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This is a special audio episode of #thePOZcastLIVE (recorded 10.13.20) Talent Roundtable w/ Caitlin Lillie, Veracelle Vega, Simone Press THRILLED to bring together three leading ladies in the world of talent on #thePOZcast LIVE! The POZcast host, Adam Posner, moderates a panel around all things #talentaccess in whatever we want to call this "new norm" including: Candidate experience, hiring, firing, onboarding and keeping culture alive and thriving remotely. Featuring Caitlin Lillie, Director of Talent Work & Co Veracelle Vega, CPO Resident Simone Press, Head of Talent at Whip Media Group FULL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/g4jYSejDKmM For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com THIS IS #THEPOZCAST > GET INVOLVED

This is a special audio episode of #thePOZcastLIVE (recorded 10/27/20) Brilliant Brand Marketing Roundtable Joining me for an in-depth convo around all things start ups, building companies, culture and pivoting and innovating during the pandemic: Eddie Geller: Co-Founder & CEO @ Tinybeans Elias Guerra: Founder & CEO @ Popwallet Andrew Boryk: CTO @ Lunchbox Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/iUkNPa_KCwA For more, please visit www.thepozcast.com This is #thePOZcast - GET INVOLVED

Talent Access Roundtable w/ Rebecca Scharfstein, Erika Thorson-Garay & Adam Hopewell (Live 10/23/20) Featuring: Rebecca Scharfstein: Head of People at RapidSOS Erika Thorson-Garay: Head of Global Talent Acquisition at LiveRamp Adam Hopewell: Head of Global Talent at Behavox FULL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/-bHFEz7LEuo For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com THIS IS #THEPOZCAST > GET INVOLVED

Matt Higgins: CEO and Co-Founder at RSE Ventures, Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School On E113 of The POZcast, Matt and I dig into everything from experiencing 9/11 as the youngest press secretary in New York City history at the time, to operating as the executive vice president of the New York Jets.  Matt has had a full-plate since he grew up in poverty in Bayside, Queens. As early as 12 years of age, Matt felt the pressure to take care of himself and his siblings, and prepare himself to eventually help take care of his single mother, who dealt with chronic health problems. Matt decided to drop out of high school after realizing school wasn’t for him, and ended up getting his GED so he could attend Queens College. Matt was able to secure some jobs in the press and eventually worked himself up to the position of Rudy Giuliani’s press secretary, at which time his mother passed away. Not long after, the tragic events of 9/11 occurred, and Matt spent the next two years crafting…

In this episode, Gal Almog and I dig into the challenges that recruiters face when solving the problem of talent access. Gal has a diverse background in dealing with people, from his time in the military, to then acting as the Economic Minister of the Israeli embassy, and most recently as a business builder and operator- founder of Talenya. Gal walks us through his early life overcoming the odds in the Israeli Defense Forces as a Special Forces Combat Officer, becoming one of fifteen selected to join the forces that round out of an original 5000 candidates. He speaks of his time as a 23 year-old leading his team into territories miles away, where the odds were stacked against their return. He also explains how his experience in the military has prepared him well for the world of business. His rigorous planning and goal setting combined with his military-grade discipline has made him a force to be reckoned with in the field of startup recruiting, as well as the many ventures he was …

Dave Colina joins us as a CEO and first-time entrepreneur going on six years as an operator, and breaks down his inspiration and experience in founding O2, a recovery drink helping athletes get back on their feet faster after workouts. Dave was working a corporate gig when he left to realize his passion for improving on the staple drinks like Gatorade and Red Bull, by creating a healthier, more sustainable alternative. In this episode, Dave talks about the knitty-gritty details of starting your own business. From conceptualizing the idea, to actually realizing the pitfalls of creating something that seems so simple, Dave has been through it all first-hand. He also speaks about a one-letter copywriting error that made its way into mass production, and how it took a village to come to the rescue and help his business keep moving forward.  Along comes COVID, and Dave’s health drink business is feeling the effect of gyms being subjected to the overarching preventative shutdowns. With ov…

In this episode, my guest Erik Huberman, Founder & CEO at Hawke Media and I focus on what it means and takes to be an entrepreneur at the core of everything you do. Erik puts it best when he says that his pivotal moment as an entrepreneur was when he asked his father for a guitar, to which his father replied “get a job.” Instead of replying with “I’m eight years old” Erik replied with action, and started his first side hustle selling beanie babies. Erik’s ability to build ventures is well-demonstrated by his track record-- he launched and sold two successful ecommerce businesses early in his career and has gone on to build multiple organizations in both the venture and agency space.  His current primary role is leading Hawke Media as an “outsourced CMO” solution for many of the world’s most prominent companies. Erik works hard to live up to that value add as a true resource to aid companies just as a CMO would, and offers that to a large pool of his clients. We dig deep into the me…

