Best Deanna Shimota Podcasts (2024)

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52 - Enhancing Employee Engagement and Development with SkillCycle's Kristy McCann Flynn 29:02

13h ago29:02

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In this installment of the HR Tech Spotlight, we feature SkillCycle, a platform that streamlines goal setting, enhances core skills, and aligns personal ambitions with organizational targets - all through innovative technology and personalized coaching to ensure continuous growth and performance improvement. Joining the show to talk about SkillCycl…

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51 - Unlocking the Power of Employee Recognition with Wishlist's Skylar Elisberg 25:50

16d ago25:50

25:50

In this episode of the HR Tech Spotlight, we feature Wishlist, a rewards and recognition platform that allows organizational leaders to recognize and reward employees using a top-down recognition strategy while allowing peers to recognize each other using a peer-to-peer approach. Joining the show to talk about Wishlist is the CEO of the company, Sk…

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50 - Building Ethical and Inclusive Workplaces with Ethena's Roxanne Petraeus 15:25

15d ago15:25

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In this episode of the HR Tech Spotlight, we focus on Ethena - an all-in-one compliance training platform that helps companies create more inclusive work cultures through content and employee relations tools. Their library of 150+ training courses spans topics like harassment prevention, anti-money laundering, and code of conduct, with a 93% approv…

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49 - Transform Talent Insights into Personalized Upskilling with TalentGuard's Linda Ginac 21:55

20d ago21:55

21:55

During this installment of the HR Tech Spotlight, we focus on TalentGuard. This company provides solutions to bridge skills gaps, enhance employee engagement and retention, and deliver actionable insights from workforce data to drive organizational success. Joining the show to talk about TalentGuard is the CEO of the company, Linda Ginac. Learn mor…

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48 - Simplifying Small Business Payroll and Team Management with Friday's Pincus Schiff 21:41

1M ago21:41

21:41

In this episode of the HR Tech Spotlight, we focus on Friday, a simple payroll and team management platform that allows small businesses with up to 50 employees to easily track employee time and process payroll. Joining me to talk about Friday is the co-founder and chief marketing officer of the company, Pincus Schiff. Learn more about Friday. Conn…

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47 - Managing Global Talent Mobility with Topia's Bill Mastin 29:48

1M ago29:48

29:48

During this installment of the HR Tech Spotlight, the focus is on Topia. This global talent mobility platform enables organizations to deliver mobility as part of a broader talent strategy encompassing all types of employee movement including remote and distributed workforces, business travel, and more traditional relocations and assignments. The T…

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46 - Leveling Up Employee Development with Bundle's Kayla Lebovits 27:19

1M ago27:19

27:19

This episode of the HR Tech Spotlight features Bundle - a 1-to-1 life skills development solution that specializes in human-centered skills, designing and delivering curated content, facilitated live by experts, and driven by interactive instruction. Bundle enabled learners to not only adapt to the challenges of the modern workplace but to thrive i…

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45 - Building a Future of Work Based on Skills with Degreed's David Blake 24:41

2M ago24:41

24:41

This episode of the HR Tech Spotlight shines a light on Degreed - a learning platform that makes it easy for companies to deliver daily learning, deep skill-building, education benefits, real-time insights and expert services, while connecting to a robust network of partners and integrations. Joining me to talk about Degreed is the Co-Founder and C…

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44 - HR Game-Changer: AI-Powered Employee Support with MeBeBot's Beth White 29:32

2M ago29:32

29:32

During this installment of the HR Tech Spotlight, we’re taking a look at MeBeBot, an AI Digital Employee Experience Platform that harnesses Generative and Authoritative AI to help organizations create stronger trust and engagement among employees by giving them accurate and compliant answers to their questions. By automating answers to frequently a…

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43 - Hiring Woes No More: Plum to the Rescue featuring Michelle Meehan 20:40

3M ago20:40

20:40

During this episode of the HR Tech Spotlight, the focus is on Plum. Plum is a talent intelligence platform with a universal design that uses objective data to measure and match human potential to job needs, enhancing talent decisions across the employee lifecycle. Plum empowers organizations to quantify job fit, improve the quality of hires, identi…

