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Hiring managers need better support, not more documents. Kyle Gatlin, Head of Talent at Arrive, joins Shannon to discuss how his team built an AI hiring agent to guide managers through the recruiting process across 70 countries. Drawing from his background in education and talent operations, Kyle explains why accessibility, structured interviewing, and candidate experience became the foundation of the project. Kyle shares how his team turned a 15-page hiring philosophy into a scalable interna...

Cultural context can make or break your ability to close top talent across regions. Alexandre Corbin, Head of Talent Acquisition at Tabby, joins Shannon Ogborn to share how his team adapted recruiting strategies to local norms while scaling one of the Middle East’s fastest-growing fintech companies. From launching operations in Egypt to navigating hiring compliance in Saudi Arabia, he explains what changes when you hire with cultural awareness. Alexandre shares how hiring local recruiters, sh...

The candidate experience coordinator role is changing fast, and innovative teams are evolving it before it becomes obsolete. Dan Seifert, Senior Director of Talent Acquisition and Experience at Marqeta, joins Shannon to discuss how to future-proof talent teams without sacrificing quality. He outlines how his team restructured this critical role, introduced monthly feedback loops, and began training team members to transform candidate feedback into strategic insights. Dan shares how he equips ...

Hiring is one of the biggest responsibilities founders face in the early stages, and closing the right candidates can make or break your company’s trajectory. Harriet Walker, Head of Talent at SuperSeed VC, joins Shannon to share her Five Cs of Closing framework: Clarity, Credibility, Connection, Continuity, and Commitment. She highlights why closing is a discipline that begins from the first candidate interaction, offering tips on setting expectations, building trust, and making offers an ea...

Hiring plans rarely survive first contact with reality. So how do you lead when half your headcount is unplanned? Tommy Hansen, Head of Recruiting at Juniper Square, joins Shannon to share how his small team hired over 300 people in a year—despite 40–60% of those roles being unplanned. He explains how redefining “planned” vs. “unplanned” headcount changed how recruiting partnered with the business, earned more resourcing, and helped close the company’s largest deal to date. Tommy also shares ...

Hiring the right people can feel like a guessing game if your process isn’t structured. Heather Doshay, Partner & Head of Talent at SignalFire, joins Shannon to explore the impact of structured interviews on hiring outcomes. She explains how unstructured interviews often lead to bias and why creating a consistent, repeatable process is essential for building high-performing teams. Heather outlines the key components of structured interviewing, how to build interview rubrics, and why takin...

How does internal mobility impact employee experience? Dr. Kalifa Oliver, Global Director in Employee Experience (EX) Analytics Strategy at Ford, joins Shannon to discuss how internal mobility influences not just hiring efficiency but long-term culture building. With a background in neuropsychology and people experience at Ford, Dr. Kalifa brings valuable insights into the intersection of talent acquisition and employee development. She highlights the challenges recruiters face in making inte...