The POZCAST: Decoding Success with Adam Posner

Shira Yevin: Gritty in Pink: Gender Equality in the Music Industry Dec 20, 2024

00:00 Introduction to Gritty in Pink and Shira Evans
03:00 Shira's Musical Journey and Early Influences
06:04 The Rise of Feminism in Shira's Life
08:59 Transitioning from Music to Sales and Marketing
12:07 The Birth of Gritty in Pink
14:51 Building a Marketplace for Women in Music
18:02 Navigating Challenges and Lessons Learned
20:57 The Role of AI in Gritty in Pink
23:56 Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Team
27:02 Future Aspirations and Community Building
29:52 Defining Success and Personal Fulfillment

LIVE @ ERE: Hung Lee: 2025 Hiring Outlook: More Signal, Less Noise Dec 19, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Hung's Background
02:55 The Importance of Networking at Conferences
05:48 AI's Impact on Recruitment
09:10 The Future of Recruitment in an AI World
12:06 Concerns in the Recruitment Industry
14:48 The Ideal Industry Event
17:53 Conclusion and Resources

LIVE @ ERE: Jenn Tardy: Awareness is the antidote for bias and diversity Dec 18, 2024

00:00 Navigating Political Conversations in Diversity
03:02 Understanding Bias: The Unconscious Influences
05:52 Creating Safe Spaces for Difficult Conversations
09:10 Redefining Diversity: What It Really Means
11:45 The Future of DEI Initiatives
14:55 Lived Experience Intelligence and Its Impact
15:55 The Equity Edge: Jennifer's Upcoming Book

LIVE @ ERE: Live from ERE: Kevin Wheeler & David Crawford: The Future of Talent Acquisition Dec 17, 2024

Kevin:

00:00 Introduction to the Future of Talent
02:56 The Evolution of Recruiting Technology
05:45 The Role of Marketing in Recruitment
09:06 AI's Impact on Recruitment
12:04 The Future of Recruiters in an AI World
15:02 The Human Element in Recruitment
17:58 Closing Thoughts and Advice

David:

17:59 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest

20:40 David Crawford's Career Journey
22:09 Identifying Challenges in Talent Acquisition
23:50 Building Trust and Consensus in Leadership
25:14 Technology and Recruitment Processes
27:38 The Role of Recruiters in Healthcare
29:07 Translating Job Descriptions into Real Conversations
30:33 Assessing Character and Values in Interviews
31:58 Navigating Post-COVID Challenges in Recruitment
33:26 Continuous Learning and Industry Engagement

LIVE @ ERE: Navigating the Hiring Landscape: Insights from Cheryl Petersen & Mark Murphy Dec 16, 2024

Cheryl:

00:00 Introduction to Talent Resourcing and Candidate Experience
02:45 Navigating Job Searches and Networking Strategies
04:32 Addressing Ageism in the Workplace
06:12 The Importance of Upskilling and Adaptability
07:42 Integrating Business and Recruitment Strategies
10:14 Leveraging Technology in Recruitment
12:06 Fostering a Humane Organization and Talent Access

Mark:

12:10 The Evolution of the Podcast

14:54 Hiring for Attitude vs. Skills

18:17 The Importance of Diversity in Hiring

21:07 Identifying Talent and Attitude

23:53 Interview Techniques and Candidate Assessment

27:13 The Impact of Political Climate on Hiring

30:06 Conclusion and Key Takeaways

Coach JV: Defining Success: The Pursuit of Freedom Dec 13, 2024

00:00 From Darkness to Light: Coach JV's Journey
06:01 The Power of Transformation: Overcoming Addiction
11:58 Manifestation and the Law of Attraction
17:58 The Awakening: Leaving the Corporate World
23:57 Understanding the System: Banking and Economics
30:08 Financial Literacy: Building Wealth in a Changing Economy
35:51 Investing in Precious Metals and Cryptocurrency
42:09 Creating Generational Wealth: Strategies for Success
47:54 Living Authentically: Making a Positive Impact
54:00 Defining Success: The Pursuit of Freedom

LIVE @ ERE Rachel Allen: TA Lead at 7-11 & Jason Moreau: Founder at Survale HR Tech Dec 11, 2024

Rachel:

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Conference Insights

03:05 Career Journey and Transition to Recruiting

05:56 Automation in Talent Acquisition at 7-Eleven

08:57 Meeting Candidates Where They Are

11:47 Leveraging Technology for Recruitment

14:53 Assessing Character and Cultural Fit

18:07 Team Dynamics and Leadership Insights

Jason:

18:08 Introduction and Background

21:12 The Evolution of Talent Acquisition Technology

24:03 Embracing AI in Recruitment

27:01 Measuring Candidate Experience

30:11 Quality of Hire and Onboarding Challenges

33:11 Future of Talent Acquisition and Closing Thoughts

LIVE @ ERE: James Ellis: Employer Branding: The Art of Differentiation in Recruitment Dec 10, 2024

00:00 Introduction to Employer Branding
02:48 Understanding Employer Branding
05:51 Differentiation in Employer Branding
08:53 The Importance of Credibility in Recruitment
12:11 Building a Unique Value Proposition
14:55 The Future of Employer Branding

LIVE @ ERE: Ron Fish & Kevin Grossman: Building Diverse TA Strategies Dec 09, 2024

Chapters
Ron:
00:00 Introduction to Disability Inclusion and Accessibility
02:57 The Journey to Championing Disability Inclusion
06:05 Personal Stories and Their Impact on Inclusion
09:00 Creating an Inclusive Workplace Culture
11:56 Best Practices for Organizations of All Sizes
14:49 Data-Driven Decisions in Talent Acquisition
17:51 The Future of Recruiting and AI's Role

Kevin

17:55 Introduction to Candidate Experience Research

20:42 The Importance of Candidate Experience

23:51 Understanding Resentment in Candidate Experience

26:54 Enhancing the Interview Process

29:42 Impact of the Pandemic on Candidate Experience

32:39 Looking Ahead: Trends for 2025

The Musical Journey of Jade Simmons: Redefining Purpose: A New Perspective Dec 06, 2024

00:00 Introduction to Jade Simmons
01:44 Influence of Family Background
03:53 Faith and Purpose in Life
10:18 The Journey of Music
18:43 Transitioning to Speaking and Performance
22:52 Understanding Audience Needs
24:23 The Power of Personalization in Speaking
24:35 Exploring 'Audacious Prayers' and Its Impact
26:29 The Creative Process Behind Writing
27:52 Defining Purpose and Its Broader Implications
29:32 Resilience in Performance and Adaptation
30:10 Advocacy for Mental Health Awareness
32:24 Cultural Stigma Around Mental Health
34:49 The Future of Leadership and Community
38:22 Navigating Business Challenges
39:50 Reflections on Political Discourse
43:19 Defining Success and Personal Fulfillment

Paul Ollinger: Comedy, Tech, and the Pursuit of Happiness Nov 29, 2024

Takeaways
- Paul Ollinger transitioned from a corporate career to comedy.
- His early influences included Bill Cosby and George Carlin.
- Comedy was always in his blood, but he initially pursued a business career.
- The tech industry provided him with valuable experiences and lessons.
- He learned the importance of having a clear purpose in life.
- Paul emphasizes the significance of embracing the journey in any career.
- He believes that success is waking up excited about your day.
- Expectations can lead to disappointment, so managing them is crucial.
- Podcasting has opened unexpected doors for him.
- He encourages aspiring comedians to be irrationally hungry for their craft.

Mike Robbins: How to Invest in Yourself for Success Nov 22, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
07:22 Early Love for Baseball and Family Support
14:37 Dealing with Injuries and Setbacks
16:28 Making the Decision to Retire
21:31 Recognizing Life's Chapters
22:07 Transitioning from Baseball to Business
22:37 Lessons from Sports Applied to Corporate Life
23:20 Discovering a Passion for Speaking and Coaching
24:10 The Challenges of Pursuing a Non-Traditional Career Path
25:05 The Evolution of Content Creation and Influence
26:06 Taking the Leap to Start Your Own Business
27:26 The Thrill of Earning Your First Client
28:08 The Joy and Challenges of Keynoting
30:25 The Definition and Importance of Authenticity
33:07 Balancing Authenticity and Leadership
36:29 The Role of Coaching in Personal Growth
38:01 Investing in Yourself for Success
41:33 The Power of Speaking and Storytelling
42:17 Parenting and Navigating the World
44:38 Defining Success: Gratitude and Enjoyment

BEST OF #thePOZcast: Dave Scatchard: (PART 2) Journey from NHL Enforcer to Recovery from Near-Death Nov 20, 2024

1:40 - Near to death experience

6:58 - The turning point
9:53 - Road to Healing
12:54 - Concept of Awakening in Coaching
16:09 - Journey to Spirituality / Invest in yourself
18:47 - The book ; who is it for and key takeaway
21:43 - Key Advice by Dave
23:48 - Live like an Amateur or Pro
26:10 - Dave's North Star

AJ Gibson: Finding Purpose After Rock Bottom Nov 15, 2024

00:00 Introduction to AJ Gibson and the POSCAST
02:58 AJ's Journey from Ohio to Hollywood
05:54 The Influence of David Letterman
08:57 Navigating Mental Health and Identity
12:05 The Breakthrough Moment in Reality TV
15:00 Lessons from Hosting Classes
17:58 Experiences on the Red Carpet
20:03 Rock Bottom: Losing the Talk Show
23:56 Finding Purpose After Crisis
26:59 The Complexity of Seeking Help
29:47 Rock Bottom and Rebounding
32:11 Flipping the Script
34:25 Political Perspectives
38:06 Movember and Mental Health Advocacy
40:16 Conversations on Suicide Prevention
43:14 Tools for Supporting Friends
46:21 Self-Care Strategies
49:05 Navigating Social Media Negativity
51:27 Finding Joy in New Experiences
54:31 Defining Success in Life

David Rodolitz: Going Beyond Service: The Essence of Hospitality Nov 08, 2024

00:00 Dave Roloditz's Background in the Hospitality Industry
03:06 Involvement in the US Open and its Impact on Business
05:23 Dave's Early Work Experience and Lessons Learned
07:34 Transition from Employee to Manager to Owner
09:14 Defining Hospitality and the Importance of Moments
11:06 Learning from Failure in the Nightlife Industry
13:24 Unreasonable Hospitality and Going Above and Beyond
15:10 Being Unreasonable in Business and Expectations
17:18 Formation of VCR Group and Business Partnerships
21:21 Handling Conflict and Disagreement in Business Partnerships
22:25 Introduction and Overview
24:09 The Concept of Flyfish Club
26:50 The Membership Model
29:17 The Target Audience
34:56 Defining Success

Rebecca Carr: Navigating Challenges in Modern Hiring Nov 05, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background of Rebecca Carr
03:04 The Role of a Chief of Staff
05:50 Challenges in Product Strategy and Company Reinvention
08:55 Generational Shifts in Recruitment Technology
11:50 Current Recruitment Challenges and Solutions
14:57 The Impact of AI on Recruitment
17:48 Future Innovations at Smart Recruiters
21:05 Leadership Perspectives and Hiring Insights
23:52 Defining Success and Work-Life Balance

Cris Grossmann: Innovating Frontline Worker Hiring Through Trust and Tech Nov 04, 2024

00:00 Introduction to Chris Grossman and Beekeeper
01:55 The Mission of Beekeeper: Empowering Frontline Workers
04:41 Three Pillars of Beekeeper's Mission
07:34 Chris's Background and Entrepreneurial Spirit
09:54 Differentiating Beekeeper in the Market
11:51 Insights from the Frontline: A Day with Workers
13:36 Key Takeaways from the 2024 Frontline Workforce Pulse Report
15:34 Personal Growth as a Leader

Marshall Goldsmith: Managing Ego and Self-awareness in Leadership Nov 01, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
03:01 The Power of Continuous Learning and Personal Growth
09:21 The Importance of Mentorship in Leadership Development
13:43 Effective Coaching Techniques for Personal and Professional Success
17:32 Managing Ego and Self-Awareness in Leadership
19:59 The Art of Asking Questions in a Knowledge-Driven World
23:06 Marshall Goldsmith AI: Sharing Knowledge and Expertise with the World
21:38 Misconceptions of Executive Coaching
23:22 The Key Variable in Executive Coaching
27:23 Advice for Aspiring Executive Coaches
33:12 Defining Success

Matt O'Connor: Building a Winning HR Tech Sales Team Oct 30, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
02:52 Sales Philosophy and Customer Understanding
06:06 AI in Sales and Analytics
08:55 Hiring and Onboarding Sales Talent
12:13 Retention Strategies in Sales
15:04 Defining Success in Sales and Leadership
18:05 Closing Thoughts and Personal Insights

Lydia Wu: Real Talk: Navigating the Future of HR Tech Oct 29, 2024

In this engaging conversation, Adam Posner speaks with Lydia Wu about the evolving landscape of HR technology, the challenges HR professionals face, and the importance of strategic partnerships within organizations. They discuss the impact of remote work, the role of data analytics and AI, and the critical need for enhancing candidate experience in recruitment. Lydia shares insights on the necessity of prioritizing hiring processes and the future trends in HR tech, emphasizing the balance between business needs and employee well-being. From consulting with big names like Accenture and Deloitte to driving innovation at Panasonic, Lydia Wu brings a treasure trove of knowledge in HR Technology and People Analytics. At the helm of AI product development and a thought leader on the future of work, Lydia is your real-talk bff on all things HR Tech. Don't miss her insights and engaging stories in her popular channel: Oops, Did I Think That Out Loud? Follow Lydia on LinkedIn Here: https://www.linkedin.com/mynetwork/discovery-see-all/?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=lydiaywu Follow DataDriven for practical analytics tips and insights here: https://hireroad.com/datadriven We thank HireRoad for supporting these episodes of #thePOZcast at HR Tech 2024, Las Vegas! HireRoad is a leading global HR solutions provider spanning recruitment, onboarding, learning, and analytics software. Driven by PeopleInsight by HireRoad, our best-in-class people analytics solution, we unify disparate HR datasets to provide businesses with actionable insights within a record five days. Our mission is to help our customers maximize the impact of their HR technology through a deeper understanding and optimization of their most significant investment– their people. HireRoad empowers HR teams through data-driven insights, customized support from our team of experts, and a transparent, cost-effective approach to meet companies where they are at in their people data journey. For more, please visit hireroad.com/poz. Thanks for listening. Please follow us on Instagram @NHPTalent and X @AdamJPosner. For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com. Takeaways - HR is evolving from a policing role to a strategic partner. - The pandemic highlighted the importance of HR in business. - Many HR professionals are struggling with ROI on their initiatives. - Data architecture in HR is often poorly structured. - AI is being overhyped and misused in the industry. - Candidate experience is lagging behind consumer expectations. - Hiring processes need to be prioritized by leadership. - HR professionals often lack a strong data background. - The future of HR tech will require a balance between technology and human touch.

Stephanie Manzelli: Balancing Tech with the Human Side of HR Oct 28, 2024

00:00 Introduction to Employee and HR Tech Landscape
03:12 The Role of HR in Recruitment Technology
05:55 Challenges in Balancing Tech and People
09:11 Effective Communication in Recruitment Processes
11:53 Feedback and Candidate Experience
15:10 The Future of HR Tech and AI
17:55 Engagement Strategies in a Hybrid Work Environment

Angela Hood: Unlocking Human Potential with AI Oct 25, 2024

00:00 Introduction to Angela Hood and ThisWay Global
03:11 Angela's Entrepreneurial Background and Early Lessons
05:51 Navigating Gender Bias in Construction and Tech
09:12 Transitioning from Construction to Technology
12:00 The Mission Behind ThisWay Global
14:58 The Importance of Accelerators in Startups
18:01 Understanding AI and Bias in Recruitment
20:57 Candidate Bias and Self-Disqualification
23:58 The Impact of Brand Perception on Job Applications
26:57 Leveraging AI for Recruitment Solutions
29:54 Future Innovations and the Role of AI
33:02 The Importance of Critical Thinking in the Workforce
35:57 Defining Success and Personal Growth
38:53 Final Thoughts and Advice from Angela Hood

Ben Mones: AI vs. AI: The Future of Recruitment Safety Oct 23, 2024

00:00 Introduction to Fama and Its Origins
04:56 The Role of Digital Identity in Hiring
09:55 Ethical Considerations in Candidate Screening
15:12 The Evolution of Leadership and Company Culture
20:08 Navigating AI in Recruitment
24:14 Defining Success and Work-Life Balance

Navigating Leadership with John Federman, CEO @ HireRoad Oct 22, 2024

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to John Federman and Higher Road

01:25 Career Journey and Early Experiences

04:30 Leadership Philosophy and Culture Creation

08:56 Building a Cohesive Leadership Team

10:51 Differentiating Higher Road in the Market

13:33 Human-Centered People Analytics

15:55 Utilizing AI for Internal Insights

17:48 Lessons Learned from AI Implementation

20:32 Impact of COVID-19 on Workplace Dynamics

21:52 Challenges of Balancing Focus and Opportunity

23:02 Defining Success

Shane Noe: HR Tech Insights: Metrics That Matter Oct 21, 2024

00:00 Welcome to HR Tech in Las Vegas
01:28 The Journey from Music Festivals to Tech
04:47 Transitioning from Finance to HR
10:27 The Role of Data in HR
12:45 Key Metrics in HR Analytics
16:26 Training and Communicating Metrics Effectively

Mandy Rassi, CMO @ Michaels: Navigating Career Transitions and Setting High Standards Oct 18, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
03:08 The Value of Higher Education and Career Growth
05:56 Leadership Lessons and Tough Conversations
10:00 Transforming Michaels: Modernization and Customer-Centricity
22:44 Navigating Career Transitions and Setting High Standards
23:43 The Power of Networking and Building a Supportive Network
26:06 Celebrating Creativity and Building a Community at Michaels
31:20 Building High-Performing Teams with Complementary Skills
37:27 Being Intentional with Time and Prioritizing Self-Care

Maha Abouelenein: The 7 Rules of Self-Reliance Oct 11, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
06:45 The Essence of Self-Reliance
10:48 The Journey of Writing a Book
15:54 Staying Low and Keeping Focused
19:56 Becoming a Value Creator
23:58 The Importance of Patience
26:49 Embracing Failure and Lifelong Learning
30:36 The Power of Reputation
35:21 Networking as a Long-Term Strategy
40:59 Living with Intention and No Regrets

Zach Roseman: Solving the Challenges of Hiring with Draftboard Oct 04, 2024

00:00 Zach Roseman's Background and Journey
18:35 The Origin of Draftboard
21:26 How Draftboard Works
23:30 Filtering and Evaluating Candidates
27:54 Improving the Ratio of Hires to Interviews
30:31 Using a People-Focused Approach
35:30 Balancing Technology and the Human Element in Recruiting
39:48 Finding a Champion for Career Growth
43:19 Taking Action and Executing Plans
45:27 Defining Success: Building a Great Family and Community Life

Dandan Zhu: Lessons from Building The Wealth Trifecta in the Recruitment Industry Sep 27, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
02:50 The Wealth Trifecta: Earning, Saving, and Investing
06:01 Lessons from the Recruitment Industry
09:08 Managing Rental Properties
13:56 Building a Lucrative Business
26:09 Finding Drive Beyond Money
26:53 The Role and Value of Rec2Rec
29:56 Qualities of a Good Recruiter
37:29 AI as a Tool in Recruiting
39:59 Introducing 'Agency Recruitment 101

Sean Behr: Fountain CEO: Transforming Hiring for Frontline Workers Sep 20, 2024

00:00 Introduction to Sean Behr and Fountain
06:37 The Importance of Experience in Product Development and Sales
08:52 The Value of User Feedback in Product Development
15:05 The Unique Challenges of Hiring Frontline Workers
19:23 Fountain: A Mobile-First Platform for Frontline Workers
21:24 The Importance of Speed and Innovation in Hiring Frontline Workers
26:28 The Role of Listening in Leadership
28:48 Hiring the Right People and Taking Ownership of Mistakes
39:34 Adapting and Evolving in a Changing Work Landscape

Amit Matani: How to Utilize AI to Remove the Friction in Recruiting Sep 13, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
14:20 The Realities of Startup Life
18:42 Challenges of Leadership
24:39 Rebranding to Wellfound
26:32 Recruiting for Startups vs. Large Enterprises
28:20 Managing Expectations and Building Employer Branding
31:16 Addressing Biases in AI
36:53 Qualities to Look for in Candidates
46:53 Defining Success: Freedom and Autonomy

BEST OF: Jesse Cole: Entertaining Fans First: The Savannah Bananas's Winning Formula Sep 11, 2024

FIRST AIRED: 6/23/23 My guest on E272 of #thePOZcast is Jesse Cole, The Man In The Yellow Tux himself! Jesse is the founder and owner of Fans First Entertainment, home to the Savannah Bananas as well as The Party Animals baseball teams. Jesse created Banana Ball, which is a twist on classic baseball meant to be the most entertaining, engaging, and fan-first event in the game. Jesse got his start as a leader in the sports and entertainment worlds at age 23 when he was appointed GM of the Gastonia Grizzlies. When ticket sales were moving slowly, he jumped into introducing first-class entertainment into the world of baseball. Many summarize the end-product of Banana Ball to being like the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball, but as you guys are about to find out Jesse has built and continues to build so much more. I’m thrilled to have this guy on the show, and we are about to dig in so buckle up! Check out the team at https://thesavannahbananas.com/ and findyouryellowtux.com for any info on Jesse's speaking or books. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and Twitter @AdamJPosner.eth For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com

Jarrod Lopiccolo: The Power of Niche Specialization in Marketing Sep 06, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
09:28 Jared's Journey from Architecture to Digital Marketing
13:08 Noble Studios' Bread and Butter: Web Development and Performance Marketing
16:01 Building Strong Client Relationships through Anticipation and Ownership
18:25 From Order Taker to Trusted Consultant: The Key to Agency Success
23:22 Building a Strong Company Culture
25:55 Monetizing Passion and Redefining Success
28:36 AI as a Tool, Not a Threat
32:20 The Power of Curiosity and Continuous Learning
37:26 Promoting Sustainability and Taking Care of the Planet

Jacob Rupp: The Journey of Faith from Rabbi to a Top Business Coach Aug 30, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
05:01 Finding Meaning and Purpose in Life
07:06 The Role of Faith and Its Evolution
09:10 Money as a Fuel for Options
20:01 The Power of Coaching and Empowerment
22:36 The Lie of Modern Education
25:21 Leveraging Existing Skills
27:16 The Reality of Entrepreneurship
30:17 The Value of Practical Skills
33:11 Opting for Growth and Challenges
39:14 Being Okay with What God Thinks
41:28 No Such Thing as a Shortcut

Gali Arnon: The Future of Work is Fractional, Fiverr CBO Aug 23, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Gali Arnon's Background
11:16 The Attraction to Fiverr and Changing Perceptions
18:09 Supporting Freelancers and Building Community
21:46 Fiverr's Role in Helping Freelancers Manage Business
25:08 Embracing AI as a Tool in the Creative Space
27:11 Addressing Job Loss Concerns
30:09 Mastering AI Capabilities
34:36 Ensuring Women Are Not Left Behind in AI Adoption
36:28 Exploring Blockchain and Web3
38:53 Hiring for Curiosity, Resilience, and Passion
43:45 Defining Success

Michael Browning Jr: An Entrepreneur's Lessons in Building the Urban Air Adventure Park Empire Aug 16, 2024

00:00 Introduction to Michael Browning and Unleashed Brands
03:08 Early Life and Entrepreneurial Journey
04:09 The Power of Data in Business
05:42 Building Urban Air Adventure Park
08:04 Focusing on the Target Audience
09:32 Learning from Mistakes and Making Data-Driven Decisions
11:27 Site Selection and Considerations
13:24 Differentiating Between Walk-In Guests and Event Guests
15:14 Modeling Success for Children
19:38 The Importance of Accountability and Values
22:30 Setting Achievable Brand Standards in Franchising
24:21 Handling Crisis and Ensuring Safety
26:04 Building Successful Teams
29:37 Future Trends in the Kid-Focused Industry
32:01 Prioritizing Consumer Value
35:36 Embracing the Challenges of Entrepreneurship
37:44 Bringing Joy to Families and Creating Positive Experiences

John Bernatovicz: How to HR Like a Boss Aug 15, 2024

00:00 Putting People First: The Key to Accountability and Success in Business
05:46 The Challenges of Recruiting and the Issue of Ghosting
11:40 Creating a Positive Work Environment: The Role of HR
19:46 Supporting Employees' Dreams: The Power of Purposeful Commitment
21:14 Detaching from the Result: The Path to Continuous Improvement

Mitch Mitchem: Balancing AI Tech with Human Connection Aug 14, 2024

00:00 Introduction: The Human Element in a Tech-Driven World
03:20 The Need for the Human Touch in a Fast-Paced Tech Space
07:06 The Impact of Remote Work on the Human Experience
08:30 Innovations for More Human Connection in the Physical Space
12:14 Parenting and Technology: Finding the Balance
14:12 You Disrupted: Embracing Change and Taking Action
15:10 The Hive: Focusing on Human Engagement and AI
16:05 Creating Engaging Experiences with Authenticity
17:04 The Concerns and Excitement Surrounding AI
19:30 Words of Wisdom: Embracing Cooperation and Authenticity

Michael Dickerson: Struggle Well at Work: Positive Mental Health Strategies Aug 13, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Podcast Sponsorship
03:04 The Impact of the Pandemic on Mental Health
04:22 Creating an Open and Supportive Environment
07:41 Leadership's Role in Championing Mental Health
09:09 Approaching Mental Health Discussions
10:08 Challenges and Benefits of Remote Work
13:54 The Potential Impact of AI on Mental Health
15:43 Addressing Ageism in the Workforce
16:40 Strategies for Struggling Well at Work
18:31 Conclusion and Michael's Book

Lisa Russel: AI Ethics & The Metrics for Making Informed Hiring Decisions Aug 12, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Overview of Vizier
03:14 Using Data to Drive Impactful Changes
05:29 Micro Changes and Biases in Organizations
06:46 The Power of Listening and Awareness
09:08 Trends and Collaborations in HR Tech
10:36 The Pitfalls of AI Technology
12:23 Utilizing AI as a Tool for Efficiency
13:23 Data Security and Ethical Use of AI
15:32 Importance of Transparency and Trust
16:34 Conclusion and Call to Action

Charise Pasche: From Shark Tank Rejection to Revolutionizing the Gender-Neutral Fashion Movement Aug 09, 2024

00:00 From Immigrant Parents to Entrepreneurship
05:19 Building a Gender-Neutral Fashion Brand
09:53 Overcoming Funding and Supply Chain Challenges
20:09 Authenticity and Care
20:19 Clothing Has No Gender
21:18 Inclusivity vs. Exclusivity
22:36 Financial Progress
25:45 Starting with Jeans
28:11 The Challenge of Capital
29:28 Building a Community
31:07 Small Team, Big Impact
34:40 Expanding the Product Line
36:24 The Next Levi's

Debra Squyres: The Power of Feedback: A Gift for Growth Aug 07, 2024

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Shared Passion for Cacio e Pepe

01:26 Getting into HR and Witnessing Workplace Changes

04:17 The Evolution of HR and Employee Benefits

05:38 Challenges of Maternity Leave and Work-Life Balance

06:49 Driving Change in HR and Leaving Large Companies

09:34 Transformation in HR and the Impact of the Pandemic

11:31 Empowering Managers and Balancing Policies

13:26 Pivoting to Consulting and Joining Bonusly

18:08 Challenges and Learning Curves in New Roles

18:59 Instilling Agency in Decision-Making

21:38 The Art of Giving Feedback

24:26 Interview Questions: Thriving and Struggling Moments

27:00 Navigating SHRM National and Introducing Bonusly

Heather Bussing: How to Get Job Pay Right Aug 06, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Setting the Stage
01:22 Conflicts over Paid Leave
03:06 Finding a Balance with Sick Leave
04:33 The Need for National Regulation on Family Leave
06:03 The United States' Lack of Support for New Mothers
08:23 The Misuse of AI in Recruiting
10:41 The Importance of Pay Transparency and Equity
11:39 Insights from 'Get Pay Right'
13:35 Closing Thoughts and Words of Advice

Rachel Druckenmiller: How To Unmute Yourself and Unlock Your Passion and Growth Aug 05, 2024

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and the Power of Curiosity

03:06 Unmuting Yourself: Expressing Thoughts, Wants, and Needs

05:21 Defining Culture: Beliefs, Practices, and Values

06:20 Valuing Employees and Providing Career Trajectories

07:17 Investing in Oneself and Saying Yes to Opportunities

09:11 The Power of Saying No and Focusing on Strengths

13:01 Recognizing the Cost of Self-Silencing and the Possibilities of Unmuting

14:27 Accepting Invitations and Believing in Qualifications

19:36 Embracing Life as a Gift and Making a Transformational Impact

Blackout Punch: An Entrepreneur’s Journey from Chaos to Clarity: Four Loko Founder Chris Hunter Aug 02, 2024

00:00 The Entrepreneurial Journey: From Childhood to Business Success
08:02 Navigating Controversy: The Intersection of Alcohol and Caffeine
12:56 Leadership and Team Management: Balancing Assertiveness and Empathy
24:02 Cultural Impact and Brand Relevance: Adapting to Market Dynamics
27:35 Journey of Personal Growth and Entrepreneurship

Tom Schaeppi: Distilling Years of Passion and Life Experiences into Whiskey Jul 26, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
05:09 Marketing and the Evolution of the Industry
09:22 Building Trust and a Successful Team
15:53 Combining Passion for Sustainability and Whiskey
22:41 Adapting to New Platforms in Marketing
24:02 Accelerating Whiskey Aging with Grooved Barrels
25:06 San Francisco World Spirits Competition and Credibility
26:12 Considering the Decision to Start Lost Woods Whiskey
31:15 Naming and Environmental Focus of Lost Woods Whiskey
33:32 Giving Back to the Environment through Reforestation
37:39 Challenges and Problem-Solving in Building the Business
41:07 Gratitude as a North Star and Leaving a Legacy

HR Legend Steve Browne: People Over Pizza Jul 24, 2024

00:00 The Art of Public Speaking
01:26 Steve Brown's Origin Story
03:01 Understanding the Business and Adding Value
04:10 Building a Diverse and Inclusive Culture
05:39 The Importance of Being Open-Minded and Curious
09:20 The Value of Willingness in Employees
12:55 Prioritizing Others and Building Trust in HR

Health Tech Innovator: Troy Simon's Journey to Creating AI-Powered Wellness Solutions Jul 23, 2024

(00:04) Innovative Health Benefits Platform Development

(01:39 - 02:49) Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs
(07:03 - 08:12) Decentralizing Healthcare With AI Training
(09:08) Building a Personalized Health Platform

Adam Posner & Chris Russel: The Intersection of Recruiting and Podcasting Jul 22, 2024

(00:04) Career Change
(02:16 - 02:56) Career Transition

(05:39) Recruiting Strategies and Tools
(07:49 - 08:49) Recruiting Trends in Media Advertising
(13:18 - 14:23) AI Impact on Recruiting Processes

Diane Prince: Unpacking the Secrets to a $28 Million Staffing Exit Jul 19, 2024

00:00 Lessons Learned and Agency Ownership
24:58 Navigating the World of Staffing Agencies
39:39 The Power of Coaching and Consulting
44:27 The Significance of Personal Freedom

Jocelyn King: Revolutionizing Compliance with Tech Jul 17, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Trade Show Tips
01:46 Jocelyn's Journey and the Birth of Virgil HR
03:10 The Product: Employment and Labor Law Platform
06:23 The Role of AI in HR: Balancing Automation and the Human Touch
07:06 The Value of SHRM Certification for HR Practitioners
08:07 Recruiter Bashing and the State of the Hiring Market
09:36 Concerns and Excitement about AI in HR
11:16 Putting the Human Back into HR and Recruitment
13:19 The Importance of Effort in Job Applications
16:45 Positive Changes in HR and Recruitment
18:22 Advancements in Pay Equity and Data Auditing
20:07 Jocelyn's Approach to HR and Being an HR Journalist
20:47 Challenges and Strategies for Female Founders in Fundraising
22:00 The Joy of Sales and Gathering Feedback
23:00 The Power of Tailoring Your Message
23:49 Job Search Advice: Aligning Values with Company Culture
24:43 Conclusion and Thank You

Josh Rock: Taking Ownership of Your Job Search Jul 16, 2024

00:00 Game Seven and Transition to Talent Acquisition
01:26 Managing Timelines and Processes in Recruiting
03:17 Uncovering Opportunities in the Hidden Job Market
06:11 Taking Ownership of Your Job Search
09:53 Ethical Usage of AI in Recruiting
18:31 Exciting Innovation in the HR Tech Space

Tim Sackett: Leading the Way in HR Thought Leadership by Example Jul 15, 2024

00:00 Experiencing the Community and Energy at Shurm National
03:03 Challenges and Opportunities in the Recruiting Industry
09:07 The Impact of AI in Recruiting
11:26 The Future of Recruiting
15:43 The Importance of Work Ethic and Productivity
17:10 Building a Personal Brand and Influencer Status
19:32 Challenges and Concerns in the Recruiting Industry
23:13 The Value of Employee Referrals in Building Company Culture

Lauren Perkins: Leading with the Head and the Heart in Entrepreneurship Jul 12, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
02:12 Early Exposure to Entrepreneurship and Sports
03:14 The Importance of Customer Discovery and Market Research
08:04 Working at the Boston Globe and Building a Strong Organizational Culture
11:21 Starting FitFly Global and Learning in the Startup World
14:18 Teaching and Building at General Assembly
16:10 Leading with the Head and the Heart in Entrepreneurship
25:17 The Qualities of Successful Founders
36:01 Balancing Stability and Agility in Organizations
40:35 Building Cultures that Support Health and Well-being
44:31 Improving Failure Rates in Startups
46:26 Think Like a Brand, Act Like a Startup

POZcast LIVE: People Leaders Roundtable: The Ladies Leading the Way Jul 05, 2024

#thePOZcast LIVE: People Leader's Round Table: The Ladies Leading the Way Recorded 5/21/24 VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/live/ljb7MhW0dug?si=OH0Z6m7hFnBJ6XAj I am excited to welcome these three incredible experts to the show, where we will explore the latest trends and topics in Talent Access, Hiring, HR, and more! Anna Morgan: @ Careerbff & Host @ "Ask a Recruiter" https://www.linkedin.com/in/annamorgan-recruiter-careerbff/ Elena Stefanopol: Senior Director of Talent @ Labelbox https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenastefanopol/ Katie Evans Reber: Chief People Officer @ Gladly https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevansreber/ #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller, the prospecting and outreach platform for recruiters and sellers. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and X @AdamJPosner.

AI Productivity & Workplace Innovation with VC Expert Brett Martin Jun 28, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
02:56 Defining Luck and the Role of Hard Work
06:20 The Influence of Unconventional Careers and the Importance of Co-founders
13:02 Lessons Learned and the Value of Attention to Detail
19:51 Challenges and Opportunities of Remote Work
23:29 Defining Culture in Remote Work
25:39 Fostering Collaboration and Accountability with Kumo Space
29:46 The Role of AI in Improving Productivity
34:27 Staying Resilient and Positive in the Face of Challenges
39:29 The Power of Small Actions in Making a Positive Impact

Torin Ellis: DEIB: More Than Just Checking Boxes The Role of Empathy in Leadership Jun 21, 2024

00:00 Introduction to Torin Ellis
02:31 Torin's Upbringing and Family Background
04:29 Moving Around and Experiencing Racism
07:10 The Impact of Racist Encounters
09:25 Growing Up with a Sense of Belonging
14:45 Values and Standing Up for Others
20:41 Defining DEIB: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
24:14 Assessing DEIB in Organizations
28:49 The Challenge of Hiring for Diversity
31:18 Building New Relationships and Sourcing Efforts for Representation
36:01 Rebuilding After Bankruptcy: Lessons in Resilience
44:26 The Role of Empathy in Leadership
49:14 Assessing Character and Values in the Interview Process
52:05 The Potential of AI in Supporting Leaders
54:45 Creating Safe Spaces in a Divided World

Tom Conrad's Journey: Innovating from Apple to Pandora, Snapchat and Beyond Jun 14, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Tom Conrad's Background
03:06 Tom Conrad's Time at Pandora
06:09 Analyzing Professional Opportunities
12:03 Challenges at Apple and the Importance of Collaboration
22:55 Advocating for Fair Compensation
27:45 Servant Leadership and Accountability
30:45 The Quibi Failure
35:29 Data Democratization in Healthcare
40:14 Habits for Health and Wellness
51:04 Hard Work and Humility

Will Guidara: The Pursuit of Unreasonable Hospitality Jun 07, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Evoking Smiles
01:27 Background and Unreasonable Hospitality
12:05 Making it Cool to Care: Passion and Infectious Energy
29:31 The Importance of the Fan Meal: Preparing for Success
30:26 Building Relationships and Creating Community in the Workplace
31:18 Effective Communication and the Value of Daily Huddles
32:08 The Impact of Remote Work on Relationships and Community
33:22 Finding Purpose in Your Work
34:20 Accountability and Self-Awareness for Personal Growth
35:27 Elevating and Supporting Others for Extraordinary Achievements
36:57 The Importance of Persistence, Character, and Being Present

Talent Insights: Krista Tan's Journey in People Ops, Recruitment & The Future of Community May 31, 2024

My guest on E337 of #thePOZcast is Kirsta Tan. Krista has 15+ years of experience in people operations, talent acquisition, and business strategy. She served as President of Premier Talent Partners, leading a top talent team of 65, which was honored as a "Best Place to Work" by INC and SF Business Times. As she transitioned out of the agency, she became Head of People at Fieldguide, a Series A startup, where she led recruiting and people strategy. Krista is currently Co-Founder of Talent Collective and COO of Talent Refinery. This is a fantastic convo on her career journey and the ins and outs of recruitment and team building. For more information on Krista: Follow their LI page to get notified when event pages go upTopics include - Total Compensation, The VC Talent Partner Role, Recruiting Assessments that predict Job Performance, Women’s Pay Equity, AI and more! https://www.linkedin.com/company/talentcollectiveco/ https://www.talentcollectiveco.com/ Connect with her on LinkedIn and learn about upcoming Launching Talent Collective communities in NY, Austin, and Chicago over the next three months. https://www.linkedin.com/in/krista-scarborough-tan/ #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller, the prospecting and outreach platform for recruiters and sellers. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and X @AdamJPosner. For past shows, please visit www.thePOZcast.com. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review/rating. It goes a long way. https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast Thanks!

Stories from the Ground & Air: Edmond Huot's Journey in Airline Branding May 24, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
03:01 Passion and Job Alignment
07:15 Airport Design and Travel Experience
19:10 Airport and Airline Branding
20:26 The Role of Hospitality
21:25 Unexpected Adventures
22:07 Understanding the customer journey
23:38 Creating memorable experiences for airline passengers
26:16 The role of creativity in advertising
30:42 Challenges of running an agency and finding balance
35:37 The power of curiosity in the creative process

BEST OF: Chris Pronger: NHL Hall of Famer Unpacks His Career Journey on and Off the Ice May 22, 2024

2:34 - Upbringing in North West

3:44 - Hockey was a part of growing up

4:42 - Getting into NHL

6:05 - Chris' First Game

7:44 - First goal memory

9:33 - Business side of Hockey

10:57 - Chris's Coach

12:13 - Lesson from leadership perspective

13:09 - Inspiration from team mates

15:02 - How to manage relations / focus on the game

16:34 - What's it like being traded

18:00 - Winning Accomplishments

19:35 - Feeling of 'Winning the Cup'

20:39 - First night with the 'Cup'

23:25 - Toughest opponent on ice

24:00 - Getting hit in the chest

27:16 - How the Leagues have changed

28:26 - Self-regulation

29:31 - Conversations in Hockey

30:16 - Career End story

31:05 - Days after retirement

34:04 - How to stay in the right mental frame

35:48 - Press Box Experience

37:17 - Learning from Management

38:57 - Post Career traveling

42:09 - Favorite place to travel

42:44 - Working with wife

43:52 - Value proposition

44:48 - Advice to work with spouse

46:13 - New things in work

47:07 - Single greatest piece of advice

52:03 - Chris's North Star

Marketing Mindshift: Deirdre McGlashan on AI, BrandGuard & Value Exchange May 17, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
02:17 The Impact of Remote Work
03:05 The Evolution of Marketing
05:16 First Mentor and Lessons Learned
06:17 Early Career and Creative Aspirations
09:10 Immigrant Background and Family
11:02 Breaking Through Roadblocks and Glass Ceilings
12:15 Leadership Lessons and Aha Moments
13:46 Navigating Layoffs and Fair Exchange of Value
19:52 The Importance of Listening and AI in Marketing
20:19 The Current State of AI
22:07 BrandGuard AI
23:12 Brand Governance and Hyper-Targeting
25:26 Staying Sharp in the Industry
26:14 Vetting Expertise in AI
27:26 Unintended Consequences of AI
28:35 Exciting Developments in the Tech Space
30:52 Concerns and Training Data
31:58 Working on BrandGuard
34:53 The Power of Curiosity
37:25 Leaving a Positive Impact

BEST OF: Todd Kaplan: CMO @ Pepsi: Culture Bending Creative & Entrepreneurial Leader May 15, 2024

1:30 - 2022 Show
2:44 - Things that could go wrong
4:57 - Eminem's viral video
5:54 - Todd's Career Journey
7:04 - Todd's establishment
9:19 - Consumer Psychology / The Aha Moment
10:20 - In-house role
11:31 - Power of Internships
14:10 - Flexibility and non-working environment
15:09 - Meeting with Indra
16:30 - Credit to confidence
18:54 - Trajectory at Pepsi
21:12 - Mistakes along the way / Key Learnings
22:52 - Thought of Leaving
24:35 - Bubbly - Ups and Downs
28:59 - Kendall Jenner Episode
31:01 - Side Hustles / Hobbies
32:30 - VeeFriends
32:52 - Current Projects
34:22 - Royalties and NFTs
37:08 - Go-to interview Questions
39:01 - Red Flags
40:55 - The word 'Authentic'
41:55 - Single Greatest Piece of Advice
44:20 - Todd's North Star

Walking Barefoot Across the US for Mens Mental Health Awareness: Anton Nootenboom May 10, 2024

00:00 Introduction to Anton Newtonboom
01:11 Anton's Military Background
04:26 Anton's Role in the Military
06:17 Mental Health in the Military
08:10 Coming Down from the Adrenaline
09:47 Realizing Something Wasn't Right
11:40 Negative Self-Talk and Identity
15:24 The Sign on the Hilltop
18:00 Seeking Help and Mental Health Tools
19:08 Walking Barefoot to Raise Awareness
20:44 Walking to Everest Base Camp
23:27 Walking Barefoot Across the United States
30:04 Aligning with the Movember Movement
32:11 The Importance of Mental Health Awareness
36:30 Encounters with Wildlife
41:34 Walking Across the United States
45:18 Projected Time to Finish the Journey
46:22 Self-Care Routine and Foot Care
47:48 Walking with Anton
49:53 Supporting Movember
50:52 Greatest Piece of Advice
52:19 Finding Purpose and Gratitude
54:38 Closing Remarks

Angelic Vendette: Building the Future of Retail With An Entrepreneurial Spirit May 03, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
02:57 Early Entrepreneurial Spirit
05:58 Lessons from Working in the Service Industry
09:53 Choosing Business School over Acting
12:06 First Job at Deloitte and Learning Business Skills
15:51 First Experience Managing People
21:56 Assessing Character and Soft Skills in Interviews
25:04 Balancing Social Media and Ethics
28:14 Excitement for Innovation in Retail
30:30 Creating Immersive Branded Experiences
31:43 The Impact of AI on Marketing
32:12 Innovation in Experiential Marketing
34:00 Pepsi's Successful Super Bowl Activation
34:40 Factors Contributing to ALO Yoga's Success
35:53 The Importance of Product Quality and Marketing
37:32 Building a Community and Leveraging Technology
38:07 Defining Community and Its Importance
40:10 Transitioning from Employment to Entrepreneurship
41:01 Potential Expansion of Athletic Greens into Fashion
43:10 The Importance of Exercise for Mental Sharpness
45:09 Focus on Equity, Inclusion, and Women's Rights
47:06 The Ethical Challenges of AI and Language Models
49:59 The Daily Actionable Advice: Exercise Every Day
51:48 The North Star: Family, Love, and Doing Good

Lan Phan: Power of Daily Inspiration & Discovering Your Life Calling Apr 26, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
01:26 Growing Up as Vietnamese Refugees
03:29 The Power of Community
06:44 Transitioning from Teaching to Marketing
11:26 Starting Community of Seven
13:43 Building a Business and Overcoming Challenges
20:06 Overcoming Self-Doubt and Self-Limiting Beliefs
20:53 Overcoming Insecurity and Self-Doubt
22:05 The Power of Mindset
23:17 Taking Ownership of Your Life
24:42 The Four Phases of Change
25:14 Target Audience for the Book
27:01 The Importance of Asking for Help
28:45 The Two Ways to Transform Your Life
29:21 Intentionality and Values
30:14 Daily Habits for Transformation
31:26 Action Over Perfection
33:38 Changing Habits and Taking Space
36:04 Small Daily Decisions for Personal Growth
38:01 Taking Action and Planning Your Work
40:25 Family as the North Star

Leah McSweeney: Real Talk on her Life & Business Journey Apr 19, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Podcast Theme
03:00 Leah McSweeney's Journey to Reality TV
06:40 Hesitation and Decision to Join Reality TV
10:07 Leah McSweeney's Conversion to Judaism
26:16 Origin Story of Married to the Mob
30:49 Starting the Brand Married to the Mob
31:43 Starting Married to the Mob
32:39 Learning on the Fly
33:01 Dealing with Challenges
33:28 The Power of Obsessive Thinking
34:23 The Drive of an Entrepreneur
34:49 The Success of Married to the Mob
35:19 Rebranding and Future Plans
36:17 Sobriety and Clear Mind
37:37 Accountability and Pillar
39:03 Empowerment and OnlyFans
41:16 Alcoholism and Cultural Acceptance
42:15 The Truth about Alcoholism
43:12 Club Pillar and Dating Sober
45:31 Breaking the Ice on Dates
48:31 Sobriety and Accountability
49:20 Friendship with Drea de Matteo
49:48 Venturing into OnlyFans
55:01 Midlife Crisis and Finding Purpose
58:41 Doing the Right Thing
01:00:13 The Importance of Relationships
01:00:21 Leah's North Star

Maximizing Human Potential: The Revolutionary Intersection of Gaming, Mental Health, and AI Tech with Joe Schaeppi Apr 12, 2024

(00:00) Harnessing Inner Tenacity With Joe Sheppi
(03:32) Fascinating Background and Career Paths
(09:06) Balancing Ethics in Digital Interaction
(13:55) Navigating Technological Evolution and Human Potential
(20:41) The Importance of Play and Wellness
(31:59) AI, Wisdom, and Generative Thinking
(39:29) Hiring and Growth

The Collab You Never Know You Needed: Chad & Cheese x #thePOZcast @ TransformHR 2024 Apr 09, 2024

(00:00) Navigating HR Tech and Podcasting Landscape
(05:09) Podcasting, Business, and Authenticity
(13:50) Independent Contractors Collaborate in Podcast

Jeremy Schiff: An Entrepreneur's Journey Through AI Innovation and the Future of Recruiting at RecruitBot Apr 08, 2024

(00:14) AI Entrepreneur Shares Startup Journey
(05:53) AI in Recruiting
(14:13) Navigating Entrepreneurship and Generative AI
(19:04) Optimism in Recruiting for 2024

Building a Recruitment Empire: The Felix Mitchell Story Apr 07, 2024

(00:01) Entrepreneurial Journey in Recruitment Business
(03:48) Recruitment and Industry Insights
(11:12) Future of TA

The Evolution of Hiring Efficiency through AI with Siadhal Magos CEO @ Metaview Apr 06, 2024

(00:34 - 01:32) AI Note Taker for Recruiting Industry
(05:13 - 05:56) Interview Scheduling Audio Product Integration

Mike Stafiej, CEO @ ERIN: Unleashing the Power of Employee-Driven Hiring Apr 05, 2024

(00:07) Employee Referral Platforms and Business Growth
(08:38) Lessons in Entrepreneurship and Growth
(12:56) Pro Tips From Bill Murray

Gail Fierstein: Revolutionizing Retail and Hybrid Work: The CaaStle Story of Sustainable Fashion Rentals Apr 04, 2024

(03:31 - 04:22) Managing Global Hybrid Remote Workforce
(06:30 - 07:39) Navigating Return to Office Post-Pandemic
(12:10 - 13:06) Aligning Goals for Successful Onboarding

Revolutionizing Recruitment with Kyle Samuels: A Deep Dive into Innovating Talent Acquisition Apr 03, 2024

(05:32 - 06:33) Executive Search Firm Fee Structures
(09:09 - 10:01) Recruiting Retained Search - Guarantee Period
(12:15 - 13:03) Recruiter Branding and AI Implementation
(16:40 - 17:55) Evolution of HR and TA Trends
(21:32 - 21:58) Navigating Business Ups and Downs

Benjamin Encz CEO @ Ashby: Revolutionizing Recruitment: Harnessing Data Analytics for Strategic Hiring Apr 02, 2024

(00:04) Revolutionizing Recruiting With Data Analytics
(07:21) Measuring Talent Metrics and Future Roadmap

Transforming Adversity into Innovation: The Ethical AI Revolution in HR with Mike Pauletich Apr 01, 2024

(00:07) AI and Ethical Use in HR
(14:31) Excitement and Resilience in HR

Harnessing AI & Community for Career Growth in the Hidden Job Market with Summer Delaney Mar 31, 2024

(00:28 - 00:55) Hidden Job Market on Collabworks

(03:19 - 03:39) Networking for Business Success

(08:04 - 09:03) Exciting Updates in Job Matching

Adriaan Kolff's Tale of The Recruitment Business, Benevolence, and the Burn Mar 30, 2024

(01:11 - 02:35) Recruiters

(07:37 - 08:55) Adding Value During COVID Layoffs

(12:29 - 13:20) Burning Man Principles in Action

Revolutionizing Workplaces with John Baldino's HR Insights Mar 29, 2024

Full Video Interview: https://youtu.be/Ojvn4sHT-VI Dive deep into the evolving world of HR with John Baldino, the mastermind CEO of Humareso, as we unpack the complexities of HR consulting. Our rich discussion spans John's journey from retail personnel roots to leading a pioneering consulting firm, tackling the pressing issues organizations face in HR today. We dissect the essence of adaptable and visionary leadership, probe into the reshaping of workplace hierarchy due to remote work, and share unique anecdotes that bring to life the critical role of HR in navigating the rapid currents of our contemporary work environment. Expressing gratitude for the serendipitous conference connection with John amid a flurry of events, this episode also highlights the power of feedback in refining our engagements. As John directs listeners to Humareso and his LinkedIn for continued dialogue, I reflect on the myriad of insights gleaned and the anticipation of seizing more knowledge from the remaining conference festivities. Tune in for a session that promises not just enlightenment but also practical takeaways for those seeking to steer their organizations toward HR excellence with finesse and strategic acumen. To learn more about John, please connect with him: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbaldinohr/ For more on Humareso, please visit: https://humareso.com/ I'd like to thank our main event sponsor, Matchr! Whether you are an early-stage start-up, scale-up, or global enterprise, our experienced sourcers/recruiters work dedicated for you on a subscription-based model to deliver on your hiring plan. Matchr combines technology, experience, and flexibility for startups, scale-ups, and corporates to quickly deliver on their hiring needs. Whether you are hiring across engineering, going to market, or G&A, Matchr has you covered. To find out how Matchr can be your flexible recruitment partner. Visit: https://matchr.io/pozcast Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and X @AdamJPosner. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review/rating, as it goes a long way. https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast Thanks!

