How I Hire
59 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsTalent is critical to every successful company, but hiring at the executive level comes with many challenges and variables.
Roy Notowitz and his team at Noto Group have spent the last decade helping build iconic consumer brands, one hire at a time. Now, Roy is sitting down with some of the world’s most inspiring leaders to dig into the complexities of assembling exceptional teams.
Whether you’re interested in hiring strategy, leadership assessment, or industry trends, you’ll want to tune into How I Hire for the best executive recruiting advice and insights.
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A Recruiter's Perspective on Job Search Strategy Part 2: Interviewing
April 04, 2024 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBKate Sargent is a talent acquisition expert and job search strategy coach, assisting both companies and candidates alike in matching top talent with career defining roles. In Part 2 of their deep dive conversation, Kate and Roy dig into best practices for interview preparation, how to effectively assess whether a job opportunity is a good fit, the most common mistakes job seekers make when interviewing, and what interviewers are listening for in the process. Kate lends a unique perspective ...
A Recruiter’s Perspective on Job Search Strategy: Part 1
March 12, 2024 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBKate Sargent is a talent acquisition expert and job search strategy coach, assisting both companies and candidates alike in matching top talent with career defining roles. In Part 1 of their deep dive conversation, Kate and Roy discuss how candidates can successfully approach and prepare for a job search, and how fostering authentic relationships in the networking process can make or break a job search. Kate lends a unique perspective to the conversation – she’s served as Head of Global Tal...
A Recruiter’s Perspective on Job Search Strategy Part 1: Preparing and Networking
March 12, 2024 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBKate Sargent is a talent acquisition expert and job search strategy coach, assisting both companies and candidates alike in matching top talent with career defining roles. In Part 1 of their deep dive conversation, Kate and Roy discuss how candidates can successfully approach and prepare for a job search, and how fostering authentic relationships in the networking process can make or break a job search. Kate lends a unique perspective to the conversation – she’s served as Head of Global Tal...
Bryan Adams on How to Define and Leverage an Employer Brand Strategy
February 06, 2024 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBBryan Adams is the founder and CEO of Ph.Creative, an employer branding agency helping companies attract top talent. Ph.Creative works with brands to distill and express clear, authentic employee value propositions in order to enhance the applicant experience and retain candidates. Their clients include LinkedIn, Apple, Nike, and many more. Bryan is also the best-selling author of Give and Get Employer Branding: Repel the Many and Compel the Few with Impact, Purpose, and Belonging, in which...
Reflections, Highlights and Key Hiring Lessons for 2024
January 09, 2024 08:00 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBAs we look ahead to 2024, we’re reflecting on some of our favorite moments shared on the podcast over the past year. Our guests brought an incredible mix of hiring insights and experience to the show. Highlights from this episode include: Noto Group’s team of executive recruiters: Why openness is necessary in finding the right candidate (1:13) Why it’s important to attract talent with different perspectives or lived experiences (1:55) What candidates are looking for in a potential leader...
John Vlastelica on Ways to Improve Hiring Efficiency, Quality and Diversity
November 28, 2023 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBJohn Vlastelica is the founder and CEO of Recruiting Toolbox, a consulting and training firm helping companies recruit and hire better; with more speed, efficacy, and diversity. John and Roy dig into current and future trends in recruiting, common mistakes that companies make in the hiring process, and how clarity and alignment can make all the difference in attracting and retaining top talent. John brings an incredible wealth of recruiting experience and perspective to the conversation. He...
How to Support, Motivate, and Retain Parents in the Workplace with Greer Van Dyck
October 24, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBOrganizational coach Greer Van Dyck joins Roy to explore how organizations can better support, motivate, and retain people throughout their parenthood journey. Maintaining a full time job and starting a family presents unique challenges – along with an opportunity for organizations to more effectively support their employees in the process. Through her coaching business, Windrose, Greer works with management and leadership teams to foster psychological safety, transparency, and support for ...
Seth Ellison (Nike, Levi’s, Quiksilver) on his Favorite Interview Questions, Cultivating Internal Talent, the Elements of Successful Talent Strategy, and More
September 12, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBSeth Ellison has led teams at iconic brands like Nike, Levi Strauss & Co., and Quiksilver. Today, he joins Roy to discuss how these roles have shaped his hiring philosophy and what we can learn from the talent strategy of top apparel companies. Seth has decades of experience in brand building and merchandising, having led and built global teams for legendary brands. Seth’s extensive resume includes the growth of large-scale DTC and wholesale businesses across international markets, industry...
