Talent Surgery - Helping People Navigate Their Careers

by Talent Surgery

Season 1

EP06 - Virginia Tirado - Talent Executive - Moving from Operations to TA Leadership Positions and Lessons Learnt at Amazon

In this episode, we have Steve Jacobs and Yasar Ahmad with their guest Virginia Tirado, Talent Executive, having worked for some of the biggest brands from Oracle, Amazon and Zalando, to name a few. Virginia shares her incredible story from her early days as a lawyer moving into operations to becoming the Head of Executive Recruitment at Amazon. She shares her incredible journey and all the lessons learnt on the way. Stay tuned throughout the whole episode to hear Virginia's whole story! Follow Talent Surgery On All Platforms Here! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TalentSurgeryY outube: https://www.youtube.com/@talentsurgery Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talentsurgery Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TalentSurgery Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalentSurgery Follow Steve and Yasar Here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevedjacobs/ & https://www.instagram.com/_jakes101/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasarahmad/ & https://www.instagram.com/yasar.ahmad1/ Find Virginia Here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginiatirado/ Talent Surgery is a podcast platform showcasing Talent Leaders, business leaders, leading industries and successful entrepreneurs and individuals. If you'd like to be on the next episode of Talent Surgery, be sure to message us on Instagram @talentsurgery

S1 · E6

Jul 3, 2023

1:02:59

EP05 - Sophie Theen FCIPD, Startup COO & Chief People Officer - Organisational Design, Taking Risks in your Career and How to Fast Track Success!

In this episode, we have Steve Jacobs and Yasar Ahmad with their guest Sophie Theen FCIPD, Startup COO & CPO for Paydock, board advisor, named ‘Top 20 Women in Software UK’ in 2021 and book author. Sophie shares her incredible story, how she grew in her career and the importance of organisational design. How to embrace change, what it takes to fast track your career and taking risks! Sophie shares great advice and tips for talent acquisition & human resources professionals. Stay tuned throughout the whole episode to hear Sophie’s whole story! Follow Talent Surgery On All Platforms Here! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TalentSurgery Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@talentsurgery Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talentsurgery Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TalentSurgery Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalentSurgery Follow Steve and Yasar Here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevedjacobs/ & https://www.instagram.com/_jakes101/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasarahmad/ & https://www.instagram.com/yasar.ahmad1/ Find Sophie Here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophietheen/ Find Sophies Book on Amazon, ‘The Soul of Startups’ Here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Soul-Startups-Stories-Founders-Culture/dp/1119885590 Talent Surgery is a podcast platform showcasing Talent Leaders, business leaders, leading industries and successful entrepreneurs and individuals. If you'd like to be on the next episode of Talent Surgery, be sure to message us on Instagram @talentsurgery

S1 · E5

Jun 6, 2023

1:00:39

EP04 - Keiran Dodd, VP of Talent at Preply - The War In Ukraine, The Best Ever Candidate Experience & more!

In this episode, we have Steve Jacobs and Yasar Ahmad with their guest Keiran Dodd, VP of Talent and People at Preply an e-learning platform. He discusses how he got into his line of work, the war in Ukraine and the impact it had, and how his company navigated it being a Ukrainian company. He talks about the best candidate experience and what it takes to be an executive recruiter. Keiran shares some great advice and tips for talent acquisition professionals. Stay tuned throughout the whole episode to hear Keiran's whole story! Follow Talent Surgery On All Platforms Here! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TalentSurgery Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@talentsurgery Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talentsurgery Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TalentSurgery Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalentSurgery Follow Steve and Yasar Here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevedjac... & https://www.instagram.com/_jakes101/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasarahmad/ & https://www.instagram.com/yasar.ahmad1/ Find Keiran Here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keirandodd/ Talent Surgery is a podcast platform showcasing Talent Leaders, business leaders, leading industries and successful entrepreneurs and individuals. If you'd like to be on the next episode of Talent Surgery be sure to message us on Instagram @talentsurgery

S1 · E4

Feb 22, 2023

1:00:51

EP03 - Hung Lee, Recruitment Brainfood Owner - Life Changing Events, Chat GPT VS TA & Work Phenomena's

In this episode, we have Steve Jacobs and Yasar Ahmad with their guest Hung Lee, Creator of Recruitment Brainfood (Newsletter with 30K+ Subscribers) Podcaster, Host and Recruitment Commentator. Hung discusses how he got into his line of work, life-changing moments, Chat GPT and the future of AI and TA, navigating Work Phenomena's and Key Elements for success as a Talent Acquisition Partner! Hung is an Entrepreneur and Talent Leader, who turned his passion for people into a global and successful career. Hung shares some great advice and tips for people in the talent acquisition industry. Stay tuned throughout the whole episode to hear Hung's whole story! Follow Talent Surgery On All Platforms Here! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TalentSurgery Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@talentsurgery Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talentsurgery Follow Steve and Yasar Here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevedjac... & https://www.instagram.com/_jakes101/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasarahmad/ & https://www.instagram.com/yasar.ahmad1/ Find Hung Here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunglee/ Find Recruitment Brainfood Here: https://www.recruitingbrainfood.com/ Talent Surgery is a podcast platform showcasing Talent Leaders, business leaders, leading industries and successful entrepreneurs and individuals. If you'd like to be on the next episode of Talent Surgery be sure to message us on Instagram @talentsurgery

S1 · E3

Jan 22, 2023

58:48

EP02 - Christine Ng, Head of Talent & Media - Navigating Discrimination, Hacking Productivity & Recruitment

In this episode we have Steve Jacobs and Yasar Ahmad with their guest Christine Ng, Head of Talent and Media at Quantum Motion. Christine discusses her career, navigating discrimination and stereotypes, hacking productivity and key elements for success as a Talent Acquisition Partner! Christine is an Entrepreneur and Talent and People Leader from Hong Kong, who turned her passion for people into a successful career. Christine shares some great golden nuggets for people in the talent acquisition industry. Stay tuned throughout the whole episode to hear Christines whole story! Follow Talent Surgery On All Platforms Here! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TalentSurgery Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@talentsurgery Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talentsurgery Follow Steve and Yasar Here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevedjac... & https://www.instagram.com/_jakes101/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasarahmad/ & https://www.instagram.com/yasar.ahmad1/ Find Christine's Here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinengkinyee/ Talent Surgery is a podcast platform showcasing Talent Leaders, business leaders, leading industries and successful entrepreneurs and individuals. If you'd like to be on the next episode of Talent Surgery be sure to message us on Instagram @talentsurgery

S1 · E2

Dec 20, 2022

1:05:57

EP01 - Jat Bansal - How to get promoted, recruitment industry and internal mobility!

In this episode, Steve Jacobs and Yasar Ahmad, with their guest Jat Singh Bansal from the Global Talent Director at Funding Circle. Jat discuss his career and advice for people growing! Jat is a Talent and People Leader from London who turned his passion for people into a successful career. After a career in agency recruitment, he took on an internal recruitment role and grew from there.

S1 · E1

Dec 3, 2022

45:46