Optimizing Talent Acquisition and Organizational Development with Advanced Analytics: Kristen Boyle @ HireRoad Mar 28, 2024

(00:04) Uncovering Organizational Wellness With People Analytics
(10:03) Best Practices in Marketing and Hiring
(16:25) Podcast Promo

Navigating Work-Life Harmony with Newborns and AI Recruiting Tools: Donald Knight @ Greenhouse Mar 27, 2024

Welcome to the first of 14 episodes recorded LIVE at Transform HR 2024 in Las Vegas this March! I am proud to share the first episode with Donald Knight, the Chief People Officer at Greenhouse. Enjoy! Full YouTube interview: https://youtu.be/1j850x-mcOs Discover the profound impact of parental leave on families and teams as we share heartfelt stories and expert insights with Donald Knight, the Chief People Officer at Greenhouse. Our conversation navigates the personal and professional journeys of taking time off for new family members, heralding a powerful message about the value of work-life balance. Donald brings to the table his personal experiences with family expansion and the unexpected tax advantages that came with it, underscored by the crucial influence of male participation in parental leave. Find out how stepping away from the office can lead to unexpected growth within your team, and hear firsthand accounts of innovation from his time at South by Southwest. Ready for a fresh take on AI's role in recruitment? We've got you covered with an engaging narrative that transcends algorithms, featuring a memorable encounter with Raina, a bartender who exemplifies first-class service and the human touch indispensable in any industry. As the first executive hire through Greenhouse's AI-powered sourcing tool, I unpack the responsible use of AI in hiring, from automating mundane tasks to creating engaging content. We emphasize the essence of a company's career site as the face of its brand and the integrity needed to avoid falling into the trap of 'company catfishing.' Join us as we examine the importance of self-awareness in addressing unconscious biases, ensuring that the human element remains at the heart of hiring, even in an AI-driven world. For more on Donald, connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/proximityknight/ And check out Greenhouse! https://www.greenhouse.com/ I'd like to thank our main event sponsor, Matchr! Whether you are an early-stage start-up, scale-up, or global enterprise, our experienced sourcers/recruiters work dedicated for you on a subscription-based model to deliver on your hiring plan. Matchr combines technology, experience, and flexibility for startups, scale-ups, and corporates to quickly deliver on their hiring needs. Whether you are hiring across engineering, going to market, or G&A, Matchr has you covered. To find out how Matchr can be your flexible recruitment partner. Visit: https://matchr.io/pozcast Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and X @AdamJPosner. If you enjoyed this episode, kindly leave a review/rating, as it goes a long way.https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast Thanks!

Kelly Ann Winget: Pitch the Bitch: Grab Your Financial Future by the Bags Mar 22, 2024

00:00 Introduction to Kelly Ann Winget
01:40 Early Financial Education and Independence
03:26 Key Lessons from Parents
05:22 Teaching Kids about Money
07:22 Challenges of Teaching Kids in the Digital Financial Economy
09:20 Journey into the Financial World
11:26 Recognizing Red Flags in the Financial Industry
13:14 Shifting to Inclusive Approach to Investing
15:12 Challenges in Traditional Finance and the Need for Change
17:30 Using Credit Cards Wisely
19:35 Aha Moment and Establishing Alternative Wealth Partners
21:08 Challenges as a Millennial LGBTQ Woman in the Financial Industry
23:14 Navigating the Waters of Marketing to LGBTQ Community
25:04 Concerns and Impact of Investments on the World
26:05 Origin and Purpose of the Book 'Pitch the Bitch'
28:39 Target Audience for the Book
29:44 Greatest Piece of Advice: Fail Fast and Have Purpose
32:53 North Star: Belief in the Good in the World
33:29 Where to Find Kelly Ann Wendget

Cultivating Top Down Leadership & Culture Excellence: A Deep Dive with Lyndsay Dowd Mar 15, 2024

Takeaways

Networking is about adding value and building genuine connections.
Creating a positive culture starts with leaders who lead with heart and genuinely care about their employees.
Being open and receptive to others' stories and experiences can lead to meaningful connections and opportunities.
Diversity programs should focus on providing support and clear career paths for employees, rather than just meeting quotas. Recognition and purpose are important factors in employee satisfaction and retention.
Building a culture of advocacy can help employees feel valued and provide opportunities for growth.
Writing a book can be a vulnerable experience, but it allows for sharing knowledge and making a positive impact.
The book, Top Down Culture, is for aspiring leaders and provides stories and examples of good and bad leadership.
Lyndsay Dowd's future plans include speaking, coaching, and continuing her podcast, The Heartbeat for Hire.
Taking risks and embracing discomfort can lead to personal growth and transformation.
Lyndsay's North Star is to transform leadership and leave the world a better place.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
01:20 The Importance of Networking
04:00 Family Influence and IBM Culture
09:18 The Decline of Family Culture in Companies
13:09 Leaving IBM and Starting a New Journey
18:19 The Challenges of Being an Entrepreneur
23:08 The Importance of Being Open and Networking
28:19 The Pitfalls of Diversity Programs
30:20 Building a Supportive Culture and Measuring Success
31:19 The Importance of Recognition and Purpose
32:24 Building a Culture of Advocacy
33:55 Writing the Book: Top Down Culture
36:06 Who Should Read the Book
37:25 Future Plans: Speaking and Coaching
38:48 The Heartbeat for Hire Podcast
40:28 The Power of Taking Risks and Embracing Discomfort
42:32 Transforming Leadership and Leaving a Legacy
43:36 Where to Connect with Lyndsay Dowd

Hiring Tech Maverick Unleashed: The Journey to Building Hackajob with Mark Chaffee Mar 08, 2024

00:00 Introduction to Mark Chaffee and Hack a Job
04:54 Origin Story: How Mark Chaffee Started Hack a Job
07:02 The Importance of Co-Founders in a Startup
08:13 Handling Early Conflicts in a Startup
09:58 Skills-Based Matching in the Tech Industry
11:31 Early Lessons Learned in Running a Business
12:59 The Mission of Hack a Job
14:48 Diversity in the Tech Industry
18:27 Using AI to Improve Diversity in Hiring
21:57 Addressing Neurodiversity in Hiring
24:47 The Future of Resumes and Career Narratives
28:48 The Uncertainty in the Job Market
33:42 Advice: Listen More Than You Talk
37:02 The Journey of Entrepreneurship
37:51 Finding Purpose and Motivation
38:21 Creating a Unique Work Environment
39:19 Solving Problems and Making an Impact
39:58 Connecting and Engaging
40:10 Closing Remarks

BEST OF: Laura Gassner Otting: Mission-Driven - Moving from Profit to Purpose Mar 06, 2024

First Aired 8/20/21 Laura Gassner Otting is a professional motivational keynote speaker and Washington Post best selling author. Laura’s 25-year resume is defined by her entrepreneurial edge. She served as a Presidential Appointee in Bill Clinton’s White House, helping shape AmeriCorps; left a leadership role at respected nonprofit search firm, Isaacson, Miller, to expand the startup ExecSearches.com. She founded and ran the Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group, which partnered with the full gamut of mission-driven nonprofit executives, from start-up dreamers to scaling social entrepreneurs to global philanthropists. She is the author of Mission-Driven, a book for those moving from profit to purpose. This Episode’s Heavy-Hitters: - Laura became a member of Bill Clinton’s campaign after she realized law school wasn’t for her. - She dropped out, and then “did what everyone does when they’re in a bad position in life” and “dated a guy that was awful.” Thankfully, this awful guy introduced her to an early Bill Clinton campaign, which would eventually take her to the White House. - The worst part about leaving the White House is that all of a sudden, people are less interested in taking your calls.Laura is a motivational speaker, but accountability might be even more important to her than motivation. - She’s a supporter of “compulsory service” like what’s used in the military draft, but instead for services like teaching, volunteering and so on. - “In this country, we like women who are in power; we don’t like women who want power” -- Laura on Hillary Clinton’s loss in the 2016 presidential campaign. - The hardest part of the book writing process for Laura isn’t the writing, it’s the thinking. The writing is “pretty quick,” it’s the thinking through experiences that takes some time. - “Failure is not finale, it’s fulcrum;” it’s where you can learn and rise from. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review/rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Whether you’re doubling down on business development or recruiting talent, Interseller does all the heavy lifting of finding contact data, automating the email and follow-up process, and syncs all that rich data into 20+ CRMs and ATSs. Reach out and get going in a 2-week *free* trial today and let them know you heard about them from Adam on #thePOZcast. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com Thanks for listening!

Venturing Beyond: Jessie Draper's Journey in Tech, Motherhood, and Changing the Face of Venture Capital Mar 01, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
02:46 Family History and Career Path
04:13 Challenges in the Venture Capital Industry
08:29 Investment Criteria
10:03 Characteristics of Successful Founders
11:28 Assessing Character in Founders
12:55 Deal Breakers in Investing
15:37 Adapting and Pivoting in Business
17:00 Challenges for Women in Entrepreneurship
18:22 The Need for Diversity in Venture Capital
21:25 The Role of Recruiters in Diversity and Inclusion
22:24 Mission and Focus of Halogen Ventures
24:23 Work-Life Harmony and Family Tech
26:03 The Challenges of Work-Life Integration
27:33 The Future of Family Tech
29:26 Opportunities for Disruption in Industries
31:57 Addressing Social Issues through Entrepreneurship
33:40 The Importance of Allies and Support
34:53 How Men Can Be Allies to Women
35:39 The Greatest Advice from Jesse's Grandfather
37:25 Overcoming Challenges and Finding Gratitude
38:53 Jesse Draper's North Star
39:18 Closing Remarks

Hiring Leaders Roundtable: Truths for Jobseekers (#thePOZcastLIVE) Feb 23, 2024

We are back with our first edition of #thePOZcastLIVE Hiring Roundtable in 2024! Recorded: Thursday 1/25 @ 12p EST/ 9a PST Featuring an expert panel of Recruiters and TA Pros: Rocki Howard: Founder & Chief Diversity Officer @ Diversiology.io Clark Willcox: Founder @ The Digital Recruiter Reice Keck: Founder @ Mindhire YouTube Replay: https://www.youtube.com/live/1BEkp5RUT-A?si=6O_oGG92W6_BlWvG This a value-jammed show for both job seekers and recruiters alike. #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and X @AdamJPosner and all past shows at www.thePOZcast.com

From Brooklyn to the Seaport: The Remarkable Rise of Andrew Schwartz, Co-President of The Howard Hughes Corporation Feb 16, 2024

00:00 Introduction and Background
02:59 Career Goals and Current Role
03:21 The Howard Hughes Corporation
04:08 The Seaport District in New York
05:22 The Power of Internships
08:31 The Importance of Paying Your Dues
11:08 Assessing Character in Interviews
12:43 Lessons Learned in Early Jobs
15:12 Mascots and Fan Interactions
18:09 Building the Barclays Center
20:26 Challenges of Bringing the Islanders to Brooklyn
22:14 Lessons Learned from the Islanders' Migration
23:11 Custom Design Jerseys
25:33 Building UBS Arena
29:04 Applying Sports Lessons to Pier 17
30:46 Passion for Hockey and Disabled Hockey
32:18 Hockey Stories
33:21 Parenting and Passion
35:35 Parenting Advice
36:31 Passion and Work
37:22 Building Relationships
40:04 Embracing Discomfort
41:08 North Star: Trust and Example

BEST OF: Leigh Steinberg: Pat Mahomes Agent and the Real Jerry Maguire Feb 14, 2024

0:04 - Love for Sports
3;15 - Envision Sports as a Career
5:49 - True to the Values
6:13 - Key Mistake in early days
8:14 - Assess the character
11:11 - The Movie
15:28 - Peak of the Career
17:59 - The dark side of Life
21:26 - Relationship with David
22:06 - Mental steps to separate a business
25:05 - Going back to the roots
25:27 - Second Big break
28:47 - Accountability
30:06- Deciding Factor
31:56 - Approach to guiding the athletes / Aligning the values
33:47 - How to address the wrong attitude/violence
35:30 - Sports in terms of Covid
39:35 - Leigh's Legacy
40:37 - Greatest piece of advice
42:11 - Leigh's North Star

I Took A Hike with Darren Mass: Traversing my Own Career Pitfalls and Embracing New Beginnings Feb 09, 2024

I can honestly say that this was my first ever podcast that was recorded while on a 4-mile hike. I was recently invited by Darren Mass, host of the I Took A Hike podcast, to join him on his show this past October. I was excited to try something unique and challenging, which it was. Over the course of almost 2 hours of hiking a moderate trail on the North Shore of Long Island, Darren dug in deep to my story and pulled out some gems. Enjoy the replay of me as a guest on his show. Embark on a captivating journey with, Darren Mass, accompanied by the brilliant Adam Posner, founder of NHP Talent Group and podcasting maven. Together, we unravel the complex tapestry of entrepreneurship and the podcast universe, providing an intimate look into the resilience born from career setbacks. Adam's candid retelling of his exit from Ad-land fuels our discussion on the transformative nature of adversity, revealing the unexpected doors that swing wide open when one chapter closes. As we traverse the peaks and valleys of our professional lives, we reflect on the crucial crossroads where career shifts and toxic work environments intersect. I share the story of my "V-day," the unexpected turn in my career trajectory that reshaped my future, underscoring the power of knowing your value and the opportunities that arise when you harness your innate abilities. Adam and I delve into the intricate dynamics of workplace culture, the significance of strong onboarding experiences, and how nurturing one's skills can illuminate the path to success in unexpected industries like recruiting. The episode culminates with sage advice for navigating the tumultuous seas of business endeavors and personal growth. Through tales of entrepreneurial passion and the strategic savvy that comes with it, we stress the importance of adapting, the art of the handwritten note, and the value of a personal board of advisors. Listeners will walk away with a renewed sense of purpose and an arsenal of strategies for sailing the shifting waters of their careers, fueled by the perseverance and authenticity that define a successful podcast and its host. More about the I Took A Hike Podcast: I Took a Hike seamlessly blends the wonders of the great outdoors with the incredible realm of conversations. Hike along as we embark on inspiring hikes with entrepreneurs, high-achievers, and believers, capturing their journeys both on the trail and in life. We tread the paths of success, soak in their motivational stories, and help you chart your own course to achievement. It’s not just a hike, and it’s not just a podcast; it’s an expedition toward success, and we extend the invitation for you to join us on this transformative journey. Check out and subscribe to Darren's show: https://itookahike.com/ #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and X @AdamJPosner. Please visit www.thePOZcast.com Thanks!

BEST OF: Bracken Darrell: A lifetime of Wisdom from the CEO @ Logitech (E187) Feb 06, 2024

1:14 - Undergrad days / Advantage of Liberal Arts degree
2:36 - Open to taking risks
2:59 - Basketball Pro Team
3:30 - Basketball Role Models
4:47 - Specialization in Consultant World
5:50 - Detail Oriented
6:14 - Embrace the strengths
7:16 - Key Takeaway from early days
10:41 - Advice to current Senior Brand Managers
12:45 - Ownership and Accountability
13:37 - The core difference between American & European Corporate
14:43 - Leading overseas companies / Different Cultures
16:27 - Crisis Standpoint (Leadership and Management)
17:50 - Keeping up with the demand
19:07 - Decision making as a Leader
20:04 - Silver Linings
21:45 - Next Grade Innovation
23:12 - Putting into Practice
25:22 - Corporate Mirror
27:22 - Go-to Interview Questions
29:40 - Definition of Culture
31:33 - Life Biosciences
33:48 - Pandemic Effect / Future of Work
36:19 - Failure Leadership
38:29 - Consistent Learner
39:55 - The Greatest piece of Advice
41:15 - Professional Accomplishment
41:40 - Bracken's North Star

The Entrepreneur's Odyssey: Navigating Tech, Art, and Integrity with Hussein Hallak Feb 02, 2024

00:00 Introduction to Hussein Halak and his background
01:08 Personal experiences and an upcoming trip to Japan
04:03 Balancing work and personal life as an entrepreneur
06:57 Discovering the entrepreneurial spirit
09:22 Lessons learned from parents and their influence on entrepreneurship
11:33 The importance of integrity and delivering on commitments
13:13 Recognizing the importance of personal fulfillment and happiness
15:14 Early ventures and lessons learned
19:02 Building Creative Arab and connecting art and culture
20:10 Exploring the intersection of technology and art with NFTs
23:06 Challenges and misconceptions surrounding NFTs
27:31 Introduction to Momentum and the visual web
31:52 Working with friends and personal development in entrepreneurship
36:21 The Importance of Working with People You Like
37:11 Hiring Methodology and Questions
38:09 Dealing with Change in a Startup
39:13 Adaptability and Loyalty in a Startup
40:55 The Excitement and Challenges of Technology
43:34 The Fear and Potential of AI
45:38 Delivering on Your Word
47:30 Love for Family as a North Star

BEST OF: DJ Skee & Nick Holmstén: The Future of Web3 in the Music Industry (E233) Jan 30, 2024

1:28 - The Love Story
3:11 - The Dynamic Duo - complementary skill set
4:31 - Passion or skill set
8:03 - Inclusiveness and Education (Web3)
11:48 - Music is Universal Language
16:06 - Web3 in Physical space
18:29 - What is a 'Community'
21:40 - Moving in the right direction
26:31 - Roadblock in the project
28:52 - Audience Takeaway
31:52 - Holistic Experience
34:38 - Project going live
35:34 - Single Greatest piece of advice
40:14 - Music Artist with greatest business acumen

Don Finley: Transforming Enterprises with AI, Emerging Tech & Spirituality Jan 26, 2024

00:00 Introduction to Don Finley and FinDistries
02:01 Don's Journey into Tech and Love for Disney Cartoons
06:09 The Evolution of AI and Machine Learning
08:51 Explaining AI to Non-Technical People
14:14 Transition from Analyst to Product Management
19:46 Launching FinDistries and the Vision Behind It
22:09 Lessons Learned and Challenges Faced as an Entrepreneur
23:32 The Journey of Self-Discovery and Ayahuasca
28:25 The Power of Ayahuasca and Integration of Lessons
34:43 Working with Friends in Business and Handling Conflict
36:22 Building Relationships and Mutual Success
37:05 Setting Boundaries and Managing Triggers
38:18 Embracing Emotional Decision Making
40:32 Applying Personal Philosophy in Business
43:03 Art as an Escape and Business Integration
44:25 Concerns and Opportunities with AI Technology
45:46 Embracing Self-Awareness and Gratitude
47:50 Using Technology to Enhance the Human Experience

David Fano x Adam Posner: Hiring Behind the Scenes Insider's View on Job Searching Jan 19, 2024

I am thrilled to present this cross-collaboration with the Teal team's podcast, Hiring Behind the Scenes, from November 2023. I am a huge fan of their founder, David Fano, and what he and the team have built at Teal. Certainly, check them out! Buckle up for a fantastic episode this week. Meet Adam Posner, a master recruiter who seamlessly transitioned from the high-octane world of advertising to the equally challenging realm of recruitment. Founder of his own full-service recruitment firm, Adam's journey and insights into the profession will enlighten both job seekers and employers navigating the intricate world of employment. This episode is a treasure trove of strategies and practical advice, as we delve into the parallels of sales and recruitment. Adam unpacks the importance of employer branding and the pros and cons of employee referral bonuses (are they truly worth it?). We also take a deep dive into the tech industry's recruiting strategies and the impact of COVID-19 on the job market today. Adam shines a light on the importance of understanding neurodiversity in the workplace and how to cultivate a welcoming ambiance for all candidates. Hooked already? Tune in to hear more: Parallels of sales and recruiting processes - how they go hand in hand Culture add vs culture fit for diverse candidates Managing realistic expectations for the job seeker Hiring timelines and candidate feedback expectations The Great Recalibration: navigating the realities of today's market Follow along as we go behind the scenes to talk about all the ins and outs of the hiring process. We’ll peel back the curtain to demystify the rumors around ATS, the application process, how resumes are evaluated, and all things job search. Connect with Adam: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjposner/ Listen to the POZcast: https://www.thepozcast.com/ Connect with Dave: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfano About Teal: Teal is an all-in-one job search platform that provides job seekers with an integrated AI Resume Builder, Job Application Tracker, Contact Management, and many more tools to run an effective job search. Over 200,000+ people have trusted Teal to land their next job. Install their Chrome extension and learn more about their Job Tracker, AI Resume Builder, and LinkedIn Optimization tools at www.tealhq.com. Follow Teal on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tealhq TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@teal_hq YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@teal_hq Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teal_hq/

Jason O’Mara: Star of Stage and Screen Shares His Inspiring Journey & Mission Jan 12, 2024

I am thrilled to welcome Actor and activist Jason O'Mara to #thePOZcast. Jason has previously starred in The Man In The High Castle, Terra Nova, and Band of Brothers. Jason also currently plays Batman in the DCAU Original Animated Movies and Zeus in Netflix’s animated hit show, Blood of Zeus. Jason’s new film, Your Lucky Day is out on digital now. The film also stars the late Angus Cloud in one of his final performances. Jason has been a passionate ambassador for Movember since 2015. We will dig into his career, life, challenges, and why Movember is so important to him. Check out Your Lucky Day, out now! And support https://us.movember.com/ This episode is brought to you by MANSCAPED®. The brand that took your balls to space is now launching them into the ultra-sphere, Introducing The Lawn Mower® 5.0 ULTRA. Featuring a new cutting-edge design and next-generation, dual SkinSafe™ Blade Heads for different shaves — it’s pretty much a spaceship to take your boys downstairs to the next level. Join the 9 million men worldwide who trust MANSCAPED with the BRAND NEW The Lawn Mower 5.0 Ultra by going to manscaped.com for 20% off + free shipping with the code "POZCAST". #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and X @AdamJPosner. Please visit www.thePOZcast.com thanks!

Kevin Surace: Life & Business Lessons from an AI Inventor & Futurist Jan 05, 2024

00:00Introduction to Kevin Cerase

03:00Kevin's Early Aspirations and Interest in Acting

06:23Kevin's Passion for Drumming

07:58The Importance of Learning from Failure

09:32The Generation Gap and Work Ethic

11:38Transitioning from Acting to Tech

13:44The Evolution of Technology

15:28The Rise of Artificial Intelligence

18:18The Misunderstanding of AI and Deep Fakes

20:14The Concerns and Potential Misuse of AI

22:27The Search for Truth in the Age of AI

23:56The Impact of Social Media and the Future of AI

25:50The Positive Applications of AI

27:11The Importance of Authenticity in the Digital Age

29:06Fact-Checking Authenticity and Curiosity

30:04The Future of AI and Guardrails

33:03Kevin's Work on the Empire State Building

36:42The Potential Negative Impact of Inventions

37:38The Risks and Fail-Safes of AI

39:30The Importance of Human Judgment in AI

40:43The Future of AI and Job Roles

43:26Protecting Against AI Threats

44:58The Need for Multi-Factor Authentication

46:15The Potential Dangers of AI

47:06The Importance of Gratitude and Moving Forward

48:35The Greatest Piece of Advice and Kevin's North Star

50:13Closing Remarks and Contact Information

Ken Pilot: The Retail Maverick: His Journey from The Gap to Surviving Failures, and Soaring with Ken Pilot Ventures Dec 29, 2023

00:00 Introduction and Background
03:03 Entering the Retail Industry
08:43 Intrapreneurship at Gap
14:08 Lessons from the Failure of Robot Galaxy
19:31 Survival and Failure of Legacy Retailers
25:51 The Success of Crocs
27:57 Launch of Ken Pilot Ventures
32:48 The Retail Pilot Podcast
38:05 The Key to Podcasting
39:21 Greatest Retailers of All Time
42:19 Balancing Corporate Responsibility
44:20 The Greatest Piece of Advice
45:38 Ken Pilot's North Star

Amanda Dorenberg: Tech, Transformation, and Triumph: A Journey from Modeling to Leading Innovation in Out-of-Home Advertising Dec 22, 2023

00:00 Introduction to Amanda Dorenberg and Out-of-Home Marketing
01:28 Amanda's Journey as a Professional Model
04:03 Transitioning to the Business Side of Modeling
05:43 Lessons Learned in the Agency and Modeling Industry
07:35 Navigating the Dark Side of Modeling
09:09 The Rise of OnlyFans and Empowerment
10:35 Amanda's Experience with AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation)
15:17 Recovery and Career Transition
18:03 Introduction to Out-of-Home Advertising
20:45 Innovation and Technology in Out-of-Home Advertising
26:39 Amanda's Entry into the Crypto and Blockchain World
32:29 Disruption and Pushback in the Industry
36:15 Transition to Billboard Magazine and Arts Help
37:29 Building a Strong Community
39:02 Expanding into the Media Industry
39:21 The Value of Print Publications
41:20 Interviewing Tactics and Questions
42:56 Assessing Character and Values
43:28 Finding Passion in Your Career
44:46 New Products and International Expansion
45:40 The Power of Curiosity
46:36 Humility, Kindness, and Grace

Lisa Carmen Wang: Building the Bad Bitch Empire Dec 15, 2023

2:49 - First early Lesson in Gymnastics

5:28 - Tenacity to change destiny since childhood

6:38 - Fear of losing/never being enough

9:24 - Push from the parents

11:11 - Misconception about the Gymnastic world

12:30 - Not made into Olympics

14:35 - How Lisa came out of the dark place

16:33 - The Yale Competition

17:12 - Social life of a Gymnast

18:45 - First taste of Entrepreneurship

19:55 - Getting hired

22:08 - Putting experience to value

24:25 - Experience in China

28:01 - Food-X - late-night delivery startup business

29:24 - Know your strengths and weaknesses

30:03 - Origin of She-works

30:55 - Point of differentiation between organization

32:08 - She-work negotiation with Republic

33:25 - Good girl Brainwashing (Bad Bitch Empire)

37:33 - Advice to a father for raising a daughter

38:56 - What did Lisa learn about herself during writing the book

42:30 - Audience of the book

43:54 - Working with larger organizations

44:41 - The most important female Role Model

45:44 - Top 3 Dream guests for Lisa's Podcast

46:25 - The single greatest piece of advice

47:52 - Lisa's North Star

Love, Law, and Life: A Deep Dive into 14 Years of Marriage with Ilona Posner #thePOZcast 300th Episode Special Dec 08, 2023

1:50 - 300th Guest "Ilona Babinsky Posner"

2:17 - Professional Introduction

3:17 - Ilona's Childhood/Background

4:02 - Early memories of the old world

4:55 - Ilona's Parents then and now

7:29 - First meetup with Ilona's Grandma

9:09 - The "Immigrant guilt"

10:48 - Ilona's Career Story

13:50 - Why did Ilona choose Commercial Real Estate

15:21 - Key learning from time at Silverman

17:40 - First sign of toxicity in a firm

19:11 - Thought process during the low time

21:22 - Parents' support

21:59 - Ilona's present best workplace

23:15 - Mismanagement of expectations

24:00 - Initiatives taken by Ilona at her workplace

25:46 - A new line - Business development

28:20 - Ilona's Promotion

29:30 - Parents' reaction to promotion news

30:43 - Ilona's New name for Equity

32:33 - Adam & Ilona's Love story

34:06 - First Sushi date

36:33 - How both clicked and made it exclusive

41:50 - Define values from the start

42:30 - First apartment - Early challenges

42:59 - The day Ilona and Adam moved in together

44:57 - Adam loves to Surprise

47:14 - Becoming parents

48:40 - Moving to the suburbs

49:39 - Difficult period - Lots of missed pregnancies

54:57 - Nina's Superpower

55:54 - Oliver is a Romeo

56:40 - What makes Adam and Ilona great parents?

59:17 - The hardest part of living with Adam

1:00:48 - The toughest part of living with Ilona

1:02:32 - Be intimate often

1:03:39 - Communicate Excessively

1:04:17 - Lifting each other up!

1:04:32 - Be honest, esp when it is hard

1:04:46 - Be a good leader and a follower

1:05:41 - Forgive mistakes fast

1:06:48 - Holding each other to a higher standard

1:07:21 - Make your marriage the highest priority

1:09:13 - Ilona's wish for Adam heading to 2024

1:11:08 - Adam's wish for Ilona

1:12:42 - The Single greatest piece of advice

1:13:30 - Ilona's North Star

Chris Mueller: The Man Behind The POZcast Success Dec 06, 2023

Before I get to episode 300, we must pause at E299 1/2 for a great conversation with the man behind #thePOZcast, my producer, Chris Mueller. Chris has been by my side since October 2020, starting as my research producer and taking over all audio and video production. His pre-show research has elevated my show to incredible heights of deep research that has led to very insightful questions and conversations. We have traveled together to live shoots in Miami and Indianapolis and have been on great adventures. I genuinely appreciate Chris and am confident you will love this candid conversation about our experiences together over the past 3 years. I sincerely appreciate Chris and look forward to working with him for a long time. Enjoy this BTS look into #thePOZcast! To learn more about Chris' services, please check out https://www.thefringelabel.com/ #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and X @AdamJPosner.

Christina Tosi: Desserts are Self-Care. Founder of Milk Bar Dec 01, 2023

2:50 - New York in its true essence

4:31 - Start of Passion with Grandmother's baking

7:25 - Childhood memories

9:05 - Bag of sugar baby Memory

12:18 - Experiences with kids growing up

13:30 - Live in the moment

15:00 - Break the rules/Be a Candy Monster

16:22 - Desert is Self care

16:42 - College Education

17:10 - Decision to switch to baking career

19:27 - Getting into a Culinary School

20:48 - Hard Challenging Moments

22:14 - Hot take on time with Anthony

24:14 - How to face things as a Pastry Chef

26:47 - WD50 Anniversary - an Adventure

28:54 - Last memorable bite

29:53 - You are not your Boss!

31:37 - Urgency is a secret ingredient

34:26 - Early Challenges on the way

35:10- Identify the superpower of your team members

35:48 - Advice to Leaders

38:09 - Origin of Crackpie and Rebranding

41:32 - Key part = Destruction

43:51 - Measuring the impact of happiness

46:43 - Hardest part of Leadership

48:49 - Next on the Horizon

50:32 - Fan Questions time

51:53 - Single Greatest piece of advice

52:40 - Christina's North Star

Craig Fisher: How to Grow a Business with Kindness & Empathy Nov 24, 2023

2:20 - Introduction

3:36 - Impetus behind writing the book

5:20 - Process of compilation/The Aha moment

6:44 - Change in talent over the last 3 years

8:30 - Bandwagon of "EasyApply"

10:59 - Keeping the Friction Low / Qualifying questions

12:35 - The dilemma of ATS

15:07 - Thoughts on different hiring tools

17:11 - Market the need

18:13 - Different points of view / The decisive factor

20:07 - The elephant in the room - The AI

21:20 - Levels and components of AI

23:02 - Learn and invest in technology

24:56 - Danger of Automated Marketing

27:28 - The candidate experience

29:34 - A recipe for disaster

31:03 - Use of HR Metrics

33:48 - Quality to hire Metric / Upgrading a team

35:12 - Document the process

35:53 - Future of Career Skill Identity

38:18 - Open-ended Interview Questions

39:07 - Train the HR team

41:23 - Train HR to be more empathetic

43:50 - Protect the talent / No-show job

46:15 - Thoughts on Remote/hybrid/onsite

48:07 - The effect of a creative space

51:05 - Employer brand being critical to consumer brand

52:52 - Attracting talent (The good, the bad, the ugly)

55:20 - 5-1 give to ask content ratio

56:01 - Employee retention & engagement

57:22 - Audience of the book

Naveen Jain: Immigrant & Now Billionaire, On Bettering The World One Company at a Time Nov 17, 2023

2:24 - Growing up in the early 60's

3:31 - Parent's upbringing

4:30 - Self-Love

4:56 - Naveen falling in love with himself (for the first time)

5:50 - The butterfly effect

7:26 - Early business influences / pull toward technology and innovation

9:05 - Vision of Bill Gates (before and after joining Microsoft)

11:04 - Bill Gates as a manager, people leader

13:54 - What is money to you?

15:39 - Motivation to move on/self-innovate

17:52 - Decision to leave Microsoft

19:23 - Netscape IPO

27:03 - Having a clear vision

28:48 - Number 1 predictor of success

29:58 - The Crystal ball

38:50 - Hot take on electric cars

40:05 - Future is Energy

41:20 - Understanding Viome

47:47 - Identification of disease/function

50:44 - Pushback to this technology

51:42 - Determine character and value during the interview

53:22 - How to remove bias

54:00 - Passion is for lovers

55:27 - The Single greatest piece of advice

56:05 - Naveen Jain's North star

BEST OF: E200: Emeka Nnaka: An Advocate for Hope- His Journey Nov 15, 2023

1:25 – Sports Weekend (End of January)
2:51 – Prediction for Next Week (Football)
3:45 – Adam and Emeka meetup
5:22 – Emeka before injury
8:26 – The incident/accident
11:40 – Family/friends during diagnosis
12:50 – Rehab and Body State now
14:13 – Deep Dark Thoughts
16:39 – The Hard Time ‘ Losing Relationship’
17:16 – Lack of Support
22:56 – What is Life?
26:49 – Moment of Sunshine
31:01 – Going back to school
26:14 – Direction and Purpose
39:22 – The Ellen Show
44:09 – What’s on the Horizon
46:56 – Single Greatest Piece of advice
48:56 – Emeka’s North Star

Cathy Hackl: Who is The Godmother of the Metaverse? Nov 10, 2023

2:03 - Most Impressive thing from opening night in Las Vegas

4:42 - The Art side

5:41 - Artist to see in the sphere

6:20 - Young Cathy's dreams

7:26 - Where did the confidence come from?

8:53 - Instilling confidence/skills in kids

10:03 - Ability to empower the kids / keeping the balance

12:35 - Trajectory of non-linear career

15:35 - Engagement of Human and Technology

17:46 - Explain AI to 74-year-old Mom

18:47 - Recent Alpha things heard from kids

20:42 - What is scary about this technology

22:24 - The Ray-Ban glasses/information control

23:48 - Opportunity or ready to move

25:58 - Challenging moment of being a woman in the tech industry

28:45 - Advice to 11 yrs old, aspiring to be in tech

29:14 - Spatial computing

31:30 - AI taking all over the jobs

32:44 - The Killer App

34:37 - The Dream Brand to work with

35:31 - The biggest hurdle to take on

36:11 - Single Greatest piece of advice

37:36 - Cathy's North Star

BEST OF: Grant Cardone: Stripped of Everything on Undercover Billionaire- Founder of the 10X Movement, CEO @ Cardone Capital (#131) Nov 08, 2023

1:58 – First Day of Shooting
3:08 – Feeling after getting off the plane
4:11 – From Everything to Nothing
4:44 – The Thing that was missed the most
5:40 – 10 Million Dollar Business
6:08 – All about Flex
7:20 – Appreciate most after the show
8:05 – Being a Girl-Dad
8:42 – Takeaway Lessons for Daughter
9:24 – What people don’t know about Grant?
11:23 – Never Waste a Hater
13:20 – Golden Secret to Successful Marriage
15:54 – Greatest Piece of Advice
16:41 – Grant’s North Star

Reno Perry: Helping People Land a Job They Love Nov 03, 2023

3:13 - Empathy and Understanding of People

4:02 - Upbringing and background

5:36 - First one to go to college

6:42 - Value of college education

8:38 - Availability of alternative paths

9:52 - Competitive advantage vs. real-life experience

10:39 - First Corporate Job

12:12 - Breaking down the concept of "Managing Up"

14:02 - Opportunity at Linkedin

16:45 - Value of Cold Email / Outreach

18:34 - The rIght people for the right thing

20:44 - Depth of personalization

22:01 - Culture and the vibe back in 2014/15

24:00 - Left Linkedin (2018)

24:27 - Content Creation on Linkedin

27:33 - Content Engagement / Quality of Content

29:34 - Impetus to leave the corporate world

31:48 - The big struggle

34:59 - Hypothesis on Job Boards

36:30 - Cause of migration of talent

37:17 - Definition of a community

38:24 - Negative and Positive aspects of the title' Influencer'

41:37 - Best Creators on the platform

43:35 - Advice for best utilization of the platform for job search

45:20 - Change one thing with a Magic Wand

49:29 - Biggest challenge heading to 2024

51:01 - The single greatest piece of advice

52:37 - Reno Perry's North Star

POZcast x Immutable Mindset: Brycent Johnson: Why Your Next Favorite Game Will Be on the Blockchain Nov 01, 2023

(03:58) – Brycent’s accidental discovery ofWeb3 gaming
(06:49) – How the financialization of Web3 gaming stunted the gameplay experience
(07:45) – The over-prioritization of finance over the actual gameplay.
(08:27) – The importance of community in Web3 gaming.
(11:43) – The importance of meeting customers where they're at
(13:08) – The misconception that the majority of Web3 NFT buyers are gamers.
(13:40) –The importance of finding the target audience for a game
(16:12) – Brycent signing with XSet as their first-ever Web3 gaming content creator
(19:55) –Exploring the synchronization of gameplay, tokenomics, and financials
(20:23)- Why Grit could go viral
(21:13) – Why Gala games need to up their game
(22:46) – Brycent’s experiences playing Wildcard and Alluvium.
(25:09) – The disconnect between game studios and their audience,
(26:51) –The importance of content creation and education in Web3 gaming and how to educate gamers in Web2 about Web3
(27:55) – Frictionless onboarding by giving away free NFTs and integrating with popular games
(30:15) –Using data-driven metrics to make adjustments, rather than trying to solve for multiple assumptions at once.
(32:46) – Brycent’s approach to working with Web3 games as a consultant and the importance of being compensated for his time and expertise.
(37:51) – The importance of building sustainable communities in Web3 gaming and incentivizing community participation
(41:33) Dead Drop is the best gaming experience today
(44:16)- Brycent’s advice to aspiring content creators in the Web3 space

Will Weinraub: Innovating The Future of Toys and Collectibles Oct 27, 2023

2:27 - Era of building wrestling websites

3:47 - A-levels screen handle

6:34 - Realistic about Baseball

7:28 - Growing up in Miami

9:11 - Gap between wrestling and live Ninja

13:10 - First punch in the face/Hardest lesson learned in the early days

15:28 - Building a company is Brutal

15:50 - Words of encouragement for entrepreneurs

17:29 - Search for inspiration/motivation

18:44 - Introduction of crypto/ logistical decisions

21:27 - Genesis of the Blind Box

27:34 - Early discouragement or validation

28:30 - Case study of Roblox and Minecraft / Play patterns

30:58 - Positive and safe environment for kids

32:07 - Negative effects on the progress

35:37 - Onchain/ Ownership based economy

37:47 - Hurdles on the way

39:29 - Things that keep you up at night

42:26 - Building the best team / Advice on hiring a team member

45:30 - Love for collectibles / digital representation

47:05 - Will Weinraub's Superpower

48:55 - The Northstar

POZcast x Immutable Mindset: Brands, Consumers, and How Sam Ewen is Bridging their Gap to Web3 Oct 25, 2023

[00:49] Introduction to Sam Ewen
[03:01] Sam’s background and career journey
[05:21] Lessons learned from early internships
[06:46] Sam’s early career in music and tech
[08:45] How digital advertising, and experiential marketing prepared Sam for Web3
[12:51] The current stage of Web3: Are we still in the early innings?
[14:35] The uncertain future of Web3
[15:12] The evolving landscape of Web3: Differentiating between necessary and unnecessary applications of blockchain technology
[16:27] Navigating the transition from Web 2.5 to Web3: Balancing practicality and idealism in adopting blockchain technology
[17:47] The landscape for brands in Web3.
[19:16] Nike's drop and the future of digital wearables
[21:03] Mercedes' generative art drop
[24:52] CoinDesk's experiential approach to consensus
[26:03] Designing the Web3 programming and experience for the CoinDesk Consensus conference
[28:55] Brand summit and future of Web3
[31:56] How to keep events more intimate
[34:01] Consensus as the most meaningful event
[39:31] The negative impact of the hype around cryptocurrency
[46:24] CoinDesk studios' development initiatives
[49:09] The natural evolution of Web2.

Julia Menez: How to Hack and Maximize Airline Points Oct 20, 2023

2:48 - Life and Career before becoming professional

4:06 - High School era and Tattoo inspiration

4:51 - Travel Experience

8:06 - Stay in China and culture difference

9:45 - First taste of Exotic Food

10:51 - Understanding the travel moments / The Aha Moment

12:51 - GeoBreeze - the origin

13:04 - Learning from Corporate America

13:56 - Overall Point Strategy

15:42 - Travel points Hack

16:54 - Value of points and transfers

18:25 - Earning vs Burning Ratio

19:36 - Getting a Better Deal

22:32 - Common Traveling Mistakes

24:17 - Favorite transfer sites

25:27 - Hidden fees

26:18 - Best Airline with Status update potential

27:49 - Airport Lounge situation

28:41 - Secret Auxiliary benefits

31:09 - Secret Reservations

31:57 - Wrong Information out there

33:37 - Massive Brilliant point redemption experience

36:10 - Exciting challenges in business

38:30 - Percentage Savings / Pragmatic Approach

39:45 - Next Travel destination on wishlist

41:03 - Best and Worst Airlines

42:39 - Message for people stuck in 9-5 jobs

44:00 - Julia's Super power

45:00 - Julia's North Star

Diego Borgo: Helping Fortune 500 brands grow in Web3 & the Metaverse Oct 13, 2023

1:10 - Introduction to Diego

2:28 - Pre-web3 experience

3:33 - Getting to consumer side

4:43 - Bitcoin era

6:13 - Learned first lesson

6:43 - Core Fundamentals Marketing Strategies

8:18 - Personal Experience with NFT's

9:35 - Perspective on Metaverse

13:10 - How do we stay close to demographics

16:25 - The playbook

19:28 - The friction

22:02 - The next Killer App

24:16 - Loyalty/membership programs

27:26 - Hot take on Airline industry based on NFT's

30:01 - AutoGPT

31:25 - The downside of Paypal coin

32:60 - Favorite experience of interaction with different people

36:24 - Centralization of Technology

38:28 - Diego's Dream Colab

40:52 - Kevin's Dream Colab

42:02 - Hot take on Apple

43:09 - How to stay up with trends

44:18 - How to keep the kids up-to-date

45:33 - Single Greatest piece of advice

48:15 - Diego's North Star

Kat Cole: Don’t Let Whatever Was Yesterday Define You- CEO @ Athletic Greens Oct 06, 2023

1:40 - Legacy of Fudgy

3:24 - The Dark Side of Humility

6:50 - Right decision at the right time

7:14 - Need of a Male figure in Life

9:23 - Be a Go-getter

12:20 - First lessons learned the hard way

15:06 - Cultural simulation in a new country

18:59 - Brand research and insights

21:58 - Entry of Cinnabon

28:25 - Cinnabon smell in the malls

31:50 - Corporate vs Customer level'

34:09 - How to handle the throttle

35:54 - Secret go-to interview Questions

39:59 - Advising for a Big Company

45:05 - Biggest challenging moment

46:52 - Single Greatest piece of advice

48:54 - Kat's North Star

BEST OF: E243: Jay Rosenzweig: The Definition of a Social Impact Entrepreneur Oct 04, 2023

2:11 – Comments on Kanye West situation
3:41 – Growing up / Entrepreneurial Spirit
7:20 – Opportunity to attend McGill
11:15 – Big Takeaway / Trust your gut
12:07 – Career Path in the long run
17:40 – Take on Ukraine- Russia situation
23:01 – A supportive partner
26:16 – Key Lessons
29:21 – Advice to New Recruiters
33:09 – Humanitarian Work / Impact & Purpose
36:40 – Experience with Ukraine’s First Lady
39:11 – Power of Connection
40:33 – One Lesson for Early Jay
41:43 – World of singing
44:13 – Single greatest piece of advice
45:47 – Jay’s North Star

Liz Elting: How to Dream Big and Win Sep 29, 2023

0:44 - Introduction

2:20 - Fun memories of different cultures and languages

5:10 - Quick language learner

6:14 - Favorite country/city

7:00 - Favorite food city in the world

7:33 - Mix of Parents' career/interest

9:36 - Accident at the age of 14

13:39 - The Origin story

17:25 - Gender Bias in corporate culture

18:39 - Getting into the Translation industry

20:55 - Early lessons during opening a business

22:22 - Reaction to the business

24:37 - Experience in building teams/Hiring process

27:05 - Getting into BIG Business

28:34 - In touch with employees and customers

30:39 - Valuable Feedback

31:33 - Show by change

32:25 - Toxicity in the workplace

34:23 - The hardest thing to make a difference on

37:44 - Advice to college girls

39:18 - "Dream big & win" - book writing process

41:51 - Liz's Superpower

42:49 - Liz's Northstar

BEST OF: E200: Emeka Nnaka: An Advocate for Hope- His Journey Sep 27, 2023

1:25 – Sports Weekend (End of January)
2:51 – Prediction for Next Week (Football)
3:45 – Adam and Emeka meetup
5:22 – Emeka before injury
8:26 – The incident/accident
11:40 – Family/friends during diagnosis
12:50 – Rehab and Body State now
14:13 – Deep Dark Thoughts
16:39 – The Hard Time ‘ Losing Relationship’
17:16 – Lack of Support
22:56 – What is Life?
26:49 – Moment of Sunshine
31:01 – Going back to school
26:14 – Direction and Purpose
39:22 – The Ellen Show
44:09 – What’s on the Horizon
46:56 – Single Greatest Piece of advice
48:56 – Emeka’s North Star

Bozoma Saint John: Her Journey on Learning to Live an Urgent Life Sep 22, 2023

1:13 - Wish Guest / "Cinnamon Rasin Bagel"

3:33 - What Justina taught Bozoma about LIFE

5:03 - Tough Love from Justina

5:30 - The Urgent Life

6:09 - What did Bozoma learn about herself while writing the book

10:15 - Being open and vulnerable

12:50 - Relationship with Peter

15:36 - The concept of being on the continent (Keep close to the cultural roots)

17:55 - Ignite the light from within (excerpts from the book)

21:30 - What does it mean to live "The Urgent Life"

22:54 - Be selfish / Live the best life

24:38 - Role Play (Hiring Manager and Job Hopper)

27:17 - Poking the bear technique

27:30 - Self-awareness and decision-making process

29:37 - Advice to younger ones on finding purpose

31:24 - Learning from working with Dre, Jimmy Iovine

33:48 - Getting star-struck

35:34 - What does Tupac mean to Bozoma NOW

37:21 - Favorite Music nowadays

38:11 - Career Front: What's Next?

39:29 - Advice to Single/Only parents on raising strong daughters

42:11 - Single greatest piece of advice

43:48 - Bozoma's North Star

Noam Bardin: Building with Intention: His Journey From Waze to Post.News Sep 15, 2023

1:08 - Introduction

2:12 - Level of quality guests

2:48 - Background and about Noam's parents

4:42 - Love for Fauda

5:15 - Model difference between the US and Israel

6:22 - Polarization in Israel/ Global Phenomenon

7:03 - Noam's time in Army / Training in communication and leadership

8:26 - Screening process in Army

9:30 - Decision about choosing a particular company

10:40 - Shutting down a company

11:00 - Major lessons learned

12:13 - Balance between rationale and gut decision

15:18 - Pre-Acquisition Google secret formula about culture

16:58 - How to manage Egos

19:31 - Approach to assess character and personality

22:30 - Hiring the right people for a particular task

24:29 - Finding the right path / Letter to Google

27:04 - Importance of Transparency

29:21 - How did time in Google affect Noam internally?

