The POZCAST: Decoding Success with Adam Posner

2:39 - Key Early Lessons 4:00 - The Value of Good People 4:30 - Transition to the world of Recruiting 6:00 - Origin of the Company's Name 8:09 - Emily Fair's Hiring 9:02 - Value of Long-Term Relationship / Change in Talent  Over time 11:13 - Instant Gratification 14:30 - Biggest Hesitation 16:24 - The Wrong Fit/ Candidate Value 19:30 - Candidate's Motivation 20:02 - Key pieces of advice to young R...

2:08 - Tara Wells entry into Entertainment 3:10 - Impetus behind getting into Cannabis industry 6:18 - Regulations in California 7:54 - Cannabis is not for Everybody 9:20 - Form of Cannabis (Edibles) 11:20 - All about Ganja Goddess 12:26 - Tara's Creative Process and Inspiration 14:49 - Key Lessons Learned 16:12 - Progress from the old culture 18:07 - Black Market from the Employee's vision 19:36...

2:20 - Start of Football 3:50 - Moment of Realization 6:33 - Support in the initial days 8:33 - Self Awareness 14:12 - More Action, Less talking 14:20 - Most Authentic Person 16:54 - Discipline and Work Ethic 17:17 - Rookie Year 19:14 - First Home Game 23:42 - Winning the Game 27:17 - Coaching & Consultation 28:20 - Past and Future Decision 30:19 - The story of black bag 31:33 - How to align folks...

1:39 - Early days of Robert Glazer 3:09 - Key Lessons learned 4:12 - How to be prepared for a Business world 5:53 - Culture resonates with Company's values 7:57 - How to make somebody feel valued 9:14 - Alignment of Recruitment process with values 11:00 - Consistency is important 12:26 - Learn from your mistakes / Disaster Hiring 13:28 - Consensus in Hiring 14:33 - Quality Hire 15:10 - Robert Glaz...

2:25 - First Entrepreneurship Experience 3:33 - Golf Ball Business 4:34 - Starting off to sell products 5:30 - Views on College 6:08 - First time for Cannabis 6:54 - On-track Adventures 8:24 - The name history 10:16 - Get some Momentum 10:55 - Early Lessons learned from Entrepreneurship 13:20 - No past experience/ recruiting the recruiter 14:55 - Advantage of not having recruiting experience 16:40...

2:30 - Passion for sports 4:30 - Who is the better agent? 5:01 - Getting into Golf 6:27 - First time starstruck 7:09 - Opportunity to work in the Entertainment Industry 8:05 - Lesson Learned the hard way 9:13 - The secret sauce to make everyone happy 10:20 - Dealing with Regrets 11:43 - Booking Talent vs Talent Recruitment 14:42 - Renowned speakers 16:20 - Favorite Category to work with 18:53 - Fi...

2:55- Introduction 3:36 – Recruitment 30 years ago 5:33 – Evolution of Resume / Journey of Technology 7:14 – The Book ‘Hiring Success’ 8:35 – HR and Talent are Back office operations? Mindset change? 10:10 – Balance between quality hire and time to fill 10:30 – Key thought from the Book 12:16 – Debunk the Myth – Applicant Tracking System 14:22 – Bling Hiring / Unconscious Bias 16:35 – Origin of Sm...

2:03 - Drowning in CPG industry / Sampling overloaded 3:30 - The Early Days 4:43 - First Product Sold 6:18 - Team bootstrap 7:43 - Profit Margins at the start 8:53 - The Punchout phase 11:00 - Acquisition of Popchips 11:48 - Key learning from acquisition 12:49 - Sales growth since acquisition 13:45 - Favorite snack 14:56 - Industry other than CPG 15:51 - Advice to founders/startups on Fundraising...