Katherine Melchior Ray (Nike, Louis Vuitton, Hyatt) on What to Look for in Your Next CMO
August 08, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBInternational marketing specialist Katherine Melchior Ray joins Roy to discuss her impressive career and the wisdom that she’s gained as a global business leader. They dig into what makes an outstanding, modern CMO, the benefits and challenges of pursuing a global career, and how to connect across cultures as an expat leader. Katherine’s professional journey spans nearly three decades and includes mobilizing growth in a variety of businesses across five different industries and three contin...
Hiring for a New Era of Commerce with Andy Ruben, Founder of Trove
July 05, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBTrove Founder and Executive Chairman Andy Ruben joins Roy to discuss his journey to entrepreneurship, how his business’s needs and culture have evolved over the years, and why he values thoughtful talent strategy. Andy has spent the better part of the past three decades working in brand strategy, retail, consumer products, and sustainability. In 2004, he became Walmart's inaugural Chief Sustainability Officer, where he led change across the business and its suppliers before serving as a VP ...
Darcy Winslow on Setting the Stage for Nike's Long-Range Sustainability Initiatives, Values-Driven Leadership, and Systems Change
May 30, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBDarcy Winslow is an inspiring leader whose decades of experience at Nike and sustainability-focused nonprofits have cemented her legacy as a forward-thinking, values-driven executive. In her time at Nike, Darcy focused on how the company could employ sustainable practices in footwear and apparel manufacturing. As a part of this process, she created Nike’s groundbreaking Sustainable Business Strategies Division and set her sights on sweeping systems transformation within the company. Darcy wa...
Hiring for Creative Excellence with CCO Jean Batthany
April 25, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBAward-winning global creative executive Jean Batthany sits down with Roy to dig into the nuances of creative leadership, when organizations should hire a creative leader, and how to assess the skills and competencies that make them successful. Jean brings a wealth of experience and insight to the podcast; she has spent over thirty years leading brand-side and agency creative teams. Jean began her career at top advertising agencies like BBDO, M&C Saatchi, Merkley+Partners, and Saatchi & Saat...
Amani Duncan on The Power of Difference, Empathy, and Instinct in Hiring
March 28, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBMusic and entertainment marketing executive Amani Duncan joins Roy for a conversation about empathetic leadership, why she chooses to be a mentor-manager, how the justice, equity, diversity and inclusion movement impacts the kind and quality of the work you’re doing, and much more. Amani has more than 20 years of experience spanning a variety of industries. She began her career at Def Jam Recordings. She navigated a time of sweeping change in the music industry as she worked with iconic com...
Talent Market Dynamics, Leadership Needs, Compensation Trends & More: Current Insights from Noto Group’s Executive Recruiting Team
February 23, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBIn this special episode of How I Hire, Roy is sitting down with Noto Group’s team of executive search consultants. He’s joined by Sara Spirko, Bridget Hope, Tami Bumiller, and Lena Knofler to dig into essential leadership, workforce, and hiring trends that they’re seeing for 2023 and beyond, along with the best ways to navigate them successfully for candidates and companies alike. Managing Director Sara Spirko began her career in recruiting with large consumer products companies. She then t...
MPOWERD CEO Seungah Jeong on Hiring Purpose-Driven Teams
December 13, 2022 08:00 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBRoy sits down with Seungah Jeong, President and CEO of MPOWERD, a Certified B Corporation specializing in sustainable, affordable, and thoughtfully designed renewable energy products. Not only does MPOWERD offer a host of highly functional, energy efficient tools for lighting, charging, utility, recreation, and power storage, they are also dedicated to distributing clean energy to people worldwide via their partnerships with hundreds of NGOs and non-profit organizations. Prior to her tenure ...
Wüsthof CEO Jan-Patrick Schmitz on Hiring and Building Global Teams
October 20, 2022 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBRoy is joined by Jan-Patrick Schmitz, CEO of the Wüsthof Group. Wüsthof is a family-run business that has been manufacturing quality cutlery for over 200 years. Prior to Wüsthof, Jan-Patrick served as a key member of the leadership team at Montblanc. He’s spent over 20 years working in brand management, establishing himself as a seasoned thought leader in the consumer space. His extensive experience ranges from the development of luxury brands as the Founder and CEO of Muirbury & Co, to serv...
