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Talent All-Stars

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Talent Acquisition
Artificial Intelligence
Ziprecruiter
Leadership
Candidate Experience
Recruitment
Human Resources
Employee Engagement
Internal Mobility
Culture
Talent Development
Workforce Planning
Recruitment Strategies
Poshmark
Covid-19
Recruitment Marketing
Salesforce
Riot Games
Diversity and Inclusion
Employer Branding

How exactly do high-performing talent, HR, and recruiting teams operate on a day-to-day basis? We find out through conversations with talent leaders at some of the world's most influential businesses.

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Hasbro is the toy, gaming, and entertainment company behind Monopoly, Nerf, Transformers, and Magic: The Gathering, and running people strategy for a brand that big takes someone who has done a little bit of everything.

Holly Barbacovi is the EVP &... more

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F5 helps the world's largest organizations keep their apps and websites fast, reliable, and secure. Doing that takes a global workforce, a TA function built for a company in transformation, and someone who knows how to build recruiting infrastructure... more

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The USPS delivers to 167 million addresses almost every day. That takes 640,000 employees, 30,000 post offices, 250 processing facilities, and one of the largest HR operations in the country. Jenny Utterback, VP of Organization Development at the Uni... more

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Most companies with nearly 5,000 employees have a recruiting army. Green Thumb Industries has 12 people, a network of cannabis dispensaries spanning the country, and Joey Niemczyk, Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, figuring out how to make it wo... more

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Holly Barbacovi
Chief People Officer at Hasbro
Hasbro
Episode: Hasbro's Secret Sauce to Aging Up Brands, Leaning Into AI, and Hiring Like It Matters
Valerie Weingarten
VP of Global Talent Acquisition at F5
F5
Episode: Before You Automate, Cybersecurity Firm F5 Says You Need THIS Foundation First
Jenny Utterback
VP of Organization Development, United States Postal Service
United States Postal Service
Episode: How the USPS Recruits and Develops a Workforce of 640,000
Joey Niemczyk
Senior Director of Talent Acquisition at Green Thumb Industries
Green Thumb Industries
Episode: The Cannabis Company With Nearly 5,000 Employees and 12 Recruiters
Jenny Ferrell
Senior VP of HR at Dematic
Dematic
Episode: The Warehouse Automation Giant That Treats Every Hire as a Business Decision
Jenn Reagan
VP of Talent, Learning and Development at Bally's Corporation
Bally's Corporation
Episode: Why Bally's VP of Talent Says "Rigid Flexibility" Is the Best Way to Scale
Lori Vickery
Director of Talent Attraction at Bimbo Bakeries USA
Bimbo Bakeries USA
Episode: How Bimbo Bakeries USA Sells a Great Culture Before Candidates Are Even in the Door
Carey Pellock
Chief People Officer at Anaplan
Anaplan
Episode: Why Anaplan's Chief People Officer Banned the Word "Backfill"
Steffanie Chaviano
VP of Talent Acquisition at Autism Learning Partners
Autism Learning Partners
Episode: How Autism Learning Partners Fills Hard-to-Staff Roles Without Sacrificing Quality

Host

Dave Travers
Host of Talent All-Stars, pulling together insights from senior talent leaders across industries.

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 32 ratings
  • Helpful nuggets in each episode

    Quick and punchy episodes that always have a valuable nugget of learning to take away.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MrBuckwheat
    United Statesa year ago
  • Unbelievably helpful for leaders

    So helpful to have specific, concrete insights from some of the best leaders in the industry. Highly recommend for all CEOs/Executive Directors looking to create a tactical strategy.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sarie96
    United States2 years ago
  • Solid interviews with TA and recruiting leaders!

    Concise episodes with some great *specific* advice on navigating a career in HR/recruiting/talent. Need more of this

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    dckdl
    United States2 years ago
  • Must-listen insights for anyone growing into senior leadership

    Dave is a strong and thoughtful interviewer with a masterful editing team behind him. He elicits positive and actionable insights from to people in talent and recruiting, but ties it back to the goals of the business at large. If your with in talent or have a need to manage and grow a successful team, this podcast might be the most efficient 20 minutes of thoughtful advice and mentorship you get every week.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Eric Lu.
    United States2 years ago

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Helpful nuggets in each episode
Must-listen insights for anyone growing into senior leadership
Unbelievably helpful for leaders
Solid interviews with TA and recruiting leaders!

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Hasbro's Secret Sauce to Aging Up Brands, Leaning Into AI, and Hiring Like It Matters
Q: What is Holly Barbacovi's approach to transforming Hasbro's talent strategy while preserving the essence of iconic brands?
She emphasizes aligning leadership around a shared transformation vision, leveraging Hasbro's brand power to attract top talent, and using AI to boost productivity while protecting and enhancing creative work rather than replacing it.
How the USPS Recruits and Develops a Workforce of 640,000
Q: What does rapid-fire success measurement for workforce development look like?
Measure culture change and leadership effectiveness, and translate that into improved performance, service, and accountability across the organization.
How the USPS Recruits and Develops a Workforce of 640,000
Q: How do you balance internal development with external hiring when filling roles?
The approach is a mix of internal pipelines and external hires, chosen based on short-term needs and long-term goals, with deliberate experiences designed to close gaps for internal candidates while sometimes bringing in new perspectives from outside.
How the USPS Recruits and Develops a Workforce of 640,000
Q: How is recruiting handled given the USPS's scale and distributed operations?
They maintain a national corporate recruitment and marketing strategy, align recruitment to mission-critical roles, and tailor messaging and value propositions for different job families while preserving centralized processes for consistency.
How the USPS Recruits and Develops a Workforce of 640,000
Q: Where did you originally get the idea this might be a path for you?
She was recruited into a new in-house Talent Acquisition group for the Postal Service, which launched her long tenure in the organization, highlighting her shift from private-sector HR to large-scale public-sector talent work.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Talent All-Stars

What is Talent All-Stars about and what kind of topics does it cover?

- This show centers on how high-performing talent, HR, and recruiting teams operate daily, featuring senior TA and HR leaders from large, growth-focused organizations. Episodes emphasize scaling talent functions, culture, data-driven decision making, and the strategic use of technology and AI to augment human judgment rather than replace it. Across interviews, listeners get concrete frameworks for building centralized recruiting, improving candidate experiences, and linking talent strategies to business outcomes in regulated and high-growth environments.

- Noteworthy angles include practical leadership lessons, the balance between automation and humanity, and the use of storytelling with data to gain executive buy-in. Unique themes span wor... more

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1. Holly Barbacovi
2. Valerie Weingarten
3. Jenny Utterback
4. Joey Niemczyk
5. Jenny Ferrell
6. Jenn Reagan
7. Lori Vickery
8. Carey Pellock

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