Talent Talks

by Hunt Scanlon Media

Management Careers

COVID-19 and Its Impact on Executive Recruiting

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Valerie Frederickson, founder & CEO, and Brian Brinkley, chief growth officer of Frederickson Partners. In this exclusive podcast, they discuss the current impact of Covid-19 on executive search. Both leaders then illustrate how they are using their past experiences to work through client consultations, work/life balance and the needs of their staff. Listen Now!

The Future of the College Presidency

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Scott Miller, president of Virginia Wesleyan University & Jay Lemons, president of Academic Search. In this exclusive podcast, Scott reflects on the evolution of the college presidency over his 29 years in the industry and then provides an outlook as to how he expects this role to continue to evolve over the next 29 years. Jay then provides his expertise as to how Academic Search is keeping up with the transforming role of the college presidency. Listen Now!

Recruiting Top Leaders for Academia

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Rich Ekman, president of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) & Jay Lemons, president of Academic Search. In this exclusive podcast, Rich & Jay examine the skills and traits now required of successful university presidents and what skill-sets have changed over the last decade. Rich then explores the importance of leadership development programs while Jay takes a look at some of the challenges that his search firm faces during the search process. Listen Now!

A New Twist In the War for Talent

We’ve all heard about global talent shortages. But have you ever thought how the talent deficit is impacting the executive search industry itself? With competition stronger than ever, recruitment leaders are dealing with a pressing dilemma of their own: How and where to find top revenue producers. According to Ken Vancini, founder and CEO of Innova International and a consultant to the sector, it is now the No. 1 challenge facing search firms. In this episode, Mr. Vancini explores growth and expansion models and discusses the best ways for search leaders to scale their businesses.

Recruiting Transformational Leaders

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon host Rob Adams is joined alongside Colin Baker, Partner in the Global Technology Officers practice of Wilton & Bain. In this exclusive podcast, Mr. Baker reflects on what transformational leadership really means, what characteristics to look for in transformational leaders and how best to recruit them. Listen Now!

SWITCH: Bringing Together Powerful Women to Promote Change

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon host Rob Adams is joined alongside three leaders from the Wilton & Bain team: Lisa Peacock-Edwards, Managing Partner; Loren Hiser, Senior Consultant; and Mathilde Hanonik, Senior Consultant. In this exclusive podcast, the three leaders discuss Wilton & Bain’s latest initiative called SWITCH – a series of networking events which are bringing female leaders from all industries together to collaborate on the best strategies to overcome workplace inequalities and to improve female representation at the board level and in senior-level roles.

Revolutionizing the Hunt for Top Talent

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon host Rob Adams is joined alongside Julie Choi, CEO and founder of Pointr & CBK Partners. In this exclusive podcast, Ms. Choi discusses her recruiting business, its recent rebrand and the promotion of Sumi Kang to president. Ms. Choi then shifts her focus to discuss her latest venture, Pointr – a digital platform which is set to revolutionize the way companies recruit and view potential candidates. Listen Now!

Finding the Right Technology Visionary to Lead Your Digital Transformation

In this brand new episode of 'Talent Talks,' we are joined alongside Iain Grant, senior partner of Riviera Partners. In this exclusive podcast, Mr. Grant examines how to recruit the most fit executive to lead a digital transformation. Financial services, real estate, and healthcare are all industries ripe for the next wave of digital transformation and finding the right visionary to lead this charge is critical. According to Mr. Grant, job candidates are not always found in the most obvious places – and that makes working with a specialist recruiter imperative. Listen now!

Working with Founder CEOs

In this brand new episode of 'Talent Talks,' we are joined alongside Dan Hawkins, president & founder of Summit Leadership Partners. In this exclusive podcast, Mr. Hawkins guides us through the on-going challenges founder CEOs face after a private equity investment, and offers up some techniques to help them during this transition. According to Mr. Hawkins, founder CEOs have a difficult time during the early stages of a PE or VC investment. "Determining how and where founder CEOs can create the most enterprise value for the company during this transition is key to keeping a strong culture going forward," said Mr. Hawkins. Listen now!

25 Years of HR Experience

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon is joined alongside Valerie Frederickson, CEO and founder of Frederickson Partners. In this exclusive podcast, Ms. Frederickson discusses how she got started in HR recruiting over 25 years ago, what makes her tick and the difference she’s making by recruiting diverse HR leaders. “We want to help our clients elevate their HR and people functions,” said Ms. Frederickson. Listen now!

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