31:10 - Noam on retirement

33:20 - TikTok vs Youtube

36:21 - Civil Discourse / It all about respect

40:11 - Concept of tipping

45:08 - Product-led or Vision-led

47:11 - Noam's favorite Founders

49:54 - Example of a good leader

52:29 - How does Noam want to be remembered / Noam's legacy

53:40 - Single greatest piece of advice

54:49 - Noam's North Star

BEST OF: Connie Steele: Benefits of a Mashed-Up Career (E202) Sep 13, 2023

1:12 – Chemistry and Vibe is Important
1:39 – Rewind Button
1:52 – Early Days/ First Job after School
3:35 – Balance of Interaction
4:11 – Marketing in Blood
5:33 – Getting to the Root Cause
6:30 – Approach to Hiring / Signature Interview Questions
8:10 – How to Assess a character/Finding the Right Fit
9:20 – Time and Decision Process
11:06 – Risk Involved/ Collective Decision Making / Getting into Consultation
12:18 – Advice for Decision Making
13:40 – Adding Value / Connecting with People
15:06 – Helping someone out
15:30 – Create Momentum
16:28 – Bridge the Gap
20:52 – Creating a Career Mashup
23:10 – Be a Swiss Army Knife
27:20 – American Book Club
28:23 – Millennials in the Workforce
31:20 – Purpose of Life
32:14 – The word ‘Authentic’
32:44 – What keeps Connie up at night
33:20 – Single greatest piece of advice
34:49 – Connie’s North Star

Steve Robinson: Former Chick-fil-A CMO Shares The Special Sauce Sep 08, 2023

This is one of those episodes that is so packed with gold that you will want to pause, rewind, and listen back a few times! It's a true masterclass in marketing and career growth. My guest in episode 287 of #thePOZcast is Steve Robinson, former CMO of Chick-fil-A! Today, Steve is a consultant, author, and speaker on organizational culture design and leadership, brand strategy development, and much more. Steve was with Chick-fil-A for over 30 years, and during Steve's tenure, Chick-fil-A grew from 184 stores and $100 million to 2,100 stores and $6.8 billion and became one of the most iconic brands of our time. Prior to joining Chick-fil-A, he served as the director of marketing for Six Flags Over Georgia theme park in Atlanta. Please check out Steve's book, "Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A: How Faith, Cows, and Chicken Built an Iconic Brand"https://a.co/d/79ZNLfV For more on Steve: https://srobinsonconsulting.com/ If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and Twitter @AdamJPosner.eth

BEST OF: Brian Scudamore: The 1-800-GOT-JUNK Story (E221) Sep 06, 2023

1:20 – Origin Story / Car Wash Story
2:34 – Create an Opportunity
3:36 – Street Marketing
3:58 – College is not for Everyone
5:16 – Teenage Era
6:12 – Getting into College
7:46 – Dad’s Expectations
9:09 – McDonald’s Story
11:08 – Early Life Lessons
12:42 – Be Empathetic
14:02 – Moment of Success
16:20 – A Natural Leader
18:01 – Turning down offers
19:59 – Silicon Valley deal
21:50 – Brand Influence
23:03 -Birth and time of Extension
25:17 – Business Growth and Systems
26:40 – Consistency and Hiring / Identify Talent
29:09 – Diversity of Opinions
31:45 – PR Strategy
32:54 – Biggest Mistake
34:43 – Posner’s Philosophy
35:24 – Time to Bloom
38:26 – BYOB
40:34 – Getting into Franchise
43:05 – Single Greatest Piece of Advice
44:13 – Brian’s North Star

Opportunity meets Talent: The Veefriends Hat Success Story with Mike Hampton Sep 01, 2023

If you are familiar at all with Gary Vee's Veefriends NFT brand, then you probably have seen these super cool character hats around at all of the events. I ran into Bartbidge Co-Founder and lead designer Mike Hampton at Veecon 2023 this past May in Indianapolis, and he shared the Veefriends hat story. It's an inspiring tale of what is possible when you are in the right place at the right moment with a fantastic product! Check it out! It's a pretty amazing journey. Full video: https://youtu.be/qnQm7rc02AA?si=LW6PGArzYZcFsSN- Please check out all of the cool hats and more at https://www.bartbridge.com/ If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and Twitter @AdamJPosner.eth For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com Thanks!

BEST OF: Jeff Fenster: Founder of Everbowl, Entrepreneurship & QSR Pioneer Aug 30, 2023

2:40 - Introduction to Jeff
3:43 - Relationship with Dave Meltzer
9:00 - Describe Dave Melter in One Word
9:50 - Everbowl Super Food
12:10 - Process to Vertical Integration
15:14 - Different Types of Entrepreneurs
17:40 Learning on the Job/Interning Entrepreneur/ Self Awareness
18:45 - Relationship Capital
22:10- Success Formula
23;04 - What is Authenticity
24:56 - Greatest Piece of Advice
27:04 - SilverLining in Times of Covid-19

Mike Rowlands: Catalyzing Global Organizational Social Responsibility Aug 25, 2023

My guest on episode 286 of #thePOZcast is Mike Rowlands, President and CEO of Junxion Strategy Inc. Mike is an accomplished entrepreneur, consultant, and advisor with more than 20 years of experience in catalyzing social responsibility and sustainability with organizations worldwide. As President & CEO of Junxion, Mike has advised some of the world’s most courageous and generative companies, non-profits, and movements on strategy, sustainability, and social impact. From offices in Vancouver, Toronto, and London, Junxion has served clients on five continents, helping them define their purpose, plan their impact, tell their stories, and embrace accountability. Mike also does some great work through organizations like Hollyhock and B Lab, which we’ll get into as well. Enjoy this fantastic conversation. For more on Mike, please visit www.Junxion.com If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and Twitter @AdamJPosner.eth For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com Thanks!

Charles Stanton: How Brands are Coming Onto the Blockchain Aug 18, 2023

[03:12] Charles’ background and career journey
[05:18] Charles’s conversation on NFT Investments with his spouse
[06:44] Charles’s motivation with Web3 and potential projects, including Cardano.
[08:55] The rebranding process from Bondly to Forj and the reasons behind it.
[13:39] The reasons behind the greater affinity and engagement in the web3 space compared to traditional marketing approaches.
[17:41] How brands can connect with the metaverse and facilitate ownership and Web3 integration.
[18:43] Charles’ definition of the Web3 Metaverse
[20:11]] The future of the Metaverse and Brand experiences
[24:55] Unique opportunities and challenges for brands exploring the Metaverse
[27:06] How Forj fosters co-creation between fans and creators in the Metaverse
[30:12] Charless recommendations for breaking into Web3 from Web2
[34:28] The biggest threats to Web3 adoption and growth
[39:21] Why Charles considers blockchain as a technological movement
[40:37] Exciting innovations and projects that Forj is working on

Veecon Day 3: The Interviews: The Game Changers Aug 15, 2023

1:51 - Day 3 with Chris Adamo

3:26 - Where is Liam's dad?

4:19 - Dad's feelings about Veecon

5:37 - Role in NFT's

7:20 - Hot take on food

9:03 - Success vs Significance

10:17 - All about Cool Cats

12:32 - What makes the community special

13:10 - Equity & inclusion

15:57 - Biggest challenges in moving forward

16:38 - How is AR different than AI

17:45 - What makes web3 .. web3

18:04 - Toxicity on the Internet

19:18 - 9 Lessons in 17 years

22:08 - The single greatest piece of advice

22:57 - The Galaverse

23:36 - Fans can own a piece of music

24:58 - The ownership in web3

27:08 - Approach to tokenization

28:32 - Question from The Immutable Mindset

30:09 - The single greatest piece of advice (Sarah Buxton)

32:15 - What is Base all about

33:33 - Explain Coinbase to Mom

35:34 - Internal think tank

36:44 - Security: The biggest risk

39:47 - Key learning and challenges

42:22 - Naila Hayes from Nyla Collection

43:20 - Most important thing to learn about oneself through NFT journey

43:45 - Advice for Nina Harrison Posner (NHP)

44:32 - GARY VEE!!

45:16 - What does Gary Vee want

45:52 - Advice for Nina and Oliver

46:29 - What to walk away with?

47:20 - Recap with Chris Adamo

48:27 - The Golden Rule

49:30 - The Highlights

Jesse Pollak: Redefining Leadership in Web3 and Beyond (Live from Veecon) Aug 11, 2023

1:20 - What 'Base' is?

2:49 - Explain 'Coinbase' to Adam's mom

3:25 - Jesse's background/journey to web3

4:50 - Love about Coinbase

6:00 - Internal think tank collaboration

7:34 - Retail Engineering w/r to consumer experience

8:49 - Concerns about security

10:57 - Hot take on e-coins

12:24 - Bullish about NFT space

13:13 - Baggage attached to NFT

13:56 - What keeps Jesse up at night

15:30 - Key learnings/challenges so far

16:40 - Geographic diversity

18:00 - Advice to young developers

18:45 - How to keep oneself creatively inspired

19:53 - Currently reading/watching

21:30 - Wife in the Web3 space

22:28 - Jesse’s Super Power

Veecon Day 2: Conversations- The Essence of VeeFriends Aug 08, 2023

I am excited to share my exclusive live coverage of Gary Vee's Veecon 2023 from Lucas Oil Field in Indianapolis, Indiana! Day two kicked off the conference portion of the event with Gary's keynote, followed by the one and only Jesse Itzler, who the crowd was pumped to see.I wanted to capture the essence of Veecon, which is the attendees. And there was no better way than to walk around the rotunda and interview folks at the activations. We also captured a ton of the speaker action with some great snippets from Gary, Jesse, Scooter Braun & more!Check out my conversations with an incredible cross-section of attendees and speakers including:Emily Faye & B Stract (@BStract_Art & @emilyfayemusic), Tyler Schmitt (@TySchmitt5), Tal Navoarro (@Talnavarro), Lorenzo (@ConveyGraphics), AJ Vaynerchuk (@AJV), Kashvi (@KashviETH), Drew Danzeisen, Shannon Snow (@worldofwomen), Scooter Braun (@ScooterBraun) and Andy Storch! (@AndyStorch).Full Video: https://youtu.be/n-7Z9szVBqw If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and Twitter @AdamJPosner.eth

Chris Meroff: Finding Fulfillment Through Sustainable Success Aug 04, 2023

2:31 - Family Business

4:11 - Opportunity with parents

6:10 - Advice to someone as a kid

6:57 - The grind - the hard work

8:56 - Generation age wise

9:39 - Decision process to leave the family business

13:01 - Something to do differently for business than parents

14:27 - Major Roadblocks

16:10 - Emotionally alone being a leader

18:04 - Surprise resignation from partner

20:58 - Hitting the rock bottom

25:29 - Customer-centric to Employee Centric

28:50 - Hypothetical Scenario

29:51 - Decision to move on

31:56 - Define Community

33:20 - Manage Secular world

34:24 - Being inquisitive

35:14 - New Book coming Oct 2023

36:25 - Learn about yourself while writing the book

38:07 - How to define success

38:33 - The Single greatest piece of advice

39:25 - Chris's Superpower

39:55 - Chris's North Star

Sarah Buxton: Building the Future of Web3 Gaming and Music at Gala: Live from Veecon Aug 02, 2023

1:24 - What is Galaverse all about

2:05 - Fans can be a part of music via web3 (Decentralization)

3:02 - Happy Medium - Balance

5:08 - The Loyalty side

6:31 - Sarah's Musical heroes

8:05 - Approach to tokenization

10:19 - Ability to sell work as NFTs

11:59 - Exciting about Gala Music

13:47 - Gala Games as a sponsor in VeeCon

15:05 - How to assess personality in an interview

17:07 - The Single greatest piece of advice

19:21 - A funny joke!

Shannon Snow: Empowering The Next Generation of Female Tech Leaders Jul 28, 2023

1:14 - Summer Camp/Sleep away camp

1:58 - First job out of school

2:39 - Time at Google

3:45 - First day/first moment in Google

4:58 - Lessons learned in Google/Team building & culture

6:29 - Key takeaways from Meta/Facebook

7:51 - Toxic themes in web2

8:43 - World of Women /NFT purchase

10:48 - Reservations with startups

12:12 - Biggest Challenge in the World of Women

13:20 - Describe the World of Women

15:12 - Onboarding younger generation

16:36 - Biggest hurdle in onboarding the masses

18:05 - Advice to my 11-year-old daughter

20:10 -The single greatest piece of advice

Gary Vee's Veecon 2023 Field Day Recap (Day 1) Jul 25, 2023

1:13 - Jeremy Penn from Brooklyn (Degen Arcade)

2:04 - Influence for own kids

2:45 - Mission of Degen Arcade

3:26 - Biggest Obstacle

4:18 - Connect with Degen Arcade

6:16 - Finn from Minnesota

6:31 - Experience at VeeCon

6:57 - Why VeeFriends?

7:34 - Main takeaway from VeeFriends

8:20 - Chris Adamo

9:09 - Excited to speak to/meet up

9:55 - Folks from England / VeeFriends Holder

10:54 - Favorite and First VeeFriend

11:35 - Frankie from Miami

12:45 - Review / One bite / Cross section

13:45 - Milan from London

13:55 - Dressed up best

14:33 - Favorite Guest at VeeCon

15:25 - Cheetos Challenge

15:47 - Mac from Arizona

16:32 - Interested in panels than individuals

17:21 - Meeting the artist

18:17 - Lesson learned the hard way

18:40 - Gary Vee's hat

19:18 - Selling customized hats

21:14 "Serendipity"

21:32 - Liliana and Crystal

22:12 - Love about Gary Vee

24:05 - Core ethics in evaluation / Early Validation

24:39 - What keeps you up in this space?

25:15 - Last NFT purchase

26:09 - Making Degen brand more accessible

28:41 - Traditional DJ vs Kungfu DJ

29:44 - Musical inspirations

30:30 - Expectation and Mindset

31:39 - Heather (Best comments!!!)

32:22 - Eddy from Los Angeles

32:43 - Favorite VeeCon Character

33:18 - VeeCon going international

34:52 - Community built around Gary

35:10 - What makes VeeCon different from the rest

35:43- What makes a conference bad?

36:16 - Crew from Long Island

37:48 - Podcast based on 9-5 job along with side hustle

38:39 - The hardest part about podcasting?

40:26 - PR King discusses the Caricature on shirt by his 11 yrs old daughter

41:35 - Vibes of VeeCon compared to last year

41:47 - AIRFRYER

43:34 - Gift Gary a hat!! (Magical Aha Moment)

45:19 - How Gary is different from everybody

46:47 - Dogface music

47:13 - Dark side of getting viral

47:53 - Advice for content creation

48:18 -The single greatest piece of advice

49:49 - Early days / Why believe in Gary?

51:04 - Success is subjective

51:42 - Spiritual Healer

52:55 - Why people can be vulnerable?

53:56 - Be PRESENT!

54:29 - 30 years of drawing

55:46 - Web3 Journey

57:00 - Hard lessons learned about people

57:53 - Beautiful elements from the community of friends and followers

58:33 - How many communities are too many?

59:00 - Attraction towards VeeFriends/VeeCon/Gary Vee

59:30 - Hot take on people

1:01:14 - Farokh: Why is it called Rug Radio?

1:02:43 - is NFT a dirty word?

1:03:43 - Why anybody needs a Web3 Connecting shirt

1:04:21 - Why do we need a Metaverse?

1:05:03 - Brands that are truly embracing it

1:07:17 - Keep going!

Tom Bilyeu: Lessons in Love & Web3 - Live from Veecon 2023 Jul 21, 2023

1:08 - Project Kyzen

2:57 - Challenges in moving forward

3:34 - How are AR and AI different

5:02 - Team and Mission

6:27 - Toxicity on the Internet/Web 3

7:51 - Creative Side & Passion

9:33 - What keeps Tom up at night?

10:22 - Hot take on e-coins

10:56 - Advice to a parent for a growth mindset for kids

14:12 - Tough time in Community

15:12 - Value Access in Kyzen

15:57 - Nine Lessons in 17 Years

18:13 - Lack of Communication

22:34 - Struggle with relationships

24:09 - The single greatest piece of advice

Gary Vee: Live from Veecon 2023 Jul 18, 2023

I am excited to share my sit-down interview with Gary Vee, live from Veecon 2023, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team had to cut short my allocated 10 min timeslot due to the event schedule running late, so I did my best to hit him with 3 important and meaningful questions. This interview exemplifies how you work with what you are given and make the best of it. An opportunity is still an opportunity so make it count! I've had Gary on before (E155) and have had the luxury to dig into the super-important topics, so it wasn't that bad. In hindsight, I am even more proud that this is the output from only three minutes! Check it out and LMK your thoughts! Gary Vee x The POZ, live from Veecon 2023! Watch here: https://youtu.be/TcL7KC_XylA If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and Twitter @AdamJPosner.eth For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com

Mita Mallick: Championing Brands With Inclusion and Purpose Jul 14, 2023

2:18 - Storyteller as a child

3:17 - Tipping point

5:40 - Speaking up to bullying

6:48 - Childhood dynamics

7:36 - Role Models to look up to

8:23 - Socio economic class of parents

9:27 - Getting into CPG World

10:38 - Lack of representation

12:34 - Influence the narrative/brands

14:20 - Diversity in mindset and values

16:26 - Blind Resumes/ Taking out the bias

17:39 - How to get people look in the mirror

20:26 - Diversity Hire

23:09 - Shift in Career

24:41 - The Pivot

26:32 - Article on Kanye West

28:45 - Bad News is part of leadership

30:17 - Learning during book writing process

36:00 - One Fuzzy thing about Linkedin

38:01 - Work Life Balance

41:02 - Key takeaway from the book

41:42 - Advice to non-managers

43:16 - Brands with Positivity

44:02 - Single Greatest Piece of advice

44:43 - Mita's North Star

Malik Adunni: A Global Citizens Life of Connection and Purpose Jul 12, 2023

2:38 - Introduction / Origin

5:38 - All about Malik's dad

7:06 - Coast to coast Experience

8:53 - First taste of house music

10:05 - First artist to work with

11:11 - Entry to House Music world

12:25 - Tour Management perspective (First Artist)

13:24 - Thoughts on Camera phone

14:58 - Moment of connection between fan and artist

16:20 - Learned from Late Avicii

17:48 - Favorite place

18:35 - Next place on the list to visit

19:09 - Power of relationships

21:37 - Philanthropic side

26:00 - All about Malik's Mom

28:47 - Favorite letter in Magic African Alphabets

29:41 - Key takeaway from the book for kids and adults

31:15 - Learned from the book writing process

33:19 - What are Gold credentials all about

35:15 - The secret behind Sir Henry the Pineapple

37:18 - Malik's Superpower

40:12 - Response on the first book with a picture

40:42 - Malik Addunni's North Star

Rusty Shelton: A Master Class in Brand Building for the World's Best Jul 07, 2023

1:35 - Go-to BBQ spots in Austin

2:13 - How to find the best BBQ

2:56 - Go-to sides with BBQ

5:20 - Getting into PR space

6:50 - Dislikes about internships

8:16 - Advice on unpaid internships

9:15 - Questions to ask in interview process (internships)

10:24 - Right time to develop own firm

11:45 - A newbie in PR (Remote vs Onsite)

13:11 - Tough early challenge

14:53 - Approach to hiring team building

16:26 - Acquisitions / Sell Out

20:03 - Lessons learned the hard way

21:34 - Learning during book writing process

23:31 - Key takeaway from the book

25:08 - How do the leaders convey the right message

26:42 - Difference between self publishing and traditional publishing

28:23 - Goal of the book

30:00 - Hiring Female employees

31:52 - Bias in the company

32:13 - Coaching own sons

36:29 - Experience with kids

36:53 - Single greatest piece of advice

37:56 - Rusty's Super Power

39:01 - Rusty's North Star

Laura Numeroff: Life Lessons Learned from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Jun 30, 2023

1:43 - Growing up in Artistic Family

3:46 - Core Values and Creativity

5:29 - Awareness and Foresight in 8 years old

6:06 - Fashion sense and confidence

9:23 - Job as a Private Investigator

11:25 - Origin story of the mouse

12:51 - Feeling of rejection/How to manage it

13:33 - Young Generation dealing with rejection

14:13 - Process vs the finish product

15:04 - Put yourself in the mindset

15:51 - Parenting Style

19:08 - Milestone as an Accomplishment

21:59 - All about Organization and its mission

23:14 - 100 Libraries Target

25:52 - Book Reading vs reading Online

26:21 - Thought process on Cover Design

28:08 - Thoughts on Celebrity doing children books

30:05 - Writer's Block

33:23 - Educational developments

38:01 - Single greatest piece of advice

38:39 - Laura's North Star

BEST OF: E220 Shelly Zalis: Movement Maker and Champion of Equality Jun 27, 2023

First Aired: 4/07/22 Shelley Zalis is the CEO of The Female Quotient, an internationally renowned thought leader, movement maker, and champion of equality. She is also a pioneer for online research, becoming the first female chief executive ranked in the research industry’s top 25. Today, Shelley works with Fortune 500 companies and impact organizations to advance equality in the workplace. Through its signature pop-up experience, the Equality Lounge®, along with the Global Exchange and advisory services, The Female Quotient has created an international community of women rising up to catalyze change. A firm believer in giving back with generosity, Zalis is a proud mentor to women around the world. To learn more about Shelly, please visit: https://www.thefemalequotient.com/#join_us If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Whether you’re doubling down on business development or recruiting talent, Interseller does all the heavy lifting of finding contact data, automating the email and follow-up process, and syncs all that rich data into 20+ CRMs and ATSs. Reach out and get going in a 2-week *free* trial today and let them know you heard about them from Adam on #thePOZcast. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ This Episode’s Heavy-hitter’s: Shelley grew up in a home with three sisters, being the second oldest of four. She says although some sisters can be competitive, hers always had a great relationship where they were different from one another, but supported each other. Like many of us, Shelley’s first job didn’t bring in a lot of income. What Shelley did get out of her first job was an awesome education in client relationships, marketing, and boots on the ground market research. Shelley had a performance review at her next job at a larger company that changed the course of her life and career forever. She was chastised for being too assertive and essentially doing her job by spending tons of time with clients. This was the impetus for her to leave and pursue the founding of her own business, under her own rules. When starting her company, Shelley could have taken a million dollar investment split equally between her father and husband. She instead took money from statistics company Nielsen, where she gave up a majority of the equity in her business. Back in 2013, Shelley had the opportunity to go to CES, but had no one to go with. So she reached out to a few of her girlfriends to come instead, told them to invite their girlfriends, and when they got there, they were in a group of about 50 women. This turned a lot of heads at a male dominated conference, and thus the idea for The Female Quotient was born.

Jesse Cole: Entertaining Fans First: The Savannah Bananas's Winning Formula Jun 23, 2023

My guest on E272 of #thePOZcast is Jesse Cole, The Man In The Yellow Tux himself! Jesse is the founder and owner of Fans First Entertainment, home to the Savannah Bananas as well as The Party Animals baseball teams. Jesse created Banana Ball, which is a twist on classic baseball meant to be the most entertaining, engaging, and fan-first event in the game. Jesse got his start as a leader in the sports and entertainment worlds at age 23 when he was appointed GM of the Gastonia Grizzlies. When ticket sales were moving slowly, he jumped into introducing first-class entertainment into the world of baseball. Many summarize the end-product of Banana Ball to being like the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball, but as you guys are about to find out Jesse has built and continues to build so much more. I’m thrilled to have this guy on the show, and we are about to dig in so buckle up! Check out the team at https://thesavannahbananas.com/ and findyouryellowtux.com for any info on Jesse's speaking or books. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and Twitter @AdamJPosner.eth For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com

Illana Raia: Closing the Confidence Gap: Empowering Girls with Être Jun 16, 2023

2:04 - Back to Childhood

2:58 - Grandma as the first mentor

3:59 - Decision to leave Law

5:48 - How did Illana find a mentor

7:04 - Females Only

8:16 - Raising confident women

11:16 - One Aha Story / Getting into Spotify

12:58 - Non-Quantifiable Results

16:44 - How to be a Good Mentor

18:15 - Purpose and Audience of the New Book

19:24 - Tough Conversations

21:10 - How to build confidence in Kids / Parents' Mentorship

24:24 - How Smart Companies are saving room for Girls

25:32 - How can young girls find Illana

26:19 - The biggest challenge

27:38 - Former Lawyer/Mentor/Leader getting into space

29:19 - Piece of advice for 6-year-old Nina

31:14 - A greatest piece of advice

32:24 - illana's North Star

BEST OF: E250 Peter Tunney: A Dealer of Hope and Inspiration Jun 14, 2023

1:31 – The Better Future
2:18 – How to manage expectations
6:39 – Relationship with Money chains
9:52 – Borrowing other people’s art
12:03 – Peter Tunney’s Asset
13:08 – Fatherhood
16:08 – Inspiration for Art
18:18 – How Peter wants to be remembered
19:39 – A Meaningful project
21:16 – Greatest fear
24:03 – Christopher Reeve Foundation
29:00 – Single Greatest piece of advice
29:31 – Peter Tunney’s North Star

Dan Fantasia: Building a Recruitment Business During Uncertain Times Jun 09, 2023

Show Notes:

[00:00:55] Intro to Dan Fantasia to talk recruiting.
[00:05:26] Naive start, learn to sell, and listen.
[00:06:25] Understand candidates' motivation for successful recruitment.
[00:09:35] Recruiting sales and understanding the candidate.
[00:15:32] Launched company during the uncertain post-911 period.
[00:19:12] Exclusive sales recruiter with impressive reach.
[00:20:38] "Slowing down when hiring to ensure success."
[00:23:25] Recruiting industry needs a positive reputation, referrals are important.
[00:28:13] Sympathize with others' unpredictable life situations.
[00:31:20] Recruiting takes volume, smarts, and recalibration.
[00:35:05] Communication transformed through social media and devices.
[00:37:34] "Find opportunities in downturns and double down"
[00:39:40] Change leads to business growth at Treeline.

Jesse Derris: A Masterclass in PR & Brand Building Jun 02, 2023

2:40 - First meeting with Matt Higgins

5:10 - The greatest thing about Matt

6:29 - At the age of 25

7:44 - Career advice in the early days

9:08 - Joining a political campaign

10:39 - Expectation vs Reality

11:42 - Never think of failing

12:49 - Success at 25 vs now

15:10 - Art & Science of Public Relations

16:42 - PR in Marketing

18:07 - Lessons learned in early politics days

20:25 - Leadership Lessons

21:10 - Vision of next job

24:00 - Early Conversations on Sunglasses

26:31 - Customer Experiences

28:55 - Funded in 2014

30:47 - Importance of having a supportive spouse

35:00 - Open & Honest Communication

35:30 - All about Amity Supply

39:38 - Common dream

40:32 - Need of a Cofounder

42:04 - Need or Opportunity

45:23 - Hot take on web3

49:29 - Single Greatest piece of advice

50:36 - Jesse's North Star

BEST OF: E188: Leigh Steinberg: The Real Story Behind The Sports Empire May 31, 2023

0:04 – Love for Sports
3;15 – Envision Sports as a Career
5:49 – True to the Values
6:13 – Key Mistake in early days
8:14 – Assess the character
11:11 – The Movie
15:28 – Peak of the Career
17:59 – The dark side of Life
21:26 – Relationship with David
22:06 – Mental steps to separate a business
25:05 – Going back to the roots
25:27 – Second Big break
28:47 – Accountability
30:06- Deciding Factor
31:56 – Approach to guiding the athletes / Aligning the values
33:47 – How to address the wrong attitude/violence
35:30 – Sports in terms of Covid
39:35 – Leigh’s Legacy
40:37 – Greatest piece of advice
42:11 – Leigh’s North Star

Joe Marchese: VC Investing In and With Human Positivity, Optimism and Connection May 26, 2023

1:57 - How to get guests on Linkedin

3:20 - Rewind button: First job

4:23 - Greatest lesson at Chucky cheese

5:12 - The first job felt like an Entrepreneur

6:08 - Early Negotiation

6:42 - Background of starting a company

9:26 - Working with job boards

10:16 - Scared of launching a company alone

12:58 - Breakdown of years

16:14 - Inspiration

17:31 - Business Model

19:18 - Robots vs Humans

20:21 - Reassess the metrics

21:32 - A ha fun moments with ChatGPT

22:35 - Thought on co-founders

24:44 - How did the product come up? (Luxury Tequila)

29:17 - The good, the bad, the ugly in the web3 space

31:57 - Effect on Philanthropy

33:47 - Joe's Go-to interview Questions

36:28 - Single greatest piece of advice

37:43 - Joe's North Star

BEST OF: E229: Dave Meltzer: Illuminating Your Mistakes & Taking Action May 24, 2023

0:33 – Outlook on team
1:54 – Keeping the teams together
4:26 – Create a friendly environment
7:02 – Senior Executive being selfish
8:57 – The Context matters
9:15 – Emotional Agility and Empathy
11:15 – Accountability in kids
14:28 – Vulnerability
17:31 – Slow things down
22:22 – Dave Meltzer’s Fortune

Chris Pronger: NHL Hall of Famer Unpacks His Career Journey on and Off the Ice May 19, 2023

2:34 - Upbringing in North West

3:44 - Hockey was a part of growing up

4:42 - Getting into NHL

6:05 - Chris' First Game

7:44 - First goal memory

9:33 - Business side of Hockey

10:57 - Chris's Coach

12:13 - Lesson from leadership perspective

13:09 - Inspiration from team mates

15:02 - How to manage relations / focus on the game

16:34 - What's it like being traded

18:00 - Winning Accomplishments

19:35 - Feeling of 'Winning the Cup'

20:39 - First night with the 'Cup'

23:25 - Toughest opponent on ice

24:00 - Getting hit in the chest

27:16 - How the Leagues have changed

28:26 - Self-regulation

29:31 - Conversations in Hockey

30:16 - Career End story

31:05 - Days after retirement

34:04 - How to stay in the right mental frame

35:48 - Press Box Experience

37:17 - Learning from Management

38:57 - Post Career traveling

42:09 - Favorite place to travel

42:44 - Working with wife

43:52 - Value proposition

44:48 - Advice to work with spouse

46:13 - New things in work

47:07 - Single greatest piece of advice

52:03 - Chris's North Star

Erica Rooney: Empowering Women to get Seen, Heard & Promoted (E266) May 12, 2023

2:10 - Getting into Fitness and HR

4:21 - Internships as a Foundation base

5:21 - First spark along the path

6:09 - Jumping into HR

6:53 - Early days of HR

7:45 - Getting prepared for a career path

9:21 - Disparity in Corporate America

10:13 - Approach and Coach Woman on equal pay raise

13:00 - Favorite thing to do with kids

16:03 - Promotion for Women

18:20 - Be your own voice

20:16 - Gender Equality in Corporate Environment

21:20 - Crusaders

22:42 - Concept of Sticky floors

25:42 - How to overcome limiting beliefs

29:08 - Inspiration for Erica

31:52 - Organizations who support Women

34:03 - Tips for women on finding a mentor

36:36 - Green flags on equality in work area

37:07 - Single Greatest piece of advice

38:03 - Erica's North Star

BEST OF: E199: Luke Anderson: Getting High on Social Drinking May 10, 2023

1:07 – While in Brooklyn
1:53 – High School Teacher Experience
4:05 – Jumping into High School
5:14 – Biggest Lesson Learned
6:10 – Turning Moment
7:25 – Job Experience at Golf Club
8:34 – Key takeaway from Bain
10:50 – Experience as a Founder – Wayout!
14:29 – Reaching out to Wayout
15:09 – Self-awareness epiphany
19:13 – Business Plan
19:48 – Speed bumps/ Entrepreneurial Journey
21:44 – Sessionable Drinking
23:03 – Cannabis in Beverages
24:36 – Cans in Quantity/ Volume Metrics
25:52 – Pricing / Supply and Demand
27:59 – Investors on board
33:05 – Challenges
35:23 – Total number of employees
35:59 – What keeps Luke up at night
37:26 – Exciting thing about Cannabis industry
39:13 – The word ‘ Authentic’
40:40 – Single Greatest Piece of Advice
40:45 – 41:38*
42:02 – Luke’s North Star

Anthony Constantino: The Sticker Mule Story May 05, 2023

1:47 - Most early memories

4:47 - Dealing with bankruptcy

6:17 - Innovation point

7:15 - Brother being a Godfather

10:20 - Starting a company together

12:27 - Sticker Culture

12:30 - Pricing and Marketing

14:55 - Favorite Comic Model/Expressions

16:49 - Biggest challenge of running a company

18:58 - Number 1 product on shelf

20:48 - The Hot sauce

24:12 - The Boxing Journey

30:09 - Empower the creator economy

31:16 - Stimulus - how bad is social media?

35:04 - Perspective on Social Media Mechanism

36:07 - Stimulus.com / Where to contact

37:28 - How to cultivate Action Mindset

38:57 - Single greatest piece of advice

39:50 - Anthony's North Star

BEST OF: Founder of The Laundress: Revolutionizing the Home Cleaning Industry May 03, 2023

2:05 – Gwen’s starting point
3:32 – High School/ Childhood Interest in Crafts
4:55 – Fashion Illustration Classes
5:40 – Start of Neck-tie Business
6:50 – Internship with Ralph Lauren
7:44 – Experience with Big Designers
9:14 – Thread of Culture
9:55 – Hands on Experience
16:01- Origin of the name
17:20 – The Audience
17:44 – Raising Capital
21:28 – The Moment of Truth
23:15 – Most Challenging Element
26:36 – Critical Mistake
28:30 – Being Transparent
28:48 – The Business Model
32:14 – Element of Control
33:54 – Post Acquisition by Unilever
34:30 – What is in for Future?
35:34 – Putting Learning into Practice
35:55 – Advice to Young Fashion Entrepreneur
38:38 – Best Piece of Advice
39:32 – Gwen’s Super Power
40:54 – Silver Linings
42:40 – Gwen’s North Star

Ryan Kutcher: The Roller Coaster of a Career in Ad-Land - Founder of Circus Maximus Apr 28, 2023

1:12 - Introduction

2:02 - Early Days of Ryan's life

2:57 - The "jump" in between

5:37 - The taste test

8:11 - The disappointment phase

11:21 - Is College education worth it?

12:58 - The Decision point

16:04 - Won a group assignment

16:55 - Building a portfolio

18:40 - 2002 vs now

19:39 - The Grey Area

20:22 - The Highlights

23:29 - First job/First salary

26:23 - Early lessons learned the hard way

30:13 - First inkling to start on your own

31:24 - Trigger Moment

36:21 - Decision of CircusMax

37:30 - Building tenants of culture and not replicate

39:53 - Approach to Interview

42:35 - Biggest challenge

44:38 - Scaling your business

46:04 - Advice to young folks

47:30 - Ryan's North Star

Max Stossel: How Social Media Really Affects Us: Words That Move Apr 21, 2023

2:32 - Creative Process

3:57 - Live Poetry Shows

5:04 - Is America ready for Live Poetry Show?

5:52 - Experience of performing in a big theatre

7:50 - Max Stossel's past

9:08 - Breaking point Moment

10:30 - First hit of Social Dopamine

11:55 - Balance between business perspective

14:36 - Fine line of Self promotion

15:30 - Creepy side of Social media

18:24 - Social Awakening for kids

21:39 - How much time is enough on Social Media

24:00 - Receptiveness for different ages

26:38 - Algorithm of TikTok

29:25 - Sex Education

32:07 - All about AI, ChatGPT

34:58 - Negative implications of AI

37:00 - Human Element in technology

39:30 - Feeling guilty

41:03 - Beacons of light

43:43 - Audience Takeaway

44:49 - Non-Negotiable Terms

BEST OF: Jordan Harbinger: Master Storyteller and Top Podcast Host Distilling Untapped Wisdom from the World's Top Humans Apr 19, 2023

1:47 – Coaching and Dating advice
4:47 – Getting into Podcast
5:29 – Shows on dating
7:30 – Moving to Corporate World
9:36 – Early Influence as a Podcast Host
13:12 – Preparation for a show
15:00 – Pandemic Episode
18:33 – Conspiracy Theory
19:29 – Prediction and Future Trends
23:11 – Russell Brand Show
24:10 – #1 Guest
26:53 – Star Struck
27:50 – Pope Killing Episode
29:56 – North Korea Episode
33:14 – Favorite Episode
34:12 – Great Piece of advice to new podcasters
37:32 – Quick tp for Adam
38:51 – Greatest Piece of Advice
40:47 – Jordan’s North Star

Chris Wilson: Escaping Life in Prison With The Master Plan Apr 14, 2023

3:08 - Growing up in DC/80's Era

4:50 - Structure of Chris Home/Family

6:10 - Wrong place - Wrong time

10:14 - Killing in defense

11:20 - The Chris Effect

12:15 - Jail time

13:05 - Relationship with Grandfather

16:20 - Rock bottom Moment

19:55 - Hope and Faith

21:43 - Chris's Life Sentence / Second Chance

24:41 - Meeting with the Judge

26:24 - First day out of prison

28:04 - Learning from scratch

33:09 - Getting into Business

35:02 - Secret Sauce

35:52 - Deviation from the Master Plan

36:41 - Milestones of the Master Plan

37:51 - How to stay humble and focused

40:46 - Status Update

41:26 - How does Chris make money?

43:47 - Why Miami?

44:44 - Chris's Legacy

45:47 - Grateful for the past experience

46:32 - Greatest piece of advice

47:22 - Chris's North Star

BEST OF: Chukky Okobi: Super Bowl Champ’s Basic Instructions of Mind Mastery Apr 12, 2023

2:20 – Start of Football
3:50 – Moment of Realization
6:33 – Support in the initial days
8:33 – Self Awareness
14:12 – More Action, Less talking
14:20 – Most Authentic Person
16:54 – Discipline and Work Ethic
17:17 – Rookie Year
19:14 – First Home Game
23:42 – Winning the Game
27:17 – Coaching & Consultation
28:20 – Past and Future Decision
30:19 – The story of black bag
31:33 – How to align folks for coaching
34:47 – mind, body, energy connection
37:01 – Super Bowl of a Success
38:52 – Story of a Mule
41:57 – Greatest piece of advice
43:38 – Chukky’s North Star

The Power of Content Marketing in Recruitment Apr 07, 2023

Today’s episode of The POZcast is an adaptation of a special live stream of The POZcast from The World Staffing Summit Adam hosting the World Staffing Summit with some elite content marketers and friends of mine from LinkedIn! See below for a quick background on each of my awesome guests, sit back and soak in some content marketing gold! In short, the episode is a must-watch for anyone looking to improve their content strategy and build a strong online presence. Marcus Sawyerr emphasizes the importance of authentic conversations as a driving force behind engagement. He believes that it's crucial to focus on topics that you know your audience is interested in and to build your audience from there.‍ Adam Posner then discusses the content pyramid, which is a critical aspect of their content creation strategy. He explains how they turn their show into a podcast, individual pieces of content, and even key phrases into tweets. He also highlights the importance of experimenting with different channels and mentions how he has doubled down on LinkedIn and hired his daughter to be his TikTok creator-in-chief.‍ Scott MacGregor, on the other hand, takes a different approach and focuses on unscalable methods, such as personal emails and calls to candidates, instead of mass email marketing. He believes that doing things in an offbeat manner works best for him.‍ Ginnette Harvey shares her experience of trying to do it all, which resulted in burnout. She emphasizes the importance of focusing on what works best for you and avoiding spreading yourself too thin.‍ Joel Lalgee thinks creating content always you to scale your 1:1 interaction to a broader audience. He really focuses on connecting with people, entertaining them, and providing some valuable insights.‍In conclusion, the episode offers valuable insights into the world of content creation. Whether it's experimenting with different channels, focusing on authentic conversations, or taking an offbeat approach, the guests stress the importance of finding what works best for you and sticking to it. They also offer advice on what not to do, such as link sharing without adding value or relying too heavily on AI tools. Full Video: https://www.candidate.ly/webinar/the-power-of-content-marketing-in-recruitment Marcus Sawyerr is the Founder & CEO of EQ Community, which is a private members community (currently in stealth mode) for multicultural professionals interested in tech. Ginnette Harvey is the co-founder of BlocHaus , which helps connect the best talent with pioneering organizations in the space. She also founded Harper & Gray, which supports organizations in recruiting for business critical specialists and leadership roles. Scott Macgregor is the Founder & CEO of SomethingNew LLC & Founder of The Outlier Project. He’s also a 4x Author of the “Standing O!” Series and Record 8x Winner of the American Business Award for Innovation. Joel Lalgee is the Founder of Headhunter Media, a business development consultant for Hirewell, and a fellow LinkedIn content creator. This Episode’s Heavy-hitter’s: Scott talks about his strategy in creating the “Standing O!” series, specifically including all the talented folks he knows to create a network effect which boosts credibility. He also donates proceeds to charity! Joel stresses the importance of understanding who you are and how to present yourself online in a way that’s authentic to you. The name of the game is OUTSOURCING when it comes to effective content creation and repurposing across channels. Make sure you have a system in place and people on your team that understand your voice and vision. Joel has also seen great success and efficiency in engaging in the comment section. Although it’s not as intensive of a connection as having a full conversation, you have many more micro-interactions that build a larger community. Ginnette has had success with really focusing on LinkedIn instead of spreading herself too thin across multiple platforms. Full Video Replay: https://www.candidate.ly/webinar/the-power-of-content-marketing-in-recruitment If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Whether you’re doubling down on business development or recruiting talent, Interseller does all the heavy lifting of finding contact data, automating the email and follow-up process, and syncs all that rich data into 20+ CRMs and ATSs. Reach out and get going in a 2-week *free* trial today and let them know you heard about them from Adam on #thePOZcast. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZThanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and Twitter @AdamJPosner.eth For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com

Matt Higgins: Burn the Boats: Toss Plan B Overboard Mar 31, 2023

2:55 - Matt Higgin's Book

4:28 - Why did Matt write this book?

5:44 - Regrets and Difficult Moments

7:35 - Autobiography and Life Lessons

9:35 - Battle with Depression

11:24 - First moment in the classroom

14:32 - Hot take on Self Reliance

15:46 - Self Awareness

16:56 - Matt's view on Tenacity

18:44 - Evaluation of Founders

19:25 - Lauren's Example in the Book

21:26 - Embracing crisis

24:03 - Fun Story by Adam

25:11 - Lesson from Steven

26:34 - Burn the Boats

28:11 - Survival on the bad days

29:50 - Mediocre Player

31:33 - Consolidate your gains

32:44 - Job Pivots

33:14 - Q&A Sessions

40:19 - View on Web3

43:14 - One Chapter to choose

BEST OF: Megan Reilly: Life Lessons in Parenthood and Entrepreneurship Mar 29, 2023

Megan Reilly is the COO and co-owner of Tippi Toes®, an international franchisor of children’s dance. For more than a decade, Megan has helped franchise owners build and grow their own businesses around the world.

Megan and her sister/business partner Sarah appeared on Shark Tank, where they were awarded a deal by Mark Cuban. They decided to decline the deal and grow their business on their own, and have since built 35 franchises, written and published children’s music that’s hit the Billboard Charts, and reached number 1 on iTunes. She is also the creator and host of the Who Is Your Momma Podcast, where she speaks to the mothers of some of the world’s most successful CEOs, athletes, and entertainers.

This Episode’s Heavy-hitter’s:

Tippi Toes was actually founded as the result of a college football game. Megan’s sister Sarah was working as a waitress and wanted the day off to go to a game. When her boss told her she wouldn’t have a job when she came back, she called their bluff and got fired. All at once she had to keep paying her car note– and Tippi Toes was born.

Megan actually became a licensed dietician even though she knew early on that she wanted to grow Tippi Toes with her sister. Her education and certification served as a safety net that allowed her to pursue Tippi Toes with full-force, knowing that she would always be able to find a job if she needed it.

Megan’s family actually applied for Tippi Toes to appear on Shark Tank without her knowing. Although she ended up not taking the deal that Mark Cuban offered because they weren’t able to negotiate agreeable terms, she remarks on Cuban’s receptiveness and communication throughout the process.

Franchising was never necessarily the goal for Tippi Toes, but after a trip to the West Coast that didn’t go as planned, someone recommended that they franchise and the wheels started turning.

On her podcast while speaking with Sarah Blakley’s mom, she made a realization about promoting creativity with her kids by creating structured time to always find something to do when they tell her that they’re bored.

For more, check out https://www.tippitoesdance.com/ and her podcast, Exclusively on the FREE BYLR RADIO APP

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Kerry Michaels: Lessons Learned from Building Bill Murray's Golf Brand Mar 24, 2023

1:51 - How important is it to be a Journalist?

3:09 - Dad's Business

3:59 - Early lessons from Dad

4:50 - Type of Interview Questions

6:50 - Advice for a switch from startup to large organization

8:24 - Experience at Starlink

10:11 - Transferable skills

13:05 - Personality Attachment

14:46 - Interaction with Bill's brother

17:57 - First encounter with Bill Murray

20:00 - Transition period

21:26 - Hard Lessons learned

23:13 - Forecasting a trend

24:26 - Building a loyal fan base

26:49 - Advice to CEO on Customer Service

27:27 - Create a Balance

29:32 - Favorite Bill Murray's Movie/Scene

31:22 - Greatest piece of advice

32:01 - Kerry's North Star

BEST OF: Maha Abouelenein: Taking Global PR into the Future of Web3 Mar 22, 2023

1:44 – First Memory of News Room
3:19 – Extrovert – Critical to Success
4:14 – Moved to Egypt
9:09 – Working in Biggest IPO of Egypt
14:34- Biggest Takeaway/Lessons Learned
15:28 – Working with a Company vs. with a Government
17:15 – Speech Writing
19:57 – Journey into Entrepreneurship
22:02 – Advice to new Entrepreneurs
24:18 – Managing Global Crisis
27:20 – Maha’s Confidant
28:40 – Approach to Relationships
32:42 – First Introduction with Gary
38:30 – Areas of Improvement
39:33 – Personal Branding
41:20 – All about NFT’s
42:54 – How to invest in Vee Friends/NFT’s
48:33 – Hot take on NFT’s
50:07 – Big misconception about the Middle East
52:01 – Single Greatest piece of advice
52:29 – Maha’s Super Power
52:58 – Maha’s North Star

Lacey Kaelani: Changing Web3 Job Search- Founder of Metaintro Mar 17, 2023

2:26 - Co-host for the show "Kevin"

3:02 - Entrepreneurial Parents

6:02 - Early lessons learned

7:52 - University/Internship days

13:18 - Casting & Recruiting

16:24 - Pozcast Role-Play

18:30 - Importance of Recruiting tools

23:48 - Road of Acquisition & Exit

28:14 -Connecting talent with opportunity

31:22 - Explain web3 to Mom

34:35 - Using web3 technology

36:20 - Skills in demand

38:18 - Start as a Web3 Job Seeker

44:52 - Monetization

45:30 - Revenue-generating portion

48:26 - Getting investors for the product

51:19 - Single Greatest piece of advice

51:54 - Lacey's North Star

BEST OF: Kara Goldin: Founder & CEO at Hint: Key Life & Career Lessons Mar 15, 2023

1:55 – Kara’s First Real job

10:13 – Journey towards Entrepreneurship

15:42 – Interview Questions to find the right people

17:47 – Impetus behind the product/drink

24:47 – Launch of a new Category

26:42 – Putting all the eggs in one basket

28:38 – Challenge in educating consumers

31:40 – Brand Demand

32:38 – Process of Writing a Book

35:52 – Motivation Lesson for Everyone

40:24 – Amazing Guest on Kara Goldin’s Show

46:08 – Professional/Personal Silver Lining

49:07 – Kara Goldin’s North Star

Tina Karras: Her Journey from Making Music to Making Vodka Mar 10, 2023

2:00 - Hospitality/Service Industry experience

4:08 - First Aha Moment in early days

5:59 - Musical side of Tina Karras

6:50 - GenX thing / LA experience

10:48 - Expectation vs Reality

14:10 - Tina's inspiration

16:19 - Approach and Mindset

18:11 - Take Feedback

21:47 - Vodka is Tina's spirit

25:05 - Two cents on Vodka

28:32 - Additives & Liquor

29:39 - Early hard moments

30:50 - Soil is the key to everything

34:07 - Biggest challenge of the brand

37:48 - Latest on the music side

39:39 - Single greatest piece of advice

40:52 - Tina's North Star

BEST OF: Steve Nudelberg: Massive Action = Massive Results, Sales Leader Mar 08, 2023

2:30 – Background
6:00 – Early Career Failures
8:11 – Lessons Learned
9:50 – Early Success / Ego Mindset
12:11 – Key Rules to Success by Steve Nudelberg
12:39 – Tell me Something Good
14:33 – Transition in Sales Strategy / Challenges / Getting the Silver Bullet
16:19 – Be a Solutions Provider
17:51 – Conduit Aspect to Relationships
19:34 – Goal with the Podcast / Turn it into a Business Opportunity
22:23 – Value Proposition / Developing and Strengthening Relationships
24:04 – Sales Training on Linkedin
27:21 – Parent – Child Perspective
32:44 – Putting Words into Actions
33:18 – Leadership, Survival and Managing Crisis
36:42 – Airplane Analogy / Be invaluable
39:04 – Greatest Piece of Advice
40:10 – Silver Lining during Pandemic

BEST OF 2022: The North Star Mar 03, 2023

Guests in order:

Kevin Smith

Jevon McCormick

Howard Bloom

Sarah Dusek

Alan Patricof

Drixxon Kyser

Avery Akkineni

Jasiri X

Todd Kaplan

Luke Anderson

Manda Kailimian

Emeka Nnaka

Dave Scatchard Part 1 & Part 2

BEST OF 2022: The Greatest Piece of Advice Feb 24, 2023

Full Episodes, In Order:

Luke Anderson

Howard Bloom

Connie Steele

Chris Do

Shelly Zalis

Brian Scudamore

Jasiri X

Liane Hornsey

Kathleen Griffith

Dave Menz

Stephanie Synclair

Jay Rosenzweig

Chris Jericho

Perfecto Sanchez

Kevin Smith

BEST OF: E226: VEECON 22 Exclusive: Part 2: The Essence of VeeFriends Feb 22, 2023

1. Simon Wild Wallaby (1:10)

2. Liam Darmondy (2:34)

3. Tom Bilyu (5:41)

4. Escalator chat w Angela Antony (10:05)

5. Bashful Blobfish Story (11:02)

6. Lobby Fans (17:30)

7. Jen Styles (21:32)

8. Matt Higgins (24:31)

9. Quickie w/ Gary Vee (37:01)

10. Final thoughts in the endzone w/ Chris Adamo (38:31)

LIVE Talent-Talk Roundtable: Joel Lalgee, Liam Darmody & Erin Riska Feb 17, 2023

It was great to catch up back in October with some of my favorite LinkedIn folks and friends, Erin Riska, Joel Lalgee, and Liam Darmody! Erin is a fractional talent strategist, full-cycle recruitment partner, and freelance writer, providing foundational and supplemental talent acquisition support to small companies as they scale. Joel is a contract recruiter, podcaster, and, more recently, a consultant to hiring tool Hirewell aiding in business development guided by his personal expertise. Last but never least, Liam is a hot sauce aficionado. I could leave it off there (it’s in his LinkedIn header, folks), but in reality, he is SO much more– he’s a seasoned operations leader with over 15 years of experience building & scaling marketing, sales, customer, & people operations at technology companies. This Episode’s Heavy-hitter’s: We talk about employee branding and the obstacles to getting employees to share their experiences working with a company. Since employees are unsure of what should and shouldn’t be posted about, they end up not posting at all and a community-building opportunity is missed. Joel actually incentivizes and pays employees to do this! Companies can’t treat all their employees the same. Seasonal employees will be different from full-time, remote employees from On-site, and so on. Companies that will be the most successful need to figure out a balance that works for their employees as individuals. Erin says that the thought that the future is remote is short-sighted. In speaking to people, she finds that most people are tired of looking at the four walls of their homes and want to head back to the office. Everyone on the panel loves quitting! Specifically, each guest breaks down their opinions on quiet quitting. Linked-Influencers; we’re coming for some of you! The panel breaks down their least favorites on the platform towards the end of our talk. #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Whether you’re doubling down on business development or recruiting talent, Interseller does all the heavy lifting of finding contact data, automating the email and follow-up process, and syncs all that rich data into 20+ CRMs and ATSs. Reach out and get going in a 2-week *free* trial today and let them know you heard about them from Adam on #thePOZcast. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ Please follow us on Instagram @NHPTalent and www.YouTube/thePOZcast. Thanks!

