In this episode of Hire Learning , host Oz Rashid sits down with Duncan Kreeger, the founder and CEO of TAB, to discuss his entrepreneurial journey, innovations in real estate investment, and lessons in leadership. Duncan’s career spans building and selling a £120M business, managing over £400M of private capital, and founding TAB to revolutionize property finance through technology and accessibility. Duncan shares his take on timing, adaptability, and how mindset is the foundation for entrepren...
Dec 18, 2024•51 min•Season 2Ep. 11
In this episode of Hire Learning , host Oz Rashid sits down with Stephanie Perry, Head of Finance and Administration at Project Equity, to talk about the art and science of investing in talent. Stephanie shares her approach to ensuring employees are set up for success from day one, and the critical role leaders play in creating an environment where people can thrive. From her trailblazing career in media with Essence, Fortune, and Dictionary.com to her mission-driven work at Project Equity, Step...
Dec 11, 2024•51 min•Season 2Ep. 10
How do you build a technology team that not only delivers results but also drives innovation? Corey Benish, Group VP and COO of Technology at JM Family Enterprises, joins Oz Rashid on this episode of Hire Learning to share how he’s transforming one of South Florida’s most iconic companies through cutting-edge tech and a people-first approach. With over 20 years of experience navigating change, Corey dives into how AI is shaping the future of work, his hiring philosophy of “110% roles,” and why b...
Dec 04, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In this episode of Hire Learning , host Oz Rashid sits down with Kevin Bailey, CEO and co-founder of Dreamfuel, to explore the untapped power of mental performance coaching. Kevin shares how neuroscience-based tools can help founders, executives, and teams thrive under pressure. From practical hiring advice to unlocking flow state, Kevin reveals the secrets to building resilient, high-performing teams. If you’re a leader looking to elevate your mindset or a hiring manager searching for game-chan...
Nov 30, 2024•53 min•Season 2Ep. 8
How do you uncover a candidate’s true potential in an interview? In this episode of Hire Learning , Oz Rashid speaks with Penelope Pena, VP of Global Talent at World Fuel Services, to explore what makes a standout candidate and how to identify it. From her game-changing question to strategies for leveraging AI in talent management, Penelope offers actionable insights for hiring managers, HR professionals, and leaders. Tune in to learn: Why “Tell me about yourself” is a must-ask question. How Pen...
Nov 20, 2024•40 min•Season 2Ep. 7
How do you build a team that's driven by purpose? In this episode of Hire Learning , Oz Rashid sits down with Marta Ramirez, Chief People Officer at PayCargo, to explore a hiring philosophy that goes beyond resumes.Marta shares her approach to building resilient teams by hiring people who “have to work”—those with a deeper drive often fueled by family, community, or personal motivations. With a background that began in Cuba, Marta’s journey is filled with stories of resilience, overcoming obstac...
Nov 13, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 6
The Hard Truth of Entrepreneurship: From Ghosted Investors to Building a Business in Live Events with Nikki Sanz In this episode of Hire Learning , Oz Rashid sits down with Nikki Sanz, Founder and CEO of Giggs, to discuss the raw truths of launching and scaling a business. From her early career on tour with big-name artists like Eric Church to the moment she decided to solve a problem that plagues the live events industry, Nikki’s journey is packed with insights for entrepreneurs, especially tho...
Nov 06, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In this episode of Hire Learning , Oz sits down with Todd Brodie, Interim Head of Talent at Talent Works, for an insightful conversation about the evolving role of HR in today’s world. Todd shares his journey from non-HR business leader to top talent expert, offering valuable perspectives on how HR has shifted from compliance-based tactics to strategic, people-focused growth. Todd opens up about the ways HR can transcend its "policing" role, exploring the importance of building authentic workpla...
Oct 30, 2024•40 min•Season 2Ep. 4
"Honor the time that a woman took off to raise her kids, because that resume gap seems like a gap, but she worked harder than ever." — Jess Ekstrom In this powerful episode of Hire Learning , host Oz Rashid sits down with Jess Ekstrom, founder of Mic Drop Workshop, to explore leadership, speaking confidence, and the unique challenges women face in the workforce. Jess opens up about her journey, from helping women become professional keynote speakers to advocating for fair treatment of mothers re...
Oct 23, 2024•40 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this episode of Hire Learning, host Oz Rashid sits down with Mike Haarlow, VP of Strategic Partnerships at Spiras Health, to dive deep into hiring strategies, leadership insights, and the power of finding someone’s "why." Mike shares his unique approach to hiring, emphasizing the importance of understanding a candidate’s personal and professional motivation. He discusses why focusing on their “why” leads to better hires, stronger teams, and long-term success. We also explore how value-based c...
