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What You’ll Learn
* How enterprise HR leaders think about hiring, structure, and strategy at scale
* Why most hiring challenges are actually business alignment problems
* How to build proactive talent pipelines instead of reacting to openings
* Where AI is actually delivering value in recruiting today
* What separates average recruiters from truly impactful ones
Chapters:
00:00 Opening + UNLEASH 2026 floor energy
01:15 Intro to Jason Desentz (CHRO, Toshiba Americas)
02:10 Scale of Toshiba: 6,000 employees + HR org structure
03:30 From automotive to CHRO: Jason’s career journey
05:00 Blimp hiring story (and why niche recruiting matters)
07:10 Should Talent Acquisition sit under HR?
09:00 Why HR leaders must understand the business
10:30 The rise of the HR Business Partner mindset
12:00 How to train HR teams to think like the business
13:45 Why most companies fail at role intake & calibration
16:00 Small talent pools & “purple squirrel” expectations
18:00 Workforce planning: why hiring starts before the role opens
20:30 Retention risk, succession planning & talent intelligence
23:00 The compensation gap problem (champagne taste, beer budget)
25:00 Creative comp strategies to close candidates
26:30 What candidates actually value today (and what’s losing impact)
28:30 Toshiba’s sourcing strategy: where hiring really starts
30:00 The power of elite sourcers (and why networks win)
32:00 AI in recruiting: what actually matters vs hype
34:00 Automation vs human connection in hiring
36:00 Why scheduling is the biggest bottleneck in recruiting
37:30 Adaptability: the #1 trait in great recruiters
39:00 Fraudulent candidates, AI cheating & interview risks
41:30 Protecting IP in a high-risk hiring environment
43:00 Metrics that matter (and ones that don’t)
45:00 Candidate experience & onboarding accountability
47:00 Advice for job seekers in a competitive market
49:00 “Always Be Hustling” mindset for career growth
51:00 Final advice: Listen, Learn, Lead
52:00 Closing + Vegas survival tips
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