The Talent Tango

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Some of the most meaningful conversations in recruiting and people leadership never happen on a stage. They unfold in small moments. Two peers talking about the decisions that shaped their careers. A mentor sharing a lesson that changed how they lead. Honest insights that usually stay behind closed doors. The Talent Tango brings those conversations into the open. This show is a space where people and talent leaders talk about their real journeys. The choices that helped them grow. The challenges that tested them. The ideas they rely on as they build teams in a world shaped by rapid technology shifts. Listeners get the kind of perspective you would normally only hear in a private one to one conversation. People. Impact. Technology. These beliefs guide every episode. Great talent work is about understanding people, delivering impact, and navigating the tools and change that define modern work. Our guests share how they bring these forces together throughout their careers. If you want a genuine look at how leaders grow in this field and what has shaped them along the way, The Talent Tango gives you a seat in the room.

Episode Date
Competing for AI talent when your brand is smaller
Dec 12, 2025
How Curiosity Turns People Skills Into Real Tech Impact
Nov 12, 2025
Stop Fixing Processes. Start Designing Systems.
Oct 31, 2025
The Human Side of AI in Talent
Oct 17, 2025
Leading With Compassion When the Decisions Are Hard
Oct 03, 2025
How Top People Leaders Pick the Right Tools
Jul 23, 2025
Hiring Fast Without Lowering the Bar
Jul 16, 2025
Why People Teams Need Product Rigor
Jul 09, 2025
AI Won't Replace HR — But It'll Shrink Your Team
Jul 02, 2025
How Great Leaders Rebuild Broken Trust
Jun 25, 2025
Why Talent Acquisition Needs a Project Manager's Mindset
Jun 11, 2025
Redefining the Employee-Employer Contract
Jun 04, 2025
Startups Don't Scale Without Real Culture
May 28, 2025
The Employer Branding Strategy That Worked
May 21, 2025
Why Is Feedback So Awkward?
May 14, 2025
From Founding Team to Future Leaders: Hiring with Intent
May 07, 2025
Bringing AI into the Interview Process
May 01, 2025
Build a Long-Term Career in Talent
Apr 23, 2025
The Talent Roadmap: Strategy, Stakeholders, and Staying Ahead
Apr 02, 2025
Setting the Stage for Influence as Head of People
Mar 26, 2025
The Candidate Experience Toolkit: Referrals, Follow-Ups & CRM
Mar 19, 2025
From Math to People Leadership
Mar 12, 2025
The Power of Transparency in Hiring
Mar 05, 2025
Why Onboarding Matters as Much as Hiring
Feb 26, 2025
Cracking the Code of Talent Playbooks
Feb 12, 2025
Aligning Talent Strategy with Business Needs
Feb 05, 2025
Community Building & Founder Hiring Pressure
Jan 29, 2025
Exploring Program Management in Talent
Jan 22, 2025
Hiring Strategies for Early-Stage AI Startups
Jan 15, 2025
Transforming People and Talent Functions into Strategic Drivers
Jan 09, 2025
Founders, Hiring, and Navigating the Unknown
Dec 04, 2024
Empowering Women in the Workplace: Navigating Health, Advocacy, and Balance
Nov 20, 2024
Mastering Storytelling in Talent Acquisition
Nov 13, 2024
Building Inclusive Talent Strategies
Nov 06, 2024
Super Agility in Talent Management
Oct 30, 2024
The Power of Little Things in Talent Management
Oct 23, 2024
Mastering Recruiting Frameworks
Oct 16, 2024
AI's Impact on Talent Management
Oct 09, 2024
Why Org Charts Matter for Scaling Companies
Oct 02, 2024
Navigating M&As from an HR Perspective
Sep 18, 2024
Hiring the Right CEO for Early-Stage Companies
Sep 11, 2024
Organizational Debt & Hiring People Leaders Early
Sep 06, 2024
Equity Essentials for Early-Stage Startups
Sep 04, 2024
Navigating Talent Roles in Venture Capital
Sep 03, 2024
Mastering Leadership Hiring
Aug 27, 2024
Founder to CEO Transitions
Aug 21, 2024
The Value of Talent & People in the Early Stages
Aug 14, 2024
Leadership Hiring in Early Stage Startups
Aug 12, 2024
Key Attributes of Great Leadership
Aug 07, 2024
Early-Stage Talent Acquisition Strategy
Jul 31, 2024
Empowering Talent Teams and Recruiting Champions