BEST OF: Kevin Smith: From Clerks to NFTs & The Future of Indie Filmmaking Feb 15, 2023

0:10 – Celebrate Yourself
1:21 – Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2:18 – Bonding on George Carlin
4:30 – ‘The Man’ Moment
5:29 – Lesson learned from George Carlin
9:08 – Repurposing / Interpreting George Carlin
10:34 – Jack of all trades
12:04 – Keep the pieces together
14:22 – Killroy as NFT
20:52 – Indie Film Moment
22:48 – NFT dropping on July 1st
23:39 – What excites you in web3?
25:31 – Relationship Advice
28:48 – Kevin’s North Star

Real NFT Builders: Andy Krainak VeeFriends & Juliette Blake, Miss O Cool Girls- Live from Miami Art Week 2022 Feb 10, 2023

2:33 - The 'Why' behind the project (Juliette)

3:06 - Meaning of 'Vee Friends' characters/Mission (Andy)

4:05 - Personal Favorite Vee Friend character (Andy)

4:37 - Onboarding girls in Web3/ Hurdles and Obstacles (Juliette)

5:32 - Making Vee Friends Ecosystem Inclusive (Andy)

7:13 - All girls invent project (Juliettte)

8:02 - Biggest smile Moment (Juliette)

10:12 - Interactions with Parents and Kids (Andy)

11:16 - How to make the kids/adults feel safe (Juliette)

12:33 - Actionable feedback from Parents (Juliette)

13:06 - How to educate and Onboard Newbies (Andy)

14:36 - IP extension of each character (Andy)

15:55 - Thought Process (Juliette)

17:15 - Dark side of Web3/ Biggest threat (Andy)

18:23 - Big obstacle on the way (Juliette)

18:59 - Making it more Accessible and User Friendly (Juliette)

19:57 - Needed check for Vee Friends (Andy)

21:14 - What excites Juliette about this project?

21:35 - What excites Andy?

22:09 - Single Greatest piece of advice (Juliette)

22:28 - Single Greatest piece of advice (Andy)

Chris Jericho: Wrestling Superstar: Creativity In and Out of The Ring Feb 06, 2023

0:55 - Dad's career influence

2:40 - Learn to move forward

4:04 - Moment to go into Wrestling

7:31 - Defining character / The storyline

9:30 - Hot take on Ricks

12:06 - Moment of Success

13:44 - Energy on the stage

17:26 - Comparison with dad

19:15 - Toughest Opponent

21:03 - Getting into Podcast (2013)

22:55 - Engaging in a podcast

24:15 - Pulling out the human piece

26:43 - Origin of Painmaker

30:49 - The world of digital Art/Web3

36:26 - Audience and the feedback

37:24 - Dave's point of view on Digital Media/Graphic Novel

38:55 - How to spread the word

43:10 - Being an Awesome dad

45:35 - Single greatest piece of advice

46:48 - Chris's North Star

Peter Tunney: A Dealer of Hope and Inspiration Feb 03, 2023

1:31 - The Better Future

2:18 - How to manage expectations

6:39 - Relationship with Money chains

9:52 - Borrowing other people's art

12:03 - Peter Tunney's Asset

13:08 - Fatherhood

16:08 - Inspiration for Art

18:18 - How Peter wants to be remembered

19:39 - A Meaningful project

21:16 - Greatest fear

24:03 - Christopher Reeve Foundation

29:00 - Single Greatest piece of advice

29:31 - Peter Tunney's North Star

Drixxon Kyser: A Young Entrepreneurs Journey To Make a Real Social Impact Jan 27, 2023

1:12 - How Adam met Drixxon
2:51 - Background story
4:46 - Entrepreneurial spirit
6:36 - As a Black Entrepreneur
8:34 - The Flipside
- Working with the sister
- The 'Why'
- Early lessons learned
- Finding black businesses
- The news!
- The response video
- Big takeaway
- What scares Drixxon
- Who inspires/motivates Drixxon
- Single greatest piece of advice
- Drixxon's North Star

Alan Patricof: Life Lessons from The Pioneer of Venture Capital Jan 20, 2023

1:19 - Current state of Venture Capital
2:13 - Disruption
4:55 - Target Demographics
6:37 - Military Life / Biggest Effect
8:58 - Leadership Mindset and Approach
9:55 - Longevity of the Firm
11:26 - Define Culture
13:37 - Pandemic Effect
16:44 - Any skill to be good at
17:58 - Bridge building
1828 - Social Entrepreneurship
23:09 - Key of Balancing
25:15 - Legacy
29:09 - No Red Lights / the process
30:35 - Takeaway from the book
31:40 - Greatest piece of advice
32:21 - Alan's North Star

BEST OF: E159: Laura Gassner Otting: Mission-Driven – Moving from Profit to Purpose Jan 18, 2023

2:23 – First impression of President Clinton
8:47 – Coolest thing about being in the White House
9:45 – One key takeaway from Politics World
11:20 – from White House to Recruiting
13:14 – Dedicate work to your Mentors
14:11 – Connecting People
16:34 – The Long Game
17:47 – Candidates come back to good recruiters
18:16 – Similar about Politics and Recruiting
19:11 – Bringing back the values
27:20 – Biggest mistake in the Campaign
29:31 – Hillary’s Interview
30:39 – Female Vice President
31:15 – Favorite part of Speaking to People
32:42 – How to react to Negative Comments
36:28 – Toughest Part of Writing
42:27 – What is Authenticity
43:38 -Personal/Professional Silver Lining
45:46 – Greatest Piece of Advice
47:07 – Laura’s North Star

Jasiri X: 1Hood: Hip Hop & Activism in Action Jan 13, 2023

2:20 Growing up

4:56 - Sensing negativity as a kid

8:36 - Activism or Passivism

9:50 - Black/White Teacher

11:53 - Reaction on leaving college

13:39 - Entry into the Music/Rap industry

15:33 - Hip Hop influences

20:25 - Behind the scenes / The creative process

23:16 - Skill Set perspective

26:10 - The biggest misconception

28:25 - Early takeaways on running an organization

31:47 - Showing up to the Jewish community

37:59 - Hot take on Kanye

39:42 - Handling things

44:59 - Positivity in Black life

48:53 - Big initiatives for 2023

53:14 - Jasari's Legacy

53:32 - Interview with Luke

56:03 - Single greatest piece of advice

57:17 - Jasasri's North Star

BEST OF: E210: Todd Kaplan: CMO @ Pepsi: Culture Bending Creative & Entrepreneurial Leader Jan 11, 2023

1:30 – 2022 Half Time Show
2:44 – Things that could go wrong
4:57 – Eminem’s viral video
5:54 – Todd’s Career Journey
7:04 – Todd’s establishment
9:19 – Consumer Psychology / The Aha Moment
10:20 – In-house role
11:31 – Power of Internships
14:10 – Flexibility and non-working environment
15:09 – Meeting with Indra
16:30 – Credit to confidence
18:54 – Trajectory at Pepsi
21:12 – Mistakes along the way / Key Learnings
22:52 – Thought of Leaving
24:35 – Bubbly – Ups and Downs
28:59 – Kendall Jenner Episode
31:01 – Side Hustles / Hobbies
32:30 – VeeFriends
32:52 – Current Projects
34:22 – Royalties and NFTs
37:08 – Go-to interview Questions
39:01 – Red Flags
40:55 – The word ‘Authentic’
41:55 – Single Greatest Piece of Advice
44:20 – Todd’s North Star

Sara Dusek: Redefining Glamping to Innovating Global Woman-Led Investing Jan 06, 2023

1:26 - The word 'Glamping'

2:28 - The inspiration / Early work in Africa

4:30 - Bringing this concept into the US

5:55 - Building a business / Early lessons

7:55 - Point of losing confidence

10:14 - Selling a business

11:43 - Reason for the disparity

14:33 - Voice for Female Founders

16:44 - Work for Entrepreneurs in Africa

21:47 - Obstacles on the way

24:26 - The word ' Authentic'

25:09 - Single greatest piece of advice

26:49 - Sarah's North Star

BEST OF: E128 Jordan Harbinger: Master Storyteller and Top Podcast Host Distilling Untapped Wisdom from the World's Top Humans Jan 04, 2023

1:47 – Coaching and Dating advice
4:47 – Getting into Podcast
5:29 – Shows on dating
7:30 – Moving to Corporate World
9:36 – Early Influence as a Podcast Host
13:12 – Preparation for a show
15:00 – Pandemic Episode
18:33 – Conspiracy Theory
19:29 – Prediction and Future Trends
23:11 – Russell Brand Show
24:10 – #1 Guest
26:53 – Star Struck
27:50 – Pope Killing Episode
29:56 – North Korea Episode
33:14 – Favorite Episode
34:12 – Great Piece of advice to new podcasters
37:32 – Quick tp for Adam
38:51 – Greatest Piece of Advice
40:47 – Jordan’s North Star

Hung Lee: Leading Recruitment Thought Leadership and Innovation Dec 30, 2022

2:22 - Young Hung Lee story
3:44 - Social Anthropology
4:46 - Curiosity about people
5:30 - Early Life accident & recovery
12:21 - First Sector - New Media
13:00 - Hard Lessons Learned
14:06 - Capitalizing on my strengths
15:33 - Agency recruiter = Rollercoaster ride
17:00 - Moving to inhouse
19:50 - A responsibility
20:56 - Leaving Head of Talent world
26:48 - Business didn't work out
28:22 - Hot take on office work
30:22 - Digital Natives
33:15 - Evolution of Business
35:22 - What is on the Horizon
37:09 - Single Greatest piece of advice
38:26 - Hung Lee' North Star

BEST OF: E131 Grant Cardone: Stripped of Everything on Undercover Billionaire- Founder of the 10X Movement, CEO @ Cardone Capital Dec 28, 2022

1:58 – First Day of Shooting
3:08 – Feeling after getting off the plane
4:11 – From Everything to Nothing
4:44 – The Thing that was missed the most
5:40 – 10 Million Dollar Business
6:08 – All about Flex
7:20 – Appreciate most after the show
8:05 – Being a Girl-Dad
8:42 – Takeaway Lessons for Daughter
9:24 – What people don’t know about Grant?
11:23 – Never Waste a Hater
13:20 – Golden Secret to Successful Marriage
15:54 – Greatest Piece of Advice
16:41 – Grant’s North Star

David Shapiro: A Life Journey from Chinese Medicine to Programmable Art Dec 23, 2022

1:30 - Early interest in medicine
4:24 - Family Reaction to Asian Medicine
5:12 - Early mistakes in Business
6:43 - Role of Money in life
7:50 - Evolution of technology
9:28 - Transition into Entertainment
11:45 - Element of Philanthropy
13:42 - 'to give back' feeling
14:59 - How to choose projects based on non-profit and commercially viable
16:51 - Idea of 'Killroy'
18:16 - Current state of web3
22:13 - Blockchain tech
24:45 - Developing an audience
26:07 - Living Document
28:40 - Hot take on Metaverse
29:37 - Dream Collaborator
30:18 - Single greatest piece of advice
33:06 - David's North Star

BEST OF: E138: Lindsay Kaplan- Founder @ Chief- Driving More Women To The Top Dec 21, 2022

2:25 – Key early life lessons
4:34 – People Leadership
7:40 – Decision to switch from a day job
11:08 – Early Faith and Success
12:06 – Union and Balance between Values
16:23 – Biggest Opportunity for the need of Leadership’s support
18:08 – Leverage Critical Mass
19:33 – Strengths to look for in Women
19:57 – Motherhood phase
21:22 – Balance work/home life during the Pandemic
23:24 – Tips on being a great parent
24:22 – Latest Project ‘ Breaking Glass
26:14 – Inauguration day
27:37 – Definition of ‘Authentic’
29:00 – Interview Questions
31:00 – Lindsay’s SuperPower
31:09 – Bad Jokes
31:49 – Greatest Professional Accomplishment
32:10 – Burnout is real
33:48 – Single Greatest Piece of Advice
35:14 – Personal/Professional Silver Lining
37:00 – Lindsay’s North Star

Angela Antony: From The Whitehouse to Removing Bias from Hiring Dec 16, 2022

2:25 - Early lessons from the first company
5:24 - Frame a project as a Failure
6:18 - Experience at Virgin and Goldman Sachs / Tough Lessons
9:19 - Working at the White House (The Culture)
17:25 - Mark Cuban and Research
19:40 - Working Relationship with Mark
21:12 - Lesson learned from Mark Cuban
22:08 - Unconscious Bias
25:58 - Scalable Assessment
29:40 - Utilization and Backfire
34:23 - Next Milestone
37:28 - Hot take on the labor market
39:04 - The greatest piece of advice
40:37 - Angela's North Star

BEST OF: E197: Stephynie Malik: A Crisis Resolution Masterclass Dec 14, 2022

1:43 – Childhood days / Starting from the bottom
3:24 – Emancipated from parents
4:34 – Reaction/Contact from Mom
5:51 – Turning psychological trauma into positive
7:03 – A turning point
9:53 – Relationship going down the hill
11:34 – Move into Corporate America
14:00 – Right way to approach
15:36 – Two extremes of people
19:19 – First Coaching Experience
22:50 – Managing the crisis
27:30 – Cost Analysis
27:59 – Stephynie’s Super Power
29:38 – Big Lesson to learn
32:23 – Executive Coaching
36:58 – Pandemic Effects
42:16 – Mentorship
43:13 – Greatest piece of advice
44:57 – Stephynie’s North Star

Krish Ramineni: Entrepreneurial Life Lessons- Founder of Fireflies.ai Dec 09, 2022

1:55 - Parents' Profession
3:03 - Entrepreneurial activities as kid
4:56 - Crazy New thoughts & strategies
6:04 - West Coast to East Coast
7:18 - Entrepreneurial Vibes
9:07 - Why Microsoft? Interview Process
16:00 - Rounds of Interviews
18:35 - Origin Story / Problem with The Office
21:12 - Opposing Viewpoints
23:00 - Start of Firefly
24:29 - Product Stand-out
26:55 - First Mistake
28:18 - Adoption > Monetization
29:45 - Legal Round
31:55 - Data Security
32:54 - Remote Company
33:29 - Tricks for Different Time Zone employees
34:53 - Biggest challenge as a Leader
36:25 - Next Milestone
37:32 - Single Greatest piece of advice
39:07 - Krish's North Star

BEST OF: #185: Brett Berish: A Self-Made Career Building Spirit Brands Dec 06, 2022

0:01 – Prized Possession
2:11 – Getting into Investment Banking
3:07 – Entrepreneurial Spirit
4:02 – Entry in the Spirit Industry
4:50 – Best Bagel in the country
6:05 – Taste test Wine or Alcohol
6:26 – Early Life Lessons
7:40 – Competition for shelf space
10:02 – The Downhill
11:37 – Safety Net / Room to fail
13:30 – Alignment with Influencers
15:04 – The Secret Sauce
16:35 – Jay Z Brand Endorsement (First Impression)
18:33 – The People Connection
19:28 – Instant Gratification
20:44 – Self Made Symbol
22:39 – Creating a Canvas
23:47 – Relationship with Nipsey
25:18 – Grind and Hustle
26:50 – Eat what you kill
27:09 – What is Authenticity
29:11 – Greatest piece of advice
30:02 – Bret’s North Star

Al Cini: Keys to Brand and Culture Alignment Dec 02, 2022

1:31 - NorthStar for Business
3:30 - Finding Your Purpose - 'Why'
5:29 - Reason for leaving Grad school
7:05 - Aware of employees' feelings
9:24 - Programmer to Project Manager
10:58 - The Secret sauce
16:30 - Role of Collective Personalities
19:46 - Cultural Add
21:58 - How to manage Individuals (introverts/extroverts)
24:19 - Pro-fit Program
26:20 - Achieving Excellence
28:08 - Single Greatest Piece of advice

BEST OF: #174: Tyrel Kirkham: Following Your Career Passion: A Journey in Pro Sports Marketing Nov 29, 2022

1:12 – Getting into Professional sports
2:11 – Rewind to day one/internship days
2:31 – Fondest memory / Early Lessons
4:30 – Payroll and affordability
5:48 – Thoughts on free Internships
7:02 – Change over time
8:19 – Ticketing is the first step
9:02 – Social Listening
9:44 – Knock on the door
10:38 – Transitioning into Merchandising
12:30 – Prized memory
13:40 – Basketball coming to Brooklyn
15:40 – Brand Building
18:20 – Different types of merch
20:08 – Decision making
22:15 – Opportunities and Options
24:22 – Arts & Science of Sports Merchandising
26:27 – Vibe in LA
27:18 – Mindful of Existing Fanbase (Challenges)
28:40 – Overcalculation at some point
33:41 – Shop 313
40:03 – Servant Leadership
41:12 – Latest trends/technology and innovation/demands
42:23 – Advice to Younger Self
43:40 – The greatest piece of advice
44:50 – Tyrel’s North Star

LT Colonel Oakland McCulloch: Your Leadership Legacy Nov 25, 2022

1:31 - Servant vs Authoritarian Leadership
3:34 - Path to Military
5:56 - Transition from Military to Civilian Life
8:05 - Leadership during Disaster Relief
10:08 - Employment in High-stake areas
12:16 - Transferable Skills
13:48 - Mental Health Plaque
15:54 - Pre and Post Training
17:06 - Leadership Legacy - The Book
19:54 - True Leadership = Self Awareness
23:21 - How to become a Good Listener
25:50 - Possible causes for future wars
29:40 - Single Greatest piece of Advice
32:03 - Oak's North Star

BEST OF: #179 Amy Malin: Trueheart: The Intersection of Hollywood and Philanthropy Nov 22, 2022

1:39 – The Universe Plan / People are Meant to Connect
2:40 – Amy Malin Story
5:50 – The Transition period
7:53 – Faith in Humanity
8:49 – Two Poles of NYC
9:18 – The Right Direction / The Spark
11:44 – First Break
14:27 – First Media Company
15:08 – Meetup with Husband
16:44 – Managing PTSD
20:36 – True Hearts Niche
22:10 – Meaningful and Real Investment
24:02 – Impactful Celebrity Relationship
26:04 – The Origin of True Hearts
28:01 – The Book
29:21 – Husband and Wife Working together
31:26 – Single Greatest piece of advice
33:03 – Personal and Professional Silver Linings
35:30 – Amy’s North Star

Jay Rosenzweig: The Definition of a Social Impact Entrepreneur Nov 18, 2022

2:11 - Comments on Kanye West situation
3:41 - Growing up / Entrepreneurial Spirit
7:20 - Opportunity to attend McGill
11:15 - Big Takeaway / Trust your gut
12:07 - Career Path in the long run
17:40 - Take on Ukraine- Russia situation
23:01 - A supportive partner
26:16 - Key Lessons
29:21 - Advice to New Recruiters
33:09 - Humanitarian Work / Impact & Purpose
36:40 - Experience with Ukraine's First Lady
39:11 - Power of Connection
40:33 - One Lesson for Early Jay
41:43 - World of singing
44:13 - Single greatest piece of advice
45:47 - Jay's North Star

BEST OF: #28 Eric Kussin: His Mental Health Journey #samehere Nov 15, 2022

FIRST AIRED: SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2019 Today I want to switch things up a bit and talk about a very important topic, mental wellness. This is more than a hot topic, its reality and we all need to do a much better job in looking out for ourselves and each other, especially in the workplace. I’ve known my guest today Eric Kussin, an expert in this space, for probably 25 years as we grew up in the same neighborhood in Long Island. We were never really close but always respected and admired each other. In the last few years we connected deeper professionally and the synergy has been fantastic. Eric Kussin is an 18-year professional sports executive, who got his start at the NBA League Office. After five years with the League, he went the team business route and rose the ranks with the expansion Chicago Sky, and later the Phoenix Suns. He then switched over to the NHL, working with the New Jersey Devils, & Florida Panthers. However, a debilitating mental health crisis stopped Eric’s career and life in its tracks for over two and a half years. After many failed treatment modalities, he was lucky enough to learn healing practices that enabled him to dig out of his abyss, and found a higher calling, launching a non-profit at the end of 2017 called, We’re All a Little “Crazy,” The Global Mental Health Alliance. The Alliance is comprised of athletes and celebrities, along with media members, expert practitioners, advocates, and everyday heroes who’ve come together to make talking about mental health a common topic for “5 out of 5” of us. Their #SameHere Movement has swept across college campuses in the US from Cornell to USC, K-12’s, Corporate Offices, and Professional Sports Teams in just over a year. The Movement has recently begun to expand globally as well, with events in markets outside of the US. As mental wellness continues to be at the forefront of every conversation, I knew it was critical to have Eric on the show today to dig in. I am thrilled and honored to have him on. I truly hope that you are able to learn from Eric's story and look out for yourself and your fellow humans. For more info, please visit: https://samehereglobal.org/ And all things, www.thePOZcast.com Thanks!

Andreas Widmer: The Art of Principled Entrepreneurship Nov 11, 2022

1:29 - Pope' Bodyguard/ Swiss Guard
3:11 - Leadership lessons from the Pope
4:11 - Beacon of Morality
5:03 - Transition from Service to Business
7:30 - Early mistakes / Love for technology
9:22 - Concept of Principle Entrepreneurship
10:35 - The Five Pillars
15:51 - Win Win Relationships
16:57 - Unique Approach to eliminate Poverty
20:08 - Rise of Global Gig Economy
20:44 - Maintaining the balance on both sides
22:08 - The Book Review
24:37 - Blame the Management 'Bug'
26:22 - 'The People'
27:35 - Thoughts on 'Legacy'
28:40 - Single Greatest piece of advice

BEST OF #21: Austin Belcak: How to Land The Job You Want Nov 08, 2022

AIRED AUGUST 6TH, 2019 The goal of the pozcast is to bring you, the job seekers, my listeners new, outside the box advice and tactics to take their search to the next level. My next guest, Austin Belcak does just that. Austin is the founder of Cultivated Culture where he teaches people how to land jobs they love without applying online. His strategies have helped people land jobs at places like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, and more without applying online. Austin has also been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Fast Company, Inc., and more. But that’s not his Day job, he is currently Director of Partnership Development at Microsoft. So he most certainly found a way to land a great gig. Recently I was drawn to Austin’s content on LinkedIN and had to connect and learn more about his approach. We had a great chat and I said I need to have you on the pozcast to share and that’s where we are today! Austin brings you a TON of value and actionable advice and tactics how to move your career search forward. This is PURE GOLD enjoy! Austin has also created a fantastic value add resume builder for free, check it out: https://cultivatedculture.com/resume-templates For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com

Perfecto Sanchez: A Life of Service & Impact Nov 04, 2022

1:26 - Real Name
3:32 - Most dangerous weapon
6:03 - Sense of purpose
7:30 - Support from mother
9:22 - Early tough lessons as a Leader
11:26 - Why Army?
14:06 - Misconceptions about military
19:18 - Mental Health
21:25 - Entering into Corporate America
25:09 - The Process/Mindset
27:37 - Job Hunting
29:04 - Impact of Thank you Letters
31:24 - Tribute to success
37:02 - Keep the Change
38:30 - Women in life
43:00 - Letter from Grandmother
48:30 - Single greatest piece of advice
49:20 - Perfecto's North Star

Best Of: #159 Laura Gassner Otting: Mission-Driven – Moving from Profit to Purpose Oct 30, 2022

2:23 – First impression of President Clinton
8:47 – Coolest thing about being in the White House
9:45 – One key takeaway from Politics World
11:20 – from White House to Recruiting
13:14 – Dedicate work to your Mentors
14:11 – Connecting People
16:34 – The Long Game
17:47 – Candidates come back to good recruiters
18:16 – Similar about Politics and Recruiting
19:11 – Bringing back the values
27:20 – Biggest mistake in the Campaign
29:31 – Hillary’s Interview
30:39 – Female Vice President
31:15 – Favorite part of Speaking to People
32:42 – How to react to Negative Comments
36:28 – Toughest Part of Writing
42:27 – What is Authenticity
43:38 -Personal/Professional Silver Lining
45:46 – Greatest Piece of Advice
47:07 – Laura’s North Star

David Graziano: The Inspiration Behind Art With Me Oct 26, 2022

1:47 - Where did the creativity come from
2:25 - Destined to go this path
4:59 - Sculptures getting noticed
6:08 - Early lessons
7:37 - New York City NightLife
9:15 - First trip to Mexico
10:52 - The Evolution / Early challenges
12:02 - Judgement free projects
13:14 - Balance of mentality
14:43 - Green Key / Environment Responsibility
15:53 - Start of the art
18:55 - Canvas for Self Discovery
19:45 - Early Challenges
22:22 - Next Level
24:48 - Curation / Bringing people together
27:41 - Taking it to Miami
31:26 - Give back element
33:06 - Legacy
34:12 - Single Greatest piece of advice
35:59 - David's North Star

POZ Classic: #146: Tucker Max: From Fratire King to Self Publishing Empire- 4x NY Times Best Selling Author Oct 23, 2022

2:25 – Process of recording an Audio Book
4:11 – Read the book before publish
4:48 – Practical application of the technique
5:47 – Honesty overrated or under-rated
8:07 – What motivates Tucker to write
10:12 – Self-fulfilling Prophecy
10:27 – How did the book come into existence
12:18 – Early self-awareness
14:16 – Process of Elimination
15:20 – Movie Release and reactions
17:27 Rebranding yourself
20:25 – Different perspectives on rebranding
21:40 – Challenges in Professional world
22:42 – All about Scribe (Writing Process)
26:05 – A Billionaire Business
26:55 – Coaching by Tucker Max
27:53 – Coaching on Content Perspective
29:03 – Feedback on Story Writing
30:05 – Thinking at 45
31:08 – Parenting Advice
32:52 – Tucker Max Collection
35:15 – Greatest piece of advice
36:22 – Tucker Max Super Power
36:37 – Personal and Professional Silver Linings
39:04 – Tucker Max North Star

Chris O'Connell: Rise & Fall & Rise: A Life's Journey Through the Recruitment Industry & Beyond Oct 21, 2022

1:03 - The power of network
1:49 - Chris's back story
3:25 - Recruiting is a mindf*ck profession
5:17 - Art and Science
5:40 - What is success not look-like
6:54 - Moment of impact
0:22 - Hitting the rock bottom (Part 2)
2:01 - The word 'Shame'
4:40 - Road to recovery
6:53 - Vulnerability
9:04 - Re-birth / Approach to parenting
12:09 - Harmony
14:48 - Chris's Mentor
20:19 - Karma/ Manifestation
20:51 - Career Pivot
22:17 - The 'Value'
23:27 - Common Mistakes in Leadership
26:02 - Next step in Business
27:13 - The single greatest piece of advice
27:53 - Chris's Super Power
28:21 - Chris North Star

POZ Classic #82: Jeff Fenster: Founder of Everbowl, Entrepreneurship & QSR Pioneer Oct 16, 2022

2:40 – Introduction to Jeff
3:43 – Relationship with Dave Melter
9:00 – Describe Dave Melter in One Word
9:50 – Everbowl Super Food
12:10 – Process to Vertical Integration
15:14 – Different Types of Entrepreneurs
17:40 Learning on the Job/Interning Entrepreneur/ Self Awareness
18:45 – Relationship Capital
22:10- Success Formula
23;04 – What is Authenticity
24:56 – Greatest Piece of Advice
27:04 – SilverLining in Times of Covid-19

Ruben Harris: Career Karma- Breaking Into Startups Oct 14, 2022

1:33 - Getting into Finance
2:29 - Folks who aspire
3:36 - Obstacles on the way
6:43 - Extracurricular events
11:32 - Personal Board of Directors
13:47 - Unrealistic/Realistic Goals
16:08 - Build Support System
19:00 - Story of Career Karma
21:51 - The initial days
24:03 - Empowerment
29:25 - Relationship with Cofounders
31:15 - Business Insider Article
34:30 - Roadmap Forward
38:03 - Single Greatest piece of advice
40:02 - Ruben's North Star

Dan Granger: A Lifetime in the Podcasting Business Oct 07, 2022

1:08 - Weird as a Kid
2:14 - Early inspirations
5:07 - Key lessons learned
6:31 - Take on Podcast Movement
10:30 - Build and Grow
13:05 - Faith and trust
14:30 - How were ads effective?
16:42 - Current state of Podcast
21:08 - Ripple Effect
22:40 - Nutrition Label
28:05 - The Control Group
31:40 - Unexpected Change to come
34:34 - Magic Sauce
36:20 - Dan's Favorite Podcast
37:57 - Single greatest piece of advice
39:43 - First Fortune Cookie

AJ Vaynerchuk: The Future of NFT's & Sports Sep 30, 2022

3:05 - The world of Web3
3:32 - Future of Sports
4:54 - Basketball for VaynerSports
6:15 - 15,555 Unique NFTs
7:26 - VaynerSports / Powerful and #1
9:33 - Sports and NFTs
10:41 - Key Lessons Learned
12:30 - Doing the right thing
12:45 - Early Investment
13:10 - Make space grow
15:19 - The biggest threat to NFT Ecosystem
16:00 - Single Greatest piece of advice
18:34 - Crypto Winter
19:01 - The Litmus test
20:56 - Full Transparency

22:23 - Final Thoughts

BEST OF: E216 Chris Do: Teaching People to Make A Living Doing What they Love Sep 27, 2022

1:36 – Journey from Vietnam
2:40 – Experience make you ‘YOU’
4:18 – Chris’s Father journey
6:49 – Biggest Parenting Lesson
8:15 – Choose your Poison
9:35 – Toxic Relationships
13:40 – The design Heroes
16:17 – Business side of Agency
17:29 – Big Lessons learned / Early days
18:58 – Journey of Confidence
20:00 – The ‘one’ project
21:58 – The right way to Hire
23:14 – The progress in Hiring
25:28 – The BBQ test
27:46 – The world of Education
29:44 – Tips to gain confidence
32:21 – “Without losing your soul”
33:54 – Biggest Business Challenge
36:52 – Importance of Community
40:58 – Teach a skill
42:39 – One Advice to be Successful
46:45 – Single Greatest piece of advice
48:11 – Chris’s North Star

DJ Skee & Nick Holmstén: The Future of Web3 in the Music Industry Sep 23, 2022

1:28 - The Love Story
3:11 - The Dynamic Duo - complementary skill set
4:31 - Passion or skill set
8:03 - Inclusiveness and Education (Web3)
11:48 - Music is Universal Language
16:06 - Web3 in Physical space
18:29 - What is a 'Community'
21:40 - Moving in the right direction
26:31 - Roadblock in the project
28:52 - Audience Takeaway
31:52 - Holistic Experience
34:38 - Project going live
35:34 - Single Greatest piece of advice
40:14 - Music Artist with greatest business acumen

James Nielsen: Changing the Way Job Seekers Can Earn A Sales Job Sep 16, 2022

1:20 - James Journey
2:25 - Double Threat
3:11 - Interpersonal Skills
3:52 - Sales and Engineering
4:33 - Building team and processes
5:35 - Culture Perspective
7:21 - Sales skills = High Performance
9:07 - Wins and Losses
9:40 - How to coach someone/How to handle a Sales loss
11:16 - Mentorship
13;10 - Learn from being a Mentor
13:30 - Earn and Learn Model
17:31 - Skill in the game
19:20 - Biggest challenge/hurdle
20:45 - Recruiting the talent
22:32 - Pandemic Effect
24:54 - 100% Remote = Less Exposure
25:43 - Go-to Interview Questions
27:54 - Guinness Book of World Record
30:00 - De-throned
30:55 - Singles Greatest piece of advice
31:59 - James' North Star

Avery Akkineni: Leading the Way In Web3 and Beyond Sep 09, 2022

1:37 - Avery's Origin Journey

4:00 - Early Experience Mistakes/Learning

5:16 - Time at Google / Important Lessons and Philosophy

7:30 - Hot take on Ads in Netflix

8:08 - Core brand principles

9:09 - Content through NFT

10:29 - Education and Adoption

12:46 - The word ' Utility'

16:44 - No experts in Web3

18:08 - Recruiting in Web3

18:20 - Gary Vee ang Google

21:51 - Starting a job 'remote'

23:48 - Biggest challenge in maintaining culture

24:33 - First 6 months at Vayner

27:17 - Dedication towards Web3

30:11 - Transition Web2.5

32:07 - Experience at VeeCon

34:19 - Threat to NFT

35:42 - Upcoming NFT Projects

36:49 - Single Greatest piece of advice

37:41 - Avery's North Star

BEST OF: E189 Liane Hornsey: Career as a People Leader At Google & Uber & Palo Alto Networks Sep 04, 2022

1:04 – Early Career in Music Industry
2:47 – Key Mistake/ Early Lesson Learned
4:36 – Concept of Unlearning
5:11 – Career at BMG
6:32 – Traits of a People Leader
7:48 – Taking a chance on people
9:55 – Experience at Google (The Good, Bad and the Ugly)
12:39 – Basis of Decision
13:42 – Interview Process
14:17 – Biggest Change made in Google (People Aspect)
17:13 – Moving to Uber
19:07 – Stepping into the fire
21:02 – One-on-One Conversation
22:45 – Toughest Lesson
25:00 – Current time at Apollo Network
26:01 – Flexibility in work during the pandemic
30:33 – Pros and Cons of Remote Work
32:12 – Flexibility in choice
34:24 – Perspective of Training Manager
37:20 – Working Parents
39:21 – Hiring Process
41:01 – Recruiters are Brand Ambassadors
42:41 – Character Assessment
46:04 – Unconscious Biasedness
47:22 – Thoughts on Unpaid Internship
47:57 – The Greatest piece of advice
49:27 – Liane’s Super Power
50:15 – Liane’s North Star

Dave Meltzer: Illuminating Your Mistakes & Taking Action Sep 02, 2022

0:33 - Outlook on team
1:54 - Keeping the teams together
4:26 - Create a friendly environment
7:02 - Senior Executive being selfish
8:57 - The Context matters
9:15 - Emotional Agility and Empathy
11:15 - Accountability in kids
14:28 - Vulnerability
17:31 - Slow things down
22:22 - Dave Meltzer's Fortune

Daniel Priestley: How To Raise Entrepreneurial Kids Aug 26, 2022

1:12 - Origin of Daniel Priestly
2:35 - Rewind Button
4:32 - Book - How to raise Entrepreneurial kids
4:52 - Daniel's Parents
6:59 - Entrepreneurial bug
8:32 - How to empower kids
10:11 - Lose Gracefully
11:48 - Learn about yourself (The process of writing multiple books) 11:48 - 13:07
13:40 - Update 10 years later
16:02 - Personal Brand
18:06 - Dan's 5 P's
21:59 - Latest Venture
27:05 - Early mistake
28:59 - Big shift in data
32:33 - Web 3.0 and Blockchain
37:37 - The word 'Authentic'
40:29 - Single Greatest piece of advice
42:13 - Daniel's North Star

Mike Smerklo: Mr. Monkey and Me Aug 19, 2022

1:17 - Growing up in Ohio
2:12 - Colorful Characters
2:44 - Moments of Positivity
4:35 - Dream of becoming an Auditor
5:40 - First Few Years in Firm
6:49 - Hate about Job
7:46 - Step Back
8:35 - First Entrepreneurial Itch
9:33 - Getting on the Radar
11:19 - Early days/ Golden Lesson
13:09 - Cloud and SaaS
14:13 - Buy a Company or Build a Company
15:54 - Point of Difference
17:43 - Who is Mr. Monkey?
20:50 - Who is the Book for
22;04 - Learn about Yourself
23:23 - Fighting Self Doubt
26:18 - Single Greatest piece of Advice
27:01 - Mike's Super Power
28:08- Mike's North Star

Kevin Smith: From Clerks to NFTs & The Future of Indie Filmmaking Aug 12, 2022

0:10 - Celebrate Yourself
1:21 - Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2:18 - Bonding on George Carlin
4:30 - 'The Man' Moment
5:29 - Lesson learned from George Carlin
9:08 - Repurposing / Interpreting George Carlin
10:34 - Jack of all trades
12:04 - Keep the pieces together
14:22 - Killroy as NFT
20:52 - Indie Film Moment
22:48 - NFT dropping on July 1st
23:39 - What excites you in web3?
25:31 - Relationship Advice
28:48 - Kevin's North Star

Sofia Laurell: Turning Passion Into Purpose Aug 05, 2022

1:17 - International upbringing
3:21 - Entrepreneurial bug
5:50 - Key takeaway from Wall Street
7:32 - Tribe of Mentors
7:51 - Physical office vs Remote
10:11- Minorities' Appointment
14:32 - First Seed Planted
17:29 - Early Challenges
22:11 - How is Tiny Organics different
25:03- Importance of Texture
27:31 - Next Challenge
30:12 The Balance
31:30 - Food Desert
35:42 - Partner's Support
40:57 - Co-Founder TIp for Startups
43:26 -Single Greatest piece of advice
45:22 - Sofia's North Star

The Darius Baxter Story: A Life of Doing GOOD Jul 29, 2022

1:33 - Preacher Vibes
3:23 - A Positive Human Being
4:17 - Faith is beyond Religion
5:20 - Effect of Time spent in Church
7:20 - Darius's Mother
9:36 - All about Georgetown
12:20 - College days
19:38 - Training and being a role model
19:53 - The Last 7-8 years buildup
20:56 - Break the Cycle
21:31 - The Good Zone
23:52 - The Big Communities
25:15 - Polarizing Candidates
27:13 - The Good Stuff
28:16 - Web 3.0 and Gender Equity
31:35 - Billionaire Philanthropy
33:36 - Trip to Africa
36:25 - Next 5-10 years plan
37:25 - Single Greatest piece of advice
39:46 - Darius North Star

Brian Scudamore: The 1-800-GOT-JUNK Story Jul 22, 2022

1:20 - Origin Story / Car Wash Story
2:34 - Create an Opportunity
3:36 - Street Marketing
3:58 - College is not for Everyone
5:16 - Teenage Era
6:12 - Getting into College
7:46 - Dad's Expectations
9:09 - McDonald's Story
11:08 - Early Life Lessons
12:42 - Be Empathetic
14:02 - Moment of Success
16:20 - A Natural Leader
18:01 - Turning down offers
19:59 - Silicon Valley deal
21:50 - Brand Influence
23:03 -Birth and time of Extension
25:17 - Business Growth and Systems
26:40 - Consistency and Hiring / Identify Talent
29:09 - Diversity of Opinions
31:45 - PR Strategy
32:54 - Biggest Mistake
34:43 - Posner's Philosophy
35:24 - Time to Bloom
38:26 - BYOB
40:34 - Getting into Franchise
43:05 - Single Greatest Piece of Advice
44:13 - Brian's North Star

VEECON Exclusive: Part 2: The Essence of VeeFriends Jul 20, 2022

1. Simon Wild Wallaby (1:10)

2. Liam Darmondy (2:34)

3.Tom Bilyu (5:41)

4. Escalator chat w Angela Antony (10:05)

5. Bashful Blobfish Story (11:02)

6. Lobby Fans (17:30)

7. Jen Styles (21:32)

8. Matt Higgins (24:31)

9. Quickie w/ Gary Vee (37:01)

10. Final thoughts in the endzone w/ Chris Adamo (38:31)

VEECON Exclusive: Part 1: NFT Artists & The Web3 Business Jul 19, 2022

1. Hotel Arrival w/ Chris (1:16)

2. Gary's Press Conference (2:37)

3. Jefferson at the Block Party (6:41)

4. Stix (7:44)

5. MegZ & Jen Styles (11:53)

6. Mike O’day (17:30)

7. Andy Storch & Heather Parady (34:01)

8. Scott Lawin- CEO @ Candy Digital (35:10)

Rich Rosen: The Cold Call Killer- Recruitment Master Jul 15, 2022

1:12 - Attributes of a real Recruiter
2:55 - Rewind to the early days
6:12 - Layoff deals
7:58 - The Mindset / Percentage
9:10 - Criteria for Working
10:22 - From StockBroker to a Recruiter
12:40 - Tribute to Early Success
13:54 - Top Protocols by Rich Rosen
15:40 - New Recruiters Missing out?
18:36 - Candidate Motivation / Art of Recruiting
21:39 - You eat what you kill
22:19 - The Off-time
23:52 - Succession Plan
24:22 - Current Events
27:14 - Define Culture
28:10 - Candidates' Faults
29:27 - Pro Candidate Gurus on Linkedin
30:38 - Advice to New Recruiters
32:31 - Single Greatest piece of advice
34:25 - Rich Rosen's North Star

#thePOZcast LIVE: Talent Access Leaders Roundtable Jul 08, 2022

Joining me on this roundtable #ThePOZcastLIVE episode are Kelli Hrivnak, Ben Nader, Adam Broda, and Dan Roth. Kelli is the founder of Knak Digital, which specializes in executive recruitment for technology, digital marketing, and creative talent. Ben Nader is the founder of Recruiter Empire, the largest growth network for recruiters and soon-to-be recruiters. Adam Broda is the founder of Broda coaching, which helps non-tech candidates transition into tech and engineering roles. Dan Roth is a neurodiverse recruiter who also runs the largest job seeker platform on LinkedIn. Join us for an honest discussion about the nature of the labor market, what mistakes are being made by candidates and employers, and much more about the future of work. This Episode’s Heavy-hitter’s: One thing everyone can agree on– it’s currently a job seeker-focused market, and even borderline candidates are getting paid way above the rates they would warrant in a more typical job market. Part of pay transparency via making salaries public information is accompanying it with more information on how salary is determined, and what the employers deem to be valuable. Kelli says that a lot of the turnover at companies seems not to be based on salary at all. Instead, there seems to be an issue in the vetting process determining culture fit via virtual interviews. There’s a tricky balance in the hiring process of senior candidates, between giving enough time for the interview process to work its magic, and remaining competitive enough to not lose the candidate to a company that’s willing to hire more quickly. Dan has the belief that LinkedIn audio is going to change the recruiting game, as that sort of live experience where a recruiter can vet a candidate during the conversation, and cut down tremendously on the hiring process timeline. The POZCAST is brought to you in partnership with Vincere, the Recruitment Operating System. The all-in-one tech platform, purposefully built for recruitment & staffing to unify your Front, Middle & Back office operations.Vincere is designed by recruiters, for recruiters. Both the company and the platform are the unique creations of successful recruiters who sold their business, saw a need for better rec tech, and made it happen. If you're looking to upgrade your recruitment tech and give your recruiters a new, modern OS, visit vincere.io/pozcast for an exclusive offer. Thanks If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Whether you’re doubling down on business development or recruiting talent, Interseller does all the heavy lifting of finding contact data, automating the email and follow-up process, and syncs all that rich data into 20+ CRMs and ATSs. Reach out and get going in a 2-week *free* trial today and let them know you heard about them from Adam on #thePOZcast. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com Thanks for listening!