Oct 16, 2024•39 min•Season 2Ep. 2
"I can remember my mother running out and yelling at them, telling them to stop. And they literally turned around and said, ‘Well, if you don't shut up, we're going to hit you too.’" - Kevin Stapp In the first episode of Season 2 of Hire Learning , host Oz Rashid kicks off the new season with a powerful interview featuring global HR and talent executive Kevin Stapp. Kevin takes us on a journey from his upbringing during apartheid in South Africa to his remarkable career in HR, spanning iconic co...
Oct 09, 2024•49 min•Season 2Ep. 1
This episode is a little different, but I think you're going to love it! To wrap up this season of Hire Learning, we thought we'd compile some of my favorite interview moments. That being said, I've had such a blast getting to chat with some amazing people and hear their incredible insights. And I'm so grateful to each and every person who has taken the time to come on the pod!Let me know what you think and be sure to tune in when we're back again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
Sep 09, 2024•44 min
On today's episode of Hire Learning, we're joined by CPG Marketing Executive, Ken Krasnow. Ken and I jump into a range of different topics. We talk about: How you can get your organisation to accept more risk, How to find complementary skills to create a high-performing team, What it's like to evaluate and collaborate in the CPG industry, Delve into Ken's favorite (spoiler alert: it's "The Speed of Trust" by Stephen Covey), And even get into the origins of Mountain Dew. This was fascinating epis...
Aug 07, 2024•49 min
On today's episode of Hire Learning we are joined by a guest all the way in Dubai, Chris Ball, Managing Partner and Founder of Hoxton Capital Management. It was fascinating to hear Chris's story, from moving to the Middle East and what it did for his career to hearing a little bit about his entrepreneurial journey and what he does to create a unique candidate experience during interviews. Chris has so many great insights and this was such a cool episode to record! I can't wait for you to listen....
Jul 31, 2024•34 min
On today's episode of Hire Learning, I am joined by Henry Lescaille, the Chief People & Culture Officer at the United States Tennis Association. Throughout the episode, we talk about his time working at MTV, being in the media industry, working with a legacy organization like the USTA, and how you promote inclusivity and diversity within your own company's culture. Henry is an amazing leader and has so many insights to share. I know you're going to love this episode! Connect with our host, O...
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr
On today's episode of Hire Learning, I am joined by Jenn Harrold, the SVP of HR at New Day USA. Throughout the episode, she shares her experience of taking a sabbatical in order to reflect on her career. Jenn was also a longtime executive of Office Depot and shares tons of insights about finding purpose in your work, what advice she would give her younger self, and why she's so mission-driven in her new role helping put Veteran families in homes. I cannot wait for you to listen! Connect with our...
Jul 17, 2024•50 min
I'm so excited to be joined today by Valentina Gissin, the Chief People Officer at Garner Health. Valentina has a really accomplished career, working at places like Deloitte, Bridgewater, Chewy, and now, at Garner Health. Her experience means she has some incredible insight. During our conversation, we covered everything from first-principles thinking, working at Bridgewater, employee experience, and how you develop people on your team through the power of radical candor. There's so much to take...
Jul 10, 2024•43 min
On today's episode of Hire Learning, we are joined by Marcelle Acosta-Rubio SVP and Director of Talent Development at City National Bank. Marcelle has had an incredible career, first starting in HR at Gibraltar Private Bank, moving to the Director of Learning and Development at MBAF, and eventually to HBO Latin America as their Director of Learning & Organizational Development. With that being said, it was such a privilege to get Marcelle's insight on a range of interesting topics. We talked...
Jul 03, 2024•34 min
Welcome to another episode of Hire Learning, I am joined today by Gabriel Andriollo. Gabriel is a PR executive with nearly 20 years of leading brands across the globe and most recently worked as former Senior Vice President Comms & PR of Televisa Univision. We had such an elevated conversation where we covered everything from music and how it plays a role in work, Hispanic monoculture, Game of Thrones, and, of course, all things hiring. Gabriel is an incredible conversationalist and I really...
Jun 26, 2024•57 min
On today's episode of Hire Learning, we're joined by Tushar Pandit, the Chief People Officer at Spins. Tushar has 25+ years of broad and deep experience in the tech-enablement space. From start-ups through multi-nationals, VC/PE-backed privately-held to publicly-traded. In our conversation, we talked about everything from immigrating to a country and how that's helped him as a professional, what it's like to dive into a new industry, why he prefers working in startups over enterprise environment...