Thousand’s Gloria Hwang on Building Teams that Scale
September 06, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBStarting your own business can present a wide variety of challenges, especially when it comes to building out strong, competent teams that can scale with the organization. Thousand is an urban cycling helmet and accessory brand based in Los Angeles. Founder and CEO Gloria Hwang joins Roy to share the wisdom she’s gained in her entrepreneurial journey from Thousand’s startup days in her garage to its success as an innovative outdoor brand. Gloria takes Roy through the obstacles she faced when...
Leadership Integration and Acceleration: Laying a Foundation for Success with Dr. Stacey Philpot and Dr. Ted Freeman
August 02, 2022 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBYour organization just made an important executive hire – now what? Organizational Psychologists Dr. Stacey Philpot and Dr. Ted Freeman are here to answer this question and more. The two join Roy to continue their conversation around leadership transitions, discussing the ins and outs of leadership integration and acceleration. Drawing on their wealth of experience, Ted and Stacey outline the essential steps in implementing executive talent and speeding up the likelihood of success, as well ...
Wylie Robinson on the Evolution of Rumpl’s Talent Strategy
June 21, 2022 07:44 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBRoy is joined by Wylie Robinson, CEO and Co-Founder of Rumpl, a Climate Neutral Certified B Corp and proud member of 1% for the Planet. By using performance materials that are most commonly found in premium outdoor gear, Rumpl is on a mission to introduce the world to better blankets. Before moving out to Portland, OR and modernizing the puffy blanket, Wylie worked as a designer with branding agency Landor in San Francisco. Wylie shares how his approach to hiring has evolved throughout Rumpl...
Founder Transitions: Mitigating Risk and Maximizing Value with Dr. Stacey Philpot and Dr. Ted Freeman
May 20, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBHiring a new CEO is a high stakes event, especially when a founder is involved. Roy sits down with Organizational Psychologists Dr. Stacey Philpot and Dr. Ted Freeman to discuss what it takes to successfully navigate these founder transitions. The three walk through each step involved. They share their insights into the challenges and opportunities at play and the unique partnership between a new CEO and founder. Ted and Stacey have been partnering with Noto Group on these kinds of complex ...
Crafting a Purposeful Talent Strategy at Patagonia and Trove with Alyssa Kessler
April 19, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBAlyssa Kessler is the Director of Recruiting at Trove, a company whose technology supports circular shopping and aids in shaping environmentally responsible commercial ecosystems. Their end-to-end operating system facilitates the processes behind used inventory and recommerce sales for top brands like Arc'teryx, Levi's, lululemon, Patagonia, Eileen Fisher, and many others. Alyssa has always centered mission in her work. She began her recruiting career here at Noto Group before joining Patago...
Stitch Fix’s Denise Novosel on Developing Successful Talent Strategies
March 15, 2022 13:14 - 31 minutes - 29 MBDenise Novosel is the VP of Recruiting for personal styling service Stitch Fix. She spends her days crafting effective talent acquisition strategies for the brand. Before joining Stitch Fix, Denise was a senior talent leader at Nike and Microsoft. She and Roy break down the elements of world class talent acquisition models, recruiting best practices, and current talent market dynamics. Highlights from our conversation include: Her path to becoming a talent acquisition leader (1:52) Key el...
Paloma Medina on the Psychology of Bias
February 08, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBPaloma Medina is a speaker, coach, and entrepreneur specializing in organizational performance improvement. She approaches her work in leadership, equity, and inclusion through the lens of psychology and systems thinking. In 2019, Paloma challenged the model of diversity in the workplace through her TEDxPortland talk. In this episode, she’ll expand on the ideas she introduced in the talk and explore ways to make hiring processes more equitable. Highlights from our conversation include: How...
Tom Duncan, CEO, on Innovating in the Home Improvement Industry
January 11, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBTom Duncan spent 15 years as the CEO of Positec, the innovative, market-leading power tool company, where he now serves on the board. Tom started the American division of Positec in 2005 and oversaw their successful growth strategy; Positec’s direct to consumer brands, Worx and Rockwell, are two of the fastest growing tool brands in the world. With a wealth of experience leading this challenger brand, Tom has developed an agile and process-oriented approach to hiring. Highlights from our co...