Shelly Zalis: Movement Maker and Champion of Equality Jul 01, 2022

0:57 - Chief Troublemaker

1:23 - Growing up ambitions

4:35 - Flight Attendant

5:33 - WWE title belt

6:51 - First jobs at school

10:57 - Mentorship Perspective

14:24 - Gender inequality

15:40 - Impact on Digital Marketing

17:28 - Performance Review

22:06 - A Million Dollar story

27:39 - Early mistakes

29:56 - All Boys Club

36:12 - The best way forward

37:48 - Cultural shift

40:26 - Advice to Young Women

42:57 - Single Greatest piece of advice

43:17 - Shelly's North Star

BEST OF #THEPOZCAST: E187 Bracken Darrell: A lifetime of Wisdom from the CEO @ Logitech Jun 29, 2022

1:14 – Undergrad days / Advantage of Liberal Arts degree
2:36 – Open to taking risks
2:59 – Basketball Pro Team
3:30 – Basketball Role Models
4:47 – Specialization in Consultant World
5:50 – Detail Oriented
6:14 – Embrace the strengths
7:16 – Key Takeaway from early days
10:41 – Advice to current Senior Brand Managers
12:45 – Ownership and Accountability
13:37 – The core difference between American & European Corporate
14:43 – Leading overseas companies / Different Cultures
16:27 – Crisis Standpoint (Leadership and Management)
17:50 – Keeping up with the demand
19:07 – Decision making as a Leader
20:04 – Silver Linings
21:45 – Next Grade Innovation
23:12 – Putting into Practice
25:22 – Corporate Mirror
27:22 – Go-to Interview Questions
29:40 – Definition of Culture
31:33 – Life Biosciences
33:48 – Pandemic Effect / Future of Work
36:19 – Failure Leadership
38:29 – Consistent Learner
39:55 – The Greatest piece of Advice
41:15 – Professional Accomplishment
41:40 – Bracken’s North Star

#thePOZcast Live: NFT Mythbusters Jun 28, 2022

Joining us in this rare installment of #thePOZcastLIVE is Heather Parady, Andy Storch and Kevin Logan. Heather Parady is the host of the Community Builders in Web 3.0 podcast. Andy Storch is my OG in the Web3 space, an author, and host of the My NFT Journey podcast. Kevin Logan is a rockstar recruiter and my business partner in Probably Nothing Talent. In this episode, we dig right into the wonderful world of Web3, where to start as a newbie, projects we love, and how this will change the world we live in. This Episode’s Heavy-hitter’s: NFTs so far are a speculative investment at best and it’s too early to know everything there is to know about the space. The best way to get ahead is to educate yourself as much as possible, and then take risks that you’re comfortable with. Another safe bet to make is on the people and community. Web2 was much more focused on building a following, but this technology is all about forming credibility with the members of your community. It’s important to know what role you want to play within the NFT community. There’s so many different roles available– whether it be in creating NFTs, flipping them, being a technologist and so much more. You should be intentional about what fits your needs and interests the most. While Web3 lends itself to learning by doing, there’s no right answer on when the right time to get involved is. You should think about your risk and education levels as being inverse, and figure out at what point you feel comfortable enough to jump in head first. Once you do feel educated enough, Kevin suggests that you purchase at least one NFT you feel great about so you can have skin in the game to really learn. The POZCAST is brought to you in partnership with Vincere, the Recruitment Operating System. The all-in-one tech platform, purposefully built for recruitment & staffing to unify your Front, Middle & Back office operations. Vincere is designed by recruiters, for recruiters. Both the company and the platform are the unique creations of successful recruiters who sold their business, saw a need for better rec tech, and made it happen. If you're looking to upgrade your recruitment tech and give your recruiters a new, modern OS, visit vincere.io/pozcast for an exclusive offer. Thanks If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Whether you’re doubling down on business development or recruiting talent, Interseller does all the heavy lifting of finding contact data, automating the email and follow-up process, and syncs all that rich data into 20+ CRMs and ATSs. Reach out and get going in a 2-week *free* trial today and let them know you heard about them from Adam on #thePOZcast. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com

Chris Do: Teaching People to Make A Living Doing What they Love Jun 26, 2022

1:36 - Journey from Vietnam
2:40 - Experience make you 'YOU'
4:18 - Chris's Father journey
6:49 - Biggest Parenting Lesson
8:15 - Choose your Poison
9:35 - Toxic Relationships
13:40 - The design Heroes
16:17 - Business side of Agency
17:29 - Big Lessons learned / Early days
18:58 - Journey of Confidence
20:00 - The 'one' project
21:58 - The right way to Hire
23:14 - The progress in Hiring
25:28 - The BBQ test
27:46 - The world of Education
29:44 - Tips to gain confidence
32:21 - "Without losing your soul"
33:54 - Biggest Business Challenge
36:52 - Importance of Community
40:58 - Teach a skill
42:39 - One Advice to be Successful
46:45 - Single Greatest piece of advice
48:11 - Chris's North Star

Stephen Powers: Creating the Future of Entertainment Jun 24, 2022

1:30 - Origin of Wisdome.LA
3:40 - Be in the moment (With/without phones)
4:40 - Giving back
5:44 - First ever Concert
6:16 - Tragic Incident
10:32 - Another tragic incident / Time for grief
13:40 - Person of Faith
14:39 - Early Lessons (1973)
17:41 - Discovering Talent
19:14 - Big Fish in the Small Pond
21:35 - Olympics Experience
23:00 - Lack of Exposure / Miscommunication in different culture
23:32 - Global Foundation
24:57- A&R
26:20 - Early Mistakes
27:04 - Rock and Roll
29:12 - Rockers out there
30:41 - Bands that inspire Stephen
31:46 - The Secret Sauce
33:26 - Leading by Example
34:04 - Charging Criteria
37:11 - Single greatest piece of advice
38:08 - Stephen's Super Power
38:43 - Stephen's North Star

Howard Bloom: A Lifetime Adventure in Rock & Roll & Science Jun 17, 2022

1:08 - Start of the Passion

3:06 - Series of Accidents

6:10 - Self-awareness of being an Atheist

7:47 - What is Soul and how to find it

15:42 - Comparison between Prince and Michael Jackson

17:01 - Unparallel Astonishment

24:00 - Hypothesis

24:47 - Standing behind Rock Music Group

33:58 - PR Nowadays / The Marketing Machine

37:38 - Application of the Quote in Life

41:24 - Silver Lining

45:32 - Single Greatest Piece of Advice

46:53 - Howard's North Star

Manda Kalimian: A Life Devoted to Rewilding America's Wild Horses Jun 10, 2022

1:32 - Where did Manda come from?
3:01 - Passion/Love for Horse
4:40 - Spiritual Attachment with the Horse
5:55 - Horse's Personality
7:56 - Conflict around Wild Horses
13:45 - Number of wild horses remaining in North America
16:00 - Start of the Organization
18:01 - Early Challenges
19:27 - Role of Education
20:05 - Responsible for Failure
20:56 - Uphill Battle
22:43 - Cows are Polluters
24:49 - How to gain support on a Non-Political Issue
29:46 - Support the Cause
32;36 - Fan of Yellowstone
33:58 - Thing learned from writing the book
35:26 - Who is the book for
36:40 - Funny Interview with Fox5
39:43 - Single Greatest piece of advice
40:24 - Manda's Super Power
41:14 - Manda's North Star

Todd Kaplan: CMO @ Pepsi: Culture Bending Creative & Entrepreneurial Leader Jun 03, 2022

1:30 - 2022 Show
2:44 - Things that could go wrong
4:57 - Eminem's viral video
5:54 - Todd's Career Journey
7:04 - Todd's establishment
9:19 - Consumer Psychology / The Aha Moment
10:20 - In-house role
11:31 - Power of Internships
14:10 - Flexibility and non-working environment
15:09 - Meeting with Indra
16:30 - Credit to confidence
18:54 - Trajectory at Pepsi
21:12 - Mistakes along the way / Key Learnings
22:52 - Thought of Leaving
24:35 - Bubbly - Ups and Downs
28:59 - Kendall Jenner Episode
31:01 - Side Hustles / Hobbies
32:30 - VeeFriends
32:52 - Current Projects
34:22 - Royalties and NFTs
37:08 - Go-to interview Questions
39:01 - Red Flags
40:55 - The word 'Authentic'
41:55 - Single Greatest Piece of Advice
44:20 - Todd's North Star

Sarah Noll Wilson: Don't Feed the Elephants May 27, 2022

1:03 - Theatre Background
2:38 - Skills to face the audience
4:06 - Stepping into Corporate World
6:27 - Amalgamation of skills
6:49 - Leadership Lessons
8:47 - Sarah as a Professor
9:24 - Servant Leadership
11:18 - Self-Awareness Exercises
12:52 - Journey to Build own company
14:29 - Pre-conceived Notion
16:50 - Evolution of own Business
17:16 - Tricks and Tools
20:05 - Book Writing Process
23:08 - Don't feed the Elephants
24:40 - Who is the book for
25:35 - Concept of Avoidance
27:33 - Root Cause of 'Blame' problems
29:27 - Key takeaway from the book
29:59 - Coaching Experience
32:08 - Pandemic Effect
34:33 - Single Greatest piece of advice
36:06 - Sarah's North Star

Jordan Nathan: The Caraway Success Story May 20, 2022

1:40 - Early days/ school days/ Entrepreneurial bug
3:50 - Consumer Psychology
4:58 - Idea to build something
6:16 - The good, the bad, and the ugly
7:55 - Advice based on a mistake made earlier
8:58 - Mindset change
9:50 - Passion for cooking
11:04 - Promoted to CEO
12:12 - Big Early mistakes
13:23 - How to stay focused
14:10 - Leaving the pan ON
15:29 - The inspiration to build
16:50 - Make it Cost Effective yet trendy
18:52 - Investment Pool
21:26 - First Key Hires
22:38 - Marketing Approach / Target Market
24:27 - Product RoadMap
26:14 - Success behind year to year growth
27:10 - Team Growth
28:29 - Red Flags
30:15 - Single Greatest piece of advice
31:18 - Jordan's Super Power
32:04 - Jordan's North Star

State of the "Talent" Union with Joe Mullings May 13, 2022

0:36 - When in Boston

1:19 - Adaptation

3:20 - Return to Office / Hybrid or Remote work

5:15 - Missing the One on One Coaching

6:52 - Future of the workplace

10:33 - The Great Recalibration

12:00 - Promotion based on Soft skills

14:27 - Emotional Agility vs Empathy

15:59 - Hiring Trends

17:39 - Salary Asks

20:58 - Concept of Resume Locker

24:10 - Avatar on Metaverse

26:00 - Personal and Professional Goals

27:55 - Impetus behind Documentary

30:00 - Create Opportunities for Inspiration

31:38 - What is on the Horizon

33:30 - Understanding the Myth/ Technology

36:10 - Advice to Adam

37:44 - Everything is perfect above the clouds

39:00 - Keeping the brain plastic

39:47 - Key misconception/mistake made recently

41:20 - Fortune for 2022

Maha Abouelenein: Taking Global PR into the Future of Web3 May 06, 2022

1:44 - First Memory of News Room
3:19 - Extrovert - Critical to Success
4:14 - Moved to Egypt
9:09 - Working in Biggest IPO of Egypt
14:34- Biggest Takeaway/Lessons Learned
15:28 - Working with a Company vs. with a Government
17:15 - Speech Writing
19:57 - Journey into Entrepreneurship
22:02 - Advice to new Entrepreneurs
24:18 - Managing Global Crisis
27:20 - Maha's Confidant
28:40 - Approach to Relationships
32:42 - First Introduction with Gary Vaynerchuk
38:30 - Areas of Improvement
39:33 - Personal Branding
41:20 - All about NFT's
42:54 - How to invest in Vee Friends/NFT's
48:33 - Hot take on NFT's
50:07 - Big misconception about the Middle East
52:01 - Single Greatest piece of advice
52:29 - Maha's Super Power
52:58 - Maha's North Star

Ashish Toshniwal: How to Succeed In Silicon Valley Apr 29, 2022

1:30 - Moving to US from India
2:50 - First visit to the US
3:45 - Lessons learned from past
4:48 - The Visa Process
6:42 - First real Culture shock
8:30 - Fav American Meal
9:03 - First job in US
10:20 - Preconceive Notion of Dell
11:13 - Move over to Ebay
12:16 - Pandemic Effect
14:10 - Firs itch to start your own business
14:52 - Story about cofounder
16:00 - Choice of a cofounder
17:22 - Early sacrifices
18:55 - Email from Steve Jobs
20:54 - First big project
23:18 - is Crypto/NFT a fad or the future?
25:40 - Size of organization
27:37 - Growing as a leader
28:19 - Go-to interview questions
29:54 - Red Flag Questions
30:20 - Onsite vs remotely
30:44 - Early Pandemic transition
33:06 - Keeping the culture together
35:13 - Biggest challenge ahead
37:10 - One Solution for everybody
38:40 - White Collar Privilidge
39:19 - The word 'Authentic'
39:40 - Single greatest piece of advice

The POZcasting Business with Tracy Hazard Apr 22, 2022

0:13 - Career and Life Journey of the PozCast
3:14 - The big takeaway
5:19 - Compare from the start
6:40 - The LIVE shows
7:42 - Livestreams vs Podcasts
8:50 - The Preparation/ Research
10:11 - Fired from Vayner
11:03 - Turning Podcast into a Business Model
13:50 - Getting the great guest!
14:59 - Increase the Audience Engagement
17:38 - The SEO Power
18:26 - The word 'POZ'
20:01 - Path to Monetization
22:24 - Re-purposing the shows
24:59 - The Powershift
27:15 - Remote Work and Flexibility
28:31 - Podcast Time Zones
29:35 - Advice to Aspiring Podcasters
31:27 - The Binge Factor
34:25 - Advice for Social Media Visibility
36:23 - Trolling of Women
37:47 - Celebrate 200 Episode

Tom Finn: Building A Thriving Business Around Real Employee Needs Apr 15, 2022

1:28 - Path of Life
2:29 - Value of Internships
3:59 - First Sale Gig
5:05 - People and Human Behavior
6:50 - How to Build Trustworthiness
7:07 - Key Success of Growth
9:25 - Early Mistakes as a Leader
11:09 - Fine line between Humble Bragging and Confidence
12:22 - Initial Opportunity
14:50 - Need of a Co-Founder
16:26 - Decision Making Process
18:14 - Moment to remember
22:03 - Fear Factor / Privacy Peace
24:30 - Leadership Challenges
28:50 - Cost of Hire
29:30 - Burnout / Lack of Boundaries
32:26 - Practice what you preach
32:40 - Go-to Interview Questions
36:40 - Goal for the Podcast
37:48 - The Word ' Authentic'
38:00 - Single Greatest piece of advice
38:29 - Tom's North Star

BEST OF #THEPOZCAST: Jackson Jeyanayagam: Vice President & General Manager of DTC at the Clorox Company Apr 10, 2022

2:53 – Prediction on American Politics
3:54 – Start of the Career Journey
8:32 – How important is HAPPINESS?
11:20 – How to Lead People
12:41 – Best Mentor for Jackson
13:32 – How much to trust your Gut?
15:07 – Agency Background is Desirable?
19:14 – Job Search
22:35 – The Box Story
24:03 – How do you define Brand?
25:35 – Be a Customer First, before you become an Employee
27:02 – Title is just Ego
30:12 – Clorox Experience
32:33 – Coach is important
35:20 – Best Of both worlds
36:57 – Covid scenario for Clorox
39:03 – Go-to Interview Questions
42:03 – What does Authentic mean?
43:20 – Silver Linings
45:02 – Jax’s North Star

JeVon McCormick: From Poverty to CEO of Scribe Media Apr 08, 2022

1:33 - The Origin Story

3:38 - The past Trauma

4:36 - Earliest Childhood Memory of Dad

7:04 - Self Analysis

10:04 - Accountability

11:21 - Course of Action

11:58 - Role Model / Male Figure in Life

13:42 - Countrywide Mortgage

14:29 - Back in 2008 / Mortgage Crisis

17:00 - Bottom Up / Role as CEO

18:19 - Servant Leadership

19:24 - Approach to Hiring

21:12 - Pen on Paper / The Process

23:35 - Learned from Tucker

26:46 - Hire for Character/ Train for Success

29:35 - Being Inquisitive = Natural Problem Solver

30:04 - Culture Fit

33:29 - Letting someone go

35:48 - Books are still a huge part

36:42 - Who should not write a book

38:00 - The secret sauce

39:12 - Giving back

41:13 - What to tell your younger self

42:07 - Single Greatest piece of advice

43:40 - JeVon's North Star

Connie Steele: Benefits of a Mashed-Up Career Apr 01, 2022

1:12 - Chemistry and Vibe is Important
1:39 - Rewind Button
1:52 - Early Days/ First Job after School
3:35 - Balance of Interaction
4:11 - Marketing in Blood
5:33 - Getting to the Root Cause
6:30 - Approach to Hiring / Signature Interview Questions
8:10 - How to Assess a character/Finding the Right Fit
9:20 - Time and Decision Process
11:06 - Risk Involved/ Collective Decision Making / Getting into Consultation
12:18 - Advice for Decision Making
13:40 - Adding Value / Connecting with People
15:06 - Helping someone out
15:30 - Create Momentum
16:28 - Bridge the Gap
20:52 - Creating a Career Mashup
23:10 - Be a Swiss Army Knife
27:20 - American Book Club
28:23 - Millennials in the Workforce
31:20 - Purpose of Life
32:14 - The word 'Authentic'
32:44 - What keeps Connie up at night
33:20 - Single greatest piece of advice
34:49 - Connie's North Star

Megan Reilly: Life Lessons in Parenthood and Entrepreneurship Mar 25, 2022

1:11 - Tenacity is the thing
2:46 - Always been tenacious
3:33 - Origin of Tippie Toes
6:04 - Getting into Family Business
7:29 - Family Support
9:08 - Moments of Critical Failure
10:29 - Customer Service
12:58 - Shark Tank Experience
15:45 - Brand Exposure/ Brand Funding
16:45 - In between the show (Editing and Time out)
17:35 - Any disadvantage of coming to the show
19:05 - Working with Mark Cuban
20:19 - Learning from Cuban
22:04 - Franchising
24:55 - Who is this for?
26:35 - Impetus behind the podcast
28:34 - Parenting for Dummies
31:20 - Who is the Dream Mom?
32:06 - A complete shock
34:35 - Important Lesson
35:32 - Parenting in Pandemic
37:44 - Learned from the Power Couple

Emeka Nnaka: An Advocate for Hope- His Journey Mar 18, 2022

1:25 - Sports Weekend (End of January)
2:51 - Prediction for Next Week (Football)
3:45 - Adam and Emeka meetup
5:22 - Emeka before injury
8:26 - The incident/accident
11:40 - Family/friends during diagnosis
12:50 - Rehab and Body State now
14:13 - Deep Dark Thoughts
16:39 - The Hard Time ' Losing Relationship'
17:16 - Lack of Support
22:56 - What is Life?
26:49 - Moment of Sunshine
31:01 - Going back to school
26:14 - Direction and Purpose
39:22 - The Ellen Show
44:09 - What's on the Horizon
46:56 - Single Greatest Piece of advice
48:56 - Emeka's North Star

BEST OF: Lindsey Pollak: Early Career Success & The Future Workplace- NYT Bestselling Author Mar 11, 2022

1:54 – Lindsey’s background
4:11 – Decision making
5:00 – Big Lesson Learned as an RA
5:58 – Paralysis of Choice
7:52 – Job Hopping
8:40 – Difference between Boomers & Millennials (Leadership wise)
10:48 – Young Leaders – Where is the gap?
12:19 – Concept of Feedback
14:11 – Impetus behind writing the first book
15:37 – Multi-generational Workforce
18:59 – Need of physical workplace vs remote work (uncertainty)
21:53 – Magic Formula
23:20 – Lindsey’s book title struggle
25:18 – Early Career Guidance
26:45 – Insightful Interview Questions
29:06 – Who should read the book
29:47 – Golden key takeaway
30:41 – Biggest challenge in writing this book
31:52 – Vulnerability
32:26 – Greatest piece of advice
34:20 – Lindsey’s Super Power
34:35 – Personal/Professional Silver Linings
35:54 – Lindsey’s North Star

Luke Anderson: Getting High on Social Drinking Mar 04, 2022

1:07 - While in Brooklyn
1:53 - High School Teacher Experience
4:05 - Jumping into High School
5:14 - Biggest Lesson Learned
6:10 - Turning Moment
7:25 - Job Experience at Golf Club
8:34 - Key takeaway from Bain
10:50 - Experience as a Founder - Wayout!
14:29 - Reaching out to Wayout
15:09 - Self-awareness epiphany
19:13 - Business Plan
19:48 - Speed bumps/ Entrepreneurial Journey
21:44 - Sessionable Drinking
23:03 - Cannabis in Beverages
24:36 - Cans in Quantity/ Volume Metrics
25:52 - Pricing / Supply and Demand
27:59 - Investors on board
33:05 - Challenges
35:23 - Total number of employees
35:59 - What keeps Luke up at night
37:26 - Exciting thing about the Cannabis industry
39:13 - The word ' Authentic'
40:40 - Single Greatest Piece of Advice
40:45 - 41:38*
42:02 - Luke's North Star

Rebels Become Legends: The Origin Story Feb 28, 2022

1:21 - Introduction

3:03 - Legend's Past days

9:10 - Be Open-minded

10:07 - Early stages of Creativity

12:37 - DMX

13:26 - High school years

18:04 - Getting into Physical Training/ Martial Arts

18:45 - Batman SuperHero

21:35 - What does it feel like during the fight?

24:29 - Kids training

27:20 - How Rebels become Legends

32:59 - Accountability / Take Ownership

36:03 - Legend's Philosophy

38:45 - Future of the brand

40:03 - Legend's North Star

POZcasting for Business with Alex Sheridan Feb 25, 2022

1:17 - Introduction
2:05 - FunFact
4:10 - Podcast with Alex
5:30 - Overnight Success
6:00 - Why do a Podcast?
6:32 - Alex's Vision
7:09 - Who is the Podcast for? Audience?
8:15 - Have a Hat! The right Gadgets
9:48 - Have a SWAG!
10:22 - Do and Dont's of a Podcast
12:00 - First Podcast vs Today
13:53 - Listening Ability/Power
17:13 - Shows in Batches
20:35 - Business in Podcast
24:32 - The Halo Effect
25:19 - Biggest Moment in Podcast Journey
29:04 - Contact Adam / The PozCourse

BEST OF #thePOZcast: Look back at E1: Quentin "Q" Allums Feb 19, 2022

BEST OF #thePOZcast: Episode 1. To celebrate the 3 year anniversary of my show, let's take it back to the very first episode of the POZ Cast! Adam & Q Connect the online, offline. Here is a look into a raw first-time networking conversation. What I love most about listening back is seeing how far I have come. And, how I predicted the type of show I wanted to build, the guests and stories I wanted to share and the journey that I envisioned ahead of me. Please enjoy and don't laugh too much at how many times I say "riiiiiiight""? I appreciate EVERY ONE OF YOU who have listened to even one episode. It means the world. To check out all almost 200 episodes, please check out www.thePOZcast.com Thanks!

Dan Pantelo: Real MarTech Start-Up Founder Lessons Feb 18, 2022

2:08 - Foundation for Entrepreneurship
4:26 - Immigrant Work Ethic
6:06 - Early days
11:15 - Mental Callouses
11:51 - Learn from bad experiences
12:22 - Hustle and grinding
14:40 - Being Inquisitive
20:10 - Corrupt President?
26:05 - Owning your losses - Key to Success
42:00 - Small Changes make Small Optimization
43:22 - What is the 'Why'
46:15 - On the Horizon
48:48 - Go-to interview questions
50:53 - Single Greatest piece of advice
52:44 - Let it go!
53:33 - Dan's North Star

Exclusive Interview with the LinkedIn Algorithm Feb 11, 2022

1:20 - Introduction
2:43 - Early Dreams / Vision
3:27 - Imposter Syndrome
4:04 - Where it all started
4:30 - Education predicts future success
5:14 - Youngest Algo
5:36 - How he got into Linkedin
6:40 - First interaction with Jeff Weiner
7:20 - Parents' Vision
8:24 - Timeline of Early days
9:34 - Fight the urge for dopamine/ Quick Fix
11:09 - Advice to anyone hooked on Dopamine
11:51 - Polls getting out of control
12:34 - How to control/stop the hackers
13:48 - How to find the bots!
15:21 - How does an algo balance human desire
16:47 - The biggest misconception
17:59 - Algo's secret sauce
20:32 - Passion in Entrepreneurship
21:20 - Dating during Pandemic
22:24 - Kids in the future?
23:13 - Legacy of Algo
24:01 - Linkedin is like Facebook?
25:06 - Single Greatest piece of advice
26:34 - Algo's North Star

Stephynie Malik: A Crisis Resolution Masterclass Feb 04, 2022

1:43 - Childhood days / Starting from the bottom
3:24 - Emancipated from parents
4:34 - Reaction/Contact from Mom
5:51 - Turning psychological trauma into positive
7:03 - A turning point
9:53 - Relationship going down the hill
11:34 - Move into Corporate America
14:00 - Right way to approach
15:36 - Two extremes of people
19:19 - First Coaching Experience
22:50 - Managing the crisis
27:30 - Cost Analysis
27:59 - Stephynie's Super Power
29:38 - Big Lesson to learn
32:23 - Executive Coaching
36:58 - Pandemic Effects
42:16 - Mentorship
43:13 - Greatest piece of advice
44:57 - Stephynie's North Star

BEST OF #thePOZcast: Hala Taha From Tragedy to Triumph- The Story Behind her Journey Feb 01, 2022

2:11 – Early Pandemic (Loss of a Father)
6:18 – Effected with Covid
7:40 – Fear of the Unknown
8:23 – Last Few Meaningful Conversations with Dad
11:17 – Last Good Memory with Dad
12:03 – Breakup Episode
12:52 – Start of the Business during Covid
14:23 – Physical/Emotional Dependency
16:10 – The Sacrifice
16:56 – Balance in intention
17:33 – Dating Hala Taha (during Covid)
18:54 – Ideal Partner (Personality Traits)
19:55 – Growing a Business
20:56 – Understanding the Infrastructure
21:53 – Manageable Control
23:34 – Smart Outsourcing
24:20 – Balance between Hala Hala and Hala Corporate
25:40 – Hiring a Senior Employee
26:20 – Developing Relationships
28:02 – Value of Giving/Long Term Relationships
28:23 – Future of Hala Media
29:53 – Finding a Niche
31:10 – Success or Fame
32:11 – Indulgent Practices
33:26 – Treat Yourself
33:48 – Personal Silver Lining
35:30 – Hala’s North Star
36:58 – Advice to Females

Dave Scatchard: (PART 2) Journey from NHL Enforcer to Recovery from Near-Death Jan 28, 2022

1:40 - Near to death experience

6:58 - The turning point
9:53 - Road to Healing
12:54 - Concept of Awakening in Coaching
16:09 - Journey to Spirituality / Invest in yourself
18:47 - The book ; who is it for and key takeaway
21:43 - Key Advice by Dave
23:48 - Live like an Amateur or Pro
26:10 - Dave's North Star

Dave Scatchard: Journey from NHL Enforcer to Recovery from Near-Death (Part 1) Jan 27, 2022

1:20 - Favorite Spot/Restaurant
2:20 - The New Rule
3:00 - Growing up as a kid
4:58 - Skates all around
6:37 - Effects of Technology on kids
8:57 - Who recognized the gift inside
13:34 - Memory of getting smashed the first time
14:25 - Getting contacted
17:18 - Work Ethic
20:44 - Funny story from Rookie Year
22:48 - Impression / What Dave likes to be known for
27:33 - Who is Dave scared of
30:39 - Whos is the best player/which player made Dave better
33:15 - Which team has the best fanbase
34:33 - Technology in Sports / The Brooklyn Arena
34:20 - Proudest Moment in ICE/NHL

BEST OF #thePOZcast: Grant Cardone: Stripped of Everything on Undercover Billionaire- Founder of the 10X Movement (E131) Jan 24, 2022

1:58 – First Day of Shooting
3:08 – Feeling after getting off the plane
4:11 – From Everything to Nothing
4:44 – The Thing that was missed the most
5:40 – 10 Million Dollar Business
6:08 – All about Flex
7:20 – Appreciate most after the show
8:05 – Being a Girl-Dad
8:42 – Takeaway Lessons for Daughter
9:24 – What people don’t know about Grant?
11:23 – Never Waste a Hater
13:20 – Golden Secret to Successful Marriage
15:54 – Greatest Piece of Advice
16:41 – Grant’s North Star

Stephanie Synclair: Her Story of Redefining Luxuriousness Jan 21, 2022

1:25 - Stephanie's Introduction
3:33 - The Library Era
4:18 - Area that spiked love for travel
4:50 - All about Italy
5:07 - First International trip
6:42 - Best Meal in Italy
8:22 - First trip with son
9:09 - Impetus behind Moving to a new place
10:52 - Single Parent/Only Parent
11:18 - Consulting Period
11:45 - Working for Somebody Else
13:58 - in the Kitchen with Queen
14:47 - Bounce Back
15:55 - Eat what you kill
17:35 - Hardest Lesson
19:00 - Rock Bottom
20:25 - Business Entrepreneurship
21:20 - Lifestyle Brand
23:20 - Love for tea
26:33 - Reaching up to this point
28:04 - Growth 500%
28:47 - First mention in Vogue
30:04 - Secret behind success
31:40 - Approach to managing people
32:48 - Opportunity & challenge in 2022
35:56 - Story behind the brand name
37:02 - Stephanie's Podcast
37:59 - Advice to Female Entrepreneur
38:49 - Stephanie's Super Power

John R Miles: Passion Struck: Creating a No Regrets Life Jan 14, 2022

1:11 - Collaboration over Competition
1:30 - Getting into Military/Navy
4:44 - Building a Leadership System in Navy
7:20 - A Born Leader
8:42 - Transition in Navy
10:20 - Dealing with Politics
13:36 - Start with character, Fear not the Future
14:43 - Core difference between working in Navy and Corporate
16:25 - Major Pivot
22:43 - Politics and Solution
24:22 - Personal 'Un-happiness'
28:50 - Armed Burglary 2017
35:28 - Facing Trauma
36:30 - Glimpse of Coaching Approach/Mindset
39:20 - CHANGE
40:32 - PassionStruck Podcast
43:21 - Single Greatest Piece of Advice
44:21 - John Miles' North Star

Dr. Paul White: The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace Jan 09, 2022

2:16 - Path to Christian Education
3:40 - Current Generation getting into Workplace
4:30 - Instant Gratification
6:25 - Early Work Experience/ Early Mistake
7:40 - Definition of Family Business
8:44 - Challenges of Succession
10:25 - Love Appreciation vs. Work place Appreciation
11:32 - Learning about Book Writing
12:54 - Who is the book for
13:56 -Feeling of Recognition
15:34 - Genuine Care
18:08 - Generational differences
21:15 - Universal Boundaries
23:23 - Written Communication / Digital Boundaries/ Different Perspective
24:47 - Empathy
26:05 - Introverts
26:44 - Challenges of Consulting in a Large Company
27:56 - Personal Feedback
28:36 - Definition of Culture
30:21 - Advice on Buying the book
34:15 - Professional Accomplishment
35:33 - Dr. Paul's North Star

From Dirty Rags to Riches: The Dave "Laundromat Millionaire" Menz Story Jan 07, 2022

1:43 - Growing up and becoming an entrepreneur
2:40 - Dave's parents
5:02 - Balance in Parenting
6:40 - Leading by example
7:00 - Early days in Corporate America
8:34 - The Aha Moment
9:30 - Process of getting there
13:57 - Evaluating different ideas
16:14 - Laundromat from a Business Perspective
20:30 - Professional Relationships and launch of first store
22:40 - Evolution of Dave
24:00 - Learn something on the way
25:56 - Early tough lessons learned
27:55 - Reaction of the Community / Community Building
29:52 - Self service Laundry Business
32:19 - Expansion of the Business
35:56 - Value added
36:29 - Learning Curve
40:40 - Self service Element
43:57 - People Leader
44:23 - Lessons from Corporate America
46:10 - Best small business
48:17 - Impetus behind the book
50:19 - Who is the book/podcast for
52:50 - Greatest piece of advice
54:00 - Dave's Super Power
54:47 - Dave's North Star

Leigh Steinberg: The Real Story Behind The Sports Empire Dec 31, 2021

0:04 - Love for Sports
3;15 - Envision Sports as a Career
5:49 - True to the Values
6:13 - Key Mistake in early days
8:14 - Assess the character
11:11 - The Movie
15:28 - Peak of the Career
17:59 - The dark side of Life
21:26 - Relationship with David
22:06 - Mental steps to separate a business
25:05 - Going back to the roots
25:27 - Second Big break
28:47 - Accountability
30:06- Deciding Factor
31:56 - Approach to guiding the athletes / Aligning the values
33:47 - How to address the wrong attitude/violence
35:30 - Sports in terms of Covid
39:35 - Leigh's Legacy
40:37 - Greatest piece of advice
42:11 - Leigh's North Star

Brett Berish: A Self-Made Career Building Spirit Brands Dec 23, 2021

0:01 - Prized Possession
2:11 - Getting into Investment Banking
3:07 - Entrepreneurial Spirit
4:02 - Entry in the Spirit Industry
4:50 - Best Bagel in the country
6:05 - Taste test Wine or Alcohol
6:26 - Early Life Lessons
7:40 - Competition for shelf space
10:02 - The Downhill
11:37 - Safety Net / Room to fail
13:30 - Alignment with Influencers
15:04 - The Secret Sauce
16:35 - Jay Z Brand Endorsement (First Impression)
18:33 - The People Connection
19:28 - Instant Gratification
20:44 - Self Made Symbol
22:39 - Creating a Canvas
23:47 - Relationship with Nipsey
25:18 - Grind and Hustle
26:50 - Eat what you kill
27:09 - What is Authenticity
29:11 - Greatest piece of advice
30:02 - Bret's North Star

Sean Harper: Humanizing the Insurance Industry Dec 19, 2021

1:40 - First itch
2:40 - What programming taught about Business
4:00 - Focus on the End Game
6:06 - The Assessment
6:48 - Good Ol' days
7:59 - Transition process
9:50 - Find the answer
10:32 - Being inquisitive
11:36 - Key golden takeaway
14:02 - TSS Radio
15:34 - Opportunity arises
16:50 - The Exit Strategy
18:15 - Passion for Bees
20:18 - HomeOwners Insurance
23:28 - Knowledge about Insurance Industry
25:00 - The Hypothesis
27:07 - Regulations around the insurance company
28:30 - The Painful road - Solution
29:55 - The cool things
31:56 - Proactive Insurance
32:13 - The Mindset Shift
32:47 - Future for Kin.
34:10 - Go-to Interview Questions
36:04 - No is better than a 'No' Response
36:34 - Meeting with Matt Higgins
38:30 - SPAC
40:49 - Greatest piece of advice
41:56 - Sean's Super Power
43:21 - How to Keep Cool
44:10 - Sean's North Star

Kathleen Griffith: Architecting the Life of Your Dreams Dec 17, 2021

1:32 - Impetus behind working as an Entrepreneur
4:30 - The Black Sheep
5:15 - Early Life Lessons
6:55 - Jumping around too much
8:57 - Disadvantage of working remote / Lack of first-hand learning
10:07 - Leaving the Corporate World
11:32 - Pragmatic Strategic Approach
14:30 - Working Parents
17:15 - Lessons taught by Grandmother
19:20 - Year 1 Big Mistakes
21:36 - Dealing with the first client
25:26 - How to take in Accountability
27:15 - Close to the Vision
29:24 - Eat what you kill
32:09 - Pattern Recognition
34:06 - Pushing yourself out of your comfort zone
37:32 - Empower Female Customers
39:39 - One Tribal World
42:10 - Greatest piece of advice
43:55 - Kathleen's Super Power
45:42 - Kathleen's North Star

Ron Coury: Defining Tenacity: 45 Years in Vegas Dec 12, 2021

1:09 - Define Tenacity
1:54 - Overcoming Obstacles
3:15 - Growing up in Brooklyn
4:42 - Getting into Marine
6:15 - The Thought Process
7:30 - Las Vegas in 1973/74
9:02 - Becoming a Gambler
10:38 - Crazy Story from Vegas
11:56 - Level of Respect
13:08 - Old School Networking
15:51 - Second Chances
16:04 - Early Lessons Learned
18:47 - Handling Crimes
22:12 - Advice to New Entrepreneurs
23:19 - The Book on Tenacity
25:05 - Tribute
27:08 - Ron's Legacy
27:58 - Greatest Piece of Advice
29:12 - Ron's North Star

Kelly Cardenas: The Roots of a Hair-Care Entrepreneurial Journey Dec 10, 2021

1:57 - Personal Development / Millionaire Course
3:49 - Entrepreneurial Spirit
5:04 - Hair Story
6:30 - Barber vs a Hairdresser
7:20 - Never Compare Yourself
8:10 - Side Options
9:08 - Quality of People to surround with
9:38 - Educator in Hair Space
10:20 - Interaction with 'the guy' - John Paul
11:46 - Be grateful/be present/ Let the magic happen
12:31 - The Salon Experience
12:47 - 13:30
13:35 - The culture within a business
14:53 - Bounce Back/Lessons Learned
16:13 - Breakdown the story / Telling the Narrative
17:30 - The Six Indicators
18:01 - Definition of Culture
20:35 - Core lessons in Customer Service
22:09 - Podcasting in a Salon
23:37 - Relationship with God
25:06 - Definition of Faith
25:18 - Perspective on Challenges in Life
26:54 - Advice to kids to be successful
28:26 - Kelly's Super Power
29:34 - Kelly's North Star

Liane Hornsey: Career as a People Leader At Google & Uber & Palo Alto Networks Dec 03, 2021

1:04 - Early Career in Music Industry
2:47 - Key Mistake/ Early Lesson Learned
4:36 - Concept of Unlearning
5:11 - Career at BMG
6:32 - Traits of a People Leader
7:48 - Taking a chance on people
9:55 - Experience at Google (The Good, Bad and the Ugly)
12:39 - Basis of Decision
13:42 - Interview Process
14:17 - Biggest Change made in Google (People Aspect)
17:13 - Moving to Uber
19:07 - Stepping into the fire
21:02 - One-on-One Conversation
22:45 - Toughest Lesson
25:00 - Current time at Apollo Network
26:01 - Flexibility in work during the pandemic
30:33 - Pros and Cons of Remote Work
32:12 - Flexibility in choice
34:24 - Perspective of Training Manager
37:20 - Working Parents
39:21 - Hiring Process
41:01 - Recruiters are Brand Ambassadors
42:41 - Character Assessment
46:04 - Unconscious Biasedness
47:22 - Thoughts on Unpaid Internship
47:57 - The Greatest piece of advice
49:27 - Liane's Super Power
50:15 - Liane's North Star

Talking Talent with Mark Herschberg & Gus Hattrich Nov 28, 2021

Aired 6/14/21 https://youtu.be/QebhBsqjFqk Excited to welcome two experts in their respective fields to talk about talent - from a culture, retention, and hiring perspective. Mark Herschberg is a Fractional CTO, author, speaker, and MIT Instructor. He recently released The Career Toolkit a book that he authored about his leadership strategies and core tenants. He has taught these learnings to MIT students to prepare them for a well-adjusted career in technology. Gus Hattrich is the CEO at Paradowski Creative, a “Design for all Brandkind” agency of about 100 people. He’s been leading the charge on return to office as well as balancing the new world of hybrid work, of which his predominately creative employees are especially affected. This Episode’s Heavy-hitter’s: - Mark worked on startups early in his career as a technical lead, but soon learned he would need to pick up leadership skills to be successful in his career. He developed a framework that was so successful that he was recruited by MIT to start teaching them to students and recently released a book of his teachings on the subject. - We talk about how despite common belief, negotiation is actually a very natural skill. As Mark puts it, we start negotiating with our parents around age 3 over which vegetables we eat, we just need to relearn what we’ve forgotten because negotiations can sometimes be uncomfortable. - One of Mark’s Leadership hacks for improving relationships with his own employees is to pick a proxy to collect feedback anonymously on his leadership style. That proxy then explains the feedback his team has for him, positive and negative, but completely unfiltered. - After reading an article on the benefits of the outdoors on mental health, Gus created an outdoor day camp for his company, Paradowszki Creative. We talk about the reactions and the overall experience of that creative solution as a return to office event. - Gus explains the challenges of remote creative work. People are feeling uninspired and experiencing a lack of connection, so Paradowski has been innovating to alleviate that issue. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Whether you’re doubling down on business development or recruiting talent, Interseller does all the heavy lifting of finding contact data, automating the email and follow-up process, and syncs all that rich data into 20+ CRMs and ATSs. Reach out and get going in a 2-week *free* trial today and let them know you heard about them from Adam on #thePOZcast. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com & thanks for listening!

Bracken Darrell: A lifetime of Wisdom from the CEO @ Logitech Nov 26, 2021

1:14 - Undergrad days / Advantage of Liberal Arts degree
2:36 - Open to taking risks
2:59 - Basketball Pro Team
3:30 - Basketball Role Models
4:47 - Specialization in Consultant World
5:50 - Detail Oriented
6:14 - Embrace the strengths
7:16 - Key Takeaway from early days
10:41 - Advice to current Senior Brand Managers
12:45 - Ownership and Accountability
13:37 - The core difference between American & European Corporate
14:43 - Leading overseas companies / Different Cultures
16:27 - Crisis Standpoint (Leadership and Management)
17:50 - Keeping up with the demand
19:07 - Decision making as a Leader
20:04 - Silver Linings
21:45 - Next Grade Innovation
23:12 - Putting into Practice
25:22 - Corporate Mirror
27:22 - Go-to Interview Questions
29:40 - Definition of Culture
31:33 - Life Biosciences
33:48 - Pandemic Effect / Future of Work
36:19 - Failure Leadership
38:29 - Consistent Learner
39:55 - The Greatest piece of Advice
41:15 - Professional Accomplishment
41:40 - Bracken's North Star

Truth, from the Heart with Matt Gagnon & Tara Furiani Nov 24, 2021

1:20 - Mental Health Awareness
4:47 - How to keep kids focused
6:15 - Kids learning how to drive a car
8:01 - Tara's day job
11:36 - Current position feels
15:40 - Cultural Fit/Cultural Harmony
17:00 - Return to work
20:20 - Listening ability and Flexibility
21:11 - Talent Migration and Remote Work
23:30 - New Employees Onboarding
24:30 - Tara's Podcast show
28:59 - State of Linkedin
31:20 - Silver Linings
34:36 - Mental Energy
40:16 - Matt's Entry
45:33 - Pandemic times
48:30 - Away from family
51:03 - After effects of Covid
52:32 - Matt's Introduction
53:49 - Staying active and healthy
55:49 - Morning Routine
1:00:13- Tips and tools for Mental Health
1:03:25 - Lack of Decompression time
1:06:11 - Productive time

Amy Malin: Trueheart: The Intersection of Hollywood and Philanthropy Nov 19, 2021

1:39 - The Universe Plan / People are Meant to Connect
2:40 - Amy Malin Story
5:50 - The Transition period
7:53 - Faith in Humanity
8:49 - Two Poles of NYC
9:18 - The Right Direction / The Spark
11:44 - First Break
14:27 - First Media Company
15:08 - Meetup with Husband
16:44 - Managing PTSD
20:36 - True Hearts Niche
22:10 - Meaningful and Real Investment
24:02 - Impactful Celebrity Relationship
26:04 - The Origin of True Hearts
28:01 - The Book
29:21 - Husband and Wife Working together
31:26 - Single Greatest piece of advice
33:03 - Personal and Professional Silver Linings
35:30 - Amy's North Star

Christian “Boo” Boucousis: Journey From the Aussie Air Force to Entrepreneurship Nov 12, 2021

2:11 - Christian's Perspective on Afghanistan
6:18 - Current Situation
10:38 - Top Gun Inspiration
10:54 - First Big Obstacle
13:12 - Airforce Career
13:34 - Crazy Stories up in the Air
15:36 - Breed of Fighter Jet Pilots
22:21 - Want. Plan. Do
25:40 - Free Climbing
27:02 - Serve the Purpose
28:50 - The FLEX Method
33:53 - Critical Thinking
37:02 - Death is a Huge Motivator
39:38 - Podcast Theory
42:44 - Single Greatest Piece of Advice
44:06 - Christian's Super Power

BEST OF: Jeff Mans: A Career Journey in Fantasy Sports Nov 07, 2021

2:33 – Coronavirus Episode
5:41 – Jeff’s Career Journey
8:20 – Sports Edition
13:30 – Broadcasting & Sports Station
15:54 – Love for Fantasy Sports
20:00 – Baseball League vs. Roto League
22:30 – No Physical Sports, anymore
28:31 – The Down Point in Jeff’s Life
34:03 – What is a Dream Job?
35:33 – Biggest Accomplishment
38:20 – Super Power

The True Gift of Recognizing Talent: The Vinnie Potestivo Story Nov 05, 2021

2:43 - Background of Vinnie
4:40 - Career History
7:33 - Studio Recordings and related events
8:49 - Entry in MTV
9:01 - Manifesting destiny
10:04 - First Assignment/First Casting show
11:52 - Moment of calling
13:45 - Being unapologetic / Manage Emotions
15:54 - Creative Mindset - 'The Housewives' thought process
19:10 - Responsible for having a conversation (before casting)
20:45 - Reality vs Narrative
24:03 - Instant celebs in the limelight
26:13 - Home Model culture
27:44 - Fire for casting
28:22 - Vinnie's Podcast
30:32 - Lessons learned
32:40 - The greatest piece of advice
34:20 - Vinnie's Super Power
35:36 - Vinnie's North Star

Bobby Soper: Traditions & Values: Unpacking a Career in the Gaming Industry Oct 29, 2021

1:59 - Why Law?
3:02 - Idea of Working in the Gaming Industry
4:01 - Influence of Traditions and Culture
5:06 - Tradition that truly resonates
6:36 - Early Key Lessons
7:45 - Coming full circle
9:02- Bringing the pieces back together
10:00 - Favorite Vegas Casino Movie
10:42 - Party Favorite
12:29 - Flipside of Gambling
14:21 - Power of Relationships
15:39 - International Expansion
17:14 - Lack of Humility
19:08 - How to create a strong sense of Vision
20:38 - Effect of Covid
23:19 - Silver Linings / Key Learnings & Innovations
24:39 - Future of Gaming
25:46 - Favorite Book & key takeaways
27:08 - Important Mentor
28:40 - How to mentor others
30:00 - The greatest piece of advice
31:06 - Bobby's North Star

Dr. Simon Mills: The Most Interesting Man in the World Oct 25, 2021

2:02 - Introduction
3:30 - Musical Roots/Days with Simon's Father
4:50 - Musical Influence
6:02 - Survival Tactics
8:15 - Coming into the Big Apple
11:50 - The Jingle
12:40 - Where to draw inspiration from
13:56 - Billie Joe's inspiration
14:26 - The entrepreneurial bug
16:23 - Hooked up with the First Client
20:45 - The world of Remote work
21:35 - Origin of the Core Concept
29:05 - Favorite Era of Billie
30:25 - Plasma Technology
32:17 - Love for Learning
34:03 - Next on Horizon/Niching Down
36:06 - Biggest Failure to be thankful for
40:09 - Single Greatest Piece of Advice
41:50 - Personal/Professional Silver Linings
47:16 - Dr. Simon's North Star

Tyrel Kirkham: Following Your Career Passion: A Journey in Pro Sports Marketing Oct 22, 2021

1:12 - Getting into Professional sports
2:11 - Rewind to day one/internship days
2:31 - Fondest memory / Early Lessons
4:30 - Payroll and affordability
5:48 - Thoughts on free Internships
7:02 - Change over time
8:19 - Ticketing is the first step
9:02 - Social Listening
9:44 - Knock on the door
10:38 - Transitioning into Merchandising
12:30 - Prized memory
13:40 - Basketball coming to Brooklyn
15:40 - Brand Building
18:20 - Different types of merch
20:08 - Decision making
22:15 - Opportunities and Options
24:22 - Arts & Science of Sports Merchandising
26:27 - Vibe in LA
27:18 - Mindful of Existing Fanbase (Challenges)
28:40 - Overcalculation at some point
33:41 - Shop 313
40:03 - Servant Leadership
41:12 - Latest trends/technology and innovation/demands
42:23 - Advice to Younger Self
43:40 - The greatest piece of advice
44:50 - Tyrel's North Star

BEST OF: Jordan Harbinger: Master Storyteller and Top Podcast Host Distilling Untapped Wisdom from the World's Top Humans (E128) Oct 17, 2021

1:47 – Coaching and Dating advice
4:47 – Getting into Podcast
5:29 – Shows on dating
7:30 – Moving to Corporate World
9:36 – Early Influence as a Podcast Host
13:12 – Preparation for a show
15:00 – Pandemic Episode
18:33 – Conspiracy Theory
19:29 – Prediction and Future Trends
23:11 – Russell Brand Show
24:10 – #1 Guest
26:53 – Star Struck
27:50 – Pope Killing Episode
29:56 – North Korea Episode
33:14 – Favorite Episode
34:12 – Great Piece of advice to new podcasters
37:32 – Quick tp for Adam
38:51 – Greatest Piece of Advice
40:47 – Jordan’s North Star

James Orsini: The Legend of "Jimmy the Pencil" Oct 15, 2021

1:03 - Journey towards Accountant side
2:15 - Evolution of technology
3:19 - Core Fundamental Key Lessons
5:00 - Disadvantage for younger folks
6:03 - New Employees Onboarding Process
9:00 - Passion for Business
10:46 - Learning experience
12:11 - Idea for Execution
13:08 - First Interaction with Gary
16:56 - The Secret Sauce
19:20 - Early Conversation with Gary
22:40 - Scalability
23:00 - Ideal clients for Sasha Group
23:30 - Recruitment for Sasha Group
25:42 - Hardest challenges for small businesses during Pandemic
26:40 - Be Invaluable
27:12 - Initial Process with a new client
29:22 - Happiest in career
30:10 - Long term relationships
35:10 - Legacy to leave behind
35:50 - James's North Star

The Miami Tech Scene: Chris Adamo, Brian Brackeen, and Max Tuchman Oct 08, 2021

3:00 - Career Journey and Early Lessons (Chris Adamo)
5:09 - Working at 1-800-Flowers
6:55 - Opportunities
8:00 - Mindset Practice/Second Nature
8:36 - Career Change
9:54 - First Job Shift / Startup Scene in Miami
11:40 - Hardest part in getting into Startup
13:04 - Why is Miami so Special
15:32 - Story of Colorful Shirts
17:27 - Key Lesson taught by Chris Dad
18:30 - Chris Legacy
19:18 - Chris's North Star
21:19 - Max's Introduction
23:33 - Brian's Introduction
25:00 - Why Miami is so great overall
26:36 - Saturation Point
28:46 - What is Miami missing out on?
31:33 - Secret Sauce / Team Work and Culture
34:48 - Opportunities in Miami
38:54 - Keeping the Passion strong in remote work
39:49 - Go-to Interview Questions (Soft skills)
44:29 - How to pay forward
47:06 - Brian's Best Mentor
48:50 - Miami in 10 years
51:55 - Greatest Piece of advice

BEST OF #thePOZcast: Dave Meltzer Life Journey & Entrepreneurship (E56) Oct 03, 2021

2:23 Concept of Failure/ Hitting the Rock Bottom / The Jacket with No Pockets
8:30 Best Step Approach Forward
10:25 – 12:15 Spiritual Awakening
13:01 – Strength of Signal
16:14 – Unconditional Giving
18:17 – How to Ask Others?
20:33 – Fear of Ego

Oprah's Personal Pedicurist: Gloria Williams- The Story Oct 01, 2021

2:34 - History with Grandmother
4:08 - Influence from Mother/Grandmother
5:19 - Becoming a professional
7:19 - Massages
9:37 - The Gold is in the Struggle
10:00 - Getting into Oprah show
11:56 - First time with Oprah
14:47 - Oprah's Feedback
18:07 - Oprah's tweet about Gloria
19:13 - First time on Camera
21:17 - Handmade products
24:30 - Hardest part / Early Lessons
24:58 No Compromise on Quality and Experience
28:27 - Product Marketing/Branding
29:44 - Brand in 10 years
30:37 - Advice to Struggling Entrepreneurs
31:35 - The word ' Authentic'
32:51 - The greatest piece of Advice
33:36 - Gloria's North Star

The Greatest Piece of Advice I Ever Received: Best of #thePOZcast Sep 29, 2021

1:01 – E130 (Gwen Whiting) / https://thepozcast.com/gwen-whiting-founder-of-the-laundress-revolutionizing-the-home-cleaning-industry/

2:57 – E128 (Jordan Harbinger) / https://thepozcast.com/jordan-harbinger-master-storyteller-and-top-podcast-host-distilling-untapped-wisdom-from-the-worlds-top-humans/

5:09 – E108 (Lea Turner) / https://thepozcast.com/lea-turner-linkedin-growth-a-bad-ass-only-parent/

5:56 – E121 (Tamara Keller) / https://thepozcast.com/tamara-keller-from-civil-engineer-to-marketing-agency-founder-the-sax-agency/

7:16 – E126 (Arah Sims) / https://thepozcast.com/arah-sims-founder-ceo-exploring-the-intersection-between-beauty-purpose/

8:47 – E69 ( Cathy Heller) / https://thepozcast.com/cathy-heller-dontkeepyourdayjob-podcast-host-entrepreneurship-inspiration/

10:24 – E96 (Steve Nudelberg) / https://thepozcast.com/steve-nudelberg-massive-action-massive-results-sales-leader/

11:51 – E87 (Sarah Sheehan) / https://thepozcast.com/sarah-sheehan-passionate-about-making-life-at-work-better-for-everyone/

12:56 – E110 (Erik Huberman) / https://thepozcast.com/erik-huberman-founder-ceo-at-hawke-media-real-entrepreneurship/

13:40 – E63 (Reena Friedman) / https://thepozcast.com/reena-friedman-watts-asking-masterclass-influencers-sponsorships/

15:39 – E49 (Heather Monahan) / https://thepozcast.com/heather-monahan-courage-confidence/

17:15 – E106 (Chiara Adin Moore) / https://thepozcast.com/e106-chiara-adin-moore-co-founder-of-n-a-collective-yak-live/

Best Of #thePOZcast: What Is Your North Star? Sep 26, 2021

2:01 – E131 (Grant Cardone) / https://thepozcast.com/grant-cardone-stripped-of-everything-on-undercover-billionaire-founder-of-the-10x-movement-ceo-cardone-capital/

3:21 – E133 (Laurie Ruettimann)/ https://thepozcast.com/laurie-ruettimann-betting-on-you-punk-rock-hr/

4:19 – E124 (Michael Loeb) / https://thepozcast.com/part-2michael-loeb-a-masterclass-redefining-venture-capital-helping-startups-become-billion-dollar-businesses/

5:56 – E107 (Zachary Babcock) / https://thepozcast.com/zachary-babcock-true-underdog-from-the-big-house-to-the-podcast-penthouse/

7:13 – E91 (Matt Gagnon) / https://thepozcast.com/matt-gagnon-rulebreaker/

8:46 – E42 (Hala Taha) / https://thepozcast.com/matt-gagnon-rulebreaker/

9:46 – E87 (Sarah Sheehan) / https://thepozcast.com/sarah-sheehan-passionate-about-making-life-at-work-better-for-everyone/

10:44 – E59 (Belinde Aramide) / https://thepozcast.com/belinda-aramide-sales-coach-social-selling/

12:18 – E99 (Governor David Paterson) / https://thepozcast.com/episode-99-governor-david-paterson-black-blind-in-charge/

13:33 – E113 (Matt Higgins) / https://thepozcast.com/matt-higgins-from-poverty-to-the-board-room-a-success-story-for-the-ages/

15:59 – E50 (Claude Silver) / https://thepozcast.com/claude-silver-hr-leading-from-the-heart-at-vaynermedia/

LIVE: Connecting with Intention ft. Jackie Hermes, Matthew Motolla, Justin Welsh Sep 25, 2021

