The POZCAST: Career & Life Journeys with Adam Posner
423 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsHosted by Adam Posner, where he interviews top experts, entrepreneurs and thought leaders from the world of Entrepreneurship, Talent Acquisition, Personal Growth and other world-class amazing humans on their insights into their own career journeys and personal growth.
The goal of #thePOZcast is to showcase amazing humans who share their stories to inspire you to harness your inner tenacity to drive your life and career forward.
Adam Posner is the Founder and Managing Director @ NHP Talent Group- a boutique NYC-based staffing agency with expertise in marketing, media and advertising.
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Ron Coury: Defining Tenacity: 45 Years in Vegas
December 12, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB1:09 - 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 - R...
Kelly Cardenas: The Roots of a Hair-Care Entrepreneurial Journey
December 10, 2021 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB1:57 - 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 /...
Liane Hornsey: Career as a People Leader At Google & Uber & Palo Alto Networks
December 03, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MB1:04 - 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 Apol...
Talking Talent with Mark Herschberg & Gus Hattrich
November 28, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBAired 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...
Bracken Darrell: A lifetime of Wisdom from the CEO @ Logitech
November 26, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MB1:14 - 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 St...
Truth, from the Heart with Matt Gagnon & Tara Furiani
November 24, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB1:20 - 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 fa...
Amy Malin: Trueheart: The Intersection of Hollywood and Philanthropy
November 19, 2021 12:18 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MB1:39 - 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 31:2...
Christian “Boo” Boucousis: Journey From the Aussie Air Force to Entrepreneurship
November 12, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB2:11 - 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
November 07, 2021 00:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB2:33 – 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
November 05, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MB2:43 - 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 cast...
Bobby Soper: Traditions & Values: Unpacking a Career in the Gaming Industry
October 29, 2021 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MB1:59 - 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 ...
Dr. Simon Mills: The Most Interesting Man in the World
October 25, 2021 00:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB2:02 - 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 Do...
Tyrel Kirkham: Following Your Career Passion: A Journey in Pro Sports Marketing
October 22, 2021 00:00 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MB1:12 - 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 - Opportuniti...
BEST OF: Jordan Harbinger: Master Storyteller and Top Podcast Host Distilling Untapped Wisdom from the World's Top Humans (E128)
October 17, 2021 00:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MB1:47 – 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 Ada...
James Orsini: The Legend of "Jimmy the Pencil"
October 15, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MB1:03 - 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 ...
The Miami Tech Scene: Chris Adamo, Brian Brackeen, and Max Tuchman
October 08, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MB3:00 - 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...
BEST OF #thePOZcast: Dave Meltzer Life Journey & Entrepreneurship (E56)
October 03, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MB2:23 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
October 01, 2021 00:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB2:34 - 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 S...
The Greatest Piece of Advice I Ever Received: Best of #thePOZcast
September 29, 2021 00:00 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MB1:01 – 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-m...
Best Of #thePOZcast: What Is Your North Star?
September 26, 2021 00:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MB2:01 – 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...
LIVE: Connecting with Intention ft. Jackie Hermes, Matthew Motolla, Justin Welsh
September 25, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 84.1 MB1:20 - 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 ...
Hala Taha: From Tragedy to Triumph- The Story Behind her Journey
September 24, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MB2:11 - 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 - M...
BEST OF: Gary Vaynerchuk: The Story Behind Our Story – Self Awareness & Growth After Failure
September 23, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB1:25 – 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 st...
Randall Thompson & Kris Dehnert: Co-Founders @ Dugout Mugs
September 22, 2021 00:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MB1:37 - 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 ...
Patrick Montgomery: From The Army to Wagyu: Founder @ KC Cattle Company
September 20, 2021 00:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MB1:31 - 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...
Andrew Parker: Family On-Demand, Founder @ Papa
September 17, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MB2:05 - 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 ...
LIVE Episode: Heart, Mind & Soul: Dr. Jonathan Fisher, Courtney Seard & Justin Roethlingshoefer
September 10, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 81.1 MB1:43 - 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) ...
BEST OF #thePOZcast: E124: Michael Loeb: (Part 2) A Masterclass: Redefining Venture Capital- Helping Startups Become Billion Dollar Businesses
September 05, 2021 00:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB1:28 - 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
September 04, 2021 00:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MB2:50 – 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
September 03, 2021 00:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MB2:19 - 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:...
Chrisa Zindros: The Power of Executive Coaching
August 27, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MB2:20 - 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 ...
BEST OF #thePOZcast E41: Jason Wang- Helping Ex Cons Earn A Second Chance
August 21, 2021 19:20 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBPlease 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-pr...
Laura Gassner Otting: Mission-Driven - Moving from Profit to Purpose
August 20, 2021 00:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MB2:23 - 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...
BEST OF #thePOZcast E48: Max Stossel: Forbes Top Storyteller
August 14, 2021 17:38 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MB(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...
George Hammer: Content Leading Business & Creativity- Chief Content Officer @ IBM
August 13, 2021 00:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MB2:12 - 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:...
Mark McNally: Radical Thinker, Venture Innovator & Founder @ Nobody Studios
August 06, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MB1:56 - 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- Asse...
Travis Mills: Never Give Up, Never Quit- Recalibrated Warrior, Veterans Advocate, Speaker & NYT Best-Selling Author
July 30, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MB2:50 - 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 l...
Bert Miller: Leading Transformation Across Talent Access - Chairman and CEO Protis Global & MRINetwork
July 23, 2021 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MB2:39 - 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...
Bert Miller: Chairman and CEO Protis Global & MRINetwork: Leading Transformation Across Talent Access
July 23, 2021 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MB2:39 - 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...
Tara Wells: The Ganja Goddess: The Cannabis Entrepreneurship Journey
July 18, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MB2:08 - 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 Legislat...
E151: Chukky Okobi: Super Bowl Champ's Basic Instructions of Mind Mastery
July 16, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MB2:20 - 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 - Stor...
Chukky Okobi: Super Bowl Champ's Basic Instructions of Mind Mastery
July 16, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MB2:20 - 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 - Stor...
Robert Glazer: Founder of Acceleration Partners- Push Beyond Your Limits and Unlock Success
July 09, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB1:39 - 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'...
Robert Glazer: Push Beyond Your Limits and Unlock Success- Founder of Acceleration Partners
July 09, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB1:39 - 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'...
Karson Humiston: Finding people jobs in Cannabis- Founder & CEO at Vangst
July 02, 2021 00:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB2:25 - 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 22:2...
E148 Karson Humiston: Founder & CEO at Vangst: Finding people jobs in Cannabis
July 02, 2021 00:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB2:25 - 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 22:2...
Karson Humiston: Founder & CEO at Vangst: Finding people jobs in Cannabis
July 02, 2021 00:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB2:25 - 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 22:2...
Zach Nadler- CEO @ VaynerSpeakers: Curating Knowledge, Expertise & Entertainment
June 25, 2021 00:00 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MB2:30 - 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 Z...
BEST OF #thePOZcast E102: Founder & CEO of SmartRecruiters: The Art & Science of Recruitment
June 16, 2021 16:27 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB2:55- 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 / Communic...
Amit Pandhi: Satisfying Cravings: CEO of Velocity Snack Brands & Popchips
June 11, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MB2:03 - 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 ...