VideoMy Pod

A special VMJPod series – live from ATC 2025! We sit down with industry leaders to go beyond the buzz and discuss what AI really means for talent teams. 

Series co-hosted by VideoMy Founder and CEO, David Maccioca and TaPod's Craig Watson. 
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We chat with Karly George from BHP on day two of the ATC to discuss a significant achievement: BHP reaching gender balance across their entire organisation in May this year.

Karly reflects on how gender balance has fundamentally transformed BHP's culture, where Karly once would have been the only woman walking on a facility floor, today's BHP looks completely different. The principle she shares is simple but powerful: "If you can't see it, you can't be it." When people can see themselves represented, whether in the dining room of a remote camp or in leadership position, they feel welcome, happy, and do their best work.

Beyond gender parity, KArly discusses BHP's cautious but deliberate approach to AI adoption, including their use of Paradox for interview scheduling to enhance candidate experience. She challenges the perception of BHP as a slow-moving ship, revealing an organisation that's rapidly pivoting toward commercial technology and optimisation. No longer just a miner, but a forward-thinking enterprise embracing the future.

Key Topics:
00:50 – Why ATC 2024 feels different: Seeds of ideas without definitive answers
01:20 – BHP's cautious approach to AI: Data interpretation and interview scheduling
02:10 – The historic achievement: Gender balance across BHP in May 2025
03:00 – The secret to success: Organisation-wide belief and never accepting no
04:00 – How BHP's culture transformed over 13 years
04:50 – "If you can't see it, you can't be it": Representation matters
05:40 – Why diverse workplaces are safer workplaces
06:40 – Changing perceptions: BHP's evolution from slow ship to agile innovator
07:40 – Mining's role in Australia's future and the clean energy transition
08:40 – Karly's conference highlights: Kevin Wheeler and Indeed's data-driven AI session

If you want to learn more about activating your employer brand strategy and EVP then you can check out podcast.videomyjob.com for a library of industry perspectives and how-to's.

Now, if you’re ready to level up your activation strategy then you need an employee story video platform and that’s what we do! Go to videomyjob.com/demo to book a walkthrough with one of our video specialists.

Lastly, we’d love for you to help us spread the word about the VMJPod to attract new experts and practitioners to share their activation strategies, so please take a screenshot and post it on LinkedIn, don’t forget to tag us at VideoMy, we are so grateful when you do that! 

A special VMJPod series – live from ATC 2025! We sit down with industry leaders to go beyond the buzz and discuss what AI really means for talent teams. 

Series co-hosted by VideoMy Founder and CEO, David Maccioca and TaPod's Craig Watson. 
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We talk to Trevor Vas, industry expert and ATC co-founder, to explore how AI is accelerating the evolution of recruitment into strategic partnership. Trevor shares how he used AI back in 2023 to analyse why an insurance company couldn't fill a data scientist role, demonstrating how AI could compare value propositions and provide market intelligence that talent professionals previously lacked. What was cutting-edge then has become standard practice today, marking the rapid shift in how the industry approaches talent challenges.

We discuss that while everyone says they hate repetitive work and want to be more strategic, there's often a hidden fear of actually making that transition and why if talent professionals want to truly earn "a seat at the table," they need to bring their own chair.

Looking ahead to ATC 2026, Trevor floats an idea: bringing strategic hiring managers into workshops where talent professionals can practice having advisory conversations in a safe environment, bridging the gap between high-level concepts and practical, in-the-weeds implementation.

Key Topics:
01:00 – The talent advisory concept: From face value acceptance to real-world adoption
02:30 – 2023 case study: Using AI to solve a data scientist hiring problem
03:40 – The mindset shift: From AI fear to AI partnership over just 12 months
04:40 – The hidden fear: Why some people prefer transactional safety over strategic work
05:50 – "If you want a seat at the table, bring your own chair"
06:40 – Generational differences in AI adoption and resistance to change
07:20 – Why job transformation can be as significant as life's biggest changes
08:20 – ATC 2026 preview? Workshops with hiring managers to practice strategic conversations
09:20 – Bridging the gap between birds-eye view and practical implementation

If you want to learn more about activating your employer brand strategy and EVP then you can check out podcast.videomyjob.com for a library of industry perspectives and how-to's.

Now, if you’re ready to level up your activation strategy then you need an employee story video platform and that’s what we do! Go to videomyjob.com/demo to book a walkthrough with one of our video specialists.

