The Talent Equation Podcast with Nolan Hout

Every conversation about talent growth eventually comes back to the same question: what is leadership actually doing to the people underneath it? In this episode, Liz Wiseman , CEO, The Wiseman Group and author of the New York Times bestseller "Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter," walks Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President, Growth, Infopro Learning , through the multiplier frame...

What if the chaos hitting your team right now isn't a crisis to fix, but a permanent condition every C-suite leader has to learn to operate inside? Kevin Black , Founder, Kevin Black Consulting, Author of the book "Strength in Chaos," joins Nolan Hout , SVP, Growth & AI Strategist, Infopro Learning , to unpack why chaos and crisis are not the same thing, and to outline a four-par...

What does it take to lead with courage when employees are burned out, workplace culture is under strain, and AI is transforming every role across your organization? In this episode of The Talent Equation podcast , Justine Froelker , Licensed Professional Counselor, two-time TEDx speaker, founder, Courage is Built Here™, and author of 12 books, including five Amazon bestsellers, joins Nolan Hout ,...

Most Chief Learning Officers (CLOs) are solving the wrong problem. They hire more people and build more training programs, yet still can't move the needle. Candice Mitchell , Founder & CEO of Talent Collective and USA Today bestselling author, has spent nearly two decades inside global organizations watching this play out. In this episode, she and Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President, Growth, In...

The shift from AI assistant to AI agent to AI super agent is not a product marketing arc. It describes a fundamentally different relationship between your workforce and the systems designed to enable them. Josh Bersin , Global Industry Analyst, Founder & CEO, The Josh Bersin Company , joins Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President, Growth, Infopro Learning , on the Talent Equation podcast to explain...

Josh Bersin , Global Industry Analyst, Founder & CEO of The Josh Bersin Company , joins Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President, Growth & AI Strategist, Infopro Learning , to talk about Galileo Mars and what it means for organizations trying to figure out AI right now —not someday, but now. They cover the shift from AI as a tool to AI as an active participant in talent decisions, what companies...

AI is reshaping how healthcare organizations develop their workforce, but the fundamentals of effective clinical training have not changed. In this episode, Nolan Hout, SVP-Growth & AI Strategist, Infopro Learning , speaks with Mary Logar, BcID-MBTI Certified Practitioner, about closing the gap between what clinicians are expected to do and what their training actually prepares them for. They...

What happens to your organization when AI starts doing the work your people were hired to do? Sean Bartman , Vice President, Organization Effectiveness and Future Workforce, TD Bank , joins Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President, Growth & AI Strategist, Infopro Learning , to get specific about what AI in the workplace is actually doing to the shape of organizations and what CHROs, CLOs, and talent...

CLOs and HR leaders who want L&D to drive real workforce performance face a problem that has nothing to do with the quality of their training; it is a positioning problem. When the learning function is built to fulfill requests rather than solve talent challenges, even excellent work fails to move the business. Jess Almlie , Learning & Talent Development Transformation Leader, Almlie Consu...

What if the most painful chapters of your life are actually your greatest leadership assets? Rhoda Banks , Two-Time Author, Executive Coach, Keynote Speaker, and Independent HR, Talent & Culture Consultant at The Rhoda Experience LLC., joins Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President, Growth & AI Strategist at Infopro Learning , in this episode of the Talent Equation Podcast (Formerly known as the...

What if the biggest risk of AI isn't job loss but the quiet erosion of human thinking? Nick Shackleton-Jones , Founder, Shackleton Consulting , author of "How People Learn," and former Chief Learning Officer, Deloitte, joins Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President, Growth & AI Strategist, Infopro Learning , to explore how AI is reshaping cognition, emotion, and capability at a fundamental level. Th...

Dr. Brooklyn Raney, Founder & Principal, BRSF Group & Dr. Stephanie Fitzpatrick, Founder & Principal, BRSF Group, join Nolan Hout, Senior Vice President, Growth, Infopro Learning , to explore the "Caring Dividend." This powerful concept connects care to business performance. They break down why most leaders believe they care, yet employees often don’t feel it, and introduce a practical...

The future of leadership training is no longer theoretical; it’s immersive and AI-driven. Alex Howland , CEO & Founder of Virbela , joins Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President, Growth & AI Strategist, Infopro Learning , to discuss how Virtual Reality (VR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are reshaping the way organizations develop talent. This episode explores how leaders can practice high-st...