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42 - Mellow: The Most Efficient Solution for Managing Freelancers Worldwide with Pavel Shynkarenko 19:06

3M ago19:06

19:06

This installment of the show shines a spotlight on Mellow (formerly known as Solar Staff), an agent-of-record service with a freelance management platform that enables companies to onboard, manage, and pay contingent workers in 190 countries across the globe – ensuring your company stays compliant even in hard-to-reach regions. Joining me to talk a…

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41 - Revolutionizing Mentorship Through an Evidence-Based Approach with Art of Mentoring's Bijay Mathew 21:32

3M ago21:32

21:32

This episode of the HR Tech Spotlight focuses on Art of Mentoring - a company combining evidence-based mentoring expertise with the latest technological innovations to enable organizations to develop impactful, scalable, and cost-effective mentoring programs. The platform uses an algorithm to match mentors with mentees and offers resources, trainin…

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40 - The Future of Hourly Workforce Recruitment with Sprockets' AJ Richichi 25:08

3M ago25:08

25:08

During this installment of the show, we’re spotlighting Sprockets, a technology solution designed to help employers hire and retain great hourly workers. From comprehensive virtual interviews to AI-powered sourcing campaigns, Sprockets equips businesses with the tools required to reduce turnover, slash hiring costs, and win in the tumultuous labor …

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#450 - Mike Caldwell gets REAL about using Empathic Marketing Strategy to empower businesses and entrepreneurs with high-ticket offerings 34:22

3M ago34:22

34:22

As The Marketing Medic, I leverage my trademarked Empathic Marketing Strategy to empower businesses and entrepreneurs with high-ticket offerings. My mission is to help clients identify and deeply understand their audiences, enabling them to craft a resonant Empathic Marketing message that makes their audience feel truly understood. With a strong fo…

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39 - Enhancing Candidate Experience and Efficiency with KarmaCheck's Eric Ly 19:44

4M ago19:44

19:44

In this episode of The HR Tech Spotlight, we’re exploring KarmaCheck - a company that has reimagined background checks with a tech-first, AI-driven approach that provides the fastest background check for employment needs. Employers and employees benefit from real-time, actionable notifications, so hiring decisions come sooner. The mobile-first back…

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38 - Navigating Employee Reimbursements with Cardata's Michael Levine 23:55

4M ago23:55

23:55

During this installment, we’re taking a look at Cardata - a solution that provides cost-effective and accurate ways to reimburse employees for using their personal vehicles for work. Cardata’s suite includes reimbursement software, IRS-compliant tax-free programs, and business intelligence tools. Joining me to talk about the platform is the Preside…

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#449 - Jason Friedman gets REAL about Scaling Your Business by Obsessing over your Customers’ Success 56:12

4M ago56:12

56:12

Imagine a captivating performance where the audience is completely transfixed. Not a peep. Total focus, until, suddenly, rising as one, they leap to their feet, furiously applauding and demanding more. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondfriedman/ cxformula.com Why? The audience was taken on a journey. Their needs were anticipated and then met. Their…

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37 - Streamlining Efficient Recruitment with Arya by Leoforce's Wade Pierson 27:09

4M ago27:09

27:09

In this episode, we’re focusing on the AI platform Arya - a technology by Leoforce that helps organizations optimize the recruitment process with capabilities to source, screen, rank, and engage higher-quality candidates. Arya goes beyond simple keyword matching, using multidimensional data points and hundreds of attributes to discover and connect …

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#448- Shane Mishler gets REAL about Driving Operational Excellence and Relationship Building in Tech 36:04

4M ago36:04

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🚀 Driving Operational Excellence and Relationship Building in Tech As the Chief Operating Officer at SD Tech, I lead our dynamic team in providing consultation, implementation, and support for technology and IT solutions to businesses. We have disrupted this space by not just focusing on tech, but on people. We're about building lasting relationshi…

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36 - Redefining Background Screening with Turn Technologies' Rahier Rahman 24:21

4M ago24:21

24:21

In this installment, we spotlight Turn Technologies - a background screening platform designed for high-volume employers. With a decade of experience in HR tech, our guest Rahier Rahman, CEO and founder, explains how Turn Technologies addresses the challenges HR departments face in maintaining trust and safety in a rapid hiring environment. He also…