2:09 - John and Jessica Love Story 4:16 - Early Career Lessons from Groupon 8:19 - Move in to Educational Department 9:03 - Origin of Humble nut Butter 13:46 - The Aha Moment 14:26 - Honest Feedback from friends 15:57 - Thought Process and Decision Making 19:37 - Biggest Challenge of working together 22:09 - Balance between work and personal life 23::22 - Takeaway for kids 25:09 - Company in next...

1:25 - A Top 15 Firing  3:22 - Help Others / Keep it Real 4:24 - How to find your Passion 5:40 - Money is not my LOVE 7:00 - Hardest part as a Leader - Letting go 9:08 - How has Gary changed as a Leader 9:26 - Feedback in early process 9:48 - Mental Health and Well-Being of employees being fired 10:42 - How to deal with Anxiety 12:08 - Take Ownership 12:54 - Advice for Success 14:27 - Pride in the...

2:34 - Chris' Mountain Story 5:44 - Sudden Realization of Fear/Uncertainty 6:43 - Rely on Friend and Vice Versa 8:34 - Ability to make Decisions 8:53 - Gratitude and Silver Lining 11:18 - Strong Faith 12:28 - Biggest Impact 13:57 - Mountain Adventure to Corporate World 15:18 - Taking water for granted 16:40 - Biggest innovation in Digital Marketing 17:47 - Chris Car Journey though internet 19:52 -...

1:37 - The other side of the Mic 2:22 - Glen's Early days/starting from Disney 3:40 - Side Hustles 5:09 - Lessons learned from workplace (Disney) 7:14 - Starting own company 10:03 - Challenges in Fundraising 11:48 - Why startups fail? 13:46 - The thought process 17:38 - Glen's entry into recruiting 21:07 - Biggest takeaway from Mentorship 22:34 - Art of Excellence Podcast 26:08 - Definition of Suc...

1:54 - Lindsey's background 4:11 - Decision making 5:00 - Big Lesson Learned as an RA 5:58 - Paralysis of Choice 7:52 - Job Hopping 8:40 - Difference between Boomers & Millennials (Leadership wise) 10:48 - Young Leaders - Where is the gap? 12:19 - Concept of Feedback 14:11 - Impetus behind writing the first book 15:37 - Multi-generational Workforce 18:59 - Need of physical workplace vs remote work...

2:01 - E131 (Grant Cardone ) /  https://thepozcast.com/grant-cardone-stripped-of-everything-on-undercover-billionaire-founder-of-the-10x-movement-ceo-cardone-capital/ 3:21 - E133 (Laurie Ruettimann)/  https://thepozcast.com/laurie-ruettimann-betting-on-you-punk-rock-hr/ 4:19 - E124 (Michael Loeb) /  https://thepozcast.com/part-2michael-loeb-a-masterclass-redefining-venture-capital-helping-startups...

2:44 – Start of Michael’s Career 5:52 – Opportunity with Google 6:39 –  in-house recruiters 9:12 – Coaching & Development 11:36 – Big teams vs Small teams 13:45 – Vulnerability in the workforce 15:27 – Golden Advice to Newbies 16:34 – Make Workplace comfortable 19:27 – Michael’s Philosophy 22:15 – Getting into a  big company 24:10 – Recruiters are Brand Ambassadors 25:50 – Advantages of working fo...

3:07 - Survival Mode 5:28 - Remote Work / Cost of Talent Pool 7:11 - Choice of Remote vs. working in office 9:40 - Lack of Mentorship 13:57 - Zoom Interview Process 18:10 - Resumes are a relic  20:59 - Migration of Talent 23:24 - Job Performance of working parents 25:08 - Talent Retention as a parameter of success (Empathy and Burnout) 27:52 - What keeps Joe up at night 28:47 - Joe as a Leader 29:...

1:01 - E130 (Gwen Whiting) /  https://thepozcast.com/gwen-whiting-founder-of-the-laundress-revolutionizing-the-home-cleaning-industry/   2:57 - E128 (Jordan Harbinger) /  https://thepozcast.com/jordan-harbinger-master-storyteller-and-top-podcast-host-distilling-untapped-wisdom-from-the-worlds-top-humans/   5:09 - E108 (Lea Turner) /  https://thepozcast.com/lea-turner-linkedin-growth-a-bad-ass-only...