1:20 - Background (Justin Welsh)

3:00 - Getting done with Corporate World

5:25 - Side Hustles

7:02 - Build Something

10:50 - What you see is what you get (Credibility/Personal Branding)

12:22 - Marketing Effort / What Audience Cares About

13:45 - Concept of Sharing

16:30 - Close Minded Circle / Open up your feed

19:47 - Value-Driven Courses

23:22 - Course Marketing

25:49 - Thought Starters

28:18 - Consistency is the key to engagement

28:49 - Matthew’s Standing Desk

30:30 - Love for Miami

32:24 - Background

33:30 - Idea of Freelancing

38:24 - Cons of Freelancing

41:47 - Payment for Freelancers

43:41 - Healthcare Solutions

46:44 - Personal Branding / Be Yourself

53:03 - Game Changer

54:27 - All about Leadership

57:00 - Future Plans

59:59 - Pros of Freelancing

1:04:41 - Caffeine is a drug

1:06:19 - Introduction

1:07:31 - Start of the career

1:09:59 - Change in Society

1:11:29 - Examples for kids

1:13:10 - How to say ‘No’

1:15:02 - How the company came into existence

1:21:21 - Manage the Payroll

1:22:33 - How to manage people

1:23:54 - Managing Expectations

1:25:50 - Work-Life Balance

1:27:00 - Legacy to leave behind

1:28:30 - Personal/Professional Silver Linings

Hala Taha: From Tragedy to Triumph- The Story Behind her Journey Sep 24, 2021

2:11 - Early Pandemic (Loss of a Father)
6:18 - Effected with Covid
7:40 - Fear of the Unknown
8:23 - Last Few Meaningful Conversations with Dad
11:17 - Last Good Memory with Dad
12:03 - Breakup Episode
12:52 - Start of the Business during Covid
14:23 - Physical/Emotional Dependency
16:10 - The Sacrifice
16:56 - Balance in intention
17:33 - Dating Hala Taha (during Covid)
18:54 - Ideal Partner (Personality Traits)
19:55 - Growing a Business
20:56 - Understanding the Infrastructure
21:53 - Manageable Control
23:34 - Smart Outsourcing
24:20 - Balance between Hala Hala and Hala Corporate
25:40 - Hiring a Senior Employee
26:20 - Developing Relationships
28:02 - Value of Giving/Long Term Relationships
28:23 - Future of Hala Media
29:53 - Finding a Niche
31:10 - Success or Fame
32:11 - Indulgent Practices
33:26 - Treat Yourself
33:48 - Personal Silver Lining
35:30 - Hala's North Star
36:58 - Advice to Females

BEST OF: Gary Vaynerchuk: The Story Behind Our Story – Self Awareness & Growth After Failure Sep 23, 2021

1:25 – A Top 15 Firing
3:22 – Help Others / Keep it Real
4:24 – How to find your Passion
5:40 – Money is not my LOVE
7:00 – Hardest part as a Leader – Letting go
9:08 – How has Gary changed as a Leader
9:26 – Feedback in the early process
9:48 – Mental Health and Well-Being of employees being fired
10:42 – How to deal with Anxiety
12:08 – Take Ownership
12:54 – Advice for Success
14:27 – Pride in the Confidence
16:21 – Start with Accountability
18:08 – Glassdoor Negativity
20:07 – Vayner steps to improve diversity
21:32 – Gary Vee shifting to Daddy Vee
23:07 – Greatest Piece of Advice
24:42 – Gary Vee’s North Star

Randall Thompson & Kris Dehnert: Co-Founders @ Dugout Mugs Sep 22, 2021

1:37 - Randall Background / Love for Football
2:08 - Recognition of skills
3:16 - Miami Baseball
5:15 - Aha Moment
5:54 - Inception and Prototype
6:26 - Kris Media Company/Kris Journey
8:03 - Entrepreneurial Spirit
11:07 - Life-Changing Moment
12:47 - Thought Process / Realization of Partnership
14:01 - Pros and Cons of Partnerships (Randall's View)
14:43 - Early Days / Conflict Resolution/Key Lessons
15:40 - Product Story
20:06 - Building a Community
23:03 - Go-to Interview Questions
24:54 - Right people in place
27:01 - Key things infused in a culture
28:47 - The Future
30:45 - Inc 5000
31:18 - The Mantra
33:06 - Any Regrets along the line
33:48 - Number 1 piece of Advice
34:50 - North Star

Patrick Montgomery: From The Army to Wagyu: Founder @ KC Cattle Company Sep 20, 2021

1:31 - Current events in Afghanistan
3:33 - Passion for serving the country
5:55 - Impact of Brother in law's death
8:33 - Tattooed on Patrick's heart
9:47 - Passion for Animals/Wildlife
13:17 - What else Patrick can do
14:30 - The Aha Moment
17:38 - Business Plan
19:15 - Instinct Decision Making
19:45 - Types of Beef
22:20 - How to make meat better
25:13 - Managing Expectations
26:16 - Long term ROI
27:01 - The veteran's advantage
28:26 - Effect of Covid in Business
30:03 - Making it out of Covid
32:50 - The Learning Curve
37:03 - Favorite Method of Consumption
38:38 - Greatest Piece of Advice
39:55 - Patrick's North Star

Andrew Parker: Family On-Demand, Founder @ Papa Sep 17, 2021

2:05 - Career Journey/Early Lessons Learned
4:20 - Cultural dislikes
6:25 - Seeds Plantation/ The Aha Moment
8:33 - All about Papa / Quality time
10:47 - White Space Opportunity
12:14 - Assess the EQ Level
14:03 - Training requirement
14:55 - Feedback from senior clients
17:14 - Demographic attributes
18:16 - Success Story/ Motivational story
19:50 - Grievance Training
21:00 - Technology Advancement in Papa Health
22:50 - Effect of Covid
25:14 - First Entrepreneurial Itch
27:27 - Advice on Financial Stability
28:51 - Core Reason
29:51 - Andrew's Super Power
30:55 - Andrew's North Star

LIVE Episode: Heart, Mind & Soul: Dr. Jonathan Fisher, Courtney Seard & Justin Roethlingshoefer Sep 10, 2021

1:43 - Introduction (Dr. Jonathan Fisher)

2:53 - Decision to get into Medicine

8:06 - Early Days / Stages of Burnout

9:55 - Seeking Help / Imposter Syndrome

12:21 - How to Compartmentalize at the end of the day

15:20 - Taking the work home / dealing with stress and frustration

17:12 - Decompress yourself/ Healing the Heart Mission

22:30 - Covid and Healthcare Workers

24:40 - Light at the end of the tunnel

26:00 - Mental Health of Doctors

26:35 - Support the Cause (Happy Heart MD)

29:27 - Introduction (Courtney Sears)

37:12 - How to assess if anybody is Coachable / Word of Mouth

39:12 - Comfort Zones

40:48 - Set yourself up

41:42 - Self Sabotaging

47:12 - The concept of Empathy

49:50 - Chemical Component of Fear

52:47 - Effect of Covid on Performance

55:41 - Justin’s Approach on Coaching

1:01:38 - Time Management

1:04:52 - The Concept of Mindset Shift

1:13:01 - Mainstream in Sports

1:25:33 - Ideal Clients

BEST OF #thePOZcast: E124: Michael Loeb: (Part 2) A Masterclass: Redefining Venture Capital- Helping Startups Become Billion Dollar Businesses Sep 05, 2021

1:28 - Katie's Presence
3:23 - Michael Loeb's Legacy
7:10 - Loeb's Future Model
17:34 - Real Life Examples
19:58 - The Right Administration
23:31 - Strange World
24:22 - One Go-To Interview Question
25:28 - Michael Loeb's Accomplice/North Star

BEST OF #thePOZcast: E124 Michael Loeb: (PART 1) A Masterclass: Redefining Venture Capital- Helping Startups Become Billion Dollar Businesses Sep 04, 2021

2:50 – Venture Capitalist/Bring in your Ideas
4:20 – Michaels’ Early Journey to Success
8:19 – Combination of Old School with new Entrepreneur Spirit
10:47 – Michael Loeb at age 36
16:03 – Fear of Letting go!
22:53 – Helping People for Good
25:05 – Finding Efficiency
26:15 – Invest in Jockey over the horse
36:56 – Entrepreneurship Qualities
39:00 – What keeps Michael up all night

Matt Randall & Maria Goy: Disrupting the Insurance Industry - Founders of Life by Spot Sep 03, 2021

2:19 - Connection history
3:22 - Parents in the Special Forces
3:43 - Lessons learned from Dad
5:40 - Core Competencies / Common Thread
6:22 - Open to New Possibilities
7:39 - Key learning from large companies
9:08 - Where did the idea came from
11:18 - Investment in a startup
14:08 - What makes Spot different
17:15 - Customer/Audience base
18:26 - Segmentation criteria
19:20 - How to make your brand stand out
20:52 - Biggest Hurdle in building Spot
22:42 - Secret sauce to be successful
24:10 - Advantage of having a friendly connection
26:05 - Hiring and Building culture
29:20 - Go-to Interview Questions
31:25 - Questions for Potential Team Members
33:40 - Leadership Role
35:18 - Next Milestone
36:25 - Single Greatest Piece of Advice
37:47 - Matt and Maria's North Star

Chrisa Zindros: The Power of Executive Coaching Aug 27, 2021

2:20 - How did Chrisa got into Visual Merchandising
6:26 - The World of Executive Coaching
9:10 - Happening of Mindset Shift
14:23 - How to Assess if someone is Coachable
18:48 - How to prove to Potential Clients
20:23 - Myths in the field of Executive Coaching
22:24 - The Whole Process of doing work (The Business of Consulting)
31:38 - How to held someone Accountable (Techniques to ensure Accountability)
34:10 - Point/Stage of Failure
38:24 - Idea behind 'Inner You'
41:13 - Constant Self Improvement
46:42 - What is 'Authenticity'
48:31 - Single Greatest Piece of Advice
50:22 - Personal/Professional Silver Linings
53:30 - Chrisa's North Star

BEST OF #thePOZcast E41: Jason Wang- Helping Ex Cons Earn A Second Chance Aug 21, 2021

Please check out a past favorite of mine from 2019, with Jason Wang. I met Jason via Defy Ventures, an in-prison entrepreneurship program that I support. They help current and formerly incarcerated men and women earn a second chance. Jason is incredible and I am confident that you will love his story- check it out ! Thanks Super pumped to introduce my guest today Jason Wang. I first met Jason about a year ago through my work with Defy Ventures. And for those who do not know, Defy is an in-prison program where incarcerated men and women take part in a University-accredited program on well-being, entrepreneurship training, personal development, mentoring, business incubation, financing opportunities, and network development. We will get more to that story in a bit. Jason is a born entrepreneur. At the age of 8, he would buy a box of 300 fortune cookies from his dad’s restaurant for $7 and sell them at school for .25 cents each. He quickly became the “Fortune Cookie King” to his fellow classmates. At the age of 13, he started another business that generated over $100k in revenue with 95% profit margins. Unfortunately, this business was illegal. Oh, and his teammates were his fellow gang members. Jason was finally caught at the age of 15 for a first degree felony and was sent to prison on a 12 year sentence. Since his release, he has earned a double masters (MBA, MS International Business), worked as a management consultant, and started several other ventures. Today, Jason is the Founder and CEO of FreeWorld. And he is here today to share his incredible story of perseverance and personal growth. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review/rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Whether you’re doubling down on business development or recruiting talent, Interseller does all the heavy lifting of finding contact data, automating the email and follow-up process, and syncs all that rich data into 20+ CRMs and ATSs. Reach out and get going in a 2-week *free* trial today and let them know you heard about them from Adam on #thePOZcast. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com

Laura Gassner Otting: Mission-Driven - Moving from Profit to Purpose Aug 20, 2021

2:23 - First impression of President Clinton
8:47 - Coolest thing about being in the White House
9:45 - One key takeaway from Politics World
11:20 - from White House to Recruiting
13:14 - Dedicate work to your Mentors
14:11 - Connecting People
16:34 - The Long Game
17:47 - Candidates come back to good recruiters
18:16 - Similar about Politics and Recruiting
19:11 - Bringing back the values
27:20 - Biggest mistake in the Campaign
29:31 - Hillary's Interview
30:39 - Female Vice President
31:15 - Favorite part of Speaking to People
32:42 - How to react to Negative Comments
36:28 - Toughest Part of Writing
42:27 - What is Authenticity
43:38 -Personal/Professional Silver Lining
45:46 - Greatest Piece of Advice
47:07 - Laura's North Star

BEST OF #thePOZcast E48: Max Stossel: Forbes Top Storyteller Aug 14, 2021

(2:00) Road to Success/ Social Media/ Content Creation
(5:24) Emerging of Two Worlds / Turning Poetry into Short Films to Spread Awareness and Important Message
(6:58) Approach to Content Creation
(8:50) Golden Mission/ How to live a life without Social Media
(12:29) Educating the kids about the use/over use of Gadgets
(17:08) Pros and Cons of Social Media for Children
(19:15) What is Attention Economy?
(21:54) The Great Hack
(24:21) How to Protect our Personal Data/Identity?
(25:20) The Creative Process - How the concept in mind translates into physical product
(30:08) How to grow an Audience

George Hammer: Content Leading Business & Creativity- Chief Content Officer @ IBM Aug 13, 2021

2:12 - Funny bone
4:30 - Training and workshop
6:50 - Free Cookies
7:47 - Takeaway from the consultation framework
11:26 - Key Lessons learned
12:26 - Apple Batch Media Company
14:30 - Progress in Technology
15:50 - Adapt to different channels
17:27 - Core early mistakes as a Leader
19:44 - Time at Digitas / BlackOut Campaign
22:25 - Opportunity in IBM
28:47 - Alignment with Brand's vision
29:28 - Content Strategy
36:45 - in-house agency experience
38:49 - Team Management during Pandemic
42:49 - Hybrid Workforce
43:25 - Art of Creative Thinking
43:45 - Love for LEGOS
45:56 -Greatest piece of advice
47:51 - George's North Star

Mark McNally: Radical Thinker, Venture Innovator & Founder @ Nobody Studios Aug 06, 2021

1:56 - Start of Mark's Career
4:51 - From Military to Moving On
6:50 - Experience Learned during Service
9:57 - No change over time
10:30 - Biggest change in B2b space
11:40 - Behavioral Change
13:30 - Amazon Prime Members
13:59 - Getting into Non-Profit Sector
16:12 - Big Picture Value/AI is the future
19:14 - Story behind the Name of the company
20:30 - Company's Bio / Paradigm Shift
26:28 - Merit based Equity
28:19 - Attracting the best talent
28:48 - Go-to Interview Questions
31:02- Assess the Candidate's character
32:25 - Biggest Career Mistake/Regret
34:16 - Embrace the true Vision
36:19 - Greatest Piece of Advice
37:46 - Personal/Professional Silver Linings
39:47 - Mark's North Star

Travis Mills: Never Give Up, Never Quit- Recalibrated Warrior, Veterans Advocate, Speaker & NYT Best-Selling Author Jul 30, 2021

2:50 - Travis Introduction
3:50 - Memorial Day
5:24 - Decision to serve the country
6:20 - Stand-up Comedy alongside Army
7:36 - Day-in and Day-out in Army Life
11:52 - Everyday is a risk
12:42 - How close Travis came to death
14:20 - Country Music Lover
16:40 - Show Gratitude
17:28 - Recovery Period/ How to Pull Yourself
21:50 - Party Tricks
22:33 - Movie and the book
25:02 - Key takeaway from the book
26:40 - How to Motivate the people around in distress
28:50 - Hardest part of the rehab learning
31:23 - Accepting the Help
35:18 - What is Authenticity
35:49 - Singles Greatest Piece of Advice
39:47 - Travis' North Star

Bert Miller: Leading Transformation Across Talent Access - Chairman and CEO Protis Global & MRINetwork Jul 23, 2021

2:39 - Key Early Lessons
4:00 - The Value of Good People
4:30 - Transition to the world of Recruiting
6:00 - Origin of the Company's Name
8:09 - Emily Fair's Hiring
9:02 - Value of Long-Term Relationship / Change in Talent Over time
11:13 - Instant Gratification
14:30 - Biggest Hesitation
16:24 - The Wrong Fit/ Candidate Value
19:30 - Candidate's Motivation
20:02 - Key pieces of advice to young Recruiters
22:29 - Return to Work Roadmap
26:00 - Circumstances for Remote Work
27:47 - Migration and Decisions
29:20 - Leadership and Selection
31:30 - Future Skills
33:58 - Effect of Pandemic on Job Performance
36:30 - Benefit of having Athlete's Mindset
41:08 - Single Greatest Piece of Advice
45:03 - Bert Miller's North Star

Tara Wells: The Ganja Goddess: The Cannabis Entrepreneurship Journey Jul 18, 2021

2:08 - Tara Wells entry into Entertainment
3:10 - Impetus behind getting into Cannabis industry
6:18 - Regulations in California
7:54 - Cannabis is not for Everybody
9:20 - Form of Cannabis (Edibles)
11:20 - All about Ganja Goddess
12:26 - Tara's Creative Process and Inspiration
14:49 - Key Lessons Learned
16:12 - Progress from the old culture
18:07 - Black Market from the Employee's vision
19:36 - Challenges in delivery of Cannabis
20:44 - Professional Silver Lining
22:37 - Federal Legislation is inevitable
24:08 - Live free from Alcohol/Man made drugs / Normalization of Cannabis
25:36 - Biggest Challenge as a People Leader
26:52 - Single Greatest Piece of Advice
28:00 - Tara Wells' Super Power
28:46 - Tara Wells' North Star

Chukky Okobi: Super Bowl Champ's Basic Instructions of Mind Mastery Jul 16, 2021

2:20 - Start of Football
3:50 - Moment of Realization
6:33 - Support in the initial days
8:33 - Self Awareness
14:12 - More Action, Less talking
14:20 - Most Authentic Person
16:54 - Discipline and Work Ethic
17:17 - Rookie Year
19:14 - First Home Game
23:42 - Winning the Game
27:17 - Coaching & Consultation
28:20 - Past and Future Decision
30:19 - The story of black bag
31:33 - How to align folks for coaching
34:47 - mind, body, energy connection
37:01 - Super Bowl of a Success
38:52 - Story of a Mule
41:57 - Greatest piece of advice
43:38 - Chukky's North Star

Robert Glazer: Push Beyond Your Limits and Unlock Success- Founder of Acceleration Partners Jul 09, 2021

1:39 - Early days of Robert Glazer
3:09 - Key Lessons learned
4:12 - How to be prepared for a Business world
5:53 - Culture resonates with Company's values
7:57 - How to make somebody feel valued
9:14 - Alignment of Recruitment process with values
11:00 - Consistency is important
12:26 - Learn from your mistakes / Disaster Hiring
13:28 - Consensus in Hiring
14:33 - Quality Hire
15:10 - Robert Glazer's Core Values
17:12 - Alignment in the long run
18:40 - Self Awareness
19:30 - Robert Glazer's Book
21:14 - The TedX Experience
21:42 - Dynamic of a Relationship / Job Satisfaction
24:32 - Burning Bridges
26:22 - Client Service Relationship / Manage Expectations
27:01- Hardest part of writing process
28:14 - Greatest Impact
29:05 - Greatest Piece of Advice
30:02 - Personal/Professional Silver Lining
31:13 - Robert Glazer's North Star

Karson Humiston: Finding people jobs in Cannabis- Founder & CEO at Vangst Jul 02, 2021

2:25 - First Entrepreneurship Experience
3:33 - Golf Ball Business
4:34 - Starting off to sell products
5:30 - Views on College
6:08 - First time for Cannabis
6:54 - On-track Adventures
8:24 - The name history
10:16 - Get some Momentum
10:55 - Early Lessons learned from Entrepreneurship
13:20 - No past experience/ recruiting the recruiter
14:55 - Advantage of not having recruiting experience
16:40 - Art of recruiting
17:11 - Legitimate side of Cannabis
20:49 - Skills of a Good recruiter
22:26 - Positioning of a Standard Recruiting Agency
25:31 - Post Covid World
26:06 - Work-Life Balance
27:26 - Becoming a Vangster
28:06 - What is Authenticity
28:47 - Greatest Piece of Advice
30:21 - Karson's North Star

Zach Nadler- CEO @ VaynerSpeakers: Curating Knowledge, Expertise & Entertainment Jun 25, 2021

2:30 - Passion for sports
4:30 - Who is the better agent?
5:01 - Getting into Golf
6:27 - First time starstruck
7:09 - Opportunity to work in the Entertainment Industry
8:05 - Lesson Learned the hard way
9:13 - The secret sauce to make everyone happy
10:20 - Dealing with Regrets
11:43 - Booking Talent vs Talent Recruitment
14:42 - Renowned speakers
16:20 - Favorite Category to work with
18:53 - First Interaction with Gary V
21:30 - Key Takeaways from Gary
22 40 - What Gary has learned from Zach
23:30 - When the Speaker Bombs!
25:50 - How to prepare a Talent
27:58 - THe Pandemic Effect
34:51 - Things learned from Covid
36:34 - Mind-Boggling Innovation
38:36 - The New Parenting Experience
42:46 - Prize Possession
43:20 - Greatest Piece of Advice
44:30 - Greatest Professional Success
45:30 - Zach's Super Power
46:04 - Zach's North Star

BEST OF #thePOZcast E102: Founder & CEO of SmartRecruiters: The Art & Science of Recruitment Jun 16, 2021

2:55- Introduction
3:36 – Recruitment 30 years ago
5:33 – Evolution of Resume / Journey of Technology
7:14 – The Book ‘Hiring Success’
8:35 – HR and Talent are Back office operations? Mindset change?
10:10 – Balance between quality hire and time to fill
10:30 – Key thought from the Book
12:16 – Debunk the Myth – Applicant Tracking System
14:22 – Bling Hiring / Unconscious Bias
16:35 – Origin of Smart Recruiters
19:10 – How are Smart Recruiters better?
21:58 – Managing Expectations / Communication is most Important
24:28 – Pandemic Effect
29:54 – Share your Knowledge – Mentor Someone
30:37 – Reverse Recruiting
33:10 – Takeaway from Defy Volunteership
37:16 – Transformation in Recruiting
40:22 – The word ‘ Authentic’
42:02 – Greatest piece of Advice
43:12 – Most difficult part in leading an organization
44:45 – Silver Linings

Amit Pandhi: Satisfying Cravings: CEO of Velocity Snack Brands & Popchips Jun 11, 2021

2:03 - Drowning in CPG industry / Sampling overloaded
3:30 - The Early Days
4:43 - First Product Sold
6:18 - Team bootstrap
7:43 - Profit Margins at the start
8:53 - The Punchout phase
11:00 - Acquisition of Popchips
11:48 - Key learning from acquisition
12:49 - Sales growth since acquisition
13:45 - Favorite snack
14:56 - Industry other than CPG
15:51 - Advice to founders/startups on Fundraising
19:24 - Brand Awareness
20:58 - New Junk Food in the market
22:28 - Guilty Pleasure snack
25:33 - Key attributes to look for in a brand
26:31 - Advice for getting into CPG
27:06 - The Hiring Process
28:19 - Go-to interview Questions
30:37 - Deal Breaker in an interview
32:11 - Biggest mistake/toughest lesson learned
33:42 - How to keep energy/culture alive
36:57 - Greatest piece of advice
38:01 - Greatest professional accomplishment
39:35 - Amit's North Star

John & Jessica Waller: Corporate Life to a Nut Butter Entrepreneurial Journey Jun 04, 2021

2:09 - John and Jessica Love Story
4:16 - Early Career Lessons from Groupon
8:19 - Move in to Educational Department
9:03 - Origin of Humble nut Butter
13:46 - The Aha Moment
14:26 - Honest Feedback from friends
15:57 - Thought Process and Decision Making
19:37 - Biggest Challenge of working together
22:09 - Balance between work and personal life
23::22 - Takeaway for kids
25:09 - Company in next few years
27:01 - Humanity and Injustice
28:22 - Feeling of Guilt/Responsibility
30:32 - Change in Perspective in terms of Diversity
32:48 - Brand's Insight/Takeaway
34:05 - Greatest Piece of Advice
34:54 - John's Super Power
35:55 - John and Jess North Star

Gary Vaynerchuk: The Story Behind Our Story - Self Awareness & Growth After Failure Jun 01, 2021

1:25 - A Top 15 Firing
3:22 - Help Others / Keep it Real
4:24 - How to find your Passion
5:40 - Money is not my LOVE
7:00 - Hardest part as a Leader - Letting go
9:08 - How has Gary changed as a Leader
9:26 - Feedback in early process
9:48 - Mental Health and Well-Being of employees being fired
10:42 - How to deal with Anxiety
12:08 - Take Ownership
12:54 - Advice for Success
14:27 - Pride in the Confidence
16:21 - Start with Accountability
18:08 - Glassdoor Negativity
20:07 - Vayner steps to improve diversity
21:32 - Gary Vee shifting to Daddy Vee
23:07 - Greatest Piece of Advice
24:42 - Gary Vee's North Star

Chris Carr: From Near Death to Digital Marketing Success - Unpacking The Journey May 28, 2021

2:34 - Chris' Mountain Story
5:44 - Sudden Realization of Fear/Uncertainty
6:43 - Rely on Friend and Vice Versa
8:34 - Ability to make Decisions
8:53 - Gratitude and Silver Lining
11:18 - Strong Faith
12:28 - Biggest Impact
13:57 - Mountain Adventure to Corporate World
15:18 - Taking water for granted
16:40 - Biggest innovation in Digital Marketing
17:47 - Chris Car Journey though internet
19:52 - Concept of Overnight Success
21:14 - Regrets from the past
22:28 - Natural Storyteller
24:47 - How to build a team
26:40 - Mutual Interest
27:36 - Go-to Interview Questions
28:30 - Biased judgement
29:54 - Proud Moment
31:19 - Keeping the culture and vibe alive
34:16 - Thought Leader Magazine - Podcast
35:44 - Greatest piece of advice
37:07 - Chris SuperPower
39:14 - Chris's North Star

Glenn Zweig: Applying the Art of Excellence to All Aspects in Life: Top Podcast Host & Leadership Advisor May 21, 2021

1:37 - The other side of the Mic
2:22 - Glen's Early days/starting from Disney
3:40 - Side Hustles
5:09 - Lessons learned from workplace (Disney)
7:14 - Starting own company
10:03 - Challenges in Fundraising
11:48 - Why startups fail?
13:46 - The thought process
17:38 - Glen's entry into recruiting
21:07 - Biggest takeaway from Mentorship
22:34 - Art of Excellence Podcast
26:08 - Definition of Success
29:47 - Take accountability for failures
31:03 - Best Guest on show
35:05 - Glen's favorite episode
37:18 - Secret to book a great guest
40:01 - Dream Guest
40:59 - Go-to Joke
44:00 - Greatest Piece of Advice
44:27 - Define Excellence
45:20 - Glen's North Star

Lindsey Pollak: Early Career Success & The Future Workplace- NYT Bestselling Author May 14, 2021

1:54 - Lindsey's background
4:11 - Decision making
5:00 - Big Lesson Learned as an RA
5:58 - Paralysis of Choice
7:52 - Job Hopping
8:40 - Difference between Boomers & Millennials (Leadership wise)
10:48 - Young Leaders - Where is the gap?
12:19 - Concept of Feedback
14:11 - Impetus behind writing the first book
15:37 - Multi-generational Workforce
18:59 - Need of physical workplace vs remote work (uncertainty)
21:53 - Magic Formula
23:20 - Lindsey's book title struggle
25:18 - Early Career Guidance
26:45 - Insightful Interview Questions
29:06 - Who should read the book
29:47 - Golden key takeaway
30:41 - Biggest challenge in writing this book
31:52 - Vulnerability
32:26 - Greatest piece of advice
34:20 - Lindsey's Super Power
34:35 - Personal/Professional Silver Linings
35:54 - Lindsey's North Star

Best Of #thePOZcast: What Is Your North Star? May 08, 2021

2:01 - E131 (Grant Cardone) / https://thepozcast.com/grant-cardone-stripped-of-everything-on-undercover-billionaire-founder-of-the-10x-movement-ceo-cardone-capital/

3:21 - E133 (Laurie Ruettimann)/ https://thepozcast.com/laurie-ruettimann-betting-on-you-punk-rock-hr/

4:19 - E124 (Michael Loeb) / https://thepozcast.com/part-2michael-loeb-a-masterclass-redefining-venture-capital-helping-startups-become-billion-dollar-businesses/

5:56 - E107 (Zachary Babcock) / https://thepozcast.com/zachary-babcock-true-underdog-from-the-big-house-to-the-podcast-penthouse/

7:13 - E91 (Matt Gagnon) / https://thepozcast.com/matt-gagnon-rulebreaker/

8:46 - E42 (Hala Taha) / https://thepozcast.com/matt-gagnon-rulebreaker/

9:46 - E87 (Sarah Sheehan) / https://thepozcast.com/sarah-sheehan-passionate-about-making-life-at-work-better-for-everyone/

10:44 - E59 (Belinde Aramide) / https://thepozcast.com/belinda-aramide-sales-coach-social-selling/

12:18 - E99 (Governor David Paterson) / https://thepozcast.com/episode-99-governor-david-paterson-black-blind-in-charge

13:33 - E113 (Matt Higgins) / https://thepozcast.com/matt-higgins-from-poverty-to-the-board-room-a-success-story-for-the-ages/

15:59 - E50 (Claude Silver) / https://thepozcast.com/claude-silver-hr-leading-from-the-heart-at-vaynermedia/

BEST OF #thePOZcast E86: Michael Kascsak: Talent Acquisition Industry Leader Shares His Journey at Google & PayPal May 05, 2021

2:44 – Start of Michael’s Career
5:52 – Opportunity with Google
6:39 – in-house recruiters
9:12 – Coaching & Development
11:36 – Big teams vs Small teams
13:45 – Vulnerability in the workforce
15:27 – Golden Advice to Newbies
16:34 – Make Workplace comfortable
19:27 – Michael’s Philosophy
22:15 – Getting into a big company
24:10 – Recruiters are Brand Ambassadors
25:50 – Advantages of working for Big companies like Google
26:23 – Candidate Experience
28:32 – Company / Employee Branding
30:47- Effect of Covid on Talent Acquisition
33:19 – Remote Interviews and Work from home

Joe Mullings & Adam Posner: The Future of Talent Access & The New Workplace May 03, 2021

3:07 - Survival Mode
5:28 - Remote Work / Cost of Talent Pool
7:11 - Choice of Remote vs. working in office
9:40 - Lack of Mentorship
13:57 - Zoom Interview Process
18:10 - Resumes are a relic
20:59 - Migration of Talent
23:24 - Job Performance of working parents
25:08 - Talent Retention as a parameter of success (Empathy and Burnout)
27:52 - What keeps Joe up at night
28:47 - Joe as a Leader
29:09 - The journey of flying
30:22 - Mental Health perspective
32:40 - Next big thing !!
34:03 - Personal/Professional Silver Linings

BEST OF #thePOZcast: The Greatest Piece of Advice I Ever Received May 01, 2021

1:01 - E130 (Gwen Whiting) / https://thepozcast.com/gwen-whiting-founder-of-the-laundress-revolutionizing-the-home-cleaning-industry/

2:57 - E128 (Jordan Harbinger) / https://thepozcast.com/jordan-harbinger-master-storyteller-and-top-podcast-host-distilling-untapped-wisdom-from-the-worlds-top-humans/

5:09 - E108 (Lea Turner) / https://thepozcast.com/lea-turner-linkedin-growth-a-bad-ass-only-parent/

5:56 - E121 (Tamara Keller) / https://thepozcast.com/tamara-keller-from-civil-engineer-to-marketing-agency-founder-the-sax-agency/

7:16 - E126 (Arah Sims) / https://thepozcast.com/arah-sims-founder-ceo-exploring-the-intersection-between-beauty-purpose/

8:47 - E69 ( Cathy Heller) / https://thepozcast.com/cathy-heller-dontkeepyourdayjob-podcast-host-entrepreneurship-inspiration/

10:24 - E96 (Steve Nudelberg) / https://thepozcast.com/steve-nudelberg-massive-action-massive-results-sales-leader/

11:51 - E87 (Sarah Sheehan) / https://thepozcast.com/sarah-sheehan-passionate-about-making-life-at-work-better-for-everyone/

12:56 - E110 (Erik Huberman) / https://thepozcast.com/erik-huberman-founder-ceo-at-hawke-media-real-entrepreneurship/

13:40 - E63 (Reena Friedman) / https://thepozcast.com/reena-friedman-watts-asking-masterclass-influencers-sponsorships/

15:39 - E49 (Heather Monahan) / https://thepozcast.com/heather-monahan-courage-confidence/

17:15 - E106 (Chiara Adin Moore) / https://thepozcast.com/e106-chiara-adin-moore-co-founder-of-n-a-collective-yak-live/

Tucker Max: From Fratire King to Self Publishing Empire- 4x NY Times Best Selling Author Apr 29, 2021

2;25 - Process of recording an Audio Book
4:11 - Read the book before publish
4:48 - Practical application of the technique
5:47 - Honesty overrated or under-rated
8:07 - What motivates Tucker to write
10:12 - Self-fulfilling Prophecy
10:27 - How did the book come into existence
12:18 - Early self-awareness
14:16 - Process of Elimination
15:20 - Movie Release and reactions
17:27 Rebranding yourself
20:25 - Different perspectives on rebranding
21:40 - Challenges in Professional world
22:42 - All about Scribe (Writing Process)
26:05 - A Billionaire Business
26:55 - Coaching by Tucker Max
27:53 - Coaching on Content Perspective
29:03 - Feedback on Story Writing
30:05 - Thinking at 45
31:08 - Parenting Advice
32:52 - Tucker Max Collection
35:15 - Greatest piece of advice
36:22 - Tucker Max Super Power
36:37 - Personal and Professional Silver Linings
39:04 - Tucker Max North Star

BEST OF #thePOZcast E131: Grant Cardone - Stripped of Everything on Undercover Billionaire- Founder of the 10X Movement Apr 27, 2021

1:58 – First Day of Shooting
3:08 – Feeling after getting off the plane
4:11 – From Everything to Nothing
4:44 – The Thing that was missed the most
5:40 – 10 Million Dollar Business
6:08 – All about Flex
7:20 – Appreciate most after the show
8:05 – Being a Girl-Dad
8:42 – Takeaway Lessons for Daughter
9:24 – What people don’t know about Grant?
11:23 – Never Waste a Hater
13:20 – Golden Secret to Successful Marriage
15:54 – Greatest Piece of Advice
16:41 – Grant’s North Star

Lindsay Kaplan- Founder @ Chief- Driving More Women To The Top Apr 26, 2021

2:25 - Key early life lessons
4:34 - People Leadership
7:40 - Decision to switch from a day job
11:08 - Early Faith and Success
12:06 - Union and Balance between Values
16:23 - Biggest Opportunity for need of Leadership's support
18:08 - Leverage Critical Mass
19:33 - Strengths to look for in Women
19:57 - Motherhood phase
21:22 - Balance work/home life during Pandemic
23:24 - Tips on being a great parent
24:22 - Latest Project ' Breaking Glass'
26:14 - Inauguration day
27:37 - Definition of 'Authentic'
29:00 - Interview Questions
31:00 - Lindsay's Super Power
31:09 - Bad Jokes
31:49 - Greatest Professional Accomplishment
32:10 - Burnout is real
33:48 - Single Greatest Piece of Advice
35:14 - Personal/Professional Silver Lining
37:00 - Lindsay's North Star

Bryan Adams: Unpacking What Employer Branding Truly Is Apr 23, 2021

2:07 - Early Days

3:00 - Interview with James Brown

4:20 - Memorable Moment with Brown

5:11 - Graphic Designing to Employee Branding

7:55 - Definition of Employee Branding

8:40 - Right and Wrongdoings by companies during Pandemic

10:29 - Case Study

12:35 - Steps to understand a company for Employer Branding

15:17 - Value Proposition

18:00 - How did Bryan build his brand

20:21 - Biggest Struggle

21:47 - Attracting best talent after pandemic

23:04 - Target Market

25:20 - Trademark Interview Questions

26:52 - What keeps Bryan up at night

28:00 - Greatest Piece of Advice

29:55 - Personal/Professional Silver Lining

32:56 - Bryan's North Star

Rocki Howard- A True Champion of DEI&B - CDO @ SmartRecruiters Apr 16, 2021

2:03 - How did Rocki get into People Business
6:30 - Helping Others
7:15 - Early Lessons that helped built the foundation
10:04 - Aspiration to be on the top
12:20 - Office Politics
14:19 - Risk Adverse/Safety Net
14:46 - Journey with Smart Recruiters
15:57 - Getting into Diversity Role
16:59 - What is DEI&B?
18:26 - Treat everyone equally
19:42 - Define Diversity
22:30 - Hiring Diverse people
27:33 - How to remove/reduce bias in recruitment
31:10 - Role of Strong Leadership
33:00 - Doing the right thing
34:44 - Inclusion and Belonging
35:30 - Biggest Challenge faced in bringing change
37:40 - Main Objective of Rocki's Show
39:53 - Rocki's Dream Guest
40:41 - Golden Piece of Advice
42:09 - Greatest Piece of Advice given
42:55 - Rocki's Super Power
45:54 - Rocki's North Star

Kara Goldin: Founder & CEO at Hint: Key Life & Career Lessons Apr 09, 2021

1:55 - Kara’s First Real job

10:13 - Journey towards Entrepreneurship

15:42 - Interview Questions to find the right people

17:47 - Impetus behind the product/drink

24:47 - Launch of a new Category

26:42 - Putting all the eggs in one basket

28:38 - Challenge in educating consumers

31:40 - Brand Demand

32:38 - Process of Writing a Book

35:52 - Motivation Lesson for Everyone

40:24 - Amazing Guest on Kara Goldin’s Show

46:08 - Professional/Personal Silver Lining

49:07 - Kara Goldin’s North Star

Dena Upton: Chief People Officer at Drift: Career & Culture Insights Apr 02, 2021

2:28 - Dena’s Introduction

3:45 - One Big Mistake in the early days

5:11 - Empathy Meaning and in Action

7:00 - 8 Leadership Principles

8:50 - True Feedback is a Gift

13:35 - Views on Scorecard

14:11 - Tools to Judge Character/Skills

16:05 - Effective as a People Leader

19:03 - People First

22:40 - Empathetic during the time of Challenges

26:25 - Diversity and Inclusion

27:27 - Pandemic Effect

31:52 - Option from Working from Home or Physical Office

33:15 - Interpersonal Communication/Remote Onboarding

36:16 - Greatest Piece of Advice

38:02 - Professional and Personal Silver Linings

40:25 - Dena’s North Star

Paul Polizzotto: Driving Impactful Social Impact into Global Commerce Mar 26, 2021

2:00 - First Experience with Pollution problem

4:20 - Building a Coalition

6:00 - Stakeholders

7:40 - Serial Social Entrepreneur

9:20 - New Form of Funding

13:25 - Real time example

15:42 - Social Value Economics

19:00 - Nonprofit sharing

21:50 - Lake Scarcity and Lake Abundance

22:59 - Resistance from Senior Leadership

25:35 - Case Study - A Real Transaction

33:50 - Leveraging a Business

38:55 - Paul’s Super Power

42:14 - Paul’s North Star

Laurie Ruettimann: Betting on You - Punk Rock HR Mar 19, 2021

1:38 - Laurie’s Introduction

2:24 - What moved Laurie into HR

3:55 - Worth tied to the work

6:22 - Laurie’s Parents

7:20 - Effect of Cultural Beliefs in Workspace

8:42 - What was Laurie good at?

9:23 - HR in the past vs Now

11:40 - Taking Healthy Risks

13:27 - Reboot Everything

14:52 - Advice on Thought Process*

17:37 - Root-cause of the HR problem

19:40 - Employee Candidate Experience during Pandemic

22:44 - Self-Leadership / Work Ethics and Importance of Culture

24:26 - What makes Laurie feel off?

25:34 - HR Political Views

28:09 - Remote Telecommuting

29:53 - Importance of Body Language

30:52 - Process as a Writer

33:19 - Who should read Laurie’s Book?

35:20 - Roadmap after College

36:50 - Key Takeaway from the Book**

37:30 - What needs to be fixed in HR

37:50 - What does Authentic Mean

39:08 - Personal and Professional Silver Linings

40:56 - How to say No?

41:40 - Laurie’s North Star

Gwen Whiting: Founder of The Laundress: Revolutionizing the Home Cleaning Industry Mar 12, 2021

2:05 - Gwen's starting point
3:32 - High School/ Childhood Interest in Crafts
4:55 - Fashion Illustration Classes
5:40 - Start of Neck-tie Business
6:50 - Internship with Ralph Lauren
7:44 - Experience with Big Designers
9:14 - Thread of Culture
9:55 - Hands on Experience
16:01- Origin of the name
17:20 - The Audience
17:44 - Raising Capital
21:28 - The Moment of Truth
23:15 - Most Challenging Element
26:36 - Critical Mistake
28:30 - Being Transparent
28:48 - The Business Model
32:14 - Element of Control
33:54 - Post Acquisition by Unilever
34:30 - What is in for Future?
35:34 - Putting Learning into Practice
35:55 - Advice to Young Fashion Entrepreneur
38:38 - Best Piece of Advice
39:32 - Gwen's Super Power
40:54 - Silver Linings
42:40 - Gwen's North Star

Michael Sarraille & George Randle: Navy SEAL & Marine Vet: The Talent War Mar 05, 2021

3:01 - George's Entry in Talent Acquisition
4:53 - Michaels' Introduction
6:37 - Challenges for George in Veterans Transition
7:43 - Training of Veterans
8:43 - Challenges for Vets in an Interview
11:52 - How does the word 'Purpose' translate into this world
14:32 - Industry Experience and Skills
16:10 - VUCA
17:48 - Effective Intelligence
18:56 - Under-Rated Attributes
20:41 - Culture Fit = Likability
24:45 - The Book 'Talent Wars'
26:07 - Flaws in Civilian Mindset
28:04 - Professors who teach Leadership
30:19 - Putting People First
32:38 - Go-to Interview Questions
34:35 - Interviewers' Failing Point
36:25 - Shutdown
37:46 - Mike's personal words to reflect
38:40 - Takeaway from the book
39:24 - The word ' Authentic'
40:08 - Greatest piece of advice
43:00 - Mike and George's North Star

Matt Bennett: Dreams Aren't This Good: Building a Salsa Empire Feb 26, 2021

2:43 - Matt's Inspiring Journey
4:32 - Scared of Success?
6:22 - ABC of Salsa Industry
7:33 - Impetus in Starting Salsa Business
9:36 - Getting into a Food Business
12:18 - Decision Making
15:50 - How to stand out?
17:44 - How to build loyalty?
18:44 - Brand identity
20:27 - Building a brand from scratch
24:13 - Getting to Consumers
25:14 - Product positioning
27:29 - Thought Process in Brand Building
37:52 - Favorite Salsa Flavor
38;48 - Stance on Double Dipping
39:29 - Hardest Lesson Learned
41:54 - Single Greatest Piece of Advice
44:43 - What is Authenticity?
46:55 - Brand in 5 years time
48:14 - Matt's North Star

Nick Gallo & Adam Posner: Real Career, Recruiting and Job Hunting Advice Feb 23, 2021

2:05 - Adam's Introduction
7:31 - How to Help Others in reaching their goals
8:49 - Recruiting Pyramid
10:43 - Drawing the line
12:08 - Job search is a sales process
12:18 - Turn Conversation into Storytelling
15:46 - Fear of the Unknown
17:46 - Stance on Cover Letters
19:30 - Format and Outlook of Resume and Cover Letter
24:07 - Read the Job Description
27:37 - What puts off in a Resume
33:30 - Story-telling Resume
36:29 - Resume vs. Interview
38:34 - Effect of Downsizing
42:51 - Advice for unemployed people
45:50 - Zoom Meetings!
49:00 - Adam's Strengths

Arah Sims: Founder & CEO Exploring the Intersection Between Beauty & Purpose Feb 19, 2021

2:13 - Arah's Introduction
3:20 - Launch of 'Kyutee'
4:25 - Fighting Boredom during Covid
5:12 - Arah's Property Manager Experience
6:42 - What is so special about 'Kyutee'
7:48 - Process of starting a business
8:23 - Market Research
9:23 - Target Market
10:01 - The Process of Selling the product
11:27 - Future of 'Kyutee'
12:21 - Arah Sim's Mission Statement
13:03 - Entrepreneurship
14:21 - Michelle Obama's impact
15:15 - Social Justice
16:54 - Brand's Social Responsibility
17:38 - Challenges of Entrepreneurship
19:38 - Diversity in Entrepreneurship
22:31 - Advice to New Entrepreneurs
23:28 - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
24:21 - The word 'Authentic'
25:47 - Greatest piece of advice
26:41 - Arah Sim's Super Power
27:03 - What is Arah's North Star?

