The POZCAST: Decoding Success with Adam Posner

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

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