True Religion’s Theresa Watts on Redefining Organizational Culture
November 23, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBTheresa Watts is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at True Religion Brand Jeans, where she has helped to redefine and shape culture in order to design, build, and implement programs and policies that strengthen the organization. Employee relationships are central to Theresa’s leadership philosophy, and they inform her hiring strategy. Highlights from our conversation include: How she stays connected to remote workers (8:04) The brand’s current p...
Talking Modern Leadership with Carola Frisch, Founder of Frisch Search
October 19, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBCarola Frisch is the Founder of Frisch Search, an executive search firm based in London that works with iconic lifestyle and consumer brands in high growth and transformation. Their clients have included Nike, Vans, The North Face, Starbucks, and many more. Carola has been championing a concept she calls Modern Leadership; leaders inspire purpose and culture as much as they drive performance and growth. Highlights from our conversation include: Executive search trends (4:13) The true valu...
Jan Singer, Global Consumer Retail Executive and Venture Capital Advisor
September 14, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBJan Singer is an influential and incredibly accomplished executive leader with over 25 years of experience in footwear, apparel, and cosmetics. She’s served as CEO at Victoria’s Secret, Spanx, and J. Crew. Earlier on, she held key roles at footwear giants like Nike and Reebok. In this episode, Jan shares how these experiences have shaped her successful leadership style, how she evaluates leadership in others, and a few key lessons she’s learned along the way. Highlights from our conversatio...
Monica Williams, NBCUniversal's SVP of Digital Products and Operations
August 10, 2021 19:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBMonica Williams is the Senior Vice President of Digital Products and Operations at NBCUniversal Content Distribution. In her 16 years at NBCUniversal, Monica has held a variety of roles and led innovative growth in the digital product space. Monica is also the founding member of the private network Chief’s Los Angeles location. Highlights from our conversation include: Monica’s transition from GE Aviation to NBCUniversal (1:43) Key lessons from her leadership training (8:31) How Six Sigm...
Harvey Kanter, President and CEO of DXLG and Author of ‘Choosing to Lead’
June 22, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBHarvey Kanter is the CEO of Destination XL Group, a specialty retailer of men's big and tall apparel. He’s brought his unique and thoughtful approach to CEO, President, and Executive Vice President roles at companies like Blue Nile, Michaels, and Eddie Bauer. His book, Choosing to Lead: Being Comfortable Being Uncomfortable, details experiences that have shaped his leadership style and forged his resilience. Harvey will share how he builds outstanding teams, as well as what he looks for in a...
Hint Founder Kara Goldin’s Undaunted Approach to Hiring
May 25, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBKara Goldin is the Founder and CEO of Hint, Inc., the healthy lifestyle brand known for award-winning, unsweetened, flavored water. Kara successfully broke into the beverage industry after leaving her role at America Online, determined to create a satisfying drink free from sweeteners. Her podcast, The Kara Goldin Show, features insightful conversations with fellow changemakers. She’s also the author of the bestselling book, Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters. In the book, she details...
How Swift CEO Liz Valentine Builds Innovative Digital Marketing Teams
April 27, 2021 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBAs CEO and Co-Founder of Swift, a Portland-based, client-founded creative agency, Liz Valentine leads her team in making brilliant digital work for notable brands like Google, Gatorade, PayPal, Venmo, and many others. Liz began her career at Nike and brings over twenty years of experience in digital marketing to her current role. In 2014, Swift was acquired by the global data, tech, and creative powerhouse WPP. Liz was brought on as CEO of Wunderman Thompson West and Mobile for North America...
DEI Expert Serilda Summers-McGee's Modern Approach to HR
April 06, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBOriginally released June, 2020. Before starting Workplace Change, Serilda was the Chief Human Resources Officer for the City of Portland, and has worked with clients like Wieden + Kennedy, the Portland Trail Blazers, Kaiser Permanente, the Oregon Department of Education, and many others. She believes in fostering cultures that accept people for who they are and empower them to thrive. Her book, Change the WorkGame: Building and Sustaining a Diverse Workforce, goes into depth about how to acc...
Kevin Rutherford, CEO of Nuun Hydration
March 03, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBBefore joining Nuun, Kevin spent his early career as a Senior Brand Manager at SC Johnson and Miller Brewing Company before serving as Marketing Director at Kashi Company and eventually CEO at Caldrea Company. Kevin shares his people-first approach to hiring and evaluating teams. We also discuss how he leverages purpose and vision to build thriving cultures. Highlights from our conversation include: How optimism became integral to Kevin’s leadership style (1:42) Lessons about people, incl...
