Andy Medley, CEO and Co-Founder at PERQ, is the featured guest on The Best Team Wins podcast this week. During the episode, Andy discussed the importance of a strong employment brand, a defined employee value proposition and ensuring prospective hires have personality traits that align with the company's core values. He also touched on his favorite interview question and the top personality trait the PERQ team looks for in a leader. 

We're excited to share the 100th episode of The Best Team Wins podcast. The podcast was first launched in 2016, with the aim of providing business and HR leaders with compelling content to improve their hiring, company culture and talent management efforts.

To commemorate the 100th episode, we touched base with a few of our top guests from the past to learn about where they are now and how the people side of their businesses have changed. The guests include: Rodney Williams, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer at LISNR, Dan Snyder, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Homeside Financial, and Amanda Lannert, CEO and Co-Founder at Jellyvision. 

Shannon Ward, VP of People at Hireology, joined the podcast this week to discuss how Hireology secures top talent given today's record-low unemployment rate and competitive hiring market. 

During the episode, Shannon discussed why this year was the ideal time for Hireology to hire a VP of People, the importance of creating a great candidate experience, tips for measuring employee engagement and best practices for sharing employee feedback. 

Matt also discussed how maintaining a strong internal, employee-first culture has not only helped N6A see a significant increase in qualified job applicants but also attract clients who are excited to work with the agency's motivated employees.

Jason Fiftal, Chief Operating Officer at ghSMART, is the featured guest on this week's podcast. 

Sherry Schultz, Chief Human Resources Officer at Walser Automotive Group, is this week's featured guest on The Best Team Wins podcast. Last week, my team at Hireology hosted Elevate 2018, the only retail automotive summit dedicated to human capital management. This week's episode features a recording of Sherry's presentation on The Future of Dealership Human Capital Management. 

During the presentation, Sherry spoke about the importance of building a strong employment brand and talent community, and how word of mouse is quickly replacing word of mouth when it comes to recruiting, along with other human capital trends impacting retail automotive. 

Sherry has extensive experience as an HR leader across industries. Prior to Walser Automotive, Sherry held roles as SVP, CHRO at Catalyst Capital, LLC and VP, Talent Acquisition and Diversity at Sears Holdings Corporation. In earlier years, Sherry was the Director of Global Talent, Development and Diversity at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Before joining Goodyear, Sherry spent 9 years with Pepsi Bottling Group in several diverse HR leadership roles.

Maria Katris, Co-Founder and CEO of Built In, joined me on the podcast this week. In this episode, Maria discussed how the hiring landscape has changed since Built In was founded eight years ago, key ways millennials have redefined the job search, and the importance of humanizing recruitment.