Jul 24, 2024
Adaptive Talent Acquisition Strategies
Jul 17, 2024
Talent Isn't Just Process—It's Strategy
Jul 10, 2024
Moving from a talent acquisition role to HR
Jul 03, 2024
Maximizing Value in Talent Acquisition
Jun 26, 2024
Talent as an Experiment – Navigating Risks and Rewards
Jun 19, 2024
Evolving People Teams through Authentic Leadership
Jun 14, 2024
Hiring Go-to-Market Leaders
Jun 12, 2024
Talent Development and Proactive Succession Planning
Jun 05, 2024
Keeping a high-performing team engaged
May 29, 2024
Shifting from Transactional to Transformational Recruiting
May 22, 2024
Defining Success in Talent and People Management
May 15, 2024
Building Trusted Partnerships in Talent Acquisition
May 08, 2024
Talent Acquisition Driving Business Success
May 01, 2024
The Future of Work: Talent Strategy Insights
Apr 24, 2024
Exploring Servant Leadership in Talent Team
Apr 17, 2024
Navigating Scope Creep and Hiring Expectations
Apr 10, 2024
Establishing and Building Out Your People Metrics
Apr 02, 2024
Job Descriptions: The Good, the Bad, and the Legacy
Mar 27, 2024
Adding Value in the Recruiting Industry
Mar 20, 2024
Exploring Talent Team Dynamics and Candidate Experience
Mar 13, 2024
Employer branding and nurturing your talent community
Mar 06, 2024
From Contributor to Leader: Navigating the Shift
Feb 28, 2024
Navigating Cultural Transformation & Human Capital Technical Debt
Feb 21, 2024
The Role of Education in Retention and Attraction
Feb 14, 2024
Finding the Right People and Scaling
Feb 07, 2024
Being hired as the first people leader
Jan 31, 2024
Marketing and Branding in the University Recruiting Landscape
Jan 24, 2024
Leveling Up and Embracing Uncomfortable Challenges
Jan 17, 2024
Navigating Challenging Stakeholders in the Workplace
Jan 10, 2024
Creating a Positive Candidate Experience
Jan 03, 2024
How to Shift Mindsets and Drive Value in Talent Acquisition
Dec 14, 2023
Getting back to Talent Acquisition Fundamentals
Dec 06, 2023
Streamlining Your Talent Acquisition Processes
Nov 01, 2023
The Craft of Recruiting
Oct 12, 2023
Managing Hiring in a Down Cycle
Sep 20, 2023
Tips to help Founders find a coach
Sep 14, 2023
Creating a Culture of Feedback
Jun 16, 2023
Why Finding A Mentor Matters
Mar 15, 2023
Creating Better Recruiting Strategies
Feb 28, 2023
Timing is The Secret to Talent Acquisition
Jan 25, 2023
Building people ops from the ground up
Dec 22, 2022
Successfully managing remote technical recruiters
Dec 14, 2022
Katie Conti - Creating planned Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion events
Jun 09, 2021
Nadine Silverman - Understanding the "why" helps in adopting new processes
Mar 11, 2021
Erin McCann - Focusing on community and not culture
Feb 05, 2021
Candi Kenney - Advice when reentering the workforce
Jan 29, 2021
Jeff Hopkins - Bringing culture to the table while being remote
Jan 20, 2021
Fiorella Bariani - aligning D&I and the company journey
Dec 16, 2020
Marissa Parillo - Challenges in scaling sales and presales in a hyper-growth company
Dec 08, 2020
Ana Batista - Entering a new industry
Dec 01, 2020
Ryan Elberg - Lean into things you're not good at
Nov 16, 2020
Kareem Medas - Hiring for multiple brands
Nov 09, 2020
Harry Dannenbaum - Scaling the hiring process
Nov 02, 2020
Jon Volk - helping seed stage startups hire
Oct 22, 2020
Gabrielle Hughes - transitioning into an employer branding role
Dec 06, 2019
Michelle Grover - VP of Development, SAP - an engineers point of view
Nov 19, 2019
Special episode - Recruiters sharing their productivity hacks
Nov 12, 2019
Devin Schroeder - from the sports world to recruiting
Nov 05, 2019
Hindsight is not 20/20
Oct 25, 2019
Shreya Iyer - Director of Talent Acquisition - building a talent framework for Splunk
Oct 18, 2019
Candidate experience - go the extra step
Oct 14, 2019
Changing your mind might impact more than just you
Oct 10, 2019
Ashley Fejes - talking about employer branding and documenting processes
Oct 08, 2019
Nailing the interview requires you to be listening
Oct 04, 2019
Do salary requirements cause bias?
