In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon Media host Rob Adams is joined by Rich Ekman, president of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) & Jay Lemons, president of Academic Search. In this exclusive podcast, Rich & Jay examine the skills and traits now required of successful university presidents and what skill-sets have changed over the last decade. Rich then explores the importance of leadership development programs while Jay takes a look at some of the challenges that his search firm faces during the search process. Listen Now!

We’ve all heard about global talent shortages. But have you ever thought how the talent deficit is impacting the executive search industry itself? With competition stronger than ever, recruitment leaders are dealing with a pressing dilemma of their own: How and where to find top revenue producers. According to Ken Vancini, founder and CEO of Innova International and a consultant to the sector, it is now the No. 1 challenge facing search firms. In this episode, Mr. Vancini explores growth and expansion models and discusses the best ways for search leaders to scale their businesses.

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon host Rob Adams is joined alongside Colin Baker, Partner in the Global Technology Officers practice of Wilton & Bain. In this exclusive podcast, Mr. Baker reflects on what transformational leadership really means, what characteristics to look for in transformational leaders and how best to recruit them. Listen Now!

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon host Rob Adams is joined alongside three leaders from the Wilton & Bain team: Lisa Peacock-Edwards, Managing Partner; Loren Hiser, Senior Consultant; and Mathilde Hanonik, Senior Consultant. In this exclusive podcast, the three leaders discuss Wilton & Bain’s latest initiative called SWITCH – a series of networking events which are bringing female leaders from all industries together to collaborate on the best strategies to overcome workplace inequalities and to improve female representation at the board level and in senior-level roles.

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon host Rob Adams is joined alongside Julie Choi, CEO and founder of Pointr & CBK Partners. In this exclusive podcast, Ms. Choi discusses her recruiting business, its recent rebrand and the promotion of Sumi Kang to president. Ms. Choi then shifts her focus to discuss her latest venture, Pointr – a digital platform which is set to revolutionize the way companies recruit and view potential candidates. Listen Now!

In this brand new episode of 'Talent Talks,' we are joined alongside Iain Grant, senior partner of Riviera Partners. In this exclusive podcast, Mr. Grant examines how to recruit the most fit executive to lead a digital transformation. Financial services, real estate, and healthcare are all industries ripe for the next wave of digital transformation and finding the right visionary to lead this charge is critical. According to Mr. Grant, job candidates are not always found in the most obvious places – and that makes working with a specialist recruiter imperative. Listen now!

In this brand new episode of 'Talent Talks,' we are joined alongside Dan Hawkins, president & founder of Summit Leadership Partners. In this exclusive podcast, Mr. Hawkins guides us through the on-going challenges founder CEOs face after a private equity investment, and offers up some techniques to help them during this transition. According to Mr. Hawkins, founder CEOs have a difficult time during the early stages of a PE or VC investment. "Determining how and where founder CEOs can create the most enterprise value for the company during this transition is key to keeping a strong culture going forward," said Mr. Hawkins. Listen now!

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Hunt Scanlon is joined alongside Valerie Frederickson, CEO and founder of Frederickson Partners. In this exclusive podcast, Ms. Frederickson discusses how she got started in HR recruiting over 25 years ago, what makes her tick and the difference she’s making by recruiting diverse HR leaders. “We want to help our clients elevate their HR and people functions,” said Ms. Frederickson. Listen now!

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ our host Mike Wasulko is joined alongside Dr. Russ Riendeau, senior partner & chief behavioral scientist at New Frontier Search Company. According to Mr. Riendeau, the dream job we all want is usually in plain sight. Once a person identifies their own wants, skillsets and desires, then they will begin to see particular jobs, companies and industries that fit their dream job. 

“If we can educate candidates to invest more time and energy into their job focus, they will find a role that suits them.” Listen now!

In this new and exciting episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ we discuss the idea and techniques of “Fostering Positive Leadership in Today’s Hyperspeed, Always Connected Global Environment” and key signs when your corporation or organization requires positive leadership change. Our host Michael Wasulko is joined alongside Mickey Matthews, International Chairman and Managing Director at Stanton Chase. Over the last several years, Mickey has successfully executed numerous senior management assignments in general management, business development, operations and finance for numerous clients, such as ADM, Aramark, Axalta, Tyco, Deloitte Touche, Kohler, DuPont and others.

According to Mickey Matthews, “We have to realize the importance of our positions as leaders globally and that we are role models with our behaviors cascading throughout not just the global business community but across cultures and across all employees and people worldwide.  The impact we have and can have as positive leaders is significant and we must recognize that trust and treat it with the dignity and respect it deserves.” Listen now!