The TalentTrack Podcast

Healthcare staffing is no longer just about filling jobs. As hospitals face mounting workforce challenges, tighter budgets, and increasing demands for transparency, agencies are being asked to deliver more than candidates—they're being asked to deliver insight, strategy, and technology. In this episode, Oliver Feakins sits down with Chris Sund of GQR and Uniti Med to explore the future of healthca...

Where does healthcare staffing really stand in 2026? Is the market recovering, stabilizing, or simply entering a new normal? In this data-driven session from TalentTrack 2026 in Omaha, industry leaders dig into the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the next chapter of healthcare staffing. Featuring insights from the latest industry research and benchmarking data, along with candid reac...

AI is everywhere in healthcare staffing right now—but what's actually working, what's just hype, and where should agencies be investing their time and money? Recorded live at TalentTrack 2026 in Omaha, this panel brings together founders and innovators from some of the industry's leading AI and technology companies for a candid conversation about how artificial intelligence is already reshaping re...

For many healthcare staffing agencies, MSPs and VMS programs can feel like a black box. Why do some agencies thrive inside vendor programs while others struggle? What actually matters when supplier performance is evaluated? And what are MSP leaders really looking for in a strategic agency partner? Recorded live at TalentTrack 2026 in Omaha, this one-of-a-kind panel brings together senior leaders f...

Does bigger always mean better? At TalentTrack 2026 in Omaha, a panel of founders and executives from some of the industry's fastest-growing independent healthcare staffing firms challenged that assumption—and made a compelling case for why smaller agencies are often winning where larger competitors struggle. In this candid conversation, agency leaders share how they've built successful businesses...

Text, Talk & Tech: What's the Right Outreach Mix in 2026? Taken from our TalentTrack 2026 panel, Live in Omaha, Nebraska. In a world where recruiters have more communication channels than ever before, one question continues to dominate: What's the right mix? Should recruiters lead with a phone call? Is text messaging becoming the preferred first touch? How much automation is too much? And wher...

The healthcare staffing industry is facing unprecedented pressure to do more with less. AI promises efficiency, but clinicians still crave trust, connection, and personalized support. Join Oliver from Travel Nurse Source and Anthony from Adni as they discuss the evolving role of recruiters, the rise of AI-powered workflows, and how agencies can balance operational efficiency with authentic relatio...

In this episode, we sit down with Sarah May, a senior travel nurse recruiter with nearly seven years of experience working across small to mid-sized staffing agencies. What unfolds is a grounded, real-world look at what’s actually happening inside travel healthcare recruiting right now—not from the boardroom, but from the recruiter on the front lines talking to clinicians every day. We dig into wh...

In this episode of The Talent Track Podcast , Oliver sits down with Nora from Travel Nurse Source (Track5) — though technically just a few rooms apart — for a candid, behind-the-scenes look at what’s really happening inside the travel healthcare staffing industry right now. Nora brings a rare dual perspective: she’s on the front lines with agency leadership discussing strategy, while also working...

In this episode of The Talent Track Podcast , Oliver Feakins sits down with Jordan Tallman of Wayward Staffing for a raw, unfiltered conversation about building a modern staffing agency from the ground up. Jordan shares his journey from working out of a garage in IT staffing to launching Wayward during COVID and now scaling with a bold goal of hitting $100M by 2030. But this isn’t a highlight reel...

Most recruiters don’t have a talent problem. They have a training problem. In this episode, Nora Frumento and Mo Fregia (aka “The HIPPIE Recruiter”) talk about something this industry doesn’t talk about enough: 👉 We’ve replaced real training with vibes, shadowing, and “figure it out as you go.” And it shows. Mo came into staffing by accident—but stayed because he realized something most agencies...

Check out our TalentTrack 2025 titled: What's Now and What's Next. The boom is over. The dust hasn’t fully settled. And the rules of travel healthcare? They’ve changed—fast. In this episode, Holly Bass and Kenny Kadar break down what’s actually happening in the travel healthcare staffing market right now—and where it’s headed next. From MSP dominance swallowing 70–80% of revenue, to margin compres...

