Hiring From the Heart

How can the environment that you're in and the types of people you're exposed to change your entire outlook on life? Listen to our final episode through to the end because near minute 20, Susan drops something unexpected and the conversation takes a turn. Join us as we dive into Susan's experience of moving from Sacramento and going to work at Google where she (literally) was pushed into a sink or swim situation.

Susan Chy is the New York City based Recruiting Manager for Revolut, a British fintech company. Prior to moving to NYC and the startup world, Susan worked on recruiting for companies like Clarifai, PAX Labs (the makers of JUUL), Amazon and Google.

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Gigi takes a straight and direct approach with both her recruiting processes and her dating life. From her work at large firms and smaller startups, Gigi talks to us about using metrics to strategize on her recruitment processes and being real about her team's diversity goals. Join us for a raw, unedited episode recorded this week and posted live within 24 hours!

Gigi Genkova is the Recruiting Manager at Expanse, an IT productivity startup based in San Francisco. Prior to Expanse, Gigi was a recruiter on companies like McKinsey and Palantir. 

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After deciding a career in finance wasn't for him, one of Chris's friends convinced him to join a recruiting agency and try his luck at being a recruiter. Being amazed by his ability to sit in the room with subject matter experts like CTOs and CIOs, he continued his career recruiting talent at some of the top tech companies in New York.

Chris Ioannou is the Director of Technical Recruitment at Equinox, an American fitness company based in NYC. Chris's career includes stints at WeWork, Uber and now Equinox.

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After 5 years in recruiting, both in NYC and LA, Kim joined WeWork where she was able to build out the tech recruiting function from the ground up. Getting used to being uncomfortable was key to her being successful. Kim heavily credits a teamwork mentality and strong leadership to her success of being part of a recruitment team that hired 10,000 people in less than 2 years, including 1,000 engineers.

Kim Coe is the Head of Talent at Citizen, an app that gives real-time safety alerts about incidents happening near you. Before Citizen, Kim built the team at WeWork and started her career at Talener focusing on perm and contract hires.  

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Charlie talks about building his "roster" for his recruiting team and building an international team at BuzzFeed back in 2013. Charlie became a recruiter after his career in finance didn't pan out following the financial fallout of 2008. On his first day, his boss asked him, "Is your phone broken?". Listen in to hear what happened after that in a recounting of Charlie's decade long recruiting career.

Charlie Keinath is Head of Talent at Beeswax. His career in recruiting includes working with some of New York City's fastest growing startups including Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Intersection (An Alphabet Company), and Beeswax.

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Jenn pitches herself into becoming the Manager of Talent Acquisition on her second week of joining HBO and building the team at one of the world's largest self-driving car companies. 

Jenn Gustin is an Account Executive at InsideSherpa. Her career has included time at some of the most tech-forward companies like HBO, Airtime, Argo AI, and the National Robotics Engineering Center as part of Carnegie Mellon University.

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After 8 years in recruiting at small boutique agencies to established startups like Spotify, Samer gives us his deep take on why recruiting can never be replaced by AI and his singular focus for being a great recruiter.

Samer Zaben is a Lead Tech Recruiter at Spotify in New York City. Before Spotify, Samer spent time at Vimeo and the agency world. Learning his basics at Dave Partners and going on to make more than 200 hires in his career. Samer is married and lives in New York City with his (soon to be)  two daughters. 

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From Asia to Europe, Ginny shares with us her stories about working internationally and built teams for large companies like Microsoft, Facebook and now Zillow Group.

Ginny Cheng is a recruitment leader with experience in Global Technology, University Recruiting and M&A. She is also a career and leadership coach with experience in branding and product marketing. Ginny switched careers into recruiting from marketing and current leads a team of 75.

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Either education or healthcare, Elliot shares how he became passionate about recruiting while convincing others to join his cause.

Elliot Epstein is Head of People for Galileo Health, a startup company that's revolutionizing the quality and affordability of American healthcare through AI, machine learning, and care delivery. His career has included recruiting at Knotel, Two Sigma Investments, and Teach for America among others. Elliot is a graduate of Brown University and lives in New York City.

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From sales to tech startups, Amy tells us how she pivoted her career and her tips on being a friendly presence for the hires she makes.

Amy Salazar is a Recruiter at Noom, a behavior change pioneer, where she leads the hiring for Creative, Finance, Growth, and Operations. Previously, she supported a late stage startup as a generalist, hiring for both technical and non-technical roles. Amy is passionate about building high-performing teams and designing a memorable candidate experience.

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