In this episode, we dig into Beth Lester Siduh’s journey of finding her way from investigative journalist and producer to C-Suite Executive. Beth started out her career with CBS News during campaign season, spent time working directly on Tony Blair’s campaign overseas, and also held positions at Politico and K-Street Capital. Now, Beth juggles her time as both acting COO and CMO at The Stagwell group after being personally selected to help build that organization from its inception. We spend a large portion of the interview talking about what it takes to determine organizational fit with your employees, as well as how to build strong teams. Beth has continued to develop her team and adapt her interpersonal communication skills during the COVID-19 pandemic, and discusses some of the strategies she uses to connect teammates. As a people-first leader, she explains her devotion to helping people with their personal development both inside and outside of her role at The Stagwell Group. …

Lea Turner is a people’s person who has always made her own path to success and fulfillment. She’s never been a part of the corporate world, but she’s recognized and followed by lots of people and professionals alike. Lea grew her LinkedIn presence from 400 to over 50,000 connections in under a year, and continues to consult people in the space. In this episode, Lea discusses the process of building up the content that you post online and growing an authentic audience from it. Lea has strived by focusing on building relationships on the platform by meaningfully engaging with the community in a real way.  I also speak to Lea about the importance of being transparent online while also not over-exposing yourself. We talk about the balance of telling important stories about our pasts without publishing every waking detail about topics that are more successful, in a world where people are putting more and more information about their lives online. We finish out the episode talking about…

Zachary Babcock is a non-traditional, no B.S. hustler who has amassed himself a powerful podcasting platform and agency since leaving prison. In this episode, Zach explains some of the most harrowing moments from his time in prison, and explains how he was able to rebuild his mentality to serve himself, rather than limit his progress. After some time of frustration upon leaving prison and trying to build up his brand, Zach was in his own words “pissed off.” He resolved to go all in on Underdog Empowerment, and allowed the doubters to fuel his path to success. It was only three days after he launched the show when he had become a top-ranking Apple Podcast. He followed that up by interviewing marketer Billy Gene, and from there was able to further leverage his early traction to interview other alpha entrepreneurs such as Grant Cardone, Andy Frisella, Neil Patel, and David Meltzer. Zach is a prime example of a person with a story and determination, who was able to grind his way into a …

In this episode, Chiara Adin, co-founder of the successful experiential agency, N/A Collective, tells us what it’s like to work with some of the biggest brands in the world. Chiara has created experiential marketing campaigns for Nike, Twitter, Tommy Hilfiger, SoundCloud, UnderArmour, Dell, Alienware, NBC, Stella Artois, Mercedes Benz and more. Her experience is extremely vast across these immense brands and campaigns, and Chiara provides a ton of insight on the work she’s done. Chiara started out at MKTG and then eventually followed higher management to Mother, where she took on entire campaigns such as the Mario Kart launch with the Nintendo Wii at a very early age. This set the bar of her career and the 360 campaigns that she would be running very high, and prepared her to handle some big projects down the road. Recently, Chiara co-Founded yak.live, a new platform that seamlessly aggregates live content from all across the internet, organizing and categorizing it in one easy to f…

Jackson Jeyanayagam: Vice President & General Manager of DTC at the Clorox Company In this episode, Jackson discusses the importance of people-first in business. Jackson has had some terrific experiences-- whether it be joining Chipotle as Head of Digital via cold outreach, getting involved at Boxed during its early years, or joining a legacy brand like Clorox Company. Like most top performers, Jackson has been able to hone his ability to listen to his gut when his next step is unclear, and it’s led him on an illustrious career path. Jackson sits down and really fills in the blanks between each point on his resume, and explains his thought process in moving from company to company. For those thinking about making a transition or just planning out their career trajectory, Jackson takes a refreshingly thorough look at why he has made the moves that he has. He and I break down company culture, and how to confidently negotiate the terms of your own hire. We also dive into strategies fo…