Influencer marketing isn’t broken. Your approach to it is. From TalentTrack 2025 - After sitting in on a session with top creators in the travel healthcare space, one thing is crystal clear: Most agencies don’t fail at influencer marketing because it “doesn’t work.” They fail because they try to control it. 👉 Over-scripted content 👉 One-off partnerships 👉 Chasing vanity metrics 👉 Expecting $50...

Featuring CEOs from TrackFive and Vettted Health: We just wrapped “Job Board Confessional: What We Wish Our Clients Knew” and here’s the uncomfortable truth nobody wants to say out loud 👇 🚨 Agencies aren’t losing because of job boards 🚨 They’re not losing because of lead volume 🚨 They’re losing in the last mile of execution Here’s what actually came up: → 80% of inbound candidate calls go unan...

In this Talent Track ( 2025) session, top voices in healthcare staffing break down what it really takes to turn social media into a consistent pipeline of quality candidates—not just likes and empty engagement. Featuring experts from Primetime Healthcare, OneStaff Medical, ARM Staffing, and beyond, this panel dives into the real strategies behind social recruiting that actually converts. From Face...

Check out one of our sessions for Talent Track's 2025 Conference. In this high-impact session from Talent Track, industry leaders from Atlas Med Staff, Coast Medical Service, Thrive Staffing, and Orange Staffing break down what it actually takes to compete in today’s market. Spoiler: chasing “normal” is a losing strategy. This episode dives deep into the uncomfortable truth—too many agencies are h...

In this episode of The Talent Track Podcast , Oliver Feakins is joined by Andrew Mathis, Founder & CEO of Elite Sales Training, for a deep, no-fluff conversation on the future of sales, recruiting, and automation. We break down: Why AI-first “no human recruiter” agencies may be missing the point The difference between speed tools vs trust-building tools Why emotional intelligence still wins de...

The healthcare staffing industry didn’t crash post-COVID—it normalized. But for a lot of agencies and recruiters, it feels worse than ever. Why? In this episode of The Talent Track Podcast , Oliver Feakins sits down with industry veteran Peter Leibowitz (37 years deep) to unpack what’s really happening beneath the surface—and why this cycle is unlike anything we’ve seen before. They break down: Th...

In this episode of The Talent Track Podcast , Oliver Feakins sits down with Aaron Grossman, CEO of Praos Health, to break down what it really takes to modernize healthcare staffing in a post-COVID, hyper-competitive market. Aaron shares how Praos is rethinking the entire hiring lifecycle—from sourcing to submission to compliance—through a clinician-centric model built around its “digital briefcase...

In this episode of The Talent Track Podcast , Oliver Feakins sits down with one of the true architects of modern healthcare staffing—Shane Jackson, President of Jackson Healthcare. This isn’t just a conversation about staffing—it’s a masterclass in evolution, leadership, and building something that actually lasts. Shane takes us back to the roots of the industry, starting with his father’s groundb...

What if your back office never slept… and never made a mistake? In this episode of The Talent Track Podcast , Oliver Feakins sits down with Dries De Coster, co-founder of Meet Dwight, to break down one of the most practical—and disruptive—applications of AI in staffing today: the digital workforce. Forget the hype around top-of-funnel AI. This conversation dives into where the real operational lev...

What happens when the easy wins disappear? In this episode, Rich Manuel of RTI Management Group brings a true operator’s perspective—built from 20+ years as an RN, agency founder, and advisor—on what it really takes to win in today’s healthcare staffing market. From rebuilding pipelines and reviving database gold to balancing automation with real human connection, Rich breaks down why agencies mus...

Offshore recruiting isn’t about cheap labor—it’s about smarter growth. In this episode, Brett Williams of TalentRump breaks down the biggest misconceptions agencies have about outsourcing, why management (not cost) is the real differentiator, and how top firms are using offshore teams to increase speed, capacity, and ROI. From hitting 3–6x returns in under six months to building a true sourcing en...

This was an awesome interview with Candace from Curately.ai . The conversation delves into the critical role of the first conversation in candidate conversion and the impact of AI on speeding engagement, handling candidate engagement during non-recruiter hours and the division of responsibilities between AI and recruiters.