Talent and Growth - The Talent Acquisition Podcast

Neil is the CEO at the REC, the leading membership organization for recruitment/staffing firms and individual recruiters. As a £35bn part of the UK's professional services sector, brilliant recruiters change our economy and do the same for candidates' lives - making great work happen every day. At REC, they speak up for a fantastic sector, hold to professional standards, and help firms and individ...

Thomas is Director of People & Talent at Juro – a 55-people contract automation platform on a mission to de-throne MS Word – where he is building a human-centric, scalable People & Talent function from the ground up. Juro is backed by Union Square Ventures, Point Nine Capital, Seedcamp and the founders of TransferWise, Gumtree and Indeed. Juro powers more than 100,000 contracts in more tha...

Nicola has developed her skills and approach through my 15 years in business optimisation, generalist HR roles in corporate (O2, PPR Group and large utilities) and fast growth environments, including start-up tech (Huddle, Nutmeg, Onfido). She has have qualified as a fellow of the CIPD, ILM Level 7 coach and psychometrics practitioner. Clausematch is an award-winning regulatory technology (RegTech...

With a sense of humour and passion for all things people & culture, Dipti is known to be a versatile, multifaceted, result-driven HR Professional with commercial acumen. TLC Marketing are a global promotion and loyalty agency. They are creative, pioneering and love to think BIG. They’re constantly investing in their proprietary lifestyle reward networks, their understanding of consumer behavio...

David has over 20 years of experience working in Talent Acquisition, starting agency before moving in house. In January, he began a new role as Group Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Ocado. Ocado is a UK-based online grocery solutions and logistics business that licenses its technology to grocery retailers worldwide. There is a big difference between management and leadership, and David talks...

Graeme is a highly experienced global recruitment professional and people manager with over ten years of experience in all areas of Talent Acquisition gained through different models, including In House, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), and professional agency recruitment. Cigna is a global health service company, which offers health, pharmacy, dental, supplemental insurance, and Medicare pl...

Charlotte has worked in recruitment for seven years, starting in an agency and then moving in house. Charlotte has a passion for all things talent, people, EVP, and inclusion. Feast IT is the UK’s leading event booking platform where you can book the perfect supplier for your wedding, private party, festival, or work event. They work with the UK's top street food chefs, caterers, mobile bars, flor...

Tabby has 15 years of experience working in HR & Talent Acquisition. She is a commercially astute, strategically focussed HR professional. Tabby has experience working across international geographies with the accountability of all aspects of the talent acquisition agenda. Improving performance through transformation, diversity, and collaboration is at the top of her professional agenda. Benif...

Andrew has 15 years of recruitment experience and has worked at some huge players like Uber, AOL, and Skype. He is now the EMEA Recruitment Manager at Zoom. Zoom Video Communications, Inc. is an American communications technology company headquartered in San Jose, California. It provides videotelephony and online chat services through a cloud-based peer-to-peer software platform and is used for te...

Nick has over twenty years of experience working in recruitment functions and has experienced agency, exec search, internal, RPO, and everything in between. Nick is now the Global Head of Talent Acquisition are Marex. Marex is a UK-based tech-enabled liquidity hub, connecting clients to global energy, metals, agricultural and financial markets. Across its businesses, Marex provides high value-adde...

Suf is a Head of Talent with 7+ years of experience across tech and business functions. His passions lie within the startup world, having worked in Series A to IPO companies. Recently, Suf was featured in the Talent100 Most Influential Talent & HR Professionals In The UK 2022. Comma is a safe and secure app that pays bills, taxes, and salaries for accountants and small businesses. It is the UK...

Karina is an experienced Talent Professional with a demonstrated history of working in the public sector, global corporate, and privately owned businesses. She is a strong human resources professional with a Master of Arts (MA) (Dist) in Learning and Teaching. Innocent Drinks is a company that produces smoothies and juice sold in supermarkets, coffee shops, and various other outlets. The company s...

Matt has over 17 years of recruitment experience within consultancy, on-site, RPO, and internal operational models. He has managed international Talent Acquisition projects and teams in private & public sectors across organizations globally, including EMEA, APAC, and The Americas. Ingeus helps governments and employers design and deliver services to solve the complex challenges caused by socia...

Natasha is a People & Organisation Development professional who can develop cohesive, strategically aligned, and high-performing cultures that embed values, inclusion, & diversity into the everyday. She is an Organisational Design Specialist able to create and implement people development initiatives that remove the barriers that hinder inclusivity and, ultimately, performance. Natasha’s e...

Annie has worked in recruitment for nearly nine years, hiring some of Europe's most successful and fastest-growing tech start-ups & scale-ups. She is passionate about increasing diversity in tech and advancing gender equality. Annie works best in high-growth companies, works autonomously across multiple vacancies for different teams, and prides herself on delivering a fantastic experience for...

Tony has over 20 years experience working in recruitment and is strategically focused around how to make a company successful through high-performing teams, HR initiatives that amaze, winning sales teams and use of technology to enhance achievement. He is certified in People Analytics and gives back as a Mentor to People Ops/HR/Recruitment professionals. Oodle are the growing motor finance company...

Christine has been working in recruitment for over eight years and has a deep understanding of tech talent pools. Christine loves understanding the complexities of diverse working environments, which led her to study Psychology & Organisational Behaviour. Quantum Motion is developing a revolutionary technology platform; not just a qubit, but a scalable array of qubits fabricated on silicon wit...

On the Talent & Growth podcast, we'll be speaking to talent leaders about the challenges they face and their solutions for attraction and retention. So if you're interested in hearing about how companies are building a more diverse talent pool, how you can attract top people from the big players, ways to create a more inclusive interview process or learn about the latest and greatest automatio...