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This week, Ron welcomes Henry Wellington, CEO and Founder of Upbeat. Upbeat is devoted to delivering analytics and insights to help drive teacher retention and address culture engagement in the K12 space. Engaging top teacher talent has become more important than ever – the two explore how Upbeat provides actionable data to school administrators, namely by giving teachers a voice and asking the right questions through surveys. We also learn real-time what truly affects teacher turnover. If you’d like to connect with Henry or learn more about Upbeat, you can visit teachupbeat.com or email him at henry@teachupbeat.com. If you enjoyed listening, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

On this week’s episode, Ron is joined by Angad Madra, Talent Acquisition Manager at Corizon Health. The two discuss how leveraging technology improves the recruiter and candidate experience and helps organizations stay competitive in the talent market. They also cover how your employer brand plays a greater role in the candidate’s view of your company and highlight the importance of innovation in your recruiting approach to today’s mobile-first generation of candidates. Connect with Angad on LinkedIn. If you enjoyed listening, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

To kick off the new year, Ron chats with Rob Kelly, Co-Founder & CEO of Ongig. Rob shares stories about his time as a journalist, interviewing the greats like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. He also breaks down how he makes million dollar hiring decisions. If you enjoyed listening, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

In this episode, we reflect on our favorite moments of TalentStorm from 2020. Join us to look back at, as Ron would say, “the top tips, tricks, and techniques” we learned in our first year. We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank all of the incredible guests and listeners that have helped us grow TalentStorm so far. Happy New Year! If you enjoyed listening, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

Our gift to you this Christmas Eve is a trip back to our very first episode, where Ron sat down with his longtime mentor and friend David Earhart. The two talk about how to mitigate your fear of failure to create positive outcomes for yourself (and your teams). If you enjoyed listening, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

This week, Ron is joined by Shelli Nelson, Managing Director of Talent Acquisition at Madison Industries. Shelli shares the traits she looks for when hiring “athletes” for their 40 different businesses and how critical the hiring process is in cultivating culture. The two also discuss Shelli's involvement with Project RELO, a charity working to educate businesses on the value of hiring veterans into their organizations. If you enjoyed listening, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

This week, CIO at Relativity Andrew Watts swaps tips with Ron on leading, mentoring, and inspiring talent. They discuss the definition of being “growth-minded” and the impact that providing autonomy can have on the success (or failure) of team members. If you enjoyed listening, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

Join Ron as he explores people management in hospitality with Dan Joseph, Operating Partner at Blue Plate. Their conversation touches on giving and accepting praise gracefully; how to be direct with your people without sacrificing compassion; and the very real impact that COVID-19 is having on the hospitality industry.

Ron is excited to welcome back President of My Quarter Turns, Tim Furlong (Episode 4 - Achieving Success Through Sustainability). The two acknowledge that Thanksgiving in 2020 isn’t quite what we expected and discuss the impact that consistent bad days have on our psyche. They also remind us to start each day by asking ourselves the question: what’s going right? If you enjoyed listening, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

Ron and human performance expert Dr. Jo Lichten discuss the equipment that employees need for success today - not PPE or messaging platforms, but the fuels that drive sustainable productivity. They shed light on how leaders can support their teams to achieve high performance, focusing on the critical areas of eating, sleeping, moving, and thinking. If you enjoyed listening, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

Ron has a conversation with Jess Von Bank, Head of Marketing at Leapgen and Global Community Leader for Now of Work, around activating and empowering teams through digital transformation. The two agree that, while customer may still be king, people experience is coming for the crown - here’s why. If you enjoyed listening, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

Ron and NorthShore Executive Networking Group Founder and CEO Marty Gilbert take a look at the candidate perspective of the hiring process this week. Marty lays out his unique approach to the job search - self-marketing - and begs the question, “what the hell do you have to lose?” If you enjoyed listening, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

This week, Ron is joined by Google GTM Team Leader Charles Hsieh. Charles shares his path from immigrating from Taiwan to working at the tech giant and the pair swap leadership tips, thoughts on the growing importance of the candidate experience, and what they look for in candidates when building out new teams. If you enjoyed listening, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

TEDx speaker and ethics consultant Rashmi Airan and Ron talk about ethical vigilance and moral awareness. They discuss acknowledging bias in the hiring process, facilitating “courageous conversations”, and so much more. If you enjoyed listening, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

In this episode, international best-selling author and employee engagement expert Jill Christensen joins Ron to talk about all things engagement. Jill shares how it’s the cornerstone of highly effective teams and what that realistically looks like (spoiler: engaged doesn’t necessarily mean happy). If you enjoyed listening, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

This episode, Ron talks with Jubilant President Katherine Gregorski about how to keep pace with internal change and consumer expectation around implementing HR tech. As we roll into 2021, we need humans more than ever to drive engagement and stimulate process (ahem, culture) change. If you enjoyed listening, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

Chad Thompson, Ph.D. from mix joins TalentStorm this week to discuss the psychology of recruiting and talent acquisition with Ron. The pair also talk about company culture and spend time forecasting change across the business landscape in the wake of coronavirus. If you enjoyed listening, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

On this week’s episode, Ron is joined by Tim Furlong, President of My Quarter Turns. Tim shares several coaching tactics that he uses to elevate high-performing execs and teams, focusing on the influence that small, yet powerful shifts can have on long-term growth. If you enjoyed listening, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

This episode, Ron and James Hornick, Partner at Hirewell and host of the “Talent Insights” podcast, talk about the pandemic’s disruption on the HR tech landscape and predict where the market is headed next. 🔮 If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

This week, Ron sat down with Joey Brodsky and Cassandra King from BlueWave Resource Partners to talk talent acquisition road maps, candidate engagement, and TikTok (shoutout @recruiterjoey!) 😂 🎵 If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, you can find us at talentstorm@interviewstream.com or on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.