Talent on the Rise Podcast
Tune in as our hosts, Joe Matar, Ryan Healy, and Ashley O’Connor talk to industry leaders about talent acquisition trends, and so much more.

The Brazen Blog
Sep 15, 2021
How Culture, Business Agility & Recruitment Marketing Help You Win the Talent Wars: Dawn Mitchell of Appian
As HR departments across many industries face a talent shortage, it’s more important than ever to clarify your company’s brand, improve its culture and business agility and engage in strategic recruitment marketing. Dawn Mitchell of Appian explains how she prioritizes clear communication and business agility when recruiting for talent in a competitive market.
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The Brazen Blog
Jul 20, 2021
How a Great Candidate Experience Can Help You Win the War on Talent: Nick Haubach of University of Illinois Health
How do you fill open positions with the right talent when you’re in a steeply competitive market? Nick Haubach, Chief Human Resources Officer at University of Illinois Health in Chicago, works to address this question every day. The competition for healthcare talent is intense across the country, and since the Chicago area is home to so many hospitals all competing for the same candidate pool, Nick and the talent recruitment team at UIC is in for even more of a challenge. Hear what his team is doing in this podcast episode.
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The Brazen Blog
May 05, 2021
Alyssa Lahar of ZoomInfo: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Across the Candidate & Employee Experience
It’s 2021, and the need for inclusive and diverse workplaces in all sectors can no longer be ignored. It’s not enough for a company to want to diversify the workplace to pat themselves on the back. Instead, companies should be explicitly seeking out talent from underrepresented groups (with their needs being considered as a main priority), with the whole team on board — starting from the top. ZoomInfo, with Alyssa Lahar's guidance, goes above and beyond to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a top priority in its workplace.
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The Brazen Blog
Feb 24, 2021
George Randle, Author of The Talent Wars: Recruiting Lessons from U.S. Special Ops
Whether your company is in growth mode, restructuring or contending with normal turnover, the fight for top talent never ends. That’s why HR leaders know the high value of holistic-thinking recruiters. In this episode, author George Randle joined Brazen’s Talent on the Rise podcast to share advice from hist book "The Talent War" to talk about what we can learn about recruiting from military special operations and what he calls “potential-based hiring.”
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The Brazen Blog
Dec 16, 2020
Shelly Holt of PayScale: The Paradigm Shift of Remote Work
How can we create a culture of inclusion and engagement as we build the future of work? What is the role of the HR leader in helping drive this change across the organization? How will the unexpected demands of the pandemic change how we work and how we attract and retain top talent going forward? We talk about this and more with Shelly Holt, Chief People Officer at PayScale.
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The Brazen Blog
Nov 25, 2020
Dena Upton of Drift: How Great Storytelling Can Energize Your Employer Brand
How can great storytelling energize your employer brand? How can you drive a strong company culture? Dena Upton of software company Drift talks about this, shares the 8 principles that turn its employees into brand ambassadors, and more, in this episode of Talent on the Rise
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The Brazen Blog
Nov 09, 2020
Tami Rosen on the 3 traits HR pros need to develop to get a seat at the table
Want to become a strategic business partner with a voice for HR? Develop these three key traits, says Tami Rosen, Senior HR Executive with expertise at startups and Fortune 100 companies like Atlassian, Luminar Technologies, Apple, and Goldman Sachs.
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The Brazen Blog
Apr 22, 2020
Barbie Winterbottom of BIC Graphic on how HR can lead during the coronavirus pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis is an opportunity for HR to demonstrate to executives and employees the incredible value they bring to an organization.
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The Brazen Blog
Apr 22, 2020
Chief People Officer John Whitaker on why cutting employee development is a costly mistake — even in tough times
John Whitaker of Sage Dental explains how to create a learning and development program employees will love, and how to turn employee experience into a recruiting tool.
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