2;25 - Process of recording an Audio Book 4:11 - Read the book before publish 4:48 - Practical application of the technique 5:47 - Honesty overrated or under-rated  8:07 - What motivates Tucker to write 10:12 - Self-fulfilling Prophecy 10:27 - How did the book come into existence 12:18 - Early self-awareness 14:16 - Process of Elimination 15:20 - Movie Release and reactions 17:27 Rebranding yourse...

1:58 – First Day of Shooting 3:08 – Feeling after getting off the plane 4:11 – From Everything to Nothing 4:44 – The Thing that was missed the most 5:40 – 10 Million Dollar Business 6:08 – All about Flex 7:20 – Appreciate most after the show 8:05 – Being a Girl-Dad 8:42 – Takeaway Lessons for Daughter 9:24 – What people don’t know about Grant? 11:23 – Never Waste a Hater 13:20 – Golden Secret to S...

2:25 - Key early life lessons 4:34 - People Leadership 7:40 - Decision to switch from a day job 11:08 - Early Faith and Success 12:06 - Union and Balance between Values 16:23 - Biggest Opportunity for need of Leadership's support 18:08 - Leverage Critical Mass 19:33 - Strengths to look for in Women 19:57 - Motherhood phase 21:22 - Balance work/home life during Pandemic 23:24 - Tips on being a grea...

2:07 - Early Days 3:00 - Interview with James Brown 4:20 - Memorable Moment with Brown 5:11 - Graphic Designing to Employee Branding 7:55 - Definition of Employee Branding 8:40 - Right and Wrongdoings by companies during Pandemic 10:29 - Case Study 12:35 - Steps to understand a company for Employer Branding 15:17 - Value Proposition 18:00 - How did Bryan build his brand 20:21 - Biggest Struggle 21...

2:03 - How did Rocki get into People Business 6:30 - Helping Others 7:15 - Early Lessons that helped built the foundation 10:04 - Aspiration to be on the top 12:20 - Office Politics 14:19 - Risk Adverse/Safety Net 14:46 - Journey with Smart Recruiters 15:57 - Getting into Diversity Role 16:59 - What is DEI&B? 18:26 - Treat everyone equally 19:42 - Define Diversity 22:30 - Hiring Diverse people 27:...

1:55 - Kara’s First Real job 10:13 - Journey towards Entrepreneurship 15:42 - Interview Questions to find the right people 17:47 - Impetus behind the product/drink 24:47 - Launch of a new Category 26:42 - Putting all the eggs in one basket 28:38 - Challenge in educating consumers 31:40 - Brand Demand 32:38 - Process of Writing a Book 35:52 - Motivation Lesson for Everyone 40:24 - Amazing Guest on...

2:28 - Dena’s Introduction 3:45 - One Big Mistake in the early days 5:11 - Empathy Meaning and in Action 7:00 - 8 Leadership Principles 8:50 - True Feedback is a Gift 13:35 - Views on Scorecard 14:11 - Tools to Judge Character/Skills 16:05 - Effective as a People Leader 19:03 - People First 22:40 - Empathetic during the time of Challenges 26:25 - Diversity and Inclusion 27:27 - Pandemic Effect  31...

2:00 - First Experience with Pollution problem 4:20 - Building a Coalition 6:00 - Stakeholders 7:40 - Serial Social Entrepreneur 9:20 - New Form of Funding 13:25 - Real time example 15:42 - Social Value Economics 19:00 - Nonprofit sharing 21:50 - Lake Scarcity and Lake Abundance 22:59 - Resistance from Senior Leadership 25:35 - Case Study - A Real Transaction 33:50 - Leveraging a Business 38:55 -...