The recruitment tech market is going crazy - there is one tool after the other, and all of them are AI powered. Most of them are competing on features and are implementing new features based on the technology available. You can even argue that they throw technology in without considering if this actually solves a problem. I had a similar conversation just recently with Jason from Workday. And so it is quite refreshing to speak with a start-up that is focused on the problem solving and comes from a rich functional background and experience.

Welcome to another Employee Experience Labs podcast from the Munich Podcast studio. Employee Experience Labs Podcasts are about HR Tech, Employee Experience, Shared Service and other interesting topics around HR at the workplace.

Today's episode is an addition to our Start up and AI series we are running. And after some special episodes we are abck to basics: AI and Start-up. We are talking today about Theia Jobs. A start-up that is looking to simplify the recruitment process but also making sure you find the true best candidate. I could also say "CVs are so 90s..." 

I had the pleasure to talk to Luis Luciani, the founder of Theia Jobs. You will learn quickly that Luis is an absolute Recruitment Professional and brings a rich experience to the table that is refreshing. We went deep into Recruitment and what are some of the main shortcomings today. And of course we went deep into AI and how it can enable better experiences and better outcomes.

But why am I telling you everything already here and now: Listen for yourself: Luis Luciani, Founder Theia Jobs.

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What is the connection between the Emmies and AI? What is the connection between TV jingles and AI advisory? And how does film-school land you in Technology? - I could go on and on and on about this in today's episode.

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Today's episode is an addition to our Start up and AI series we are running. But it is very different than what you have watched before. Today I am not talking to a founder. I am talking to an AI advisor, someone that helps company leaders drive AI transformation: Shelly Palmer, Professor of advanced media, one of LinkedIns top voices and AI advisor and coach to business leaders.

Shelly has a very interesting background and path towards AI which illustrates how he got all his knowledge and experience. He was one of the early ones IN AI and continues to stay on top. We went deep on AI and how to transform your company with AI - and spoiler, Shelly has a hot take on the late mover advantage, so if you are not yet in with AI, you haven't lost anything yet.But what am I talking here - listen and watch for yourself: Shelly Palmer, CEO The Palmer Group...

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What is your key AI or Technology feature in your HR Technology? - and are you looking at it from the right angle? What is the most important aspect of your Technology? - and do you think it has anything to do actually with Technology?

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Today's episode is an addition to our Start up and AI series we are running. It is still a bit of start-up but has morphed from there significantly - but it is still hardcore AI today. I am sure you will get a lot out of today's episode. I had the pleasure to talk to Jason Scheckner, AI Strategy GTM at Workday and former Chief Business Officer at HiredScore. Jason and I have talked about AI, featuritis and why adoption is more important than anything else.We went deep into AI and how it can be successful - and in that we went back to our in-depth conversations we had in France to not only talk about AI for HR, but the much bigger game of HR for AI - and how critical this is for success. Not only for the success of your AI transformation, but for the future of your company.

But why am I telling you everything already here and now: Listen for yourself: Jason Scheckner, AI Strategy GTM at Workday and former Chief Business Officer at HiredScore

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How do being a Rock Musician with your own band, being a pilot, and being in the restaurant business lead to HR Technology? - and why are these capabilities actually just right to prepare you for a role as HR Technology Strategist?Welcome to another Employee Experience Labs podcast from the Munich Podcast studio. Employee Experience Labs Podcasts are about HR Tech, Employee Experience, Shared Service and other interesting topics around HR at the workplace.Today's episode is an addition to our Start up and AI series we are running. It is less start-up and more AI - but the company we are talking about is still highly innovative and feels often start-up like.  I had the pleasure to talk Cliff Jurkiewicz, Vice President Global Strategy, General Manager CAB & Futurist at Phenom - a company that is at the forefront of Talent Technology, especially Talent Acquisition. Cliff and I have talked about his past experiences and how they formed his today's thinking, and of course we have talked about Phenom. The deepest we went on AI and what it will mean for HR Tech but also for employees and Talent Acquisition as a whole. Cliff shared some spicy views and paints a truly exciting future. But why am I telling you this?Listen for yourself: Cliff Jurkiewicz, Vice President Global Strategy, General Manager CAB & Futurist at Phenom.

Link to Cliff's blueprint: https://www.myblueprint.work

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From 1990s where websites were the latest and greatest to apps to designing the bridge of the future for ships...what a story - but from there to what next? - apparently wait a minute...

Welcome to another Employee Experience Labs podcast from the Munich Podcast studio. Employee Experience Labs Podcasts are about HR Tech, Employee Experience, Shared Service and other interesting topics around HR at the workplace.

Today's episode is an addition to our Start up and AI series we are running. But I have to admit that the company we are talking about is not really a start-up anymore... but still a company I wanted to introduce and talk to in a bit more depth - because the topic and service this company offers should and rightly so is at the center of what we do in Experience: UK and UI. I had the pleasure to talk Dave Marsh, CEO of Monochrome - a company that designs the Experience into your ServiceNow platform. And how to do this and how not to do this is what we went deep into...and much more starting from video games and going into the discussion why a good process not necessarily brings a good user experience...But listen for yourself: Dave Marsh, CEO Monochrome...

