Welcome to a new Episode of Recruiting is No Joke, a podcast and liveshow dedicated to the TA industry. This week I welcome Kara Mignanelii. Kara serves as SVP of People and General Counsel for the Global Strategic Management Institute (GSMI), a leader in professional educational events and industry trade shows. In her role, Kara oversees multiple core functions of the business, including human resources, event production, and legal compliance. She has contributed to the growth of GSMI from corporate formation in 2008 to the creation, execution, and acquisition of industry-leading events and trade shows over the last decade. In 2011, Kara created one of the industry's leading talent acquisition events, the Social Recruiting Strategies Conference, which is currently part of Talent Acquisition Week, along with the Employer Brand Strategies Conference and the Talent Sourcing Strategies Summit. Kara is the Co-founder of Mignanelli Winery, a family-owned boutique producer focused on premium Pinot Noir with fruit sourced from Anderson Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, and Santa Lucia Highlands. www.mignanelliwinery.com Kara is a proud alumnus of Rutgers University and Golden Gate University School of Law. She resides in San Diego with her husband and two energetic boys. Special thanks to Metaview for sponsoring the show: Metaview is the AI assistant for interviewing. It completely removes the need for recruiters to take notes during interviews because their AI is designed to take world-class interview notes for you. See the magic for yourself for free on your first 5 interviews. Head over to www.metaview.ai/nojoke to get started.