Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEP 203: How Competitive Sailing and Global Perspective Shape Creative Hiring
Growing up in a small NYC apartment taught him resilience early, but traveling through Brazil and South Africa reshaped how he sees people and the wo…
1 month ago
EP 202: The Difference Between Filling Roles and Building Teams
A bad environment can make someone shut down fast. The right one can change everything. Kenzie Hoelscher, Leading Recruiting at AssemblyAI, saw that …
1 month, 1 week ago
EP 201: How Culture Quietly Shapes Every Career Decision
What if the way people think about jobs, risk, and “security” has less to do with personality and more to do with the country that raised them? In th…
1 month, 1 week ago
EP 200: What Most TA Leaders Get Wrong About Influence
Gabrielle Mellon grew up in a big, competitive family that shaped her instinct to act, adapt, and figure things out fast. She carried that mindset in…
1 month, 1 week ago
EP 199: Leading with Speed, Structure, and Self‑Awareness
Rebecca Palmer lived in multiple places growing up, an experience that taught her to adapt fast and focus on finishing what she starts. Those instinc…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
EP 198: Why Context Matters More Than Hiring Templates
Esra Huseyinzadegan grew up in Istanbul, a city that quickly teaches you to adapt, question assumptions, and see the world from multiple perspectives…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
EP 197: This TA Power Couple Shares How They Raise the Bar to Excellence
Darien May, Head of Global Talent Acquisition at Eventbrite, and Jasmin May, Head of Talent at Verse, share how growing up in a military family shape…
2 months ago
EP 196: From Equestrian Arenas to Scaling Teams
Emily Zahuta, Senior Director, Talent Acquisition at Horizon3.ai, highlights how a chaotic yet loving Bay Area upbringing and elite equestrian traini…
2 months ago
EP 195: How to Succeed as the First Recruiter at a Startup
Shannan Farmer, Lead Talent Partner at Freshpaint, details a sharp first thirty days blueprint, from fast ATS upgrades to structured debriefs and cen…
2 months, 1 week ago
EP 194: Leading with Respect and Direct Communication
Ashlye Hernandez, Executive Director of Global Talent Acquisition and Operations at nCino, examines how her path from rural North Carolina to executi…
2 months, 1 week ago