Sara Patterson is the new Chief People Officer at Lemonade and prior, the VP of Talent Management for Walmart eCommerce. Prior to being acquired by Walmart, she held the role of Chief People Officer of Bonobos. In this episode Sara shares an incredible amount of insight from her experience from scaling high-growth technology companies, to serving as an HR executive at one of the world’s largest companies, Walmart. Sara brings expertise across HR, talent management and digital innovation from category-changing brands like Bonobos, Condé Nast, Gilt Groupe and more. Sara lives in Brooklyn where she and her husband own the tex mex and tequila bar, LOBO. She has two daughters and two dogs. I have known Sara one way or another for about 15 years as we briefly crossed paths at SXM and have a very strong common connection with Sara Sheehan, founder of Bravely. I have a tremendous amount of respect for her and the career she has built and I am excited to share her story and insights on #th…

Jerome Ternynck is a recognized leader in the recruiting technology industry. He has had three successful exits over 30 years of building global businesses and award-winning software, including SmartRecruiters.As an entrepreneur with his heart in recruiting and soul in technology, Jerome is on a mission to connect people to jobs at scale. He argues that the ability to hire exceptional talent is the true sustainable differentiator for any business to compete, especially when nearly 80% of CEOs see hiring for key skills as their major threat.  He wrote bestseller Hiring Success to pack decades of experience working with high growth and Fortune 500 companies into actionable insights forCEOs to compete for the best talent.Jerome currently serves as Founder and CEO of Silicon Valley-based SmartRecruiters, a global talent acquisition suite rated as the most strategic provider by industry analysts. He dedicates personal time to connecting people with jobs as well, having started the Rever…

Tribe, I am thrilled to present my 100th episode of #thePOZcast. I thought long and hard about who would be the perfect guest and thought it would be a great opportunity to share my real story and go deep into my "big loss."  For this episode, my friend, mentor and coach Brian Cristiano will turn the tables and interview me. We originally recorded this show for my RecFest presentation. We will start with my background, from landing my dream job at VaynerMedia working for Gary Vee to ultimately getting fired and the aftermath.  The real story is how I became truly self aware, took accountability, being vulnerable and harnessed my inner tenacity to drive my own career forward. It came with lots of challenges and I will discuss how I overcame them and how each step made me more resilient.  Ultimately, taking ownership and accountability of my losses, my mistakes, made me stronger and the man I am today. This is my story and I appreciate you joining me for this journey I call The POZca…

Welcome to the 99th episode of #thepozcast. I am proud and humbled to introduce my guest, the 55th Governor of The State of NY, David Paterson. We will unpack everything from his career before Governor, during and after, racism in America, police brutality and a ton more. For those of you who are unfamiliar with him, Gov David Paterson is a member of the Democractic Party who served as the 55th governor of NY, succeeding Eliot Spitzer and serving out nearly three years of Spitzer's term from March 2008 to the end of 2010. He is the first African American to serve as Governor of New York and the second legally blind governor of a U.S. state. If you want to hear his entire fascinating life story, be sure to check out his upcoming book, “Black, Blind and In Charge”, out now! It is a title that hits you right between the eyes, second only to a Governor put in office by a prostitution scandal. Scandals aside, David Paterson overcame severe disability and racial prejudice to become a sta…

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!

My guest on episode 98 of #thePOZcast, Jeff Wald is the Founder of Work Market, an enterprise software platform that enables companies to efficiently and compliantly, organize, manage and pay freelancers (purchased by ADP). Jeff has founded several other tech companies including Spinback (eventually sold to salesforce) He is an active angel investor and startup advisor, as well as serving on numerous public and private Boards of Directors.    He is also a pretty smart cookie, Jeff holds an MBA from Harvard University and an MS and BS from Cornell University. Jeff is the author of "The Birthday Rules" and the just recently released book "The End of Jobs: Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations”.  Jeff was recently named “One of the 100 Most Influential People’ in Staffing” by the Staffing Industry Analysts. Now that we got the formalities out of the way, let’s dig into a real conversation about what the future of work is going to be and look like in these strange unprecedent…

#thePOZcast is proud to present a incredibly important conversation: Racism in America. Our guide and storyteller will be one of my main mentors, Marcus Glover. I have known Marcus for 7 years and during this time he has been a shining beacon of how to be of service to his community, his fellow man and to everyone that comes in contact with him. I am grateful for him for introducing me to Defy Ventures, which has 100% changed my views on the prison system and getting me out of my own comfort zone. Today, we will get uncomfortable and have the necessary conversations that are critically important right now to turn words into action. To learn more about Defy Ventures, please visit: https://www.defyventures.org/ For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com Thank you!