Oct 03, 2019
How important is coachability in your next hire?
Oct 02, 2019
Stop making statements of good intent and start committing to your plans
Oct 01, 2019
Natalie Heim - How to make an impact and bring business value as an HR and People Ops executive
Sep 30, 2019
If you are starting a business you should know you and your partner's strengths and weaknesses
Sep 27, 2019
Every aspect of your interview process is being judged. So treat it like it is.
Sep 26, 2019
If you are a sales person are you recognized by voice alone when you call your contacts
Sep 25, 2019
Your resume is content and it needs to be targeted to who will be reading it
Sep 24, 2019
Building better relationships with your recruiting partners by driving value
Sep 23, 2019
Angela Mayhew - Recruiting Manager @FabFitFun - dealing with hyper-growth in a startup
Sep 20, 2019
Daily 10 - Recruiters - tailor your communication
Sep 19, 2019
Daily 10 - Project management principles in recruiting
Sep 18, 2019
Daily 10 - Your Resume. Your Story.
Sep 17, 2019
Daily 10 - Know your hiring competencies
Sep 16, 2019
Suzie Anthony - VP of People & Culture - maker of awesome workplaces
Sep 13, 2019
Daily 10 - Fantasy Football is back
Sep 12, 2019
Daily 10 - Stay top of mind
Sep 11, 2019
Daily 10 - Put yourself in their shoes
Sep 10, 2019
Daily 10 - It's about timing and trust
Sep 09, 2019
Prem Kumar - CEO of Humanly and expert in bot automation
Sep 06, 2019
Daily 10 - Show me the money
Sep 05, 2019
Daily 10 - Goldilocks of interviewing?
Sep 04, 2019
Daily 10 - Happy employees?
Sep 03, 2019
Daily 10 - Distractions Are Everywhere
Aug 30, 2019
Daily 10 - We Are All on the Same Team!
Aug 29, 2019
Daily 10 - Do or Do Not. There is No Try.
Aug 28, 2019
Daily 10 - Nothing Happens in a Vacuum
Aug 26, 2019
Daily 10 - Taboo: Talking About Recruitment Agency Guarantees
Aug 23, 2019
The Talent Tango - Gem Garcia "I'd rather sit on milk crates if the team is passionate."
Aug 22, 2019
Daily 10 - You Need to be Trusted by Your Candidates
Aug 21, 2019
Daily 10 - "Take Risks and Worry Less About Your Mistakes"
Aug 20, 2019
Daily 10 - Gotta Check That Text!
Aug 19, 2019
Daily 10 - Interested. But Not Cheering!
Aug 16, 2019
Daily 10 - How much traffic do you get to your job portal?
Aug 15, 2019
Daily 10 - Someone's OOO - who picks up the slack?
Aug 14, 2019
Daily 10 - Interview debrief is a goldmine
Aug 13, 2019
Daily 10 - Dig and ask questions to solve problems
Aug 12, 2019
Daily 10 - Snacks in the office?! Yes Snacks!
Aug 09, 2019
Daily 10 - Candidate experience drives all
Aug 08, 2019
Amanda Gerhardt-King: 'Happy, Helpful, Humble and Hungry'
Aug 07, 2019
Daily 10 - What Happens When Candidates Ghost You
Aug 07, 2019
Daily 10 - Breaking your old workflow
Aug 06, 2019
Daily 10 - Making the Most Out of Your Meetings
Aug 05, 2019
Daily 10 - Close the Loop and Control Your Narrative
Aug 02, 2019
Daily 10 - how we keep our day organized
Aug 01, 2019
Daily 10 - Onboarding content delivered live or recorded?
Jul 31, 2019
Ep 6 with Natalie Ledbetter - talking about intentional diversity and inclusion strategy
Jul 25, 2019
Ep 5 with Brandon Sligh (of HOVER) - taking a strong foundation from agency recruitment to director of recruiting
Jul 15, 2019
Ep 4 with Leigha May - moving from side hustle to your own business
Jun 27, 2019
Ep 3 with Brendan Orf (Manager of Talent Acquisition, Bullhorn) - global hiring with a distributed team
Jun 18, 2019
Ep 2 with Brandon Randazzo discussing talent acquisition
Jun 12, 2019
Ep 1: Introduction to the Talent Tango
Jun 04, 2019