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Jon Stross is President and Co-founder of Greenhouse Software, a recruiting platform designed to help companies get better at recruiting through built-in best practices, automation and performance tracking. An awesome, enjoyable guest, his story encompasses the tech and HR space; this episode has been a chance to learn and grow as a startup founder and someone in the same space. Thank you Jon!

Scott brings fire on this episode - talk of leadership culture, coaching, and training and more awesome things! In Scott's role, he directly works with organizations to improve their talent strategies in aspects that align with Wedge, leading talent strategies into the future of the corporate world. Thank you Scott!

Henry Schuck is the CEO of a brilliant, successful tech company that has grown massively and contributed in many ways to Wedge and the success of the tech sphere. Not only does he run a successful organization, but he is a great human that I am honored to spend time with! Thank you.

Today we're hanging out with Andreas, a German entrepreneur who explored many areas, ultimately pivoting his way into the HR Tech space. Analytical and intelligent, Andreas brings a unique perspective to the conversation, both in the business world, and as a human. Thank you!

Mike is Co-CEO at Atomic Object, where he works at the intersection of business and technology, helping clients to research, identify, and create the right software products to suit their needs. Not only is Mike impacting business in Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids and (soon!) Chicago, he is impacting lives - thank you for being today's guest!

A fellow Michigan person, Jeannette Cota has been a TV star, model, cook, launched a clothing brand, and more. Years of wisdom and understanding bring brilliant conversation to today's episode - thank you Jeannette!

A prolific sports columnist at the Washington Post, Len Shapiro takes sporting events and makes them easily digestible, providing nuanced takes on his interpretations of the moments. Today we discuss his journey, as well of some of the best moments of his documentations. Thank you Len!

Jared Hummel is president of Parqa Digital Marketing, a unique take on marketing that helps staffing and recruiting firms find, retract, and retain talent. We dive into the talent landscape, between the digital recruiting space that Wedge is a part of and the typical staffing and recruiting space that Jared works in. Thank you for being this episode's guest!

Jeff Ellman is a truly serial entrepreneur: he has started 5 companies, scaled up in many different ways, been in recruiting, real estate, and more. Two of his most well known companies are Hireology and Urban Bound, both based in Chicago and highly successful. Respectable and down to Earth, Jeff is also able to teach and explain in an assertive, humble manner. Thank you for being on today's episode!

Juli Wenger is an incredibly driven, connected, empathetic person, who, through her coaching business, seeks to help women lean in to living their most powerful, purposeful, and passionate lives. Her goal is to empower women to step out of overwhelm & people-pleasing, recognize their goals and understand the truest version of themselves. Thank you for an incredible discussion on today's episode! Linkedin - Juli Wenger Website - https://www.juliwenger.com

Steve is a phenomenal leader, speaker, author, and deeply genuine guy! After going through a period of self realization, Steve learned gentle leading practices, allowing himself, and his ventures, to reach successes greater than ever deemed possible. Thank you for your mentorship and for the brilliant man that you are! Social Media Linkedin - Steve Lowisz Twitter - Steve Lowisz

Ben Christensen is the co-founder of Handshake, the largest early career network, helping millions of students from all backgrounds get hired and launch their careers with no connections, experience, or luck required. The Handshake community includes 18 million students and young alumni from 1,200 educational institutions including four-year colleges, community colleges, and boot camps, including 200+ minority-serving institutions. Its platform connects students and early career professionals with 550,000+ employers - from every Fortune 500 company to thousands of small businesses, nonprofits, startups, and more. Handshake is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in New York, Denver and London. Thank you Ben for being on today's episode! Socials Linkedin - Ben Christensen

Corey Berkey is the HR tech advocate and Senior Vice President of Human Resources of JazzHR, Jobvite, and NXThing RPO (all 3 recently joined forces to create a market leader in talent acquisition). Corey brings a unique blend of knowledge to the HR and tech space, playing a fascinating role in combining both to become a new field altogether. An all-around amazing dude, thanks for being on today's pod! Linkedin - Corey Berkey

A wildly fascinating individual, Jonathan founded Behold Retreats, a plant medicine focused leadership retreat. Formerly a F500 career advisor, he has been able to manage success while also maintaining a kind, down-to-earth spirit and goals. Thank you Jonathan for an incredible episode! Linkedin - Jonathan de Potter Website - https://www.behold-retreats.com/

One of the original angel investors, Dave has helped start up dozens of early stage companies and ideas. His "Berkus Method" of valuing pre-revenue businesses has been used by over a million entrepreneurs and early stage investors, and is recognized as an industry standard. Thank you for your insightfulness on today's episode! Linkedin - Dave Berkus Twitter - @daveberkus Amazon - Dave Berkus (https://www.amazon.com/Dave-Berkus/e/B001K7S3UQ%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share) Website - https://www.berkus.com

Seve is all into the world of holistic lifestyle coaching - helping people destress, declutter, and become more a centered and strategic thinker. Working both personally and with companies, as well as leading retreats, Seve greatly impacts people's lives across the globe! Linkedin - Seve Mangrum Instagram - @SeveMangrum Website - www.evokihealth.com

Working as Linkedin's first Chief HR Officer and leading its talent expansion, Steve has experienced unimaginable startup growth and success. He now serves as a board member and mentor to various startups, as well as an influencer on newer platforms, such as TikTok, where he has amassed over 100k followers and 800k likes. Thank you for providing some of the most entertaining and fruitful content on today's episode! Linkedin - Steve Cadigan Website - www.stevecadigan.com TikTok - @stevecadigan

Markus Kasunich has been exploring, practicing, and facilitating personal transformation, the power of human potential, and holistic healing modalities with individuals and groups all over the globe for over 20 years. Today's podcast explores his journey while also bringing forth transformative knowledge to create lasting change in your life! Website - www.markuskasunich.com Email - info@markuskasunich.com YouTube, Instagram, Facebook - Markus Kasunich

Beginning with a few hours a week, Alex worked freelance, doing what she wanted for the hours she chose. This soon expanded, allowing her to maintain full freedom over her life and do what she enjoys, while also being financially successful. On today's episode she dives into what it is like to work freelance and how to escape a 9-5! Linkedin - Alexandra Fasulo Instagram - alexandrafasulo Website - https://study.mentorcamp.io/gofreelance

Jeff is a brilliant automobile executive, former head of Ford Taiwan & South Africa, as well as other large roles, he constantly inspires, innovates, and resolves conflict. Thank you Jeff for the man that you are! Linkedin - Jeff Nemeth