Join the discussion on how to develop good networking habits from one-on-one calls, zoom or webex meetings and online networking events. Support the show For more sharp content, visit our YouTube Channel @skillsharp...

In the first edition of Skill Sharp: The Podcast, hosts Mike, Todd, and Brian dive headfirst into the confusion and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss job market trends and provide actionable steps professionals can take to get back on track or make the dreaded career pivot. You don’t want to miss the strategies shared on how to adapt and overcome what some are calling the m...

Skill Sharp: The Podcast is a fun, yet analytical look at the one thing every person over the age of 18 has to deal with for more than 40-50 years of their lives, their professional careers.  Skill Sharp is hosted by three former colleagues, Michael Daniels, Todd Nakasone, and Brian Wright, with over 60 years of combined recruiting experience working for some of the top media brands in the world,...