This week we welcome William Sims to the podcast. Before joining Lightcast as SVP of Professional Services, Williams held a number of leadership positions in talent acquisition and sales at Qualtrics, Jani-King Gulf Coast, and Career Builder, where he served as Director of Global Solutions Architects.
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Episode 50: Understanding the Labor Market—Inflation, Pay Equity, and Employees as “Free Agents”
This week we welcome Jay Denton to the podcast. An expert in labor market analytics, Jay spent time at Bell Partners and Axiometrics before joining LaborIQ as Chief Analytics Officer.
Episode 49: Conversations at Scale — Employer Branding in a Quick Apply World
This week we welcome Adam Godson to the podcast. An HR technology veteran, Adam spent more than eight years at Cielo Talent before assuming his current role as President & Chief Product Officer at Paradox, a conversational AI platform for talent.
Episode 48: Workforce Development – How Trust and Authenticity Foster Stronger Teams
This week we welcome Becky Chung to the podcast. Passionate about HR, organizational design, and workforce development, Becky honed her skills in a range of industries, including health care, financial services, and software, before assuming her current role as Vice President of Talent Development at Cielo Talent.
Episode 47: 2023 Talent Trends – Skills-Based Hiring, Employer Branding, and the Rise of AI in Making Layoff Decisions
Co-hosts Graham and Marty return for The Changing State of Talent Acquisition Season 3 debut. They share how the agency business has evolved in the past year and discuss key trends that will shape the talent acquisition landscape in 2023 and beyond.
Episode 45: Decentralized Talent Networks — How the Blockchain is Disrupting the Gig Economy
This week we welcome Adam Jackson to the podcast. Adam is a serial entrepreneur (Dr. On Demand, DriverSide.com, MarketSquare.com), startup advisor, and technology investor (Cambrian Asset Management).
Episode 44: On Bridge Building—How Uber’s New EVP Supports the Company’s Wider Mission
This week we welcome Delfina Stabile and Xavi Martínez to the podcast. Deflina began her career in Buenos Aires, where she worked as a Recruiting Analyst for Michael Page, before joining Uber—first out of Mexico City, and currently out of San Francisco
Episode 43: The Fourth Industrial Revolution — Recruiting at Scale in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
This week we welcome Amit Parmar to the podcast. With more than 16 years of experience in technology and human capital management, Amit spent time at IBM, Deloitte, and Unisys before founding Cliquify, an AI-powered content marketing platform that drives equity in recruitment.
Episode 42: Candidate Centricity—Shrinking the Access Gap With Better Interviewing
This week we welcome Jeffrey Spector to the podcast. Jeffrey spent more than six years at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he served as Chief of Staff to Melinda Gates, before co-founding Karat, a service that helps CTO’s and CHRO’s make technical interviewing a customer-centric experience.
Episode 41: Talent Mobility—The Myths Surrounding Reskilling Workforces
This week we welcome Lindsay Witcher to the podcast. As a member of Randstad RiseSmart’s global leadership team, Lindsay guides the development of solutions that empower talent leaders to successfully manage mobility within their organizations.