BEST of #thePOZcast #47: Joel Lunenfeld: An Inspirational Career Journey Feb 16, 2021

9:28 – Chinning Up
12:40 – Youngest CEO
16:51 – Foundation to Leadership Mindset / Influencer vs Leadership
22:44 – The Twitter Journey
32:10 – Non Profit Projects/ Giving More / When Work feels Fulfilling
33:46 – Relationship with NorCal Cannabis
38:21 – Work Life Balance / Keeping it Together

Jeremy & Rasa Smith with special co-host Nina & Posner: Father & Daughter Podcasting Magic! Feb 12, 2021

3:02 - How did the show start?
4:28 - The First Show
5:35 - Daddy Daughter Engagement
6:21 - Nina's Questions for Rasa
7:42 - What got the show started
8:47 - Least favorite thing about Pandemic
10:40 - Dad Moments
13:14 - Things Learned from Daughter
16:05 - How to pick a Poem for Podcast
17:43 - Nina's Explanation about Robox
20:38 - Rasa's Explanation to Jeremy about Puzzle Pieces
25:07 - Parenting Inspiration
27:23 - Rasa's Super Power
28:18 - What makes Jeremy an Awesome Dad
31:25 - Personal and Professional Silver Lining
33:23 - Jeremy's North Star
34:49 - Rasa's Opinion on School during Covid

BEST OF #thePOZCAST E51: Vincent Bragg & Joe Michael Nickson: From Prison to the Ad Agency Boardroom Feb 09, 2021

3:50: Out of the Box Ideas/ Creativity behind Bars
6:03: Think Tank/ Working with Defy Venture
8:30: First day home after Release
11:10: Ex Cons make the best employees?
11:56: All about Concrete
14:33: Story about Incarceration/ Rock Nation
21:36: Future of Concreate
22:52:The Creative Process
26:18: the word 'Legacy'

Michael Loeb: (Part 2) A Masterclass: Redefining Venture Capital- Helping Startups Become Billion Dollar Businesses Feb 06, 2021

1:28 - Katie's Presence
3:23 - Michael Loeb's Legacy
7:10 - Loeb's Future Model
17:34 - Real Life Examples
19:58 - The Right Administration
23:31 - Strange World
24:22 - One Go-To Interview Question
25:28 - Michael Loeb's Accomplice/North Star

Michael Loeb: A Masterclass: Redefining Venture Capital- Helping Startups Become Billion Dollar Businesses (part 1) Feb 06, 2021

2:50 - Venture Capitalist/Bring in your Ideas
4:20 - Michaels' Early Journey to Success
8:19 - Combination of Old School with new Entrepreneur Spirit
10:47 - Michael Loeb at age 36
16:03 - Fear of Letting go!
22:53 - Helping People for Good
25:05 - Finding Efficiency
26:15 - Invest in Jockey over the horse
36:56 - Entrepreneurship Qualities
39:00 - What keeps Michael up all night

Grant Cardone: Stripped of Everything on Undercover Billionaire- Founder of the 10X Movement, CEO @ Cardone Capital Feb 02, 2021

1:58 - First Day of Shooting
3:08 - Feeling after getting off the plane
4:11 - From Everything to Nothing
4:44 - The Thing that was missed the most
5:40 - 10 Million Dollar Business
6:08 - All about Flex
7:20 - Appreciate most after the show
8:05 - Being a Girl-Dad
8:42 - Takeaway Lessons for Daughter
9:24 - What people don't know about Grant?
11:23 - Never Waste a Hater
13:20 - Golden Secret to Successful Marriage
15:54 - Greatest Piece of Advice
16:41 - Grant's North Star

Jordan Harbinger: Master Storyteller and Top Podcast Host Distilling Untapped Wisdom from the World's Top Humans Jan 30, 2021

1:47 - Coaching and Dating advice
4:47 - Getting into Podcast
5:29 - Shows on dating
7:30 - Moving to Corporate World
9:36 - Early Influence as a Podcast Host
13:12 - Preparation for a show
15:00 - Pandemic Episode
18:33 - Conspiracy Theory
19:29 - Prediction and Future Trends
23:11 - Russell Brand Show
24:10 - #1 Guest
26:53 - Star Struck
27:50 - Pope Killing Episode
29:56 - North Korea Episode
33:14 - Favorite Episode
34:12 - Great Piece of advice to new podcasters
37:32 - Quick tp for Adam
38:51 - Greatest Piece of Advice
40:47 - Jordan's North Star

Scott MacGregor: Mobilizing Expertise in Talent Strategy from the best in Corporations, The Military and Professional Sports Jan 29, 2021

2:35 - Scott's Introduction
6:25 - The Magic Formula
7:15 - Lessons learned from culture
8:53 - Ensure value through leadership
9:41 - Pivot in the world of recruiting
15:04 - Competitive Edge
16:30 - Warm Connections
18:12 - People over Everything
22:20 - Building and Forming Relationships
23:01 - Effect of Covid
27:00 - The Book Series
34:51 - The word 'Authentic'
38:12 - Scott's Super Power
39:55 - Personal and Professional Silver Linings

BEST OF #thePOZcast: E105 Jackson Jeyanayagam: Real, Actionable Golden Career Advice: VP & GM at Clorox Jan 27, 2021

2:53 - Prediction on American Politics
3:54 - Start of the Career Journey
8:32 - How important is HAPPINESS?
11:20 - How to Lead People
12:41 - Best Mentor for Jackson
13:32 - How much to trust your Gut?
15:07 - Agency Background is Desirable?
19:14 - Job Search
22:35 - The Box Story
24:03 - How do you define Brand?
25:35 - Be a Customer First, before you become an Employee
27:02 - Title is just Ego
30:12 - Clorox Experience
32:33 - Coach is important
35:20 - Best Of both worlds
36:57 - Covid scenario for Clorox
39:03 - Go-to Interview Questions
42:03 - What does Authentic mean?
43:20 - SIlver Linings
45:02 - Jax's North Star

BEST OF #thePOZcast: E17 Jamal "Jay" Salim: Leading People & Talent In The Realest Way Jan 25, 2021

Continuing the trend, for those of you that have been following along my career journey you may have noticed that I have some guests on that have been integral to my career journey and my next one, Jamal “Jay” Salim is certainly one of them. Jamal was the head of HR when I joined Boombox aka Ergo Interactive. It was a shortstop in my career before I moved over to Vayner but it was critical as I learned a ton in those few short months about myself, tough clients and finding success inside a small agency. More importantly, I made a lasting friend and powerful business connection with my man Jay. Most recently, Jamal was the People Lead at Complex, where he is leading the culture of the company synonymous with culture. Prior to Complex, Jay led the HR department at Laundry Service, an Ad Age Top 10 Agency two years in a row, and Cycle Media. Like me, he is Brooklyn Born, him in East Flatbush and me in Sheepshead Bay, which we both take a lot of pride in. Jay is also a Veteran of the US Army, having served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, another aspect of him that I hold in the highest regard. When he is not building an empire over at Complex or rooting for the Brooklyn Nets you can find him scouring the universe for the hottest kicks or being front and center at the Jay-Z private concert. I love this dude and sure you will as well as we dig into all things TA, HR, Team building, Culture and a whole lot more. Enjoy and please comment and give a review/rating if you enjoy! Thanks For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com Thanks

BEST OF #thePOZcast: E113 Matt Higgins From Poverty to the Board Room: A Success Story for the Ages Jan 24, 2021

3:08 - What Inspired Matt Higgins?
5:27 - Trump is the most authentic leader
6:08 - Difference of Opinion in US Elections 2020
7:04 - Covid Crisis
8:23 - Matt's Early Days and Life Challenges Faced
10:51 - Dropping out from school
12:19 - Journalism - Ability to communicate
13:10 - Bridge the gap
14:17 - Rudy Giuliani
18:06 - Degree of Sacrifice
19:31 - Dont feel sorry for yourself
20:56 - Recovery Effects Post 9/11
26:04 - Sports and Entrepreneurship
28:27 - What makes you different?
29:43 - Take a Pause / Survive the Pandemic
30:56 - Relationship with Gary Vee
35:57 - One thing Matt dislike about working with Gary
37:24 - Shark Tank
38:26 - The best Shark
39:47 - The biggest regret
40:44 - Matt Higgins' Hobbies
43:09 - Favorite Place to travel
45:04 - Matt Higgins' Signature Interview Questions
47:40 - Single Greatest Piece of Advice
48:18 - Greatest Professional Accomplishment
49:40 - Personal & Professional Silver Lining

BEST OF #thePOZcast: E69 Cathy Heller: #dontkeepyourdayjob Host: Entrepreneurship & Inspiration Jan 22, 2021

3:03 – Cathy’s Elevator Pitch
10:11 – Asking is the key
12;38 – Make One Relationship a time
15:30 – Open Yourself up!
22:22 – How to Find Clarity?
24:55 – Four Types of People
29:11- There is always enough room
31:31 – Building and Validating a Successful Business
37:52 – Advice on Comedy
40:32 – The A ha Moment Getaway
46:12 – Greatest Piece of Advice

BEST OF #thePOZcast: E100 Adam Posner: Gary Vee Hands Me My Loss Jan 22, 2021

1:36 – Rewind into Adam’s Life story
3:02 – Reaction on losing the dream job – Find the self awareness – Be realistic
4:30 – Double down on your strengths
6:03 – Brian challenging situation – blaming external sources – take 100% accountability
6:37 – Reason for getting fired
7:36 – Being Truly Vulnerable
9:18 – Unlocked the passion & Tenacity
11:00 – Nobody forces you to own your loss, and pushes you to do something – Take accountability – learn and not repeat mistakes
12:03 – Once you take ownership of your loss, you create opportunities
13:11 – Biggest mistake in recruiting in early career
15:36 – What makes you a great recruiter?
16:31 – Single best piece of advice – Plan your work and work your plan
17:44 – Adam’s super power – Connecting
19:19 – Why the name, NHP Talent Group

BEST OF #thePOZcast: E99 NY Governor David Patterson Jan 22, 2021

5:30- The New Racism
11:44 – Impetus for Real Change?
16:25 – Attack on Police Force?
19:03 – Presidential Affairs with reference to his Published Book
22:56 – Overcoming Adversity
27:31 – Basketball Story with Gov. Cuomo
29:27 – March with Mohammad Ali
31:20 – President Obama
40:10 – Washington Story
42:54 – Thoughts on Trump
46:30 – Queen Elizabeth’s Story
47:54 – Tom Hanks Incident
48:26 – Survivors and a German incident
50:17 – The Pope Episode
52:53 – Favorite Moment in the Book
53:43 – Advice for a Long Lasting Marriage
55:12 – Authenticity
57:16 – Don’t take anything Personal
59:37 – Silver Lining in times of Covid

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BEST OF #thePOZcast: E50 Claude Silver- Gary Vee's Right Hand Building Culture Jan 22, 2021

3:03 – Approach to Employee Handling
4:24 – Self Awareness / Recognition of Values
7:32 – Process of letting go
8:20 – How to create work environment friendly/ Connection and Belonging
11:55 – The dark side of letting go
13:40 – Dont Burn Bridges/ Sh*t Happens/ Forgive Yourself
15:47 – Termination/ After Care / Keep Connected
22:39 – What’s not so ‘Awesome’ about working with Gary
25:02 – The Art of Communication/ Feedback Training/ Being Empathetic
29:00 – Parenthood and Work
31:20 – The ING (Survivors of Abuse)

Mike Metcalf and Shaun Peet: 12 Second Culture - NASCAR Pit Crews & Business Leadership Jan 22, 2021

3:03 - Mike's Journey
5:02 - Shaun's backstory
5:28 - Breakdown of Car Racing Process
7:47 - Training and Sequencing
10:44 - How to find a Niche
12:14 - The Danger involved
13:53 - Interview and Recruiting Process
16:18 - Think Outside the Pit
18:05 - How to bring a balance
19:50 - Diversity in workplace
21:49 - Change is Happening
24:39 - The importance of feeling Valued
27:36 - Why should anyone pick up this book?
29:30 - The word 'Authentic'
30:27 - One Golden Piece of Advice
32:02 - SuperPowers
34:25 - What is your NorthStar?

Tamara Keller: From Civil Engineer to Marketing Agency Founder- The Sax Agency Jan 15, 2021

2:48 - Tamara's Journey to Success
4:28 - How was your purpose aligned with the true calling?
6:45 - Switch to Marketing Agency
10:04 - Remain Focused
11:28 - Type of Clients
14:18 - The Pandemic Effect
16:52 - Black Lives Matter
19:28 - Brands' Awakening
21:15 - Challenges Faced during Covid
23:54 - Working on a Non-Profit Project
27:54 - Finding and Having the Right Mentor
30:14 - What does 'Authenticity' Mean?
32:50 - Greatest Piece of Advice
34:05 - Personal and Professional Silver Lining

The POZcast & Vin Social present: Claude Silver & Laura Maness - Empowering Women in the Workplace Jan 10, 2021

2:10 - Laura's Introduction
3:33 - Sarah's Introduction
6:40 - Looking Backward
7:00 - The Good, The bad and The Ugly (Claude)
8:32 - Laura's View on Looking backward in Women Empowerment
12:13 - Women (Work Life Balance) in regards to Covid
22:28 - Generosity in Workplace
23:25 - Women helping other Women
25:35 - How to improve Gender Diversity?
30:56 - Biased in Recruiting Pipeline
34:01 - Advice to Professional Women
36:59 - Personal and Professional Silver Linings
43:44 - Closing Words
46:19 - Sarah's Final Thoughts

David Brier: Chief Gravity Defyer & Google’s #1 Rebranding Expert Jan 09, 2021

1:40 - Taking Online .. Offline
2:46 - David's Introduction
5:43 - Food Analogy
6:07 - Origin of Creativity
9:29 - First Gig
12:18 - First Aha Moment / Difference between Advertising and Branding
14:22 - Logo Making
16:27 - Books on Branding
19:46 - Definition of Brand
20:30 - How to stand out in the noise
21:11 - Be inquisitive
23:09 - What are things David is proud of?
24:39 - Marketing is a Therapeutic Exercise
26:33 - Shift Brand Perception
30:31 - Brand Prospective during Covid
37:01 - Brand that have done well in Pivoting
38:24 - How to brands stay top of the line
41:03 - Online Brand Recognition
41:53 - Personal Branding

Scott Miller: Leadership Expert: WSJ Best Selling Author & Top Leadership Podcast Host Jan 01, 2021

3:06 - Scott Miller's Career Journey
5:43 - Lesson to Younger Folks
6:03 - Sticking to one job, or switching jobs?
7:37 - The value of a defined Culture
9:03 - How companies retain good employees?
10:26 - Instant Gratification
11:27 - Being a Thought Leader
13:50 - Mentorship - Key Lesson
15:01 - Be Fearless
15:41 - More Friends - More Experience
16:33 - Importance of Giving Back
17:27 - Podcast and Leadership
18:40 - Know your story
21:29 - Be Vulnerable
22:07 - Interviewing Hero
23:14 - How to build an Audience
24:31 - Tip for the new Podcaster
26:07 - Golden Piece of Advice by Dr. Covey
27:42 - Relationship is the Competitive Advantage
28:22 - Who are the leaders who stand out?
30:02 - Own your mess
31:27 - Everybody is a hostage during Covid
33:34 - Old school mindset
35:18 - How to keep the culture Alive remotely?
37:38 - Best Advice
38:21 - Fav Interview Questions
39:21 - Greatest Personal Accomplishment
40:23 - What is Scott's Legacy
41:18 - Personal & Professional Silver Lining
42:52 - Scott's North Star

Robert Allen: Global Head of Talent Experience & People Operations at Atlassian Dec 25, 2020

2:28 - How to choose path in Recruiting
3:59 - Multiple Perspective
5:14 - Difference of Hiring Process in different countries
7:27 - How to shift from country to country - Mindset change
9:15 - First days in a new Organization - How to make an impact in a new Atmosphere
9:51 - Right Kind of Failures
11:52 - How to assess talent/build team
13:09 - Advice to New Recruiters
15:46 - Connecting Hiring Managers
16:57 - Science of Recruiting/ Data in Recruiting
20:25 - Linkedin Talent Insights Tool
23:35 - Importance of DMI
25:20 - Role of Diversity in Hiring Process
29:19 - Effect of Covid
32:30 - Work Life Imbalance
34:46 - How to keep culture alive?
37:44 - Greatest Piece of Advice

Talent Roundtable w/ Caitlin Lillie, Veracelle Vega, Simone Press (LIVE) Dec 24, 2020

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Talent Access Roundtable w/ Rebecca Scharfstein, Erika Thorson-Garay & Adam Hopewell (Live 10/23/20) Dec 24, 2020

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Brillant Brand Marketing: Eddie Geller, Elias Guerra, Andrew Boryk Dec 24, 2020

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Matt Higgins: From Poverty to the Boardroom: A Success Story for the Ages Dec 19, 2020

3:08 - What Inspired Matt Higgins?
5:27 - Trump is the most authentic leader
6:08 - Difference of Opinion in US Elections 2020
7:04 - Covid Crisis
8:23 - Matt's Early Days and Life Challenges Faced
10:51 - Dropping out from school
12:19 - Journalism - Ability to communicate
13:10 - Bridge the gap
14:17 - Rudy Giuliani
18:06 - Degree of Sacrifice
19:31 - Dont feel sorry for yourself
20:56 - Recovery Effects Post 9/11
26:04 - Sports and Entrepreneurship
28:27 - What makes you different?
29:43 - Take a Pause / Survive the Pandemic
30:56 - Relationship with Gary Vee
35:57 - One thing Matt dislike about working with Gary
37:24 - Shark Tank
38:26 - The best Shark
39:47 - The biggest regret
40:44 - Matt Higgins' Hobbies
43:09 - Favorite Place to travel
45:04 - Matt Higgins' Signature Interview Questions
47:40 - Single Greatest Piece of Advice
48:18 - Greatest Professional Accomplishment
49:40 - Personal & Professional Silver Lining

Gal Almog: From Israeli Army Special Forces to Recruitment Tech Founder Dec 11, 2020

3:01 - Scariest part of joining Army
3:43 - Big Takeaway from Army
5:09 - Career Story - Army to Civilian Life
8:33 - Getting into Recruitment
9:59 - Better way to source candidates/ increase traffic
11:38 - Views on Linkedin/Indeed/Monster.com
13:13 - Differentiation
15:31 - Other sources/contact methods
16:32 - Limitation to Data
17:48 - Biggest Challenge
20:20 - Challenges in the market
21:46 - Diversity in Recruitment
22:37 - Qualities in a Good Entrepreneur
24:43 - Creating and Playing Music/First Instrument
25:55 - Musicians that have inspired Gal
26:25 - What is Authenticity?
27:08 - Greatest Piece of Advice
29:09 - Gal's North Star

Dave Colina: The Entrepreneurship Journey of Creating O2 Recovery Drink Dec 05, 2020

1:30 - Introduction
2:23 - Brand Origin Story
6:33 - The Time is Now
7:23 - Carbonization Process
8:56 - Substitute to Sugar
9:17 - How to Ensure Safety
9:58 - Launch to Pre-Covid in 45 seconds
14:09 - Big Mistake
16:13 - Honesty, Humility and Hustle
17:35 - Moment of Realization
18:52 - March, the 13th (D-Day)
23:05 - How to keep Brand Loyalty
26:42 - Giving Back
27:47 - Coalition strategy
31:20 - Results and outcome as per Sep 2020
33:09 - Being Optimistic
34:29 - One Piece of Advice

Erik Huberman: Founder & CEO at Hawke Media: Real Entrepreneurship Nov 28, 2020

2:39 - Erik's Introduction
4:17 - First Hand Experience in Growing a Career
6:40 - Defining Moment
8:24 - Guitar as a Hobby
9:02 - How to Unwind - destress during Creative Block
9:43 - Origin of Hawke Media
11:43 - The word ' Disruptive'
12:32 - What Motivates you or Drive you
13:30 - Doing something wrong / How to take critical feedback
14:13 - Podcast for everyone - Not
14:37 - Views on FundRaising
17:44 - Skillset need in newcomers
18:29 - Relationship Matters
19:30 - Sharing Value Proposition
19:56 - Core Attributes in Ideal Client
21:50 - How to assess soft skills
23:52 - Effect of Covid in Business
24:55 - Remote Work - How to keep up the vibe?
28:53 - Having a Plan B?
32:05 - What is Tenacity?
32:25 - Greatest Piece of Advice
33:06 - Greatest Professional Accomplishment

Beth Sidhu: COO & CMO at The Stagwell Group- From Investigative Journalist to the C-Suite Nov 21, 2020

1:10 - Introduction
9:48 - How to Identify High Potential Candidates
12:33 How to Balance between different roles/departments/teams
13:46 - Evaluation Process
15:44 - Secret Interview Questions
17:50 - Character is a Gut Feeling
20:07 - How to keep the spirit high remotely/virtually
21:14 - Empathy is a gift from Covid
22:24 - Supporting People in Career as a Passion
25:04 - How to provide Guidance
27:21 - Advice to Working Moms
31:03 - Greatest Piece of Advice
32:21 - Silver Lining

Lea Turner: LinkedIN Growth & A Bad Ass Only Parent Nov 14, 2020

00:56 - Lea's Introduction
2:13 - Corporate skills
3:22 - People buy from People
4:04 - What to post on Linkedin
6:00 - How to React and Handle Negativity on Linkedin
7:26 - Transcription Business
8:47 - Increase in Followers and Engagement on Linkedin
10:52 - How to set Pricing
12:04 - Coaching on Engagement
14:53 - Tactics and Tips on how to find your voice?
18:02 - How is your voice Heard?
19:39 - Thought Starter
22:42 - Going out of Comfort Zone while sharing content
25:38 - Women who Inspire
27:17 - Toughest Struggle during Entrepreneurship Journey
30:13 - Silver Linings
32:04 - Secret Trick to be a Great Parent
33:57 - North Star for Princess Lea
34:31 - Best Piece of Advice

Zachary Babcock: True Underdog: From the Big House to the Podcast Penthouse Nov 07, 2020

1:45 - Background
3:00 Who is Zach?
4:45 - First Second Chance
5:42 - Toughest Lesson Learned
9:50 - How to Pay Forward
10:10 - First Meal after being released
12:34 - First Tattoo
13:18 - Favorite Tattoo
14:08 - Getting into Podcasting
15:09 - Why is everyone on Podcast?
16:28 - Instant Gratification
17:32 - Philosophy of Podcast by Zach
19:17 - Keeping the balance
21:57 - Key to Growth
23:38 - Greatest Piece of Advice
25:50 - Zach's North Star

Chiara Adin Moore: Co-Founder of N/A Collective & yak.live Oct 31, 2020

2:37 - Rewind into Chiara's Life Journey
5:36 - All Titles are Mothers
6:32 - Reason behind building NA Collective
8:41 - Biggest Challenge in initial launch
12:07 - Story behind the name 'NA Collective'
13:30 - Leader of your own company - How is it different
17:27 - How has Pandemic Effected the industry
21:04 - Social Distancing - How do the Brands still keep up with the Engagement
22:37 - Out of the Box Engagement
23:16 - Favorite Experience at NA Collective
27:25 - Yack - Live Streaming
36:26 - What excites you!
39:14 - What is being Authentic?
39:40 - Greatest Piece of Advice
40:22 - Silver Lining during Crisis
43:40 - Chiara's North Star

Jackson Jeyanayagam: VP & GM of DTC at the Clorox Company Oct 24, 2020

2:53 - Prediction on American Politics
3:54 - Start of the Career Journey
8:32 - How important is HAPPINESS?
11:20 - How to Lead People
12:41 - Best Mentor for Jackson
13:32 - How much to trust your Gut?
15:07 - Agency Background is Desirable?
19:14 - Job Search
22:35 - The Box Story
24:03 - How do you define Brand?
25:35 - Be a Customer First, before you become an Employee
27:02 - Title is just Ego
30:12 - Clorox Experience
32:33 - Coach is important
35:20 - Best Of both worlds
36:57 - Covid scenario for Clorox
39:03 - Go-to Interview Questions
42:03 - What does Authentic mean?
43:20 - SIlver Linings
45:02 - Jax's North Star

Sara Patterson: Chief People Officer at Lemonade Oct 17, 2020

2:19 - Sara's Career Story
4:42 - The Next Move
5:48 - Evolution of Technology and its Effects (Pros & Cons)
9:40 - Lead and Influence the Role
11:02 - People Experience Matter
12:45 - Fundamentals of Recruiting
15:25 - Why Switch Jobs? Understand the Why? Culture Fit?
18:17 - Sell what you believe in
18:50 - Walmart - Giant organization but intimate culture
21:50 - Diversity in Hiring
25:14 - PX = CX
28:49 - Empathy in Leadership
31:52 - Keeping the Energy High
35:47 - Tough to be Optimistic / Keeping the train on the track
39:40 - What is 'Authenticity'
40:30 - Give one golden Piece of Advice
41:41 - Greatest Piece of Advice Received

Jerome Ternynck- Founder & CEO of SmartRecruiters: The Art & Science of Recruitment Oct 10, 2020

2:55- Introduction
3:36 - Recruitment 30 years ago
5:33 - Evolution of Resume / Journey of Technology
7:14 - The Book 'Hiring Success'
8:35 - HR and Talent are Back office operations? Mindset change?
10:10 - Balance between quality hire and time to fill
10:30 - Key thought from the Book
12:16 - Debunk the Myth - Applicant Tracking System
14:22 - Bling Hiring / Unconscious Bias
16:35 - Origin of Smart Recruiters
19:10 - How are Smart Recruiters better?
21:58 - Managing Expectations / Communication is most Important
24:28 - Pandemic Effect
29:54 - Share your Knowledge - Mentor Someone
30:37 - Reverse Recruiting
33:10 - Takeaway from Defy Volunteership
37:16 - Transformation in Recruiting
40:22 - The word ' Authentic'
42:02 - Greatest piece of Advice
43:12 - Most difficult part in leading an organization
44:45 - Silver Linings

Adam Posner: Own Your Loss- My Story Oct 03, 2020

1:36 - Rewind into Adam's Life story
3:02 - Reaction on losing the dream job - Find the self awareness - Be realistic
4:30 - Double down on your strengths
6:03 - Brian challenging situation - blaming external sources - take 100% accountability
6:37 - Reason for getting fired
7:36 - Being Truly Vulnerable
9:18 - Unlocked the passion & Tenacity
11:00 - Nobody forces you to own your loss, and pushes you to do something - Take accountability - learn and not repeat mistakes
12:03 - Once you take ownership of your loss, you create opportunities
13:11 - Biggest mistake in recruiting in early career
15:36 - What makes you a great recruiter?
16:31 - Single best piece of advice - Plan your work and work your plan
17:44 - Adam's super power - Connecting
19:19 - Why the name, NHP Talent Group

NY Governor David Paterson: Black, Blind & In Charge Sep 26, 2020

5:30- The New Racism
11:44 - Impetus for Real Change?
16:25 - Attack on Police Force?
19:03 - Presidential Affairs with reference to his Published Book
22:56 - Overcoming Adversity
27:31 - Basketball Story with Gov. Cuomo
29:27 - March with Mohammad Ali
31:20 - President Obama
40:10 - Washington Story
42:54 - Thoughts on Trump
46:30 - Queen Elizabeth's Story
47:54 - Tom Hanks Incident
48:26 - Survivors and a German incident
50:17 - The Pope Episode
52:53 - Favorite Moment in the Book
53:43 - Advice for a Long Lasting Marriage
55:12 - Authenticity
57:16 - Don't take anything Personal
59:37 - Silver Lining in times of Covid

Joe Mullings: Time to change "Talent ACQUISITION" to "Talent ACCESS" Sep 19, 2020

MICRO STEPS lead to MACRO ACTION‼️ IT'S TIME TO CHANGE "ACQUISITION" to "ACCESS" #TalentACCESS There is no better time than now to move this conversation and change forward. The word "acquisition" is antiquated and does not properly define what WE in this industry do. Joe Mullings introduced me to this mindset shift earlier this year and I am proud to share his detailed thoughts on ACCESS. We are not forcing this down your throats, rather, to start the conversation and help spread this shift. I ask anyone in #recruiting, #talentacqusition and #humanresources to please start to think about this shift. Together, we can make a positive difference in the hiring process....it starts with small steps that lead to big change! ------ Big thanks to @Dragonflystories and @TheMullingsGroup for this collab! More to come from this team! For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com thanks!

Jeff Wald: The End of Jobs: Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations Sep 12, 2020

2:00 - The Most Interesting Man in the world
2:26 - Brief Synopsis of Jeff Wald
4:15 - Early Failures / Stepping Stones
6:08 - End of Jobs - Key Takeaway
8:00 - Sensational Narrative
8:58- Office Space Culture
9:34 - Investments in People
12:04 - Employee Retention / Labor Equation
13:32 - Employee as Brands Ambassador
16:34 - Current Events
20:28 - Work from Home or Work from Office?
26:33 - Flexibility in working
27:28 - Robotics is the future?
31:02 - Back to work picture
33:36 - Authenticity
36;17 - Best Piece of Advice
38:05 - Greatest Professional Accomplishment
40:56 - Jeff's North Star

Marcus Glover: Real Talk on Racism in America & The Way Forward Sep 05, 2020

5:49 - Share Each Other's Experiences and have Empathy
7:51 - Keep it Real
8:12 - Systemic Racism
11:10 - Racist attacks / Different Dramatic Experiences
13:57 - Step towards getting to one page / Take action against Bias
15:23 - Guiding Philosophy / Reality versus Philosophy / What is Systematic Racism?
18:06 - Racism behind bars
20:15 - White Privilege
24:27 - Opposite of Love - Indifference
25:29 - Core Theme - Empathy / Protest - Feeling of Disgrace
27:17 - How to Bridge the gap?
30:03 - Fight for Equality
34:00 - Bias in Education, Healthcare, Banking and Employment
38:48 - BLM Movement / Purpose of Protest
50:22 - PPE Loans Bias
54:27 - Defy Ventures
54:48 - Solidarity with Non-White People
59:22 - Silver Linings

David Fairhurst & Maya Bordeaux: D&I in the Age of the Pandemic - Former CPO at McDonald's Aug 29, 2020

3:18 - Maya's Career Story
4:09 - David's Background
5:15 - OrgShakers Origin
6:10 - The Year 2014
8:28 - Remarginalization -2014 to date
9:56 - Investments in Progress amid Covid
12:05 - Balance between Cutting Expense and Downsizing - Leadership
14:02 - Shift in Resources - Focus on Mental Health
18:15 - Returning Workforce - Vulnerability
22:02 - Redefining skillsets/ Marketability
26:10 - Empathy in Leadership
27:50 - The Covid Bias in Recruitment
33:17 - Attributes in Leaders post pandemic
36:22 - Little things that matter
40:07 - Greatest Piece of Advice
42:37 - Silver Linings
46:34 - David and Maya's North Star

Steve Nudelberg: Massive Action = Massive Results, Sales Leader Aug 22, 2020

2:30 - Background
6:00 - Early Career Failures
8:11 - Lessons Learned
9:50 - Early Success / Ego Mindset
12:11 - Key Rules to Success by Steve Nudelberg
12:39 - Tell me Something Good
14:33 - Transition in Sales Strategy / Challenges / Getting the Silver Bullet
16:19 - Be a Solutions Provider
17:51 - Conduit Aspect to Relationships
19:34 - Goal with the Podcast / Turn it into a Business Opportunity
22:23 - Value Proposition / Developing and Strengthening Relationships
24:04 - Sales Training on Linkedin
27:21 - Parent - Child Perspective
32:44 - Putting Words into Actions
33:18 - Leadership, Survival and Managing Crisis
36:42 - Airplane Analogy / Be invaluable
39:04 - Greatest Piece of Advice
40:10 - Silver Lining during Pandemic

Craig Fisher: Talent Acquisition, Recruitment & Employer Brand and Marketing Strategist Aug 18, 2020

00:29 - Elevator Pitch
3:11 - Recruitment in the Transportation Industry
5:55 - Future of Physical Office/ Work from Home
7:12 - Employee Productivity
9:09 - Mental Health
12:45 - Is the Virtual Workplace the future?
13:31 - Health vs Humans
14:40 - People Priority
15:49 - Challenges for an RPO
17:38 - Ability to Pivot / Be invaluable
20:04 - Event Marketing
22:13 - Innovation in Talent HR
25:23 - Develop Skill/Tactics
26:08 - Silver Linings

Bonin Bough: Marketing Legend and All-Around Epic Human Aug 11, 2020

1:52 - Captivity / Quarantine
3:37 - How to hold strong
5:25 - How to Lead in tough times
6:08 - Leadership at every level
10:00 Support Local
12:20 - Flatten the disease
14:00 - We are the VIrus
17:27 - Be Empathetic and Supportive
19:30 - Develop a new skillset
24:40 - Help Each other get better
26:37 - Silver Lining
30:25 - Lesson learned from Dad
33:21 - Legacy
34:45 - Brand Silver Lining
37:01 - Silver Lining for Business

Marc Siden: Lessons on life & leadership from Cloud Water CEO Aug 04, 2020

2:06 - Introduction
3:34 - Putting things into place
4:53 - Why is CBD/ Cloud water so good?
9:30 - First Conversation
12:02 - Science behind Flavors
13:56 - Brand Value
20:10 - Educating the masses about CBD
22:33 - Target Market
24:05 - General Though Process in Consuming CBD
25:28 - How do Consumers Perceive this brand? / Brand Experience
28:45 - CBD and Alcohol
31:04 - Lead Blindfold
33:20 - Managing during Pandemic
38:50 - Lessons Learned
40:57 - Being Empathetic
44:47 - Customer Retention
48:25 - Evolution of the Product
53:21 - The New Normal
55:45 - Authenticity

Matt Gagnon: Mindset Coach- Live With a Courageous Heart Jul 28, 2020

0:55 - Everyday feels like April Fools
3:47 - Who is Matt Gagnon?
5:18 - Cataplexy (Muscle Disorder)
7:42 - The Epiphany Moment
11:44 - The 'Pause'
13:22 - Take Accountability of your actions
14:54 - The Thought Process
16:36 - Scared of the Unknown
18:00 - Coaching Approach/Mantra
20:08 - Its all about Mindset
22:12 - 22:47 Teaser
23:24 - Vulnerability
25:44 - Family Distance/ Emotional Journey
29:15 - Isolation Phase & Silver Lining
33:25 - Redesign Life
35:13 - Matt's TEDx Talk
36:56 - Greatest Piece of Advice

Sarah Sheehan: Passionate About Making Life at Work Better for Everyone. Jul 21, 2020

2:30- Sarah Sheehan's Story
4:38 - Pivots are Foundations in Life to Succeed
6:03 - Beginning of Bravely
8:42 - Importance of Having a Mentor in Life, or Lack of Sincere Advice
9:55 - Taking Accountability of One's Actions / Access to Coaching Sessions
17:03 - Importance of HRBP role in a company
20:34 - Raw Approaching Talent / Mock Sessions
23:49 - What is an Ideal Corporate Culture?
25:44 - How to Manage Stress - in light of Covid
31:25 - How to handle Rejections, Unemployment
33:38 - Experience of New Mothers with Work Hand in Hand
38:13 - What is Legacy?
39:41 - Greatest Piece of Advice
41:00 Sarah's Super Power
42:30 - Silver Lining In Times of Pandemic

Michael Kascsak: Talent Acquisition Industry Leader Shares His Journey at Google & PayPal Jul 14, 2020

2:44 - Start of Michael's Career
5:52 - Opportunity with Google
6:39 - in-house recruiters
9:12 - Coaching & Development
11:36 - Big teams vs Small teams
13:45 - Vulnerability in the workforce
15:27 - Golden Advice to Newbies
16:34 - Make Workplace comfortable
19:27 - Michael's Philosophy
22:15 - Getting into a big company
24:10 - Recruiters are Brand Ambassadors
25:50 - Advantages of working for Big companies like Google
26:23 - Candidate Experience
28:32 - Company / Employee Branding
30:47- Effect of Covid on Talent Acquisition
33:19 - Remote Interviews and Work from home

James Hornick: Helping People Become Better Job Seekers Jul 07, 2020

1:54- James Elevator Pitch
6:40 - Barrier to Entry/ Test for Recruiting
7:45 - Contingency Matrix
11:50 - Recruitment in times of Pandemic
14:03 - Process of Recruitment
17:12 - Golden Piece of Advice
18:14 - Job Search Amid Covid-19
24:55 - Who is a better Coach?
25:31 - Podcasting and Content Creation
27:47 - Authenticity

Dawn Burke: Teaching Recruiters to Be Better Jun 30, 2020

2:47 - Introduction
4:00 - First Interaction
5:20 - Effect of Covid-19
7:10 - Talent & HR in Remote Space
9:57 - Managing Expectations & Transparency
12:30 - Pipelining
14:46 - Upskill
17:50 - Alignment and Competency
18:58 - Candidate Experience
22:04 - The Right Thing - Help Each Other
23:07 - Contingency Recruiters
26:30 - Art of Recruiting
27:02 - Habit of Saying Sorry
29:54 - Modern HR vs Traditional HR
34:10 - Authenticity

Brendan Browne: Global Talent Acquisition Leader at LinkedIN Jun 26, 2020

1:38 - Unpack with Brendan Browne
5:02 - Working with Bill Gates
5:52 - Takeaway from Microsoft
8:15 - Interview with Jeff Weiner
9:36 - Mindset 10 years ago
13:14 - Diversity inclusion and Belonging (DIB) in lieu of Current Affairs
18:14 - Steps to remove Unconscious Biases in Workplace
21:58 - Data Overload
24:29 - How Linkedin Recruits? Is The Secret Process?
27:40 - Recruiters as Brand Ambassadors
28:57 - Guiding Principles on How to Reach Candidates on Linkedin?
31:49 - Managing Expectations
33:22 - Thoughts on Urgency and Timings of Hiring a Good Fit?
36:50 - Behavioral Training
38:35 - TA Process (Pros and Cons) - Virtual Interview
40:14 - Secret Trick to get a job in Linkedin
43:07 - Who is DJ Blue?
45:10 - Balance in Life (Personal & Professional)
49:01 - Greatest Piece of Advice
50:58 - Silver Lining in times of Covid

Jeff Mans: A Career Journey in Fantasy Sports Jun 23, 2020

2:33 - Coronavirus Episode
5:41 - Jeff's Career Journey
8:20 - Sports Edition
13:30 - Broadcasting & Sports Station
15:54 - Love for Fantasy Sports
20:00 - Baseball League vs. Roto League
22:30 - No Physical Sports, anymore
28:31 - The Down Point in Jeff's Life
34:03 - What is a Dream Job?
35:33 - Biggest Accomplishment
38:20 - Super Power

Jeff Fenster: Founder of Everbowl, Entrepreneurship & QSR Pioneer Jun 16, 2020

2:40 - Introduction to Jeff
3:43 - Relationship with Dave Meltzer
9:00 - Describe Dave Melter in One Word
9:50 - Everbowl Super Food
12:10 - Process to Vertical Integration
15:14 - Different Types of Entrepreneurs
17:40 Learning on the Job/Interning Entrepreneur/ Self Awareness
18:45 - Relationship Capital
22:10- Success Formula
23;04 - What is Authenticity
24:56 - Greatest Piece of Advice
27:04 - SilverLining in Times of Covid-19

Kristin Sherry: Creator of #YouMap Values and Careers Jun 13, 2020

1:58 - Introduction / Career - Identity Crisis
5:02 - Origin of 'YouMap'
6:14 - Certified Coaches Worldwide
6:33 - Early Lesson during the YouMap Journey
8:02 - Putting Theory into Practice
9:21 - 9:58** Teaser
10:27 - Self-Awareness
12:42 - The Pandemic Effect & Coaching
19:01 - Developing Skills in Children / Writing Books for Kids in Early Age
21:20 - Finding Strengths and Values in Children
23:52 - Early signs of self awareness in Children
25:50 - Lessons Learned from Kids during Pandemic
27:35 - Authenticity
28:04 - Greatest Piece of Advice

String Nguyen: #stringtheory: content creation & personal branding Jun 08, 2020

1:21 Introduction
3:04 Start off from Linkedin
5:05 - Create and Teach (Double Down)
7:08 - Million Dollar Investment
8:43 - Personal Branding
10:09 - Authenticity - Be Yourself
11:27 - Pushing People into Content Creation
12:43 - The Need of Commitment
13:27 - Creative Vibes
15:24 - What is Brand Clarity?
16:33 - Fear of the Unknown
17:38 - The word 'want'
18:36 - Obsession with Fried Chicken
20:50 - Quality vs Quantity
26:28 - Advice on finding a Niche
28:26 - Short Term Success
29:09 - How to Value Connections?
30:55 - Good Writing Skills vs Good Public Speaking
34:03 - Work from Home Opportunity - Time to Upskill

Marcus Aurelius Anderson: Strength Through Adversity Jun 02, 2020

2:31 - Adversity is a Gift
5:32 - Adversity Perception Cycle
8:23 - Living out of your Comfort Zone
9:23 - The Strength of Will Power
12:08 - Adversity Scale
14:12 - Resistance is Inevitable
20:07 - Concept of Fear
22:11 - The Incident
26:13 - Parkinson's Law
28:39 - The Comeback Journey
32:08 - Lesson Learned
33:10 - Best Piece of Advice Received

Seth Eliot: Intuitive Business and Spiritual Coach, Medium & Death Expert May 26, 2020

2:11 - World of Seth Elliot
7:34 - Experience with Death
11:59 - The Smile Method
13:33 - Level of Optimism / Kidnapping
17:16 - Empathy & Turning into a Medium ( Connecting Living with the Dead Ones)
19:49 - Drive by Meetings
21:33 - The Cheetah's Experience
26:20 - Science of Aura and Vibes
27:52 - How to Coach People in Organizations using Vibes and Energy
30:46 - Correlation between Mental Health & Spirituality
32:42 - The Book ' How to Smile from the Inside?

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Hakeem Valles: From the NFL to Real Estate Mogul & Entrepreneur May 19, 2020

4:14 - Journey to the NFL
6:00 - Near Death Experience & Mindset Shift
8:43 - His Rookie Season
10:59 - Toughest On Field Moment
13:40 - Decision to Retire
17:56 - Self Awareness
25:10 - Perspective on Global Media
26:45- Leadership Traits
29:43 - What is Authenticity?

Tyree Washington: World Track & Field Champ: Facing Extreme Adversity May 12, 2020

1:57 - Favorite Quotes ' Destiny Cant be Denied'
3:28 - How Adversity hits you?
5:52 - Team Sport & Brotherhood
6:51 - How to find forgiveness?
11:02 - Foundation & its Purpose
14:08 - Piece of Advice for Successful Marriage
15:45 - Crazy Lesson after being a dad
17:25 - Take away from Sports
20:06 - Legacy
21:31 - Authenticity
22:44 - Scared of Failing

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Marques Ogden: NFL Athlete, Executive Coach and Inspirational Speaker May 08, 2020

2:27 - Introduction to Marques Ogden
3:19 - Getting into Sports/NFL
6:24 - Funny Story
8:10 - Decision to Retire
9:13 - Lessons Learned/ Hitting Rock Bottom
14:10 - Leadership
15:02 - Sportsmanship with Leadership
16:52 - Journey to Self-Awareness
18:07 - Public Speaking
19:54 - All about the Book 'The Success Cycle'

Nina Posner: The NHP and my North Star May 05, 2020

1:15 - End of Decade
1:50- Introduction to Lovely Nina
2:30- Holidays/ Adventure
3:45 - Tooth Fairy
4:37 - Nina's Q&A Session with Adam
5:18 - Most Dangerous Ride
6:18 - First LEGO
7:05 Favorite Book
7:25 - Favorite Vacation
8:49 - Most Funniest Moment
9:19 - Favorite TV Show
10:08 - Most Important Day
10:57 - Childhood Best Friend
19:36 - Joke of the Day!
20:56 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Oleg Lougheed: Conquering Adversity & Hardships to Start a New Life in America May 01, 2020

2:15 - Oleg's story
4:24 - Journey of Hardships
5:49 - Being Vulnerable
13:03 - New Family, New Home, New Country
14:54 - An Adopted Dad vs Father
16:01 - The Power of a Story
20:31 - Restart Button/ Revelation / A ha Moment
22:17 - Acknowledge Yourself!
23:00 - The Best Teacher
25:00 - Oleg's Podcast
30:04 - Greatest Piece of Advice

Ahmad Imam: Sales Leader, Problem Solver & Career Journey Apr 28, 2020

1:47 - Introduction
3:02 - Sales Skillset
4:49 - A Mis-step in life
6:24 - How to build or find that Confidence?
9:51 - How is Success Resources differ from the rest?
12:49 - The Content Journey
15:15 - All about Posting Content
17:49 - Secret to Audience Growth
21:07 - Biased Recruiting
24:41 - The Number Game
26:20 - Engagement Pods - Yes or No?
28:46 - Personal Brand - What is it?
36:51 - How to take on a troll?
38:50 : What is Authenticity
39:48 - Greatest Advice

Alex Iceman: Software, Entrepreneurship & Ice Hockey Apr 24, 2020

6:34 - Entrepreneurship and Sports/Sticking to Discipline
10:05 - All about Genium
11:18 - Personalized DNA medicine is the FUTURE
14:02 - Early Failure / First Mistake
16:18 - Conflict Management/ Situation in Workplace
18:46 - Aviation Experience
20:30 - Music and Instruments
24:12 - Life is better with a Smile
25:31 - Great Mentors in Life

Travis Huff: Entrepreneur, Social Media Expert, Podcaster, Investor & Father Apr 21, 2020

5:47 - Social Media Management
7:38 - ROI on Social Media
9:32 - Self Discipline
16:01 - Life/Work Balance
20:15 - Advice for Young Entrepreneurs
26:42- Self Educate
27:17 - Podcast - The best business development opportuntiy
31:35 - Greatest Professional Accomplishment

Cathy Heller: #dontkeepyourdayjob Podcast Host: Entrepreneurship & Inspiration Apr 17, 2020

3:03 - Cathy's Elevator Pitch
10:11 - Asking is the key
12;38 - Make One Relationship a time
15:30 - Open Yourself up!
22:22 - How to Find Clarity?
24:55 - Four Types of People
29:11- There is always enough room
31:31 - Building and Validating a Successful Business
37:52 - Advice on Comedy
40:32 - The A ha Moment Getaway
46:12 - Greatest Piece of Advice

Sam Lister: Content Creator and Video Marketing Apr 14, 2020

3:05 - Origin of Creator Mindset
4:51 - College is Important
6:19 - Trial and Error
7:21 - Building and Organization
9:03 - Early Failure / Hiring Too Fast
9:43 - Personal Brand
11:37 - Transparent with Audience
12:22 - Mental Health
13:42 - Podcast Journey
14:15 - Challenges as a Podcaster
16:59 - Advice to being Shy
18:31 - How to Grow an Audience
24:28 - Working for FREE
26:36 - Authenticity
27:35 - Scared of what?
29:03 - Greatest Piece of Advice

Mark Metry: LIVE SHOW: Mindset and Mental Health During the Pandemic Apr 11, 2020

Mark Metry joined me on #thePOZcastLIVE on 3.17.2020 to discuss his new book, "Screw Being Shy" and everything in regards to mental health and wellness during the time of the pandemic. Mark Metry: I spend my time on this planet as a 22-year-old trying to impact & influence others by evolving myself. The same way I was impacted and empowered by others to upgrade to the next version of myself...version 2.0. I'm the Host of a Top 100 podcast, Humans 2.0. In total, my thoughts, views, podcasts, and videos have been viewed over 50+ Million times. My Life’s work has been featured in Forbes, Influencive, Inc, Huffington Post, Fearless Motivation, etc and been a guest on over 100 radio and podcast shows. I am an international TEDx keynote speaker at conferences, schools, and Fortune 500’s delivering meaningful & transformative current edge knowledge in the form of speaking engagements, panels, moderator, host, MC, workshops, and more. I am a podcast strategist consulting funded start-ups, founders, and organizations to sustainably start, grow & brand build their way through the competition in the age of vanity metrics with marketing experience for over 13 years and accumulation of over 100M+ overall network views If you are interested in learning how to unlock your LinkedIn to bring you opportunities to grow your career, message or brand consider taking my Unlock Your LinkedIn course: https://bit.ly/2RwZtYw Listen to 500+ Episodes of Humans 2.0 Here: https://www.markmetry.com/humans-2-0-podcast For more on our show: www.THEPOZCAST.com Thanks for listening and subscribing!

Madeline Mann: Career Strategy, Resume Tips and Job Search Expert Apr 10, 2020

1:33 Background
3:29 Successes & Failures
5:44 Coaching on Job Search

10:58 Standing Out in Resume/ Achiever Pattern

15:38 Cover Letters; Yes or No?

21:52 Follow Up Process after Interview

23:15 Personal Branding
24:46 Millennials' Job Search
27:33 Content Creation
29:35 Purpose of Youtube Channel

Kyle Burt: Building an IT Business Around Story Telling and Tech Apr 07, 2020

4;41 - How to Build Trust in a Relationship at the very Beginning
6:38 - Why do People Fail?
8:05 - Use of Tools and Database/ Artificial Intelligence
8:48 - Cofounder or no Cofounder?
12:24 - Customer Experience
14:28 - Kyle's New Office Tour
17:09 - Why do you need a Podcast/Live sessions?
26:14 - Personal Branding
30:58 - Friction & Problem Solving

LIVE SHOW: Hung Lee: Recruitment & HR in the Age of a Pandemic Apr 04, 2020

Re-Play from the 3.19.2020 #thePOZcastLIVE show with Hung Lee. Hung is a true thought leader in the TA, HR and Recruitment world and today we discuss live what is happening in our industry during the pandemic. More on Hung Lee: At the helm of Recruiting Brainfood is Hung Lee- a legend in our world. He is also the founder of WorkShape.io - the revolutionary recruiting platform for Software engineers. Hung is an industry professional with over 15 years experience as an agency recruiter, Recruitment Manager, Internal Head of Talent, recruitment trainer and strategic advisor for rapid growth businesses in the London Tech Startup scene. Now CEO of an award winning online recruiting platform WorkShape.io, Hung has been at the forefront in developing and promoting new ways in which companies can connect to talent. He is a huge advocate of us recruiters and a champion in our world. I am honored to have him on. More on Hung: https://www.recruitingbrainfood.com More Info and Past Shows: www.thePOZcast.com

LIVE SHOW: Hala Taha & Jordan Paris: Podcasting Tips and Building an Audience Apr 04, 2020

Re- Broadcast from the 3.11.2020 #thePOZcastLIVE with Jordan Paris & Hala Taha Jordan and Hala are top-tier pro podcasters and they joined me LIVE to discuss their podcasting journey and share tremendous tips and advice for anyone starting out or even advanced podcasters looking to grow their audience and take their show to the next level. More on both: Hala Taha: Her day job, Lifecycle Marketing Ops & Growth Platform Manager at Disney Streaming Services. Her passion - host of one of the fastest growing podcasts, YAP- Young and Profiting. Check her show out: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/young-and-profiting/id1368888880 Jordan Paris:ordan Paris is a 21-year-old author, web-developer, podcast host, and former college athlete. He has been featured in Men’s Health, Yahoo Finance, and Nasdaq as a beacon of light for inspiring people from all walks of life. Jordan's podcast, Growth Mindset University, was ranked #3 in the iTunes Training category and is consistently in the top ten. On the show, he interviews young up-and-comers and the most successful people on planet earth like Kevin Rudolf, David Meltzer, Mark Manson, Rachel Starr, and Adam Posner. Jordan is also the founder of The WordPress Rocketeer, where he focuses on developing engaging websites to launch his celebrity clients' dreams to infinity and beyond. His approach to life and business is simple yet powerful: Don't make a living, design a life. With this creator's mentality, Jordan has been able to produce outstanding results for himself and challenge others to rise above circumstances and take control of their lives. More on his show, Growth Mindset University: https://jordanparis.com/category/growth-mindset-university-podcast/

Reena Friedman Watts: Asking Masterclass: Influencers & Sponsorships Apr 03, 2020

2:44 Jerry Springer Show Story
7:24 - Getting On Air (Radio Show)
9:22 - Cathy Heller Episode
11:27 - Approach to Asking

15:17- Magic Formula

16:48 - How to Reach out on Linkedin

17:37 - Automation

18:18 - What makes Event Special?

19:00 - Work Life Balance

Russ Johns: Podcasting, Live Streaming & Content Creation #PirateBroadcast Mar 31, 2020

5:12 - Technology in 1986

8:05 - The Creative Process

10:10 - Be Your Own Boss

12:20 - is Podcast right for everyone?

15:00 - Key Tips on Building an Audience

16:45 - Quality of Content / Add Value

21:15 - How to Connect on Linkedin Professionally

23:55 - Tips & Tricks on Automation

26:35 - Linkedin Live

28:53 - Personal Branding

Heather R. Younger: Resilience, Employee Loyalty & Leadership Mar 23, 2020

4:11 - Not being Fulfilled
6:27 - Upbringing and Family Events
7:41 - Cognitive Re-Framing
10:10 - Role of Emotions at Work
12:42 - Empathy and Loyalty
14:55 How Important is Communication in Organization?
16:03 TedX Talk on Adversity & Public Speaking
19:44 First Linkedin Article / Perspective on Getting Laid Off

Lars Schmidt: Next Generation HR & The Future of Work Mar 16, 2020

2:50 The word 'Future Work'?

4:17 - Modern HR vs Legacy HR

5:43 - Best Practices of HR/Core Function

7:34 - Empowerment of Employees

8:42 - Key Innovation in HR

11:28 - Employer Branding

12:38 - Candidate Experience

14:59 - Conversation before the Interview

16:55 - Piece of Advice to a New Recruiter

17:59 - All about Amplifier

19:59 - To scale or not to scale?