Wendy Collie on Purpose and Growth-Oriented Hiring, from Starbucks to New Seasons
February 09, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBHighlights from our conversation include: Taking Starbucks from relative obscurity to global ubiquity (2:31) Hiring with the customer in mind (5:33) Putting a purposeful philosophy into practice (7:47) The importance of servant leadership (9:08) Lessons from Howard Schultz and other influential leaders at Starbucks (10:16) One key quality Wendy values in leadership (13:07) How she and the Starbucks team scaled hiring as growth exploded (14:33) 5 principles of servant leadership at Ne...
Wendy Collie on Hiring and Empowering Teams at Starbucks and New Seasons Market
February 09, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBHighlights from our conversation include: Taking Starbucks from relative obscurity to global ubiquity (2:31) Hiring with the customer in mind (5:33) Putting a purposeful philosophy into practice (7:47) The importance of servant leadership (9:08) Lessons from Howard Schultz and other influential leaders at Starbucks (10:16) One key quality Wendy values in leadership (13:07) How she and the Starbucks team scaled hiring as growth exploded (14:33) 5 principles of servant leadership at Ne...
Dr. Charles Handler, Talent Assessment Expert and Founder of Rocket-Hire
January 19, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBDr. Charles Handler is an industrial-organizational psychologist and talent assessment specialist. Fun fact: Charles also has a love of classic cars and was featured on the History Channel’s Big Easy Motors. Highlights from our conversation include: How organizational psychology can inform every step of the hiring process (5:02) Job fit versus organization fit (7:37) Why humans are inherently flawed in evaluating candidate capabilities (9:55) Why some popular assessments are not approp...
Special: Key Hiring Advice for 2021 and Beyond
December 29, 2020 08:00 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBDr. Stacey Philpot (Executive Development Consulting) discusses the ways companies are shifting how they think about leadership (0:52) Lisa Bougie shares how Stitch Fix assessed for people, values, and leadership (2:56) Jodi Bricker’s approach to shaping culture at Quay Australia (5:09) Serilda Summers-McGee on building healthy, inclusive workplace cultures (6:30) Kristi McFarland explores the value of strong community at New Seasons (7:36) Trip Randall’s advice for avoiding hiring mis...
Gene McCarthy, Founder and CEO of Top League Advisory
December 08, 2020 13:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBHighlights from our conversation include: How Nike’s EKIN program fed the brand’s leadership talent (5:35) How leading footwear brands approach hiring (7:18) The key difference between a company and a brand (10:15) The two questions Gene asks to understand team capabilities (11:52) How one hire can stimulate an entire organization (12:51) Why Gene looked outside of the industry for talent (14:58) What he looks for in leaders (16:30) Why he brought together unconventional teams (17:33...
Aimée Lapic, GoPro's Chief Digital and Marketing Officer
November 17, 2020 09:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBAimée Lapic is the Chief Digital and Marketing Officer at GoPro. Before joining GoPro, she served as CMO at Pandora. She spent over 14 years with Gap, Inc. in various roles, including CMO of Banana Republic and SVP and GM of International Gap Outlet. Aimée was featured in the top 50 on Forbes’ Most Influential CMOs list in 2018. She has built world-class teams and driven results through her leadership and effective approach to hiring. Because Aimée was hired at GoPro in the beginning of the ...
Trip Randall on Hiring and Shaping Team Culture at Nike
October 29, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBTrip Randall is the former VP of Running at Nike and has held a number of positions with the brand over the last 20 years. In this episode, he shares how he navigated the iconic company’s scale, complexity, and reputation to make great hires. Most recently, Trip led merchandising, marketing, sales, and operational efforts in the U.S. and Canada for Nike Running. His past roles at Nike include Director of Product Creation, Director of USA Performance Footwear, VP of Global Sales for Nike Ki...
Judith Katz and Fred Miller, The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group
September 22, 2020 08:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBFred Miller and Judith Katz of The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group are dedicated to helping companies recruit, support, and retain diverse workforces. For the last 50 years, KJCG has assisted organizations in creating inclusive, collaborative workplaces that leverage differences to achieve higher performance and engagement. As CEO and Lead Client Strategist, Fred Miller develops workforce utilization strategies that accelerate higher individual, team, and organizational performance. Fred is...
