Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEP 213: A Non-Traditional Path to a Ruthless Hiring Bar
Lauren Valencia grew up in a small town outside Seattle, where adventure, sports, and early problem-solving shaped a non-traditional path into recrui…
8 hours ago
EP 212: Managing Expectations in a Job You Can’t Control
Mallory Planck started her career in the middle of the 2009 recession, figuring things out in real time without a clear path. That grind took her fro…
2 days, 8 hours ago
EP 211: Where Intuition Meets Pattern Recognition in Hiring
Nyala Khan grew up on an orchard farm in Northern California before navigating diverse environments across the U.S., shaping both her independence an…
1 week ago
EP 210: Curiosity, Excellence, and What It Takes to Build Strong Teams
From a multicultural upbringing to leading talent acquisition at Juniper Square, Felicia Menon has built her career around curiosity, storytelling, a…
1 week, 2 days ago
EP 209: Balancing AI, Automation and Human Connection
With a background in philosophy and logic, Polina Arkhipova approaches talent acquisition through clarity, structure, and continuous learning. At Mon…
2 weeks ago
EP 208: Turning AI Into a Strategic Engine for Talent
Daryl Escoto started with a mindset shaped by constant motion and perspective, and carried that into a career spanning Amazon, Microsoft, Uber, and n…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
EP 207: From Legal Training to Talent Strategy
Raised in a close Italian immigrant family, she grew up fascinated by people and what drives them. After a brief detour into law, she found her true …
3 weeks ago
EP 206: Where Parisian Roots Meet Intuitive Hiring
Victoire Marty grew up in Paris, surrounded by art, history, and a culture that values intuition, which later shaped her approach to hiring for poten…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
EP 205: Neat CVs Don’t Equal Potential, Look Beyond the Resume
Growing up as the oldest of five, Tristan Mackrory was a teacher long before the classroom, a dynamic that still shapes how he leads today. That path…
4 weeks ago
EP 204: Scaling Yourself, Then Scaling the Business
Rona Shoaienia, grew up in Toronto after moving from Munich, and being surrounded by diverse cultures shaped how she sees people and potential. She s…
1 month ago