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What if... your workforce is significantly more productive from one day to the other? What if... all of your employees only do the stuff you have hired them for and can forget about all this admin stuff that take valuable time from them? What if...you can orchestrate all your admin employees with a push of a button and also have the guarantee that they will do their job exactly as outlined in your policies and process documentation?Welcome to another Employee Experience Labs podcast from the Munich Podcast studio. Employee Experience Labs Podcasts are about HR Tech, Employee Experience, Shared Service and other interesting topics around HR at the workplace.Today's episode is an addition to our Start up and AI series we are running. And the AI start-up that I was talking to is just turning three - so is truly a start-up. But this does not mean that it isn't ready to rock the space they are in: Meet EMA - Enterprise Machine Assistants. A start-up focused on making the AI revolution reality.I had the pleasure to talk Swati Trehan COO of EMA. We talked deep around AI, what it can do and how to scale a workforce of AI agents. But we also talked about the hype around AI, the anti-hype around SaaS vendors, and how AI will actually also make BPO companies rethink their business model. And where we landed provide me with a very interesting perspective of the future. And quite frankly, if you don't yet think about your AI workforce, listen or watch our conversation - and even if you are already all hands-on deck when it comes to your AI workforce, you will find quite some interesting nuggets in here. But why am I still talking. Meet Swati Trehan, COO EMA...

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Is AI just a hype? What makes the difference between companies that are successful with AI vs the companies that are not? Will AI replace work and specialized roles or will it enhance it and make existing workers just more powerful?

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Today's episode is an addition to our Start up and AI series we are running. I invited a former guest back to talk about AI in practice because of the special insights he has in companies' AI usage and success. I had the pleasure to talk again to one of my early guests back to our podcast: Martijn from Datacamp. Datacamp is a company that helps companies and employees acquire critical skills around data and AI. What is he seeing in his work? What are his clients doing and what are the outcomes when it comes to AI? and where is this all leading towards? This and much more we were diving deep in. Listen for yourself: Martijn Theuwissen from DataCamp.

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In a Bonus Episode of the EXLabs podcast I was talking just before Christmas to a good friend - GoGo - about the Tops and Flops of 2025. Of course we stayed close to AI, what else to be expected...but it was both, Top and Flop. Curious?We also talked about Floating Tanks (*nervous laughter* ), and were discussing AI Slop, however with a bit of a different view of it than Satya...probably for good reasons 😉. - and it is the first ever EXPLICIT podcast I was publishing...listen to it if you are curious about our view on the AI Bubble and if it will burst or not in 2026 - and what the implications might be? But all fun aside, we went deep into the failures of companies to adopt AI and drive towards AI-first operating models. Why is this happening and what needs to change. Will there be companies and people left behind? What do we need to do in order for not going to such a future?Go listen for yourself on. I am sure you will enjoy the conversation. Important links from the conversation:- Google AI Studio: https://aistudio.google.com/welcome- Loveable: https://lovable.dev- Antigravity: https://antigravity.googleAnd GoGo's Blog on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/gogo-s-ai-obsession-7331518811621249027/Music by Bensound.

Is Payroll a good area to apply AI? How would we feel about hallucinations in our pay when still almost 50% of employees live paycheck to paycheck? And thinking further - if not only in payroll but in more and more areas AI will replace humans to get the work done - how does this impact government tax income? And do we need to consider AI-labor taxation and social contributions in payroll?

For this and much more I invited a former guest back into the studio, someone that is close to this space for quite some time and sees it all live, every day.

Welcome to another Employee Experience Labs podcast from the Munich Podcast studio. Employee Experience Labs Podcasts are about HR Tech, Employee Experience, Shared Service and other interesting topics around HR at the workplace.

Today's episode is an addition to our Start up and AI series we are running. But as I had alluded to, it is a special one. We are focusing today more on AI than start-ups, although we are also recapping how some of the start-up ideas from 2 years ago have performed...or not. I was thrilled to talk again to Jeff Phipps, SVP and General Manager ADP Northern Europe. Jeff and I spoke about a variety of topics from gig economy, the AI bubble to payroll and taxation issues of the future. We went deep but always with a grain of salt. But before I say more, listen for yourself: Jeff Phipps SVP ADP and General Manager Northern Europe...

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From being let go, to building an operating system for gyms that scaled to more than 3,000 locations - including the largest gym franchise in the world. After 10 years exiting and restarting the founding process in a similar field across Health & Wellness, running into a dead-end street. Learning through the future co-founder that even great CVs are not by default invited to job interviews but might still put you at the bottom of the pile - and thinking: There must be a better way...

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Today's episode is an addition to our Start up and AI series we are running. And we continue in the Talent space going back to Talent Acquisition. Through a joined connection I was introduced to Adam and after a short connect I was thrilled to invite him into my podcast studio. Adam has a great story to tell when it comes to his legacy - but an even greater story when we focus on today. Adam is one of the founders of TalentLlama - a skill-based, AI interviewer platform - and we talked in depth about the platform, the dos and don'ts, the how-tos and why this will ensure that the best talents are on the top of the applicant-pile - in a fair and fast process - and not the ones that applied fastest.

Let's dive into a great story about how TalentLlama solves an issue many of us are facing...Adam Stokar Co-Founder TalentLlama...

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