Dr. Stacey Philpot on Data-Driven Hiring
August 25, 2020 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBDr. Stacey Philpot is a Managing Partner at Executive Development Consulting. She has spent over 20 years as an organizational consultant and has advised Fortune 500 companies and CEOs on how to use leadership development to accelerate growth and increase their competitive advantage. Stacey’s clients have included Apple, General Mills, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase, Nike, and PayPal. Previously, she was the head of Deloitte’s Succession & Leadership Development Practice. Stacey masterful...
Jodi Bricker, CEO of Quay Australia
August 11, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBJodi Bricker is the CEO of Quay Australia, a buzzworthy brand aiming to disrupt the monopolized eyewear industry through bold style, affordability, and self-expression. She and her team have cemented Quay’s status as the fastest growing eyewear brand on Instagram and launched a series of celebrity collaborations with some of the most notable names in Hollywood, including Lizzo, Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez, and Chrissy Teigen. Jodi honed her leadership skills with brands like Levi Strauss...
How Pacific Cycle Hired a Key Role Virtually
July 14, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBVirtual hiring became a necessity when the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the hiring process. Pacific Cycle was in the middle of hiring their VP of Brand and Creative when they were forced to close their offices. They moved forward with the process remotely, making a key hire without the traditional in-person interview. The entire hiring party joins us via Zoom to share the challenges and successes they encountered. This panel includes Pacific Cycle’s Nando Zucchi (President), Tim Sheridan (VP...
Serilda Summers-McGee, Founder and CEO of Workplace Change
June 23, 2020 10:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBSerilda Summers-McGee is a workforce development and human resources expert. She is the Founder of Workplace Change, where she works with clients as Chief Human Resources Officer to assess culture, resolve workplace challenges, and recruit and retain underrepresented executives and staff in inclusive, positive, and high functioning work environments. Before starting Workplace Change, Serilda was the Chief Human Resources Officer for the City of Portland, and has worked with clients like Wie...
Kristi McFarland, Chief Strategy Officer at New Seasons Market
May 12, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBKristi McFarland is the Chief Strategy Officer at New Seasons Market, a Pacific Northwest, sustainably-focused, organic grocer with 18 community-oriented stores. Before joining New Seasons, Kristi led organizational innovation, culture, and brand strategy at Peet’s Coffee & Tea and held HR leadership roles at Gap, Williams-Sonoma, and Banana Republic. In her time at New Seasons, Kristi has overseen rapid growth through talent strategy alignment, leadership development, and culture. New Sea...
Special: Elevating Psychological Capital with Dr. Ted Freeman
April 28, 2020 09:45 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBDr. Ted Freeman joins me on this special episode to discuss Psychological Capital, a framework we can use to maintain performance and wellbeing in difficult times. We get into evidence-based practices we can follow to improve our (and our teams’) ability to manage stressors and pressures now and in the future. Ted has extensive experience as an organization development consultant and executive. He served as Culture Officer at EILEEN FISHER, INC., the purpose-driven and sustainable women's a...
Chris McDonough, L.L.Bean's Chief Sales & Brand Officer
April 07, 2020 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBThis episode was recorded prior to the COVID 19 pandemic. In the months ahead, How I Hire will serve as a platform for hiring leaders to exchange ideas as they both adapt to the current situation and look towards the future. Chris McDonough is the Chief Sales and Brand Officer for L.L.Bean where he leads a team of over 2,000 people. He’s led commercial, marketing, eCommerce, and international divisions across a range of industry sectors. Chris is a seasoned global leader who prioritizes aut...
CMO Dina Keenan on Building Marketing Teams
March 10, 2020 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBDina Keenan is a marketing leader with deep experience in CPG, retail, fashion, and beauty. She recently served as CMO of New Seasons Market, where she led a high-performing team in a period of rapid growth for the company. Dina emphasizes connection and purpose in her work and has a passion for building effective teams. We get into the details of CMO hiring and more. Highlights from our conversation include: • Which skills and competencies to look for when hiring a CMO (4:02) • How to eva...
Scott Allan, CEO and Global GM of Hydro Flask
February 04, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBScott Allan is the Global General Manager of Hydro Flask, where he served as CEO and President until their acquisition by Helen of Troy in 2016. Before discovering the outdoor industry, Scott was a tech executive in Silicon Valley. He successfully scaled Hydro Flask’s business and built the brand from the inside out, understanding that the right talent could make or break the company’s essential culture. Scott has extended his work in the industry through his involvement with two outdoor c...