This is a NOT TO MISS show for anyone in HR or TA/Hiring. I am thrilled to present e97 of #thePOZcast, all around Diversity and Inclusion in the age of the Corona Pandemic. Specifically as we are seeing so many companies cut budgets and programs in the down turn economy. We have made such great strides and its critical to continue and keep top of mind. I am excited, honored and humbled to introduce my two guests, experts on the subject. They are the Founder and Senior Consultant at Orgshakers, a human capital global consulting group.  First, the founder David Fairhurst:  He recently Founded his own consultancy called Orgshakers – a consultancy which focuses on optimizing People in organizations. Until the end of last year he was Executive Vice President, Global Chief People Officer at McDonald’s Corporation – probably the world's largest HR roles with oversight of almost 2- million employees in over 120 countries.  David is credited as one of the key leaders in delivering the compan…

Excited to welcome Steve Nudelberg to #thePOZcast! Have you ever wondered what separates top performing sales professionals from the rest of the pack? The top sales professionals know that the difference between good and great performance requires a set of disciplines and best practices that will drive you to new levels of success. Whether it is a keynote speech, a Sales Bootcamp or a custom training program, we help sales professionals, leaders and managers examine their process and then create unique and actionable items based on their specific culture and environment, to GROW SALES! Massive Action = Massive Results Steve Nudelberg is an author, expert sales trainer, consultant, keynote speaker, and serial entrepreneur. Steve created On the Ball – a company that invests time and talent in emerging businesses and corporate teams to help them grow. Steve is an energetic powerhouse who infuses adrenaline and ideas to ignite individuals and teams to sharpen overall performance Ste…

My guest on e95 of #thePOZcast, Craig Fisher Is the founder of employer brand and recruitment strategy firm, TalentNet Media. He has led Global Marketing and Employer Brand at Allegis Global Solutions -North America’s largest RPO and staffing company. He has led talent acquisition teams at the Fortune 500 level. His digital branding methods have been adopted as best practices by companies like Linkedin, Toyota, YUM! Brands, HootSuite, and many more. He's the author of Inbound Recruiting, and a popular keynote speaker at tech, social media, HR / recruiting, and sales conferences worldwide. Craig created the first Twitter chat for recruiters and partnered in the first Linkedin certified training company in North America. He consults with sales and recruiting teams through his company Fishdogs Media and runs the largest recruiting conference series in the Southwest, TalentNet Events. He’s been detailed in the Wall Street Journal, NPR, Mashable, NBC News, and The Huffington Post as a su…

My guest on e93 of #thePOZcast Bonin Bough is one of the foremost-awarded marketing executives in the world, the host of CNBC’s Cleveland Hustles, and the author of Txt Me (646) 759-1837. As one of the youngest-c-suite executives at a Fortune 50 Company, he has worked for billion-dollar CPG brands including Mondelez and PepsiCo before starting Bonin Ventures - a growth accelerator that helps businesses of all shapes and sizes achieve revenue growth faster than they ever believed possible. Bonin has been responsible for some of the most successful organization transformations, and the rapid growth of some of the world's most-loved billion-dollar brands including Oreo, Cadbury's, Pepsi, Gatorade and Frito-Lay. Most recently, as the Chief Growth Officer of SheaMoisture, he helped grow the business by close to 50% in 12 months leading to the company being acquired by Unilever for close to $1 billion dollars. During his time as Chief Media Officer at Mondelez International, Bonin manage…

Marc Siden: Lessons on life & leadership from Cloud Water CEO My guest on episode 94 of #thePOZcast, Marc Siden is the CEO of Cloud Water Brands, an all-natural great tasting, CBD beverage. He is a seasoned marketing leader and Former Co-Founder/CEO of Onboard Informatics, a self-funded real estate technology company that pioneered the dissemination of online real estate data to companies like Zillow, Trulia, Chase Bank, Coldwell Banker, Realtor.com. His resume includes being a key advisor to successful companies like Klot, NabeWise and ScoutVentures.  He also does some great philanthropy work with TORCH-A nonprofit organization that works with underserved NYC high school students, by exposing them to career path training via internships. He is also a founder/coach of Hockey in Harlem, nonprofit organization based in NYC, that works with inner city kids to promote education and work ethic through hockey. I am excited to talk to Marc about CBD, his career story, lessons on life and …