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Joseph A. Michelli, Ph.D., C.S.P., is an internationally sought-after speaker, author, and organizational consultant. His insights encourage leaders and frontline workers to grow and invest passionately in all aspects of their lives. Dr. Michelli is the author of numerous national bestsellers, including The Starbucks Experience, The New Gold Standard, and the New York Times #1 bestseller, Prescription for Excellence. He was[...]

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte PR & Digital Marketing, a 15-year-old national agency that works with beloved and up-and-coming consumer, technology, and wine brands. An acclaimed communication strategist, Lee is known for her practical solutions to big problems. Lee has a reputation for building cohesive, high producing teams who[...]

Kris Oestergaard is a sought-after speaker, facilitator, researcher and an expert on innovation in legacy organizations, corporate cultures and exponential organizations. He is co-founder and Chief Learning and Innovation Officer of SingularityU Nordic, a collaborative venture with Singularity University in Silicon Valley. His new book is Transforming Legacy Organizations: Turn Your Established Business into an Innovation[...]

In Episode 35, John Beck interviews Stephen Pacinelli, coauthor of  Rehumanize Your Business: How Personal Videos Accelerate Sales and Improve Customer Experience (Wiley, April 2019) and Chief Marketing Officer at BombBomb. Steve is a longtime customer and advocate of personal video for its benefits to his sales team and has delivered presentations to more than 1,000 audiences.[...]

In Episode 34, John Beck showcases Isaac Tolpin, Microlearning Expert & Ed Tech Disrupter. Isaac is one of the founders of ConveYour.com, the #1 Microlearning platform for learner engagement. He’s a tech entrepreneur and futurist at heart, on a mission to enable brands to align their training with human behavior leading to breakthrough learner engagement.[...]

In Episode 33, John Beck has guest Billy Arcement, in studio, to discuss his new book, “Leading Yourself, Leading Others”. As a business leader, Billy Arcement is respected for his knowledge of human relations, leadership, success principles and problem-solving skills. He is a very results oriented individual. He understands that without results, nothing new can happen,[...]

In episode 32 of the Hire Up Podcast, John interviews guest, Chris Kunze. Chris is a multi-lingual assessment specialist with over 15 years of experience analyzing psychometric and workforce data. Assisting hundreds of companies all over the globe implement HR software, Kunze has used statistical trend line analysis to translate assessment results into the language[...]

In episode 31 of the Hire Up Podcast, John interviews guest, Lain Hensley. Lain Hensley is the co-founder and chief operating officer of Odyssey Teams, which develops philanthropic team-building programs for large corporations: the prosthetic hand-building program, Helping Hands, and the bicycle-building event, LifeCycles. He is an inspirational speaker and corporate trainer with an eye for introducing organizational change. Everyone[...]

In episode 30 of the Hire Up Podcast, John interviews Shawn D. Madden, Ambassador of Fun at Underdog Sports Leagues, League Lab Software, and FunCorp Parties and Events. Underdog runs adult co-ed sports leagues in the Seattle and Portland areas. League Lab provides league software to sport and social clubs around the country. FunCorp puts on Friend-Building[...]

In episode 29 of the Hire Up Podcast, John interviews Scott Mautz, the CEO of Profound Performance – a keynote, workshop, coaching, and online training company that helps you “Work, Lead, & Live Fulfilled”. He is also a Procter & Gamble veteran who ran several of the company’s largest multi-billion dollar businesses, including their single[...]

John interviews Todd Davis, the author of FranklinCovey’s newest book, Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work. He is also a co-author of Talent Unleashed: 3 Leadership Conversations to Ignite the Unlimited Potential in People. Davis has over 30 years of experience in human resources, talent development, executive recruiting, sales, and[...]

In episode 27, John Beck, Jr., welcomes to the studio, Aman Brar . Aman has an extensive background in leading technology companies through periods of high growth and has also held key corporate strategy and finance roles at Fortune 500 companies. As former president of Apparatus, Aman led the company through a $34.2 million acquisition[...]

In episode 26, John Beck, Jr., welcomes to the studio, Corporate Social Responsibility expert Jamie Serino. John and Jamie discuss the new age of giving and the latest technologies that are impacting the way organizations manage their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programs. About Jamie Jamie Serino is Director of Marketing for Blackbaud’s Corporations & Foundations[...]

In episode 25 of the Hire Up Podcast, host John P. Beck, Jr. interviews show guest and panel expert Doctor Hamilton the CEO of Hamilton & Associates Consulting, specializing in Business Consulting, Executive Coaching, Assessment Development & Utilization. Dr. Hamilton formally served as the Chief Research Officer of Profiles International, Inc. and also served as[...]

In episode 24, John Beck, Jr. welcomes back to the studio, communication expert Connie Sirois. John and Connie discuss how Listening is one of the most important components of communication. Listening Matters! With over 20 years of communication experience and over a decade of focused business communication study and teaching, Connie Sirois brings knowledge and[...]

In episode 23, John Beck, Jr. interviews Jacob Morgan, best-selling author, keynote speaker, futurist and co-founder of The Future of Work Community. His latest book, The Employee Experience Advantage: How to Win the War for Talent by Giving Employees the Workspaces they Want, the Tools they Need, and a Culture They Can Celebrate analyzes over[...]

It’s All In The Skill! In this episode, John Beck, Jr. and Kelly Painter discuss…eSkill, The Next Generation of Skills Assessments. Human Resources Solutions veteran, Kelly Painter, Vice President of Sales, has over 12 years’ experience working in Talent Management. Kelly has a broad background in scoping talent solutions, implementation planning, delivery of services and[...]

What Do You Mean Training Don’t Work? John with guest, Dr. Bruce Waguespack, PhD, Vice Chancellor for Workforce Development at River Parishes Community College explore a shocking topic “Training Don’t Work”. Bruce has been a learning and performance professional for over 23 years, working in petrochemical, food processing, steel manufacturing, telecommunications, and construction across the southern[...]

In episode 20, John and guest, Christina Boudreaux, discuss the challenges organizations face in the war on talent.  Christina Boudreaux, PHR,  is the founder and owner of Talent Made Simple, which was started in 2016. Christina has over 15 years of Human Resources (HR) and Talent Acquisition experience and is passionate about helping companies find and[...]

The New Era of Human Resources Host, John Beck, Jr., and guest Michael Pires, CEO & President of JetPay HR and Payroll Services, discuss how technology is rapidly changing and how organizations recruit, interview and on-board employees. Learn how video interviews can play a major roll in assessing candidates and speed up your selection process. Pires[...]