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35 - Take the Guesswork Out of HR and Compliance with Mineral by Mitratech's Diane Haines 23:45

4M ago23:45

23:45

During this episode of The HR Tech Spotlight, we’re exploring Mitratech’s Mineral platform. It's a solution that combines data, technology and human expertise to take the guesswork out of HR and compliance by translating complex HR requirements into actionable, tangible business recommendations to ensure compliance. Joining us for this episode is D…

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34 - Boosting Employee Performance With Bryq's Markellos Diorinos 21:19

5M ago21:19

21:19

In this installment, we are exploring Bryq, an innovative talent intelligence platform transforming the global hiring landscape. Leveraging the latest developments in I/O psychology, Bryq offers an AI-driven platform that enables HR professionals and leaders to reduce hiring costs, boost employee performance and manage talent effectively. Joining u…

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33 - Providing On-Demand Access to Earned Wages with Immediate's Matt Pierce 39:33

5M ago39:33

39:33

In this episode, we are shining the spotlight on Immediate – a platform that helps businesses recruit, engage and retain employees by providing a financial wellness solution that delivers on-demand access to earned wages. It allows employees to smooth out the peaks and valleys of pay cycles by creating more consistent streams of income, breaking cy…

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#447 - Arsh Sanwarwala gets REAL about Data-Driven And High-Converting Websites 41:49

5M ago41:49

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Investing in a website that is not optimized for conversions is like pouring water into a leaky bucket with a hole in it. You are likely spending thousands of dollars on your digital marketing efforts, all to have your website not properly optimized to convert that traffic into buyers. Acquiring traffic is becoming increasingly expensive and compet…

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32 - Elevating HR Events with 6Connex's Luiz Martins 29:56

5M ago29:56

29:56

For this installment of the HR Tech Spotlight, we take a look at 6Connex - an in-person, hybrid, and virtual event technology for enterprises. The product portfolio includes meetings, virtual venues, environments, learning management, and webinars. Designed for corporations in need of engaging with communities in person, virtually, or in a hybrid f…

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31 - Seamless Recruiting for High Volume Hiring with Fountain's Alicia Hunt 15:24

5M ago15:24

15:24

During this episode of The HR Tech Spotlight, we focus on Fountain - an all-in-one high-volume hiring platform that empowers enterprises to find the right people through smart, fast, and seamless recruiting. Throughout the candidate journey, the platform enables companies to find, qualify and convert more applicants to accelerate high-volume hiring…

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30 - Enhancing Productivity and Engagement of Frontline Workers with Beekeeper's Cris Grossmann 25:44

5M ago25:44

25:44

In this installment of The HR Tech Spotlight, the focus is on Beekeeper, a platform that solves the disconnect between frontline workers and their managers in the retail, hospitality, manufacturing and construction industries. Beekeeper’s mobile-first platform was designed and built for deskless employees who — despite representing 80% of the globa…

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29 - Leveraging Labor Market Intelligence with WageScape's Cary Sparrow 22:33

6M ago22:33

22:33

In this episode, we shine a spotlight on a technology platform called WageScape. This solution provides labor market intelligence with an extensive, real-time labor market data set, tracking over 24 million new jobs each month, across all industries. This includes data on hiring demand, pay levels, access to labor, and key skills requirements for o…

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#446 - Deanna Shimota gets REAL about Helping HR tech companies break through the clutter to achieve bigger growth. 45:47

6M ago45:47

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As a fellow CEO and marketing leader, I know the pressure you face to scale your HR tech company. Hitting your growth targets likely keeps you up at night. You need your marketing firing on all cylinders to build awareness, create demand and drive revenue. But it's not delivering the results you expected. At GrowthMode Marketing, we focus on helpin…

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28 - Employment and Income Verifications that Protect Employee Data with Vault Verify's Reece Nanfito 32:24

6M ago32:24

32:24

This installment of The HR Tech Spotlight delves into Vault Verify – a technology platform to automate the process of completing verifications of employee income and employment. This technology seamlessly integrates with existing human capital management systems to provide instantaneous access to verification data, ensuring that there is no need fo…

