The Jim Stroud Podcast

By Jim Stroud

The Jim Stroud Podcast is part therapy, part exposé, and all truth. Some weeks, I talk to insiders. Most weeks, I vent like HR is my therapist—with no filter, no fluff, and no patience for corporate n... more

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The Jim Stroud Podcast episodes:

December 26, 2025 93% on Technology. 7% on People. That’s the Real AI Problem.
Companies aren’t failing at AI because the tech isn’t ready—they’re failing because they’ve underinvested in the humans expected to make it work. | Subscribe to "The Recruiting Life" newsletter at JimStroud.com

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December 25, 2025 Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...
Jim Stroud shares a special message of thanks to everyone who supported him online.

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December 24, 2025 When AI Stops Assisting and Starts Hiring
Recruiting is crossing a line from AI support to AI execution, and the winners won’t be the fastest adopters—but the ones who pair automation with accountability and governance. | Subscribe to "The Recruiting Life" newsletter at JimStroud.com

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December 23, 2025 Why Job Hunting Feels Like a Full-Time Job
Long searches, low response rates, and widespread burnout reveal a hiring system optimized for volume over clarity—leaving job seekers exhausted and trust eroding fast. | Subscribe to "The Recruiting Life" newsletter at JimStroud.com
Read the report that inspired my rant - "Job Seeker Survey: 76% Burned Out by Job Hunt" https://www.howdy.com/blog/job-hunter-survey

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December 22, 2025 The Global Job Market Is Tapping the Brakes
The global labor market isn’t breaking, but the data shows employers quietly shifting from hiring at scale to hiring with intent—while U.S. metrics remain temporarily distorted by missing government data. | Subscribe to "The Recruiting Life" newsletter at JimStroud.com

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December 19, 2025 AI Is Automating the Wrong Work
A new Stanford study reveals that nearly half of today’s AI tools are automating tasks workers don’t want automated—so why is Silicon Valley racing to replace judgment and creativity while employees are still drowning in expense reports?

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December 18, 2025 AI Shame Is a Leadership Failure
Nearly half of employees—and even more executives—are secretly using AI at work, so what happens to trust, risk, and leadership when the future of work is something no one is willing to admit out loud?

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December 17, 2025 OMG! I hope this isn’t true
A former U.S. consular officer claims up to 90% of H-1B visa applications she reviewed were fraudulent—so what does that mean for American
workers, global talent, and a system that may be breaking in plain sight?

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December 16, 2025 What If Colleges Warned You Before You Took the Loan?
For the first time ever, the government is putting a warning label on college—so what happens when students start seeing which degrees (and classes) may actually cost them more than they’re worth?

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December 15, 2025ICHRA Explained: How Individual Health Coverage Is Changing Employee Benefits
In this episode of The Jim Stroud Podcast, Jim sits down with Eric Wissig of SureCo to unpack one of the most talked-about shifts in employee benefits today: the Individual Coverage HRA (ICHRA).
Eric explains why the traditional group health insurance model is breaking down under rising costs—and how ICHRA offers a new path forward by giving employees ownership, choice, and flexibility in their healthcare, while still allowing employers to support coverage on a pre-tax basis. Together, Jim and Eric explore what this change means for workers, HR teams, brokers, startups, and large employers alike.
You’ll hear a practical, plain-English discussion covering:
Why group health insurance keeps getting more expensive

How ICHRA works and why it launched in 2020

The pros and cons for employees, including choice, cost control, and decision fatigue

What employers gain (and must watch out for) from a compliance and cost perspective

How ICHRA supports workers with chronic or pre-existing conditions under the ACA

Whether smaller companies can finally compete with enterprise-level benefits

Non-traditional benefits, Medicare reimbursement, and what ICHRA can—and can’t—cover

How this model could push the U.S. healthcare system toward true consumer choice
Whether you’re an employee curious about your options, an HR leader facing skyrocketing premiums, or a broker navigating a changing benefits
landscape, this episode offers a clear-eyed look at why ICHRA is gaining
momentum—and where it may be headed next.

* Learn more about SureCo at sureco.com
* SureCo Contact Page: https://www.sureco.com/contact-us
* Erik Wissig LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-wissig-833b9a3/
* SureCo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sureco/

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