Why do most AI rollouts fail to stick? The answer starts with people, not platforms. Erica Farmer , TEDx Speaker, AI Future Skills Specialist, EricaFarmer.ai , joins Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President, Growth & AI Strategist, Infopro Learning , to break down the AI dividend — a framework for making AI adoption personal and lasting. With 25 years in corporate L&D at organizations like Briti...

How can organizations truly unlock performance in an AI-driven world? Marc Steven Ramos , Chief Learning Officer (CLO), AI for Work & AI Thought Leader, Harvard Education Fellow, joins Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President, Growth & AI Strategist, Infopro Learning , to explore how AI is reshaping work, learning, and performance. With experience across Google, Novartis, and Cornerstone, Mark e...

Dr. Marline C. Duroseau , Managing Director, HR and Leadership Development, Brandon Hall Group , TEDx speaker, and author, joins Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President, Growth & AI Strategist, ‪ Infopro Learning , on The Talent Equation Podcast to explore how disruptive leadership and high-performance leadership are shaped by unseen personal disruptions. Drawing on her journey and research, Dr. Ma...

Dr. Edie Goldberg , Founder & President, E.L. Goldberg & Associates , joins Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President, Growth & AI Strategist, Infopro Learning , to discuss how internal talent marketplaces are helping organizations become true learning organizations. Drawing on decades of expertise in talent management and organizational psychology, she explains how companies can unlock hidde...

In this milestone episode, Nolan Hout , SVP, Growth & AI Strategist, Infopro Learning , shares an exciting announcement: 'The Learning and Development Podcast' is becoming 'The Talent Equation with Nolan Hout.' Over the past few years, the podcast has grown from conversations about learning into powerful discussions around talent strategy, leadership, AI, and business impact. Nolan reflects on...

Kelsey Kates , Founder, Playfully Works , joins Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President of Growth & AI Strategist, Infopro Learning , to explore how playfulness can transform leadership, learning, and workplace culture. After a decade at Google—where she built the renowned Facilitation Academy—Kelsey now leads Playfully Works, helping organizations create more human-centered and engaging environmen...

If Learning and Development (L&D) isn’t improving performance, it isn’t driving enough value. In this insightful conversation, Eileen (MacDonald) Cooke , former Chief Learning Officer (CLO), Amtrak‬ , speaks with Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President, Growth, Infopro Learning , and explains why L&D Leaders must adopt a performance-first mindset to improve L&D business performance. With ex...

Learning & Development (L&D) leaders are under growing pressure to prove ROI, increase adoption, and align learning strategy with business outcomes. In this insightful podcast episode, Ryan McCrea , President, St. Louis Organization Development Network (STL-ODN) , joins Nolan Hout, Senior Vice President, Growth, Infopro Learning , to explore how a product mindset can transform learning &am...

Kevin M. Yates , widely known as 'The L&D Detective', Performance Impact Advisor, Global Keynote Speaker, Founder, Meals in the Meantime , joins Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President, Growth, Infopro Learning , for a deep dive into what it really means to measure learning impact. In this episode, Kevin explains why traditional metrics like surveys and LMS data fall short and why learning leaders...

Dr. Carl Binder , CEO, The Performance Thinking Network, LLC. and creator of the Six Boxes® Model and Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President, Growth, Infopro Learning , explore why organizations should focus on work outputs rather than skills or competencies. Drawing from behavioral science and decades of performance consulting experience, Dr. Binder explains how clear outputs, expectations, and feedb...

What happens when you stop hiding who you are at work and start showing up authentically? In this insightful episode, Kira Squire , 2025 Unsung Hero Award winner and Senior Learning & Development Specialist at LastPass , joins Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President, Growth, Infopro Learning , to discuss mental health, inclusion, and psychological safety in the workplace. She reflects on her non-li...

AI is changing how organizations think about learning, accessibility, and workforce participation. Dr. Jane Bozarth , International Speaker, Author, Director of Research, The Learning Guild , joins Nolan Hout , Senior Vice President, Growth, Infopro Learning , to explore how inclusive, AI-enabled learning design is becoming a strategic advantage. Drawing on decades of experience as an author and r...