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#445 - Jermane Cheathem gets REAL about Traveling the World & The Solopreneur Freedom Formula 34:35

6M ago34:35

34:35

Life Is Too Short To Struggle To Get Clients. Feeling frustrated? I’ve been there. You shouldn’t have to waste your life figuring it all out on your own. You were designed for more and you know it. You deserve a simple plan that works. Success is simpler than you think. – Jermane https://creatorslearn.com/…

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27 - Helping Employees Through Difficult Times with E4E Relief's Holly Welch Stubbing 24:35

6M ago24:35

24:35

On this episode of The HR Tech Spotlight, we’re exploring E4E Relief – a tech-enabled service that partners with organizations to deliver financial relief to workers around the globe during times of crisis, disaster and hardship. The core of E4E Relief's success lies in its sophisticated technology platform, which is designed to handle the complexi…

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26 - Supporting New Hires and Early Career Employees with Symba's Ahva Sadeghi 25:02

7M ago25:02

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In this week’s installment of The HR Tech Spotlight, we look at Symba - a platform for new hires and early career readiness that allows organizations to onboard, manage, and engage their talent from the moment a new employee accepts a job offer, and fast-tracks them from pre-onboarding to productivity. Symba's core mission is to clarify the often c…

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25 - Redefining Candidate Screening with Fama's Ben Mones 24:57

7M ago24:57

24:57

In this installment of the HR Tech Spotlight, we are shining a spotlight on Fama - the world's largest social media screening company and a leader in applying AI to background screening services. Their out-of-the-box solution screens for 9 types of workplace misconduct to detect fraudulent or illegal activities and identify extreme behaviors that a…

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#444 - Josh Fuller gets REAL abou DX + Brand + People 36:20

7M ago36:20

36:20

After spending the last decade leading engagements with outstanding studios like Deloitte Digital and SpireDigital, and then moving into the startup world with groups like HumanCode and Helix, I’m thrilled to again be returning to my roots of independent product and creative consulting. Focusing on brand strategy and creation, digital product and d…

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24 - A Holistic Employee Experience with WorkTango's Rob Catalano 25:05

7M ago25:05

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During this episode, we shine a spotlight on WorkTango - the only employee experience platform that includes employee recognition and rewards, surveys and insights, and goals and feedback capabilities all in one holistic platform. This conversation highlights the technological challenges HR departments encounter, such as the integration of disparat…

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#443 - Milan Kordestani gets REAL about cultivating conscious capitalism and collaborative consensus to drive society forward 33:31

7M ago33:31

33:31

I'm a Gen Z entrepreneur, Wall Street Journal Best Selling author, and 4x startup founder with a distinct focus on driving social impact through business and technology. Starting off as the co-founder behind a range of startups including Audo, Nota, The Doe, and Guin Records, I soon realized the need for a unified platform to nurture these socially…

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23 - Revolutionizing Recruiting Potential with Gem's Jeff Beckham 21:07

7M ago21:07

21:07

This episode of The HR Tech Spotlight features Gem - an innovative talent engagement platform that helps recruiting teams use data and automation to engage talent more deeply, build diverse, high-quality pipelines, and hire predictably at any scale. Through the platform, companies can automate and personalize candidate communication, unify all recr…

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#442 - Bob Donaldson gets REAL about The Lost Art of Collaboration 55:08

7M ago55:08

55:08

✔️ To Book A Free Leadership Strategy Call & Get A Custom New Manager Training Blueprint https://calendly.com/manufacturing-leadership-strategy/free-leadership-strategy-session 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚: 👉 A senior Operations leader in manufacturing (𝘾𝙊𝙊, 𝙑𝙋, 𝘿𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧, 𝙚𝙩𝙘.) looking to train new managers & supervisors into effective leaders with Millennial & Gen-…

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22 - Better Assess Developer Talent with CoderPad's Amanda Richardson 20:42

7M ago20:42

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In this episode of The HR Tech Spotlight, we discuss CoderPad. CoderPad originated as a solution to streamline the technical interviewing process by allowing candidates to write and execute code in an interactive, real-time environment. This approach simulates a more realistic coding scenario, which can help employers better gauge a developer's pro…

