The Breakthrough Hiring Show: Modern Recruiting, AI, and Talent Strategy

Josh Scofield , Talent Acquisition Manager at MBX Systems joins host James Mackey to discuss  how to create pipelines for individuals on the spectrum to transition into the workforce, what’s the biggest gap in how to help individuals enter the workforce, how the labor market has changed over the last few years, and more! Thank you to our sponsor, SecureVision , for making this show possible!     F...

Jaylyn Sanchez, Talent Acquisition Lead at Prolucent Health joins host James Mackey to discuss why onboarding is so important and why the transition from candidate stage to employee should be smooth, building quality relationships with the employees, and more! https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaylyn-sanchez-b11537163/ Thank you to our sponsor, SecureVision , for making this show possible!     Follow us...

David Marshall, Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition at Medalogix joins host James Mackey to discuss about how important it is to get buy-in from the leadership team, the importance of having the right data and documentation in the hiring process, performance metrics, and more! https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmarshall3/ Thank you to our sponsor, SecureVision , for making this show possible!     F...

Katie Zotos, Talent Acquisition Manager at Supporting Strategies, joins host James Mackey to discuss the nuances of recruiting for part-time roles, what’s needed to overcome Glassdoor reviews, the importance of offering a good candidate experience, and more! https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiezotos/ Thank you to our sponsor, SecureVision , for making this show possible!     Follow us: https://www.li...

Elena Agaragimova, Head of Talent Acquisition and Development at Horizon Industries, Limited joins host James Mackey to discuss what L&D looks like for growth-stage organizations, how to motivate people to get excited about learning, how many people are disengaged in a workplace & more! https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenaagaragimova/ Thank you to our sponsor, SecureVision , for making this s...

Thank you to our sponsor, SecureVision , for making this show possible!     Follow us: https://www.linkedin.com/company/82436841/ SecureVision: #1 Rated Embedded Recruitment Firm on G2! https://www.g2.com/products/securevision/reviews Thanks for listening!

Rocki Howard, Chief People and Equity Officer at The Mom Project,  joins host James Mackey to discuss how to implement diversity strategies in a hyper-growth environment for growth-stage companies, the complexity and evolution of a business, why it’s crucial to hire experienced leaders and more! 00:22 Who is Rocki Howard? 5:55 How do you implement diversity strategies in a hyper-growth environment...

Jessica Mayo, Regional Vice President, Talent Acquisition - North America at RGP, joins host James Mackey to discuss the controversies with returning to office, the power struggle between employee and employer, employees are starting to gravitate towards more meaningful work opposed to big-name companies and more! Episode Chapters: 00:28 Who is Jessica Mayo? 01:58 Return to office stirring controv...

Jim Burns, Vice President of Talent Acquisition at Thrive Skilled Pediatric Care, joins host James Mackey to discuss the challenges with hiring top talent when you don't have high salaries to offer, ways to provide a great employee experience to build a talent referral network, the cultural challenges with merging teams after an acquisition, and more! 00:20 Who is Jim Burns 07:05 Challenges w...

Eric Tagarel, Manager of Talent Acquisition and Programs for MCG Health (former AWS, Microsoft, Oracle), joins host James Mackey to discuss the importance of recruiting coordinators, tools and technology to help with your DE&I goals, working at a stable company vs high-growth company and more! Episode Chapters 00:20 Who is Eric Tagarel? 01:45 Working at a stable company vs high-growth company...

Jared Long, Director of Talent Acquisition Operations at Duolingo, joins host James Mackey to discuss what the talent acquisition and recruiting operations landscape looks like, applicant tracking systems,  how to use events to create inbound demand, and more! Episode Chapters 00:25 Who is Jared Long 04:05 What does the recruiting operations landscape look like 05:45 How to engage with passive tal...

Brian Brinkley, CEO at QRails, joins host James Mackey to discuss earned wage access, how earned wage access is impacting talent acquisition, the future of getting paid and a lot more! Episode Chapters 00:28 Who is Brian Brinkley? 00:56 What is earned-wage access? 04:10 Bringing earned-wage access to non-gig employees 11:10 Integrating with the PEO community 12:45 Scaling from series a to series b...

Ashleigh Anderson, VP, Head of Global Talent Acquisition at Credit Karma, joins host James Mackey to discuss how structured interviews can get rid of bias, improving stakeholder engagement with talent acquisition, best practices for reducing attrition and more! Episode Chapters: 00:25 Who is Ashleigh Anderson? 01:25 What is Credit Karma? 01:59 Where are Credit Karma employees located? 02:36 Struct...

