Talent Talks

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Tim McEwan, managing director at Sheffield Haworth. In this podcast, Mr. McEwan discusses what followership is and how leaders can create conditions for it to thrive. Listen now!

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Steve Hochberg, CEO of Caliber Associates. In this podcast, Mr. Hochberg discusses how COVID-19 has changed leadership expectations and shares how leaders can promote and sustain culture as employees return to the workplace. Listen now!

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Dave Melville, CEO of Bowdoin Group. In this podcast, Mr. Melville discusses diversity and inclusion in executive recruiting and how Bowdoin Group is working to place diverse leaders. Listen now!

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Joseph Blass, CEO of Ezekia. In this podcast, Mr. Blass discusses the importance of sustained excellence throughout an organization and how organizations can plan and work towards perfection. Listen now!

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Clark Beecher, managing partner of Beecher Reagan. In this podcast, Mr. Beecher examines the impact of the pandemic on executive recruiting and how the crisis will likely alter our expectations of future CEOs. Listen now!

This podcast episode features Jeremy King, president of Benchmark Executive Search, one of the most well-respected specialist cybersecurity-focused recruiting firms in the nation. With decades of CXO, VP, GM and board level executive search experience, Jeremy and his team work with top public companies and private equity & VC-backed technology innovators at the intersection of cybersecurity, natio...

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Bernard Layton and James O’Malley, managing directors of Comhar Partners. In this podcast, Mr. Layton and Mr. O’Malley discuss the importance of reevaluating leaders in the pandemic era. They also examine the skillsets they seek when recruiting PE leaders. Listen now!

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Rebecca Kapphahn, vice president and Angela Shultis, manager of business and market development for Cejka Search. Ms. Kapphahn and Ms. Shultis discuss a recent report published by Cejka on unconscious bias, the impact that it has on executive teams, and how social media plays into the issue. Listen Now!

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Dr. Rod McDavis, managing principal of AGB Search and former President of Ohio University; and Dr. Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor Emerita, State University of New York. Together, Drs. McDavis and Zimpher founded the AGB Institute for Leadership & Governance in Higher Education, where Dr. Zimpher serves as Direct...

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Mark Madden, executive vice president of Cejka Search. In this latest episode, Mark shares his thoughts on the recent rise in telehealth and its impact on talent acquisition and executive recruiting. Listen Now!

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by chief executives Joseph Blass of Ezekia and Cameron Ireland of BoardEx. Here, they discuss their recent strategic alliance, why they chose each other and the benefits this newly integrated service will provide to their global clients and customers.

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Jose Ruiz, chief executive officer of Alder Koten. In this exclusive podcast, Mr. Ruiz shares his thought leadership on digital transformation and its impact on company culture and diversity. Listen Now!

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Andreas Wartenberg, managing partner and chairman of the board for Horton International. In this exclusive podcast, Mr. Wartenberg examines the best post-pandemic exit strategies to achieve optimal success. He also reflects on why this month might be the key time to plan your post lockdown strategy. Listen...

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Ken Vancini, founder and CEO of Innova International. In this exclusive podcast, Ken discusses the impact that COVID-19 has had on the executive search industry and then explains how industry leaders are using their experiences from past recessions to better mitigate the impact of the global pandemic. Liste...

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Valerie Frederickson, founder & CEO, and Brian Brinkley, chief growth officer of Frederickson Partners. In this exclusive podcast, they discuss the current impact of Covid-19 on executive search. Both leaders then illustrate how they are using their past experiences to work through client consultations,...

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Scott Miller, president of Virginia Wesleyan University & Jay Lemons, president of Academic Search. In this exclusive podcast, Scott reflects on the evolution of the college presidency over his 29 years in the industry and then provides an outlook as to how he expects this role to continue to evolve ove...

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Rich Ekman, president of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) & Jay Lemons, president of Academic Search. In this exclusive podcast, Rich & Jay examine the skills and traits now required of successful university presidents and what skill-sets have changed over the last decade. Rich then explore...

We’ve all heard about global talent shortages. But have you ever thought how the talent deficit is impacting the executive search industry itself? With competition stronger than ever, recruitment leaders are dealing with a pressing dilemma of their own: How and where to find top revenue producers. According to Ken Vancini, founder and CEO of Innova International and a consultant to the sector, it...

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon host Rob Adams is joined alongside Colin Baker, Partner in the Global Technology Officers practice of Wilton & Bain. In this exclusive podcast, Mr. Baker reflects on what transformational leadership really means, what characteristics to look for in transformational leaders and how best to recruit them. Listen Now!

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon host Rob Adams is joined alongside three leaders from the Wilton & Bain team: Lisa Peacock-Edwards, Managing Partner; Loren Hiser, Senior Consultant; and Mathilde Hanonik, Senior Consultant. In this exclusive podcast, the three leaders discuss Wilton & Bain’s latest initiative called SWITCH – a series of networking events which are...

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon host Rob Adams is joined alongside Julie Choi, CEO and founder of Pointr & CBK Partners. In this exclusive podcast, Ms. Choi discusses her recruiting business, its recent rebrand and the promotion of Sumi Kang to president. Ms. Choi then shifts her focus to discuss her latest venture, Pointr – a digital platform which is set to revoluti...

In this brand new episode of 'Talent Talks,' we are joined alongside Iain Grant, senior partner of Riviera Partners. In this exclusive podcast, Mr. Grant examines how to recruit the most fit executive to lead a digital transformation. Financial services, real estate, and healthcare are all industries ripe for the next wave of digital transformation and finding the right visionary to lead this char...

In this brand new episode of 'Talent Talks,' we are joined alongside Dan Hawkins, president & founder of Summit Leadership Partners. In this exclusive podcast, Mr. Hawkins guides us through the on-going challenges founder CEOs face after a private equity investment, and offers up some techniques to help them during this transition. According to Mr. Hawkins, founder CEOs have a difficult time d...

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon is joined alongside Valerie Frederickson, CEO and founder of Frederickson Partners. In this exclusive podcast, Ms. Frederickson discusses how she got started in HR recruiting over 25 years ago, what makes her tick and the difference she’s making by recruiting diverse HR leaders. “We want to help our clients elevate their HR and people funct...

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ our host Mike Wasulko is joined alongside Dr. Russ Riendeau, senior partner & chief behavioral scientist at New Frontier Search Company. According to Mr. Riendeau, the dream job we all want is usually in plain sight. Once a person identifies their own wants, skillsets and desires, then they will begin to see particular jobs, companies and industries tha...