The Open Talent Report

On today's podcast, Connor sat down with Saleem Kajeh, founder and COO of workforce technology company WorkLlama. Connor and Saleem take a deep dive into the technology driving today's staffing industry, including the continued adoption of direct sourcing and blockchain.


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You can find the book Saleem mentioned here: https://simonsinek.com/product/the-infinite-game/

On this week's podcast, we have Founder at LavaSourceHR, Mark Brooks-Lewis. LavaSource HR is a global Talent Marketplace, dedicated to the world of HR. A single platform connecting customers from any location, with people who work in or support the HR / People function.

On the pod, Connor and Mark chat about LavaSource HR as well as Mark's views on the current and future landscape of the talent sector.


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Visit Lavasource: https://lavasource.co.uk

On this episode of the open talent report, Connor Heaney is joined by founder and CEO of Candidately, Jan Jedlinski. Jan talks about the challenges in the current talent landscape and what can be done to solve the labour market paradox.

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This weeks guest is David Swanz, Global Talent Transformation Executive at IBM.  David takes us through his career leading to his current role at  IBM. David talks about the challenges in the current talent landscape and what can be done to solve talent scarcity.

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This weeks guest is the one and only Matt Wagner, SVP and General Manager - EMEA at SimplifyVMS.  Matthew takes us through his career, his current role at  SimplifyVMS. Matt talks about the role of a VMS in the staffing industry and how it can help a business streamline its talent solutions.

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This weeks guest is the one and only John Healy, Vice President at the World Employment Confederation and is the chair of their blockchain task force. Connor and John chat about how blockchain can revolutionise contingent and open talent management through improved compliance and transparency. They also chat about the labour market paradox and what can be done to solve it.


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This weeks guest is Erika Novak, head of client services at Utmost. Connor and Erika have a lively discussion about Utmost and its place in the contingent workforce marketplace. They also chat about the labour market paradox and what can be done to solve it.


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Visit Utmost: https://utmost.co

This weeks guest is an entrepreneur, freelancer, author and Forbes contributor. Matthew Mottola from Venture L discusses all things open talent with Connor. They talk about the landscape of the gig economy and how the human cloud can be used to solve the current labour paradox.

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Connect with Matthew Matola: https://matthewrmottola.com

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Buy Matthew's book the Human Cloud: https://www.amazon.com/Human-Cloud-Changemakers-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/1400219736

This week's guest is President of IMS Oneworld, Katie Bussey. Katie takes us into the world of Direct Sourcing, its benefits and how companies can get the most from it. IMS Oneworld provides futuristic, connected, and digital communities of people that improve an organization’s competitive advantage, brand recognition, candidate experience and overall hiring process. 

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This week's guest is James Simmons, global head of sales at Yoh a Day & Zimmermann company. As an expert in direct sourcing James discusses its benefits and how companies can get the most from their direct sourcing programmes. He also gives his view on the future of work and what he expects it to look like.

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Visit Yoh: https://www.yoh.com