Jun 12, 2024•53 min
Alex Draper is on a mission to change the face of culture for organizations big and small. Alex is a British transplant living in the Windy City of Chicago and the CEO and Founder of DX Learning - an incredibly fast-growing human performance consultancy. Alex is super passionate about going into businesses and helping them hone in on specific leadership skills that help lead their employees to optimal performance. It's a people-first strategy backed by research that he's used to help Fortune 500...
Jun 05, 2024•49 min
On today's episode of Hire Learning, we're joined by Lorna Hernandez, the VP of HR with Ricoh Latin America. Lorna has an incredible people-centric approach to HR and has massively grown her career in this space. Throughout the episode, she shares her insight on diversity, equity, and inclusion, how she was able to implement a DEI strategy across multiple countries in Latin America, and her thoughts on women in the workplace. Lorna is a mentor to the upcoming generation of leaders and is extreme...
May 29, 2024•48 min
What's the difference between working the corporate life in the Big Apple to the beach life in Boca Raton? Traci Wilk is the person to ask! After years in New York City working in HR at Starbucks, Coach, and rag & bone, Traci moved about 6 years ago to Florida, where she now works as the Chief People Officer at the Learning Experience. Traci has so many great insights, including what she's looking for in potential franchisers, how she helps them find great people, what it's like to build a c...
May 22, 2024•43 min
It really is possible to live through many different career lifetimes. My guest on this week's episode of Hire Learning, Francisco Sorrentino, is proof of that. From working his way up at IBM, VP of HR at AIG, Vice President of HR at Merck in Germany, Head of HR Latin America at Microsoft, and advised as a board member in London, Sao Paulo, and Buenos Aires - you can only imagine the wealth of stories Francisco has to share. Now, Francisco is working as the Chief People Officer for DigitalBridge...
May 15, 2024•57 min
I'm not sure you could find a better mentor in the HR space than Tim Toterhi. Tim is a long-time HR executive in the life sciences space, has 20 years of management experience in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, and is the author of several books, including "The HR Guide to Getting and Crushing Your Dream Job" and "The Introvert's Guide to Job Hunting." It was evident as I listened to him share his story on this week's episode of Hire Learning that Tim is incredibly passionate about what he does ...
May 08, 2024•46 min
I love hearing stories of ambitious folks moving up in a company - and Victoria Russell is the perfect example. Starting as a marketing analyst at Papa John's, Victoria worked there for over 15 years eventually landing up at the top as their Chief of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. And she continues to make strides now working as Beam Suntory's first Chief D&I Officer. Victoria has so much to share, everything from walking into a big PR controversy to stepping into a new organization and le...
May 01, 2024•46 min
Look no further for the ULTIMATE conversation on talent. No, this is not a breakdown of American Idol - I'm talking about recruitment! In this episode, I am joined by Diane Dagher, the Associate Vice President of Talent Acquisition at ModMed. It's rare you find somebody who deeply shares your passion, but Diane really gets it. When Diane first started at ModMed 13 years ago, she was working alongside 20 people. Now, the company has grown to 2,000. She shares with me how she got into the talent a...
Apr 24, 2024•48 min
Every week, my mind is blown by the amazing guests we have on the podcast 🤯 And this week on Hire Learning was no different with Karen Ancira, the Chief People Officer at KFC US. I loved having the opportunity to hear about her incredible journey from working at Pepsi for 8 years to shifting over to KFC and working her way up the C-Suite ladder all the way to the US market. We talked about everything from building culture, how she's traveled the world with her family, and even how she's learned...
Apr 17, 2024•42 min
It's crazy to think that direct mail advertising feels so archaic today. Since those beginning days, marketing has become elaborate billboards, sponsored posts across social media, TikTok brand accounts attempting humor, and even AI-driven campaigns. We've come a long way... And Jay Schwedelson has been around to watch this insane marketing evolution. Jay is the founder of GURU Media Hub, President and CEO of Outcome Media, AND the founder of Subjectline.com. Yeah, this guy's the real deal. It w...
Apr 10, 2024•45 min
Wondering how AI will impact your business? Leave it to Jig Patel, the Global Chief Technology Officer of Morningstar Technologies, to break it down for you. Jig is a fantastic speaker and has incredible experience in the financial services world and technology. It was great to have the opportunity to pick his brain on this week's episode of Hire Learning! We discussed the future of business with AI in the picture and, more generally, what he's looking for from people he hires into his team. Nat...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 1 min