22:48 - Lars' Podcast Overview

26:44 - Build an Audience/Community

Belinda Aramide #sales coach + social selling Mar 13, 2020

Target Market 4:40
Influx of Youtubers 5:56
Vanity Metrics / Audience Breakup /7:26
Utilize Linkedin the Better Way/ Maximize the Value 8:08
Influencer Marketing 9:55
Posting with a purpose 11:14
How to Engage Actively on Social Media 13:09
Personal Branding 14:16
Bubble Burst of Influencer Marketing 19:21

Michael Farber #breakout: Storytelling + Impact Mar 08, 2020

11:22 Mission Statement
12:57 Fundamental Mistake
15:21 Geographical Representation/ Dispersion
17:31 The 'Aha' Moment/ Fulfilling Your Purpose & mission
25:01 Special Sauce / Authenticity & Community
29:39 Purpose of Michael's Podcast
32:33 - Best Piece of Advice
33:34 Greatest Accomplishment

Enrique Rubio #hackingHR Mar 02, 2020

2:37 - Background & Upbringing

10:21 - Setting Up Hacking HR

15:17 - Power of Network

17:56 - Future of Work

24:14 - The Human Element

29:39 - Entrepreneur Life

Nick Hayden: Sports Marketing & Tenacity Feb 25, 2020

2:18 Passion for Sports
6:09 Cons of Internship
8:29 Start of Sports Biz Group & its White Space
12:!4 Leveraging Influence in Sports Market
13:35 Build Your Personal Brand
14:50 Fundamentals of Building Audience
16:36 Misconceptions about Networking

Dave Meltzer: Life Journey & Entrepreneurship Feb 19, 2020

2:23 Concept of Failure/ Hitting the Rock Bottom / The Jacket with No Pockets
8:30 Best Step Approach Forward
10:25 - 12:15 Spiritual Awakening
13:01 - Strength of Signal
16:14 - Unconditional Giving
18:17 - How to Ask Others?
20:33 - Fear of Ego

Brian Schulman: Top LinkedIN Video Creator Feb 09, 2020

4:00 (Blessing in Disguise/ Handling Obstacles)
15:00 (Life Story)
21:35 (Lila Smith/Voice your Vibe)
23:12 (Content Creation/ First Video Release)
28:34 (Purpose of Company/Voice Your Vibe)
30:02 - 30:32 (Humans First)
31:26 (Linkedin Master Class)
35:07 (Linkedin Quotes)
37 (Melbourne Episode with Linkedin Fam)

Anil Dharni: Candidate Engagement Technology Feb 09, 2020

4:00 (Lack of Loyalty among Gig Workers)
6:36 (A Nudge Platform)
10:43 (the 'Ahaa' Moment)
13:21 (Adaptability into Digital Changing Platforms)
16:17 (Change Management)
17:15 (Incorporating Human Element into AI)
21:07 (Biggest Accomplishment)
22:57 (Become the Co-Pilot)

Andy Storch: Talent Development Feb 09, 2020

2:08 The Dallas Chapter / Talent Connect
8:36 First time with Gary V
14:46 What Andy do best?
16:06 Unpacking Andy's Journey into Recruitment
20:42 Death by PowerPoint
22:17 Inspirational Leaders/Mentors
25:27 Biggest Pet-peeve about Linkedin
29:05 Best Advice to Connect
31:55 The Alter Ego
33:59 Are Conferences really Boring?
39:01 Think Tank
45:57 How Adam got into Vayner Media?

50:26 Biggest Fear or Biggest Push?
52:48 Perspective on Building a Personal Brand

JP Elliott: Talent Managment & Recruitment Feb 09, 2020

2:10 (How JP got into HR)
4:11 (Humanistic View vs Capitalistic View)
7:12 (Role of Formal Education in Real life)
8:20 (Building a Career)
11:05 (The Candidate Experience)
14:45 (The Best Practice)
16:39 (Advantage of Working with a Big Company)
22:03 (Making a Difference)
24:12 (Effect of Termination on Mental Health)
26:30 (Employee Branding and 2020 Goals)

Vincent Bragg & Joe Michael Nickson: Second Chances & Prison Reform Feb 02, 2020

3:50 (Out of the Box Ideas/ Creativity behind Bars)
6:03 (Think Tank/ Working with Defy Venture)
8:30 (First day home after Release)
11:10 (The best employees?)
11:56 (All about Concrete)
14:33 (Story about Incarceration/ Rock Nation)
21:36 (Future of Concreate)
22:52 (The Creative Process)
26:18 ( the word 'Legacy')

Claude Silver: HR - Leading From the Heart at VaynerMedia Jan 27, 2020

3:03 - Approach to Employee Handling
4:24 - Self Awareness / Recognition of Values
7:32 - Process of letting go
8:20 - How to create work environment friendly/ Connection and Belonging
11:55 - The dark side of letting go
13:40 - Dont Burn Bridges/ Sh*t Happens/ Forgive Yourself
15:47 - Termination/ After Care / Keep Connected
22:39 - What's not so 'Awesome' about working with Gary
25:02 - The Art of Communication/ Feedback Training/ Being Empathetic
29:00 - Parenthood and Work
31:20 - The ING (Survivors of Abuse)

Heather Monahan: Courage & Confidence Jan 20, 2020

(2:06) Blessing in Disguise/ Getting Fired
(7:12) Being Vulnerable
(10:33) Story behind Confidence Creator
(12:00) Struggle with your Villain and finding the root cause
(13:02) Fight your own fears
(15:42/ 17:14) Art of Public Speaking
(19:17) Journey to TedX
(28:05) Purpose of Heather's Podcast
(29:19) Challenges with Podcast
I(30:57) Interview with Gary V

Max Stossel: Words that Move Jan 13, 2020

(2:00) Road to Success/ Social Media/ Content Creation
(5:24) Emerging of Two Worlds / Turning Poetry into Short Films to Spread Awareness and Important Message
(6:58) Approach to Content Creation
(8:50) Golden Mission/ How to live a life without Social Media
(12:29) Educating the kids about the use/over use of Gadgets
(17:08) Pros and Cons of Social Media for Children
(19:15) What is Attention Economy?
(21:54) The Great Hack
(24:21) How to Protect our Personal Data/Identity?
(25:20) The Creative Process - How the concept in mind translates into physical product
(30:08) How to grow an Audience

Joel Lunenfeld: An Inspirational Career Journey Jan 06, 2020

9:28 - Chinning Up
12:40 - Youngest CEO
16:51 - Foundation to Leadership Mindset / Influencer vs Leadership
22:44 - The Twitter Journey
32:10 - Non Profit Projects/ Giving More / When Work feels Fulfilling
33:46 - Relationship with NorCal Cannabis
38:21 - Work Life Balance / Keeping it Together

Rich Cardona: Content Creation Career Journey Dec 29, 2019

(2:55) Military Background/ How Rich joined Armed Forces
(7:00) US - Afghanistan War / Perspective on War Zone from the Other End
(9:24) Return to Real City Life / Existential - Transitional Crisis
(12:15) How he got Hired and Fired on Amazon
(17:46) Back to Basics / How to Prioritize and Find Solutions to a Stress-free life / Journey to Self Awareness
(20:57) Exploring Europe and getting into Photography
(23:00) How Rich found Motivation
(27:51) Highlights of Rich Cardona Media
(30:11) Living on the Edge/ Proximity of Power

(34:00) Putting yourself First / The True Essence of being Humble
(34:47) What is Leadership locker?

Drew Austin: AI in Recruitment Dec 22, 2019

4:30 Idea behind Wendy
6:44 Purpose and Value of Humanization of Machine
7:44 Example of Screening/ Workflow
11:01 Vision of Future of Recruiting
14:00 Stress on Incorporating Technology in Recruiting
15:57 The effect of Personalization and Interaction
20:16 How to Maximize Value/ How to face the challenges/ Adaptation to changing trends
29:01 Communication is the KEY/ Relationship Building/ Time Management
31:40 My Network is my Net-worth / Talk about great advice

Hala Taha: Podcasting Journey & Innovation Dec 16, 2019

Collaboration over competition. Be open and humble enough to being inspired from others that may be half your age. All things that I say in relation to guest today Hala Taha, host of the popular #youngandprofiting podcast. Quick 101 for those I am introducing her to for the first time- Her day job, Lifecycle Marketing Ops & Growth Platform Manager at Disney Streaming Services. Her passion - host of one of the fastest growing podcasts, YAP- Young and Profiiting. Some other fun facts- Hala started her career in radio at Hot 97 here in NYC as Angie Martinez’ assistant. She also launched her own successful blog “The Sorority of Hip Hop” that MTV scouted and almost launched a reality show that I believe she was set to star in. Hala landed on my radar b/c of branding, marketing and tenacity were ever present on LinkedIN. I checked out a couple episodes of her show and I knew we had to connect and have her on to share her story and insights with my tribe.

Jason Wang: Entrepreneurship & Second Chances Dec 11, 2019

Super pumped to introduce my guest today Jason Wang. I first met Jason about a year ago through my work with Defy Ventures. And for those who do not know, Defy is an in-prison program where incarcerated men and women take part in a University-accredited program on well-being, entrepreneurship training, personal development, mentoring, business incubation, financing opportunities, and network development. We will get more to that story in a bit. Jason is a born entrepreneur. At the age of 8, he would buy a box of 300 fortune cookies from his dad’s restaurant for $7 and sell them at school for .25 cents each. He quickly became the “Fortune Cookie King” to his fellow classmates. At the age of 13, he started another business that generated over $100k in revenue with 95% profit margins. Unfortunately, this business was illegal. Oh, and his teammates were his fellow gang members. Jason was finally caught at the age of 15 for a first degree felony and was sent to prison on a 12 year sentence. Since his release, he has earned a double masters (MBA, MS International Business), worked as a management consultant, and started several other ventures. Today, Jason is the Founder and CEO of FreeWorld. And he is here today to share his incredible story of perseverance and personal growth.

Zack Scriven: Being an Influencer Dec 07, 2019

My guest on E40 of #thepozcast Zack Scriven is a self-proclaimed #influencer. A title he takes a lot of pride in but also gets a lot of criticism for as well. Either way he owns it and does his best to embody the title. But Zack is a lot more than that. He quit his lucrative job in Industrial Automation Engineering to pursue content creation full time. He is the host of The Zack Scriven Podcast who graciously had me on about a year ago to share my story. He was one of the first that opened up his show for me and I greatly appreciate that. He is also a highly technically and creatively skilled content creator and founder of Zack Scriven Media- another aspect I admire about him as he constantly innovates and shares his learnings with his tribe. His content is focused around Digital Transformation, featuring both clients within his past industry and others. As well, he has recently completed a 30 day road trip that he documented that we will talk about. His goal is to serve God in all things he does. Today, Zack regularly travels all over the U.S and worldwide. attending LinkedIn Local Networking Events. He has been sponsored by several brands to speak at conferences in Las Vegas, Dallas, Dubai and South Africa. Zack Scriven looks forward to continuing this exciting journey—leading the charge in Digital Transformation. Join us as we dig into his career journey, thought leadership on content creation, #linkedin and a ton more. Thanks for coming along for the ride!

Joe Mullings: A Recruiting Master Class Dec 02, 2019

On this our 39th episode, we are going to have some real talk around how to be a successful recruiter, how to hire them and how to build a thriving recruitment business. My guest today, Joe Mullings is the President & CEO of The Mullings Group Companies and TrueFuture TV, is content company. Joe has been building companies and careers since the 1980’s. He has built the world's leading search firm in the medical device industry with clients like Google, Johnson & Johnson, Abbott Laboratories as well as the emerging technology startups. He is also President & CEO of DragonFly Stories which is a media company that is the production company behind the docu-series TrueFuture as well as the media platform of TMGPulse, a medtech news and opinion website. Joe is serious about physical fitness and MMA and he has also founded The Armory, at the time one of the larger Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts teams with multiple fighters in the UFC and world class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitors. Long story short, Joe is not the type of guy you mess with on any front. I’ve been admiring and learning from Joe from afar and I had my first convo w/ him back last Dec. I’ll be honest, my first impression was that this guy is a bit too tough, but after we really started talking shop and life, I knew this guy was someone for me to connect with further and learn from. I am thrilled to have him on the show today, so let's get to it.

Brandon Steiner: My Life in Sports Experiences Nov 18, 2019

EXCLUSIVE W/ #sportsmarketing legend Brandon Steiner !! #steinersports #brandonsteiner

It's never too late to start dreaming again: Life Lessons from Brandon >> - Influences of growing up in Brooklyn, his mom teaching him to be fearless and go outside the lines. - Be comfortable being uncomfortable - Family pride & creating teachable moments for your kids - "If you want to have a good friend, you need to be a good friend" - his relationship w/ Mariano Rivera -God gives you what you need, not what you want - Life does not happen TO you, it happens FOR YOU - Most things that are good, start w/ something bad - History of Steiner Sports & Mark Messier - The importance of real rewards and loyalty and the concept of an "experience- Memories that matter" - Brands must choose 2/3 b/w Price/quality/service - Painful to walk away but excited for new chapter - In past was too comfortable w/ the comfortable (status quo), not enough pushing it to blow fans away (what enjoys the most) - Dark moments of being a serial entrepreneur isn't always as "Happy" as it looks! - Change your flock, new friends, new perspective - Shit is what you make of it! (the message within)

Brandon Bornancin: Hiring and Building a Sales Empire Nov 12, 2019

Let’s talk about #Sales. #Selling is an essential component in all business. Some of us do it as part of our job and for others it’s our full time job. A major part of my job is selling. Selling candidates on opportunities and selling potential clients on my services. Today I want to bring you a true sales pro and sales industry leader to talk about his story and his approach to hiring sales people and hopefully he will drop some other secrets as well. My guest today Brandon Bornancin is a Serial Salesperson, Author, Angel Investor and keynote speaker on all topics related to sales, marketing and entrepreneurship. His cut to the chase, no BS in the trenches made millions, lost millions and everything in-between since he was 18. Brandon is the CEO & Founder of #Seamless.AI, one of the fastest growing #SaaS companies that delivers the world’s best sales leads. Over 30,000+ companies use Seamless.AI to generate millions in sales at companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Slack, Dell, Oracle & many others. On this episode we dig into all things: sales recruitment, interview tips, how to fail, how to rebuild and how to scale along with a ton more. Brandon drops tons of #knowledgebombs

Lila Smith: How to #saythingsbetter Nov 08, 2019

Tribe, you are in for a treat on E44 of #thepozcast as my guest Lila Smith #saythingsbetter is a human firework show, sparklers coming at you from every direction. I have had the pleasure to finally meet her in Dallas this past September as she was the keynote speaker for an event I organized. And I can promise you she delivered as promised! We are also now pickle pals but that’s a story for later. Lila Smith used to think that being a professional actress would be the best way to use her love of storytelling to make a difference that mattered in the world. After spending 20 years training and 10 years professionally performing to great acclaim in NYC and around the US, she still felt there was more. More connection, more honesty, and more impact to be had- offstage, in real life. That’s why Lila created Say Things Better, a 5-Step method of Intentional Communication based on the best tools she learned in theater. She now travels around the world helping people and brands across cultures and industries to connect to their ideal Communication Partners. I am thrilled to have her on the show to discuss her story and a ton more! I appreciate all of you listening, subscribing, commenting and sharing! Thank you!

Julian Placino: Career Pivots into the Future Nov 04, 2019

I am thrilled to introduce my guest today on the show, Julian Placino. We have built an online and offline relationship that has culminated with the co-creation of an industry event this past September in Dallas (that we will get into). In my opinion, our relationship is an incredible example of the power of real networking. We were initially connected about a year ago by my friend and mutual connection, Brian Altomarie. We had a networking chat and Julian graciously invited me on his Pathways to Success podcast to share my story. That evolved to where we are today and more to come. Julian, is a Fortune 500 Speaker who’s spoken hundreds of times at various corporations, conferences, universities, and nonprofits. He is also the host of the extremely successful Pathways to Success Podcast, where he interviews exceptional leaders about their journeys to success including company founders, CEOs, New York Times bestselling authors, TEDx speakers, celebrity athletes, and prolific entrepreneurs like myself! And he does so much more including modeling, acting and was recently cast in the Amazon Prime Docu-Series, The Social Movement, a reality TV show about creating social impact through entrepreneurship that will be released in the Summer of 2020. But his core background is in 11 year of 11 years of recruiting experience, he’s helped leading corporations attract, recruit, and retain top talent. Julian has personally hired over 400 world-class professionals in the areas of technology, sales, and creative arts. For 7 years, Julian led talent acquisition for Bottle Rocket, one of the premier mobile development firms in the world. He now consults with staffing firms on business development strategy, performance coaching, content creation, and employer branding. So much value in this episode of #thepozcast ! Thanks for listening & subscribing.

Purdeep Sangha: Coaching Men to be Their Best Nov 01, 2019

My guest today, Purdeep Sangah is known as "The Mentor For Men In Business" and helps men WIN in business and life. #menwhowin His personal mission is to help men live more fulfilling lives, have passionate relationships and raise happy families. As an entrepreneur, husband and father, Purdeep knows exactly how tough it can be to balance a successful business with a happy family. Purdeep uses his proprietary system called The Winner’s Formula to help men win. A system developed using leadership psychology, latest neuroscience and modern mindfulness to align a man’s life energy, mind and emotions to create exponential confidence, performance, vitality, wealth, time, options, joy and fulfillment. Prior to creating his own firm, Purdeep was a successful executive at a multi-billion-dollar organization and has spent two decades studying the top business around the world. He applies this knowledge and insight into his practice. We not only connected a few weeks back and had a tremendous convo, but he was kind enough to have me on his podcast recently and I appreciate the platform to share my story. I think his is fascinating and sure you will as well.

Mike Winnet: Exposing the Scams Oct 28, 2019

My next guest is a bit of an underground hero for those who think logically and have average to above average common sense and reasoning. Those that can see through the BS and can think for themselves. Mike Winnet is THE self-appointed, uninspirational, backwards thinking "leader" on a mission to uncover the truth behind all the BS in today's digital me-me-me first world. #contrepreneur He is out to expose all of the get rich quick schemes and mock the vomit-inducing "humblebrag" style of your favourite influencer. His latest "The #Contrepreneur Series" uncovers the truth behind "get rich quick" schemes pushed by insta-successful gurus. You know the type I am talking about right? In 2019 he invested his own time and money into popular passive income streams like; Crypto Mining, UK & Overseas Property Investment, YouTube Revenue, eCommerce, ebooks and online courses. He reports back to all of us, “warts and all” for people to REALLY see if these "shortcuts" to success DO or DON'T make the money promised by the people selling them. He is truly putting his money where his big fat mouth is. I love his style, his brashness and HAD to have him on the show for some real talk... This is a good one folks!

Jared Mirsky: Building a Cannabis Empire Oct 21, 2019

Weed. Grass. Reefer. Dope. Ganga, Skunk. Mary Jane. Herb. Pot. Whatever you want to call it, It's all cannabis, Marijuana. It comes in many forms and it's a tremendous global legal and illegal market. Here in the US the marjuna reform is spreading like wild pot fire across the country, and this couldn't make me happier. In the US as many states are or have legalized medicinal and recreational marijuana, the market has exploded and with that, created a new industry that needs market support. Since 2009, my guest today, Jared Mirsky and his award-winning cannabis-focused branding and marketing agency, Wick & Mortar have been doing just that. They have been featured in dozens of magazines including Entrepreneur Media, Forbes, Wired, Cheddar, National Geographic, Huffington Post, and CNN Money. 2018 was the most explosive growth year yet, and Wick & Mortar continues to rack up awards and honors such as Top 40 under 40 in Marijuana Venture Magazine and most recently ranked #193 by Entrepreneur 360. Not content with simply winning awards, Jared continues to shape an industry and is now a regular contributor to Forbes, High Times, Entrepreneur, and The Fresh Toast. Despite the successes, for Jared, the greatest achievement in his life is his son. Rebranding #Cannabis is his mission, and he aims to accomplish this by helping to educate the industry on the power of successful branding in the cannabis space and the impact it has on the world. I am super excited to have him on the show today to talk about his journey and a whole lot more... #podcasthost #cannabisretail #cannabisbusiness #cannabiscommunity

Dualta Doherty: His Journey in Global Recruitment Oct 14, 2019

- The power of Relationships

- The global recruitment space

- R2R recruitment

- What its like to work with your wife/partner

- How to build talent pipelines (brass tacks)

- Difference b/w US and UK/Global Recruitment

- Balancing a family life with building a thriving recruitment business

- Characteristics of a successful recruiter (spoiler: Tenacity Grit & being Inquisitive)

- Recruitment mistakes

Garrett Mintz: Innovating Mentorship Oct 07, 2019

My guest on E31 of #thepozcast is Garrett Mintz is the founder and CEO of Ambition In Motion. Garrett works to connect college students with mentors in their fields of interest so then students can gain greater insight into potential career paths and alumnican have greater engagement with their chapter or alma mater. Garrett is a passionate speaker, entrepreneur, mentor matchmaker, and potential-unlocker who specializes in helping people take massive action to where they would like to be. He works to teach them skills on networking, professional development, and relationship building, and drives them towards achieving their desired outcome. This is what this is all about people, bringing value. I am thrilled to welcome him here to drop some knowledge and share his story.

Shay Rowbottom: The Queen of LinkedIN Content Oct 01, 2019

My guest today, Shay Rowbottom #shayshine is the Queen of LinkedIN content. With over 80K followers and tens of millions of views on her content, she has created one of the most engaging and entertaining brands on the platform. Not only is she a fantastic video creator, but now she is teaching founders and executives the same so they can speak directly to this incredible audience of potential customers and advocates. If you have never heard of Shay and you are active on LinkedIN, SHE is probably doing something wrong! Just kidding. I will be honest, when I first started to notice Shay’s presence, I had mixed feelings and preconceived notions. I was a bit envious of her killer content and engagement. So I did what I do best and decided to take my online offline and I reached out and connected with Shay in June and we had an incredible first conversation. We spoke a lot about who we truly are as humans, what our goals are and we found the common thread of tenacity. I am beyond thrilled to have her on the show!

Rebecca Oppenheim & Gail Buck: Building a Recruitment Business That Gives Back Sep 23, 2019

When did you know that a career in recruitment was right for you? What vertices to do specialize in?
What are so many recruiters doing wrong to give us good ones a bad name?
I really love your model. Especially the fact that a for-profit B Corp business can be an incredible force for good. It really leverages all of our skills and powers for good to those who need it. What was that ah-ha moment to create this?
Let’s talk about “unconscious bias” for those that don't know, what is it? How does it affect TA?
Let's talk about attracting top talent AND retaining them from the POV of an agency recruiter, speaking to organizations. For me, the successful ones are the companies that focus on retention first over hiring. It’s a terrible cycle that starts w/ retention. However in today's market/reality, tenures have been decreasing drastically as people are lured to new and exciting opportunities. What can they do?
“Diversity” seems to be the buzz word of late, when I say that word, what does it mean to you? Double edge sword?
What does the word “authentic” mean to you?
Engagement pods/ yay or nay?
What is the single best piece of advice that you have ever received?
What was your biggest career failure and what did you learn from it?

Eric Kussin: His Mental Health Journey #samehere Sep 17, 2019

Eric shares his personal and professional journey battling mental illness. It is now his life's mission to help others and utilize his network to build a community of awareness and care.

NEW #thepozcast ALERT E28: Eric Kussin #samehere If there was ever one episode that you should listen to and share, please make it this one. #mentalhealth is not just a buzz word and by no means clickbait. Eric's story is one that many of us can relate to. Many of us do not know that we are victims of trauma and can not see the tell tale signs. Eric has been though it to say the least. He now has made it his life's mission to make a difference in mental health through his global alliance #weareallalittlecrazy - with experts and professional athletes who have all experienced mental health issues. The #samehere movement is a campaign you will see woven throughout. It is a sign language gesture that can be used inivrerally in the context of mental health to mean- "Same Here - I too struggle with some of life's inevitable challenges. We are all in this together.

Wendi Weiner: Resume Writing Professional Sep 09, 2019

Throughout the past 20+ episodes of #thepozcast I have featured the best in class career coaches and branding pros. My guest today, Wendi Weiner is not only one of those, but had a significant ah-ha moment in her career and a major career pivot.

Wendi Weiner is an attorney and award-winning writer who has been featured in more than 50 major media outlets (including CNN, HuffPost, Forbes, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur) as a top authority in resume writing, personal branding, and content strategy. As a solopreneur and owner of The Writing Guru, her trademarked namesake company, Wendi creates powerful career and personal brands for attorneys, top-tier executives, and business leaders. She additionally provides high-impact content writing for corporations and major publications, and speaks on the global level about personal branding, resume writing, business professionalism, reputation management, and social networking.

Wendi landed on my radar as I have been engaging with top career coaches. We connected and I loved her energy and story and knew my tribe would as well and here we are today! I am confident that you will gain a ton of value from her background and story. I appreciate you listening, engaging, commenting and subscribing. Thanks!

Joe Apfelbaum: Business Strategy & LinkedIN Tactics #boom Sep 03, 2019

On this episode, E26 of #thepozcat, I bring you a master of the art of LinkedIN, tactics, tactics and more tactics. He is a digital marketing Vet who has fully capitalized on LI to grow is own business and teach others with his blueprint course.

Joe Apfelbaum is the CEO of Ajax Union, a B2B digital marketing agency based in Brooklyn, NY. Joe is a business strategist, marketing expert and certified Google trainer. Joe is the Author of his new book High Energy Secrets, How he lost 95 pounds and has more energy than ever. When he is not Mojovating entrepreneurs at events and on social media he chills in Brooklyn with his Wife and 5 kids, which is his greatest accomplishment.

If he is not all over your feed, by design, then you must not be doing something right. Also, he is known to bust out a freestyle rap (stay tuned till the end) I have been connected to Joe for a while and we have some close mutual friends and colleagues. We have had a couple of great chats and I knew I had to have him on to spit some knowledge. Joe is a content machine, a constant source of energy and drive and I am thrilled to have him on today!

I appreciate you listening, commenting, sharing and subscribing!

Thanks

Adam

Dustin Wilshire: A Lifetime Recruiter's Journey Aug 28, 2019

Over the past 20+ episodes I have introduced a wide range of pros, from coaches, to external recruiters and thought leaders across talent and growth. Today I want to feature a true bad-ass in house recruiter who knew he wanted to be a recruiter out of school and now leads a huge TA division at one of the biggest brands in the world, Nike.

My guest on E24 of #thepozcast, Dustin Wishire is a talent acquisition veteran with diverse recruiting experience that spans both agency and in-house corporate settings across a wide variety of industries. He has spent the last 8 years in the athletic footwear and apparel industry. Formerly leading recruiting teams abroad with adidas, he is currently back home in Portland, Oregon leading a team for Nike.

He is also a world traveler, proud father, and a massive Portland Trail Blazers fan. Having lived in 4 countries and visited over 30 in his adult life, Dustin is a recognized global collaborator who has been successful in adapting all that he has learned from his nomadic lifestyle to the business world.

Dustin is also the President of Oregon Recruiters, part of the nationwide Recruiters Network. Being passionate about empowering recruiters in a time with many vocal critics, he chose this organization to provide learning, development and networking opportunities with the goal of helping recruiters elevate in their profession and we are grateful for that.

We connected and I knew he would have a ton of value and great stories to share. This dude is the real deal and I am super excited to have him on the show. You can connect w/ Dustin on LinkedIN. I hope that you find tons of actionable value in this episode. I appreciate you listening, sharing, commenting and subscribing. Thanks!

Jill Katz: HR Through Courage, Candor & Care #HumansFirst Aug 19, 2019

As the pozcast continues to build momentum, I continue to work to bring you the best thought leaders in the talent and career growth industry and my guest on E23 of #thepozcast Jill Katz is at the top of the list. As I ventured down my own career journey, Jill’s name, reputation and work came to light through Mike Vacanti (Humans First) and Claude Silver. Jill and I connected a couple of months back on a true human level and I invited here to join us today.

Jill Katz is an Influencer, Speaker and Coach that is passionate about shifting the workplace to be more #PeopleFocused. She is the Founder and Chief Change Officer of Assemble HR Consulting, a boutique Human Resources firm that focuses on Organizational Transformation and Employee Experience.

Jill brings candid insights, brave questions, humor and empathy to her advisory practice. She is a seasoned executive coach, facilitator, and human capital expert with more than 20 years of success. She is best known for her “3C’s Approach”: candor, courage, and Care. Most important of all, she is a very proud Mom, a devoted wife, a Broadway fanatic, and a dog lover.

Please join us on E23 to talk all things how to make the workplace more #humansfirst. I appreciate you listening, engaging, sharing, subscribing and commenting. Enjoy! Thanks!

Cheri Garcia: Sobriety and Giving Second Chances Aug 12, 2019

For me in my own career and personal growth journey, stepping outside of my comfort zone has been an area of development and tremendous growth that has driven my success. It really kicked into high gear when first deciding to go out on my own and launch my own business, but I wanted to take it a step further. My mentor Marcus Glover has been volunteering for years in the penitentiary system and introduced me to Defy Ventures- where they work with incarcerated men and women to mentor and coach them in creating their own business and prepare them for a better life when released. I have been volunteering with them over the past couple of years and it has been tremendous. One of the biggest (of many) take aways is all about “Second Chances”- and putting life in an entirely new perspective.

My guest today, Cheri Garcia is the Founder of Cornbread Hustle, a staffing agency for second chances. Cheri is passionate about helping felons and people in recovery find transformation through employment or entrepreneurship.

As someone who has re-invented her own life, Cheri wanted to create a company to help others do the same. Before starting Cornbread Hustle, Cheri found her own transformation and recovery through inventing a tanning bed and getting a career in the TV news industry.

Cheri developed expert level skills for marketing and PR and She uses those talents to help individuals getting out of prison re-brand themselves to become the person they want to be and get noticed by the people they want to meet.

Cheri and I chatted recently and swapped our stories and I was blown away with her resilience, tenacity and what she has created with Cornbread hustle. I am trilled to have her on today to share her story and a whole lot more. Enjoy and thanks for listening to #thePOZcast

Austin Belcak: How to Land The Job You Want Aug 06, 2019

The goal of the pozcast is to bring you, the job seekers, my listeners to new, outside the box advice and tactics to take their search to the next level. My next guest, Austin Belcak does just that.

Austin is the founder of Cultivated Culture where he teaches people how to land jobs they love without applying online. His strategies have helped people land jobs at places like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, and more without applying online. Austin has also been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Fast Company, Inc., and more. But that’s not his Day job, he is currently Director of Partnership Development at Microsoft. So he most certainly found a way to land a great gig.

Recently I was drawn to Austin’s content on LinkedIN and had to connect and learn more about his approach. We had a great chat and I said I need to have you on the pozcast to share and that’s where we are today! Austin brings you a TON of value and actionable advice and tactics how to move your career search forward. This is PURE GOLD enjoy!

Austin has also created a fantastic value add resume builder for free, check it out: https://cultivatedculture.com/resume-templates

The POZcast E20: Joe Gill Jul 29, 2019

Over the past 19 episodes I have had HR pros, thought leaders in cultural transformation and seasoned recruiters. But I have not had anyone on who is currently within their career journey specifically, nor have I had someone on who has continued to fight daily.

I was immediately drawn to my next guest as I could relate to him directly having fought my own career battles over the past 15 years. Like him, I have been laid off multiple times and have had to dig down deep to harness my tenacity and my dude, Joe Gill is all tenacity. We found ourselves in the same linked in covos, sometimes aligned and other times having good-spirited debate over various topics. Lately Joe has been putting out almost daily content around social media best practices, being authentic and something that hits home super close to me, always adding value or as Joe says “being a valuenecer”, I LOVE IT!

After 5 layoffs and surviving thyroid cancer, Joe believes you can overcome anything with resilience, perseverance and blue collar work ethic. Currently, Joe is a social media consultant for his agency, Valuencer. He is one part story shower…One part mad scientist… And one part detective.. These traits and skills help solve their clients social media marketing ROI mystery.

For fun, Joe enjoys spending time with his family, drinking craft beer, being a star wars loving nerd and attending as many concerts as he can. Joe is the real deal, salt of the earth and speaks from the heart. He continues to fight the good daily. I love his never say die attitude, both personally and professionally and I am pumped to have him on #thepozcast to talk about his career journey.

Please enjoy my conversation with Joe Gill. I appreciate you listening, commenting, sharing and subscribing. Thank you.

The POZcast E19: Bobby Umar Jul 22, 2019

I a super pumped to have Bobby Umar on E19 of #thepozcast. He is a Brand marketer, aerospace design engineer, professional comedic actor, teacher — these are some of the diverse roles Bobby has explored to find his true purpose. Now he leads Raeallan to help GenY / GenX leaders find their passions. Bobby is a serial entrepreneur and motivational speaker on Leadership, Connection, Personal Branding and Career Development. He is a prolific 5 time TEDx speaker, and is a leading social media influencer.

Bobby is dedicated to causes embracing youth and diversity. He is a proud father and he just loves playing ultimate frisbee and Settlers of Catan, predicting the Oscars, and remembering the lyrics to every 80′s TV show theme song. Bobby has never lost a thumb war, ever. I am going to challenge him when I finally meet him in person. Bobby has authored 3 books and recently named a "Top 7 Networking Guru to Follow". Inc Magazine named him one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers

Bobby is a social media advocate, who champions authentic connection and leadership. With a background in brand marketing (Kraft and Unilever), engineering (Bombardier) and the performing arts (Second City), Bobby has led Raeallan for over a decade and is now a recognized thought leader in networking, social media and personal branding. He founded the DYPB – Discover Your Personal Brand conference, the largest event in North America dedicated solely to personal branding, featuring 60 experts and over 300 delegates. 250,000+ people from across the world have experienced Bobby’s high-energy keynotes, interactive team-building activities, and engaging workshops.

I connected w/ Bobby via Allison Fisher, another tremendous authentic connection that I have. I told her that I have been following Bobby for a bit and I'd love to have him on the pozcast and she connected the dots. He is a true influencer who is always adding value and I am honored to have him on the show. I truly hope that you find at least one golden nugget to take action on to harness your inner tenacity! I appreciate you listening and please share, subscribe and comment. Thanks!

The POZcast E18: Brianna Rooney Jul 15, 2019

I speak about this a lot, I love connecting with fellow recruiters everywhere across the US and abroad. It’s always great to share war stories, talk shop and learn a thing or two from pros. My guest today is a rock star in the world of Tech Recruitment, based in the Bay Area, Brianna Rooney.

Brianna Rooney (AKA the Millionaire Recruiter) is the founder of Techees, a highly successful SF-based tech recruitment firm. She also owns a top 100 restaurant mouthful eatery, has an amazing Chef of a husband and two little kids. Diego Danger (yes that’s his real middle name) 5 years old, and a sweet little 2-year-old girl, Lima Ariel.

Techees is a firm that places highly sought-after software professionals with high profile,. companies in the Bay Area. Brianna takes the match making approach to recruitment. Hiring is all too similar to dating. If you want to do it right, you have to take the thoughtful road without all the fluff. The saying, “fire fast and hire slow” does not work in the Bay Area. You need to fire fast and hire faster.

The other thing I admire is her approach to training within our field. The industry as a whole isn’t trained well so Brianna came out with www.themillionairerecuiter.com - A 3-hour eCourse that is interactive, professionally well done and trains you like she would if you were in her office. Pretty cool. We will dig into that and a whole lot more. I am excited to have her on #thepozcast. Enjoy!

The POZcast E25: Mark Metry v. Jordan Paris #theshowdown Jul 03, 2019

Tribe, I a special one for you today. A true heavy-weight tag team match up battle royal. I bring you two of the top trending podcasters out there right now, curators of all that is awesome, Jordan Paris and Mark Metry. Both have been a tremendous inspiration for me to launch and craft The POZ Cast as well as being genuine humble, helpful and authentic humans, for which I am grateful.

First up, Jordan Paris is a 21-year-old author, web-developer, podcast host, and former college athlete. He has been featured in Men’s Health, Yahoo Finance, and Nasdaq as a beacon of light for inspiring people from all walks of life. Jordan's podcast, Growth Mindset University, was ranked #3 in the iTunes Training category and is consistently in the top ten. On the show, he interviews young up-and-comers and the most successful people on planet earth like Kevin Rudolf, David Meltzer, Mark Manson, Rachel Starr, and Adam Posner. Jordan is also the founder of The WordPress Rocketeer, where he focuses on developing engaging websites to launch his celebrity clients' dreams to infinity and beyond. His approach to life and business is simple yet powerful: Don't make a living, design a life. With this creator's mentality, Jordan has been able to produce outstanding results for himself and challenge others to rise above circumstances and take control of their lives.

If you don't know my second guest, you must be living under a rock.

Mark Metry is the Host of the Global Top 100 podcast, Humans 2.0 featured by Forbes, NASDAQ and Yahoo Finance as the "Top 21 Growing Podcasts you must listen to in 2019." Mark's show has been listened to over 4 million times and features the greatest leaders of our time and frequently converses with Billionaires, Professional Athletes, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and New York Times Bestselling authors exploring today's dynamic of the human experience in modern technological times of 2019. Mark delivers effective talks, workshops and keynotes centered around human potential, mindset, social anxiety, transformation and using podcasting as a business and has spoken alongside an Olympian gold medalist.

Mark is also the Founder of VU Dream, a marketing & brand agency founded and operating in Boston, Massachusetts working with startups, individuals & corporations to help customers imagine new future realities in the fields of emerging technology like virtual reality and podcasting.

I connected with both Mark and Jordan over the past 6 months the old fashioned way, reaching out and making it happen. We constantly talk via text or linkedIN and are always lifting each other up. As the pozcast was picking up momentum I knew the time was right to have them on. At first I planned two seperate show but as they push me to innovate, I thought this would be the perfect joint effort. Without further adieu….

The POZcast E16: Hishem Azzouz Jul 01, 2019

I love connecting with fellow recruiters everywhere across the US and abroad. It’s always great to share war stories and learn tips and techniques that work for them that I may be able to incorporate into my practice.

In my journey connecting and networking across LinkedIN, I came across Hishem Azzouz, a UK based recruitment pro who has a very unique and strong POV on recruitment. As well, he is the host of the Recruitment Rollercoaster Podcast which focuses on the nuts and bolts of running and building a recruitment practice- its equally entertaining and value add.

Hishem Azzouz has been in the recruitment game for a few years. During this time he learned how to utilize personal branding techniques to help him build a successful Recruitment desk. Now he works for an inbound marketing agency that specialises in partnering with ambitions Recruitment agencies.

We connected a few weeks back and I asked him to come join us here to talk shop on a bit of everything including how UK recruitment differs from US. Really excited to have him on to talk all things recruitment, recruiter branding and a whole lot more! Thanks for listening and please subscribe and comment.

The POZcast E17: Jamal (Jay) Salim Jun 24, 2019

Continuing the trend, for those of you that have been following along my career journey you may have noticed that I have some guests on that have been integral to my career journey and my next one, Jamal “Jay” Salim is certainly one of them. Jamal was the head of HR when I joined Boombox aka Ergo Interactive. It was a shortstop in my career before I moved over to Vayner but it was critical as I learned a ton in those few short months about myself, tough clients and finding success inside a small agency. More importantly, I made a lasting friend and powerful business connection with my man Jay.

Jamal is the VP of HR at Complex, where he is leading the culture of the company synonymous with culture. Prior to Complex, Jay led the HR department at Laundry Service, an Ad Age Top 10 Agency two years in a row, and Cycle Media. Like me, he is Brooklyn Born, him in East Flatbush and me in Sheepshead Bay, which we both take a lot of pride in.

Jay is also a Veteran of the US Army, having served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, another aspect of him that I hold in the highest regard. When he is not building an empire over at Complex or rooting for the Brooklyn Nets you can find him scouring the universe for the hottest kicks or being front and center at the Jay-Z private concert. I love this dude and sure you will as well as we dig into all things TA, HR, Team building, Culture and a whole lot more. Enjoy and please comment and give a review/rating if you enjoy! Thanks

The POZcast E15: Jeff Stewart Jun 17, 2019

For those of you that have been following along my career journey you may have noticed that I have some guests on that have been integral to my career journey and my next one, Jeff Stewart played a pivotal role. Back in 2012 he recruited me for my role at Erwin Penland, my most favorite job that I ever had. I remember a couple of very distinct things from working with him. First, this dude was a smooth operator- smooth as silk. Not salesy, just got it done, all business. Which makes sense as he was a former pro poker player.

Jeff had his own pivot about 2 years ago and now today is a talent strategy consultant at LinkedIn who spends his time helping talent leaders from all industries better understand the behavior of their target audiences and competitors in order to craft winning strategies to attract and engage the very best talent and build winning teams. As I mentioned, prior to joining LinkedIn, he was an agency recruiter who specialized in helping his clients hire top-performing marketing, advertising, communications, and design professionals in New York City.

Jeff is the man and on E15 he drops inside knowledge of how both candidates and brands can best utilize the platform and a whole lot more!

The POZcast E14: Hung Lee Jun 10, 2019

Knowing your stuff is imperative to success in any industry. And knowing where to find the most up to date and relevant info is gold. However, being able to take that info, synthesize it and put it into practice is what will separate you from the competition. It’s one thing to be aware, but another thing to be ahead of the curve and that’s what Hung has enabled us with Recruiting Brainfood. He has also created an amazing community of like minded, forward thinking recruitment pros that care about our clients, our candidates and our business who want to do things right on all sides of the recruitment equation.

I have taken a page from Hung’s masterful curation when creating The POZCAST. My goal is to bring experts from all sides of the industry here to give you actionable tangible advice. This info isnt just for us recruitment pros, but for candidates as well to understand the system and the field that you are playing on so you can use it to your advantage. Whether it be knowing how an ATS system works or maybe where the recruiters are meeting up for a conference near you so you can network, having the inside edge is everything, it’s the competitive advantage you need.

Join us on E14 as we go deep with Mr. Recruiting Brain Food himself, Hung Lee. Thanks for listening!

The POZcast E13: Katie Loeb Jun 03, 2019

Katie Loeb is the Director of Brand and Strategy at Loeb.nyc, a venture “collective” that combines smart capital with deep operational resources to a network of startups. Under Katie’s vision, Loeb.nyc has established itself as one of the most unique and nimble venture firms in the space, identifying nascent startups and developing and funding them until fully fledged.

In early 2019, Katie led a full rebrand capturing LOEBS futurist and flexible approach. She is also super Passionate about sustainable culture and community within an evolving organization.

Katie is also responsible for the company’s proprietary event series, The // or Not Experience, a conference and salon series that is geared towards brand marketers that focuses on the latest trends and tactics in the investment space. The flagship event draws a crowd of over 200 takes place every spring in Southampton, NY. Katie is a leader and expert in the startup/VC space and I am really excited to have her on #thepozcast

The POZcast E12: Kyle Elliott May 28, 2019

Knowing when to ask for help is hard, especially during the job-search. There are pros out there like Kyle Elliott who can give you the competitive advantage to land the job of your dreams. These *real pros can give you the tools and structure you need to be disciplined, focused and a sounding board for advice and direction.

O this episode, Kyle drops some actionable tools and tips to help you harness your inner tenacity and crush your search.

But more importantly, helps put you in the mindset to put you in a position to succeed. Remember, the job search is the hardest job that you will ever have. But you are not in it alone, there are tons of resources at your fingertips, you just need to reach out and make it happen.

I am confident that you will find true #valueadd in this episode. Please subscribe, comment and share!

GET INVOLVED >>>

The POZcast E11: Kerri Twigg May 20, 2019

One of the core goals of the POZCAST is to give those currently within their jobsearch or those thinking about their next move tactical, actionable advice and best practices to give you the advantage. With me today is a leading expert in this space, Kerri Twigg. Kerri has been helping people to figure out what makes them awesome and how to embrace that awesomeness for over 20 years. First as a creative drama teacher and now as a career coach. She doesn’t tell everyone this, but she’s allergic to formulas that make you look like everyone else. You’re more interesting than that. She knows what it takes to land your ideal job, transition into a new sector, and establish your career brand.

Hailing from our northern friend, Winnipeg Manitoba Canada, Kerri helps people use their stories to land ideal jobs. And, if you don't know what kind of work you are looking for, she can help with that too. She is more than a career coach, she is a career-artisan, helping job seekers craft their Stories + Job Search Strategy. She is also a workshop facilitator and contributing writer to the Amazon Bestselling Career Book: “YOUMAP” and just an all around kick-ass human.

I connected w/ Kerri as part of Evangela Leclair’s SOS Career Summit that brought 20+ experts in our field together to help jobseekers. I poked around a bit into Kerri’s background and once I watched her insanely entertaining dancing videos (and puddle jumping) I was hooked- I needed to speak with her! So I reached out and we connected a few weeks ago and all I can say is that I wish I recorded that conversation because it was awesome.

Join us on E11 of #thepozcast as we go deep into all things career journey w/ Kerri Twigg! Enjoy! Comment, like, review and subscribe! Thanks

The POZcast E10: Evangelina Leclair #RockYourJobSearch May 13, 2019

On E10 of #thepozcast, I bring you the leader of the #SOSSummit for the job seeker in Dire Straits, Evangelina Leclair. She is a coach, trainer, and facilitator with 18+ years of people operations experience helping individuals and companies build dream careers. She fosters professional development into company culture and address employee growing pains so that managers and executives can focus on growing the business.

She is a Dreamer. A Doer. A Trailblazer. She gets is. She has gone from campus to a career at a Fortune 100 company, to a start-up that she helped grow to be a global organization. I've leaned in, transitioned, pivoted and side hustled.

Join us as we go deep into actionable, tangible advice for the job seekers out there.
Thanks for listening and please subscribe, comment and leave a review if you enjoyed! Thanks!

The POZcast E9: Sarah Johnston May 06, 2019

If you have spent more than 10 minutes on LinkedIN, your feed will be flooded with #fakefluencers. “Coaches” that provide zero value and just want to take your money. Being a self-proclaimed a career/life coach is the new hot job. People with zero creds or real success.

Time to cut through the BS and showcase those coaches that are the real deal, like Sarah Johnston. They know what they are talking about, add real value and genuinely care about you and my guest Sarah Johnston does just that.

Sarah Johnston is a former corporate recruiter and industry "insider" who got tired of seeing talented high-achievers get passed over for opportunities because they did not have the right marketing documents or know how to position themselves in interviews. She launched the Briefcase Coach in 2017 and has had the privilege of partnering with job seekers all over the world. She's been featured in Inc, HuffPost, Reader's Digest and more and was named one of the Top Job Search Coaches to Follow in 2019 by JobScan.

The POZcast E8: Nico de Bruyn Apr 29, 2019

Some things you cant teach: 1. Tenacity 2. Enthusiasm 3. Being Yourself My guest this week Nico De Bruyn is a shining example of all. His energy is contagious and I am proud to call him a new friend. We will dig into how to create a killer brand on LinkedIN, being authentic and being yourself. Everyone has a journey and a story to tell and sometimes its really humbling to sit back, open your ears and listen. You will be amazed by all the synergy and mutual value add that can be created.

It’s so incredible to connect with tremendous, inspiring young creators and influencers like Nico who always add value, authenticity and showcase their inner tenacity. I thank Nico for being a sounding board, an inspiration and a friend.

The POZcast E7: Adam Posner (Solo Episode 1) Apr 24, 2019

I thought it would be fun to do a quick solo episode to tell my origin story in full. How I pivoted into the world of recruiting and haven't looked back. I hope that you enjoy! Thanks for listening and subscribing.

The POZcast E6: Minnie Damle Apr 16, 2019

Aside from the loss of someone close, losing your job is one of the worst things that can happen to someone. Whether you are let go, downsized or fired, whatever you want to call it, it's devastating.

When I got let go from VaynerMedia about 4 years ago, it was the lowest point in my life. I was broken and didn't know what to do next. Millions of thoughts ran through my mind: What was I going to tell my wife, my friends? How was I ever going to get another job in advertising again? Is this really what to be doing?

But at that moment, I had to dig down deep, harness my inner tenacity and drive forward. The rest as you know, is history.

On E6 of #ThePOZCast, I interviewed Minnie Damle, the Head of HR of Vayner who actually fired me 4 years ago. We talk about that, what you should do if you feel that you may be underperforming, what to do if you get let go and a whole lot more.

This episode brings it home full circle for me. Never burn bridges. Never let one moment define you. Sometimes we fail, but it's how we pick ourselves up and move forward that counts.

The POZcast E5: Justin Nguyen #YoungandD.U.M.B. Apr 10, 2019

I believe in always learning and always evolving otherwise you will fall behind, quick. If you cant be open or humble enough to learn and be inspired from someone half your age then you shouldn't be in the game at all.

Thrilled to drop E5 w/ Justin Nguyen as we talk all things "non-traditional career paths." Food for thought for anyone entering the workforce or pondering a career pivot.

Justin is the CEO of GetChoGrindUp and Co-Host of the Young and D.U.M.B. (Dedicated, Up and Coming, Motivated, Bold) Podcast. They Interview the up and coming generation, successful young entrepreneurs, young Emmy winners, and influencers with tens of millions of followers.

He is a 22 year old who thinks in order to find out who you truly are, you have to try as many things as possible until you find the one that sticks! He is truly an advocate of non-traditional career paths. Today we will dig in and talk about how if either you are just starting your career, in college or high school HOW to think about what is next. What mindset you should consider being in and questions to ask yourself to get to that next step... he is super sharp and an all around great guy…. Thanks for joining us! ENJOY

The POZcast E4: Kelly Milner #RecruiterRealTalk Apr 02, 2019

The POZcast E4: Kelly Milner #RecruiterRealTalk

Someone recently asked me what the purpose of #thepozcast is? Without hesitation I said "To bring value to Jobseekers...actionable, tangible advice and insight that always #addvalue. I want to help jobseekers in their professional journey and help them harness their inner tenacity to drive their career forward.

Wouldn't it be great if you can talk to real recruiters and ask them questions us job seekers have?" Well, that is exactly what I did. Starting off this series of #recruiterrealtalk with one of my faves in the industry Kelly Milner. GET INVOLVED!

The POZcast E3: Adam Conrad #GreatRecruiters Mar 28, 2019

Recruitment as an industry get a bad rap. The primary reason being the there are so many BAD recruiters that give us good ones a bad name. Our job is hard. We deal with the ultimate X-factor, human emotions and decisions. It's HOW we manage our relationships with candidates and Clients that define us- aka our reputation.

What if there was a way for candidates and Clients to review recruiters before and after they work with them? What if there was a way for recruiters to solicit feedback to learn and grow? Well now there is and it's incredible!

Tune in now to #ThePozCast Episode 3 with Adam Conrad, founder of #greatrecruiters . https://www.greatrecruiters.com

#thepozcast is on a mission help you Harness Your Inner Tenacity and Drive Your Career Forward!

The PozCast E2: Mike Vacanti #humansfirst Mar 20, 2019

Mike Vacanti is a leader in the world of cultural transformation and the founder of #HumansFirst club. HumansFirst Club is a global group of leaders, influencers and collaborators voluntarily sharing a mission to inspire positive change, fueling growth, maturity and sustainability through stories, experiences and open-dialog, addressing the future of work, personal and organizational development, wellness and strategies for success in today’s transformational business climate.

Join us as we dig into what cultural transformation means and how companies and employees can improve culture in the workplace. To learn more about #humansfirst: https://humansfirst.club

The POZcast E1: Quentin (Q) Allums Feb 11, 2019

First episode of the POZ Cast! Adam & Q Connect the online, offline. Here is a look into a raw first time networking conversation.

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