James Hornick, Partner and CRO at Hirewell, joins host James Mackey to discuss how most recruitment firms are not adopting modern tactics when it comes to marketing, talent attraction and retention, branding, talent evaluation, and more! Episode Chapters: 00:21 Who is James Hornick? 02:42 Most recruiting agencies are not adopting modern marketing channels 08:03 The importance of branding 11:45 Div...

Brent Davis, Vice President of Sales Talent Acquisition at Leavitt Group, joins host James Mackey to discuss how to hire and retain top sales talent, when to dig deeper during the interview process, onboarding, and a lot more! Episode Chapters 00:23 Who is Brent Davis? 02:19 Overview of Leavitt Group; insurance company with 2,600+ employees 04:47 What makes a good sales professional? 07:45 Hiring...

John Shreve, Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition at Airspace, joins host James Mackey to discuss the challenges with candidates being inconsistent, the importance of presenting data from your ATS, how talent acquisition needs to evolve when going from 50 to 500 employees, and much more! Episode Chapters: 00:15 Who is John Shreve? 02:43 Challenges with candidates being inconsistent with what they...

Sarah Peck, Head of Talent Acquisition at AEVEX, joins host James Mackey to discuss best practices to navigate market contractions, salary transparency, the challenges with salary negotiations, talent acquisition costs, and much more! Episode Chapters: 00:15 Who is Sarah Peck? 01:25 What can talent acquisition leaders do to insulate themselves from recessions? 04:23 LinkedIn content doesn’t have t...

Ian Ambrosio, Global Talent & People Ops Manager at Sendle, joins host James Mackey to discuss the benefits of bringing talent acquisition and people operations closer together, employee tenure is no longer an issue, breaking down the new era of interviewing and more! Episode Chapters 00:19 Who is Ian Ambrosio? 1:50 Starting a talent acquisition career on the agency side and then moving into c...

Troy LeMaile-Stovall, CEO of TEDCO, joins host James Mackey to discuss the venture capital scene in Maryland, the talent acquisition landscape from the investor perspective, making orbits collide and more! 00:19 Who is Troy LeMaile-Stovall 02:38 Talent landscape from the investor perspective 03:52 Remote work has hurt spontaneous innovation 07:58 How should growth-stage companies attract talent 11...

Khurram Muhammad, Senior Manager of Recruitment at Maisonette, joins host James Mackey to discuss hiring trends in the eCommerce industry, attracting diverse talent, tactical steps on how to get your personal brand out there, and much more! Episode Chapters: 00:19 Who is Khurram Muhammad? 01:30 Overview of Maisonette 02:30 Hiring trends in the eCommerce industry 03:55 Impacts of supply chain issue...

Meqa Smith, Founder of The Unforgettable Agency, joins host James Mackey for an unforgettable, philosophical, and at times heady discussion about talent attraction, talent engagement, talent retention, creating a company with a clear mission and value proposition, and a lot more! Episode Chapters 00:19 Who is Meqa Smith? 04:01 The similarities between marketing and talent acquisition 05:45 How can...

Nayeem Chowdhury, Director of Global Talent Acquisition at Air Protein, joins host James Mackey to discuss how data plays an important role in talent acquisition, implementing a data culture, using automation to maximize talent acquisition workflows, and more! Episode Chapters 00:15 Who is Nayeem Chowdhury 01:30 High level, how does data play an important role in talent acquisition 04:35 What are...

Nancy Gray-Starkebaum, VP of Client Value Realization (formerly the VP of Global Talent Acquisition) at Phenom, joins host James Mackey to discuss how to run a talent acquisition team when the world is seemingly falling apart, how to work with hiring managers to create a talent acquisition process, the importance of data and process, and much more! Episode Chapters 00:18 Who is Nancy Gray-Starkeba...

Anit Arora, Talent Acquisition Lead (Engineering) at LiveRamp, joins host James Mackey to discuss hiring  engineering talent over the last 3 months, what the best leadership teams do in uncertain market conditions, effective strategies and tactics to achieve DE&I goals, and more! 00:19 Who is Anit Arora? 02:35 Overview of the tech / engineering recruitment landscape since 2020 06:50 Availabili...

Mats Andersson, Talent Acquisition, People person and Project Manager at Uplift Agency and the Executive Director at The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco & Silicon Valley, joins host James Mackey to discuss the current market conditions for hiring tech and engineering talent, finding tech talent from bootcamps, the nuances of multicultural organizations, and more! Episode...