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#441 - Jim Kraus gets REAL about what influences Buyers most? 40:24

7M ago40:24

40:24

**WHAT WE DO** We develop insights into what buyers need to know and experience before they will invest in your solution. These insights are 100% fact-based and developed through in-depth interviews with recent buyers. Buyer personas take all the guesswork out of marketing and sales by revealing your buyers: 1 - Priority Initiatives - what triggers…

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21 - Empower Your People to Reach Their Highest Potential with Betterworks' John Schneider 22:38

8M ago22:38

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In this installment of The HR Tech Spotlight, we feature Betterworks - an intelligent performance management solution that combines generative AI and data analytics to enable organizations to make smart, data-based decisions with a comprehensive solution that incorporates conversations, check-ins, feedback, employee engagement, and recognition — al…

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20 - Transforming the Recruitment Process with Humanly's Prem Kumar 24:24

8M ago24:24

24:24

In this episode, we discuss Humanly.io - a conversational AI platform for high-volume professional hiring. The primary goal of this tool is to streamline the hiring process by automating time-consuming tasks, allowing recruiters to focus on more meaningful conversations with candidates. The platform's advanced features enable it to automate initial…

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19 - Improving Employee Turnover with PTO Exchange's Rob Whalen 25:11

8M ago25:11

25:11

In this installment, we are spotlighting PTO Exchange - a platform that helps employees unlock the full value of unused PTO by converting it into retirement savings, student loan repayments, travel awards, community giving and more. The technology has been instrumental in reducing turnover rates within companies, while simultaneously boosting produ…

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18 - Future-Proofing Talent: How SOLVE's Holistic Data Transforms Workforce Planning with Human Capital Management Institute's Jeff Higgins 28:25

8M ago28:25

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During this episode, we’re explore a technology platform called SOLVE. This technology, created by Human Capital Management Institute, is a predictive analytics workforce planning software that provides a workforce decision hub for transforming data from disparate HR and business systems into critical insights to drive business results. This compre…

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17 - Payroll Paradigm: Supporting Employees in 100 Countries with Neeyamo's Vivek Khanna 20:33

9M ago20:33

20:33

This episode spotlights Neeyamo - a technology-enabled global payroll and EOR solutions provider for multinational and micro-multinational corporations worldwide. Working at the intersection of business and technology, Neeyamo strives to deliver best-in-class solutions by leveraging its global presence and enterprise global payroll technology stack…

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16 - Revolutionizing Workforce Intelligence with Revelio Labs' Ben Zweig 22:31

9M ago22:31

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In this installment, we spotlight Revelio Labs - a workforce intelligence company that unifies and enriches a comprehensive set of public employment data to create a universal HR database. Revelio Labs’ mission is to increase the sophistication of labor markets by providing clean and rich human capital data to empower businesses and investors. Thro…

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14 - Elevating Team Performance and Organizational Success with RallyBright's Mike Sweeney 29:09

9M ago29:09

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This episode spotlights RallyBright - a behavioral-science-backed software that helps businesses identify and target the hidden factors that supercharge team success. Through the platform, companies can measure and diagnose points of weakness in a team, enabling team members - as well as team leads - to understand required actions in different situ…

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15 - Making the Hiring Process More Efficient with Zeligate's Denver Naidoo 25:20

9M ago25:20

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In this episode, we are featuring Zeligate - a smart AI helper engineered to simplify monotonous, everyday talent recruitment tasks and empower leaders to focus on the important things that require a human touch. Zeligate learns from your team and your resources to become a part of the workforce, producing high-quality work and doing your most labo…

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#440 - Shachar Meron gets REAL about Shaping brands and minds 35:08

9M ago35:08

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As a teacher: "Show up. On time. Ask questions. Take notes. Try." As a copywriter: "History is written by the writers." As a creative director: "I'll have a Jack on the rocks." As a strategist: "What's puzzling you is the nature of my game." As an agency owner: "Be who you say you are." As a cartoonist: "Thank you for your vote." https://bluegreenb…

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