Lastly, we’d love for you to help us spread the word about the VMJPod to attract new experts and practitioners to share their activation strategies, so please take a screenshot and post it on LinkedIn, don’t forget to tag us at VideoMy, we are so grateful when you do that! 

A special VMJPod series – live from ATC 2025! We sit down with industry leaders to go beyond the buzz and discuss what AI really means for talent teams. 

Series co-hosted by VideoMy Founder and CEO, David Maccioca and TaPod's Craig Watson. 
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We sit down with industry legend Ross Clennett, attending his 17th Australian Talent Conference. As a long-time trainer, coach, and commentator on the recruitment industry, Ross brings an unflinching perspective on how AI will transform agency recruitment, and why he thinks most agency owners aren't prepared for what's coming.

Ross explains that generative AI will reduce total employment in recruitment agencies by automating low-skill work, but those who remain will become significantly more valuable and highly paid. He identifies sourcing, screening, and scheduling as the low-hanging fruit for AI automation, yet notes that most agency owners, who succeeded because they love the human side of recruitment, aren't thinking strategically enough about the productivity gains and cost savings AI could deliver.

The conversation tackles a critical paradox: if AI automates the entry-level tasks that junior recruiters traditionally learn from, where will the next generation of experienced recruiters come from? And what will the very nature of work look like in ten years' time?

Ross draws a powerful analogy to Seek's impact on newspaper classifieds: Ten years after Seek launched, the Friday AFR still had 115 job ads. Ten years after that? Just six. His warning to agency owners: "You won't have a business unless you stop and reflect on what's coming."

Key Topics:
01:30 – How generative AI will reduce agency headcount but increase value of remaining recruiters
02:40 – Why most agency owners aren't tech-oriented and what they're missing
03:50 – The graduate pipeline crisis: What happens when AI replaces entry-level learning?
05:20 – Why RPOs have a bright future if they lean into AI and labor market expertise
07:00 – The decline of high-volume white-collar agencies: Why Hays and Michael Page are struggling
08:10 – The gigification of white-collar work: Ross's concerns for the 30-45 age bracket
09:40 – Why most agency owners would sadly dismiss ATC content as too far removed from daily operations
11:00 – The Seek analogy: How 10 years can completely transform an industry

If you want to learn more about activating your employer brand strategy and EVP then you can check out podcast.videomyjob.com for a library of industry perspectives and how-to's.

Now, if you’re ready to level up your activation strategy then you need an employee story video platform and that’s what we do! Go to videomyjob.com/demo to book a walkthrough with one of our video specialists.

Lastly, we’d love for you to help us spread the word about the VMJPod to attract new experts and practitioners to share their activation strategies, so please take a screenshot and post it on LinkedIn, don’t forget to tag us at VideoMy, we are so grateful when you do that! 

A special VMJPod series – live from ATC 2025! We sit down with industry leaders to go beyond the buzz and discuss what AI really means for talent teams. 

Series co-hosted by VideoMy Founder and CEO, David Maccioca and TaPod's Craig Watson. 
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Vanessa Hofman, Talent Attraction Manager at Australia Post, dropped by on day two of the Australian Talent Conference. As a first-time ATC attendee with two decades of industry experience, Vanessa shares her fresh perspective on AI adoption in one of Australia's largest organisations.

Vanessa discusses how Australia Post, with 64,000 employees, is navigating its AI transformation journey at an enterprise level, with Microsoft Copilot now at every employee's fingertips. She reveals the talent function's focus on moving consultants from reactive administrative work to becoming trusted advisors who can make real impact at facility sites and warehouses, a shift that AI tools are helping to enable.

The conversation highlights a key theme from the conference: the industry's mindset shift around AI. Vanessa notes that only 1% of attendees in an Indeed poll expressed fear or hesitation about AI, compared to widespread anxiety just 6-12 months ago and that human superpowers – creativity, emotional intelligence, and adaptability – remain irreplaceable.

Key Topics:
01:20 – Australia Post's AI journey: Enterprise-led transformation reaching TA
02:20 – Microsoft Copilot deployment across 64,000 employees
03:20 – Moving talent consultants from reactive to trusted advisor roles
04:20 – The mindset shift: From AI fear to AI embrace in just 12 months
05:10 – Human superpowers that AI can't replace: Creativity and emotional intelligence
05:50 – Task analysis insights: Finding the golden quadrant for TA work

If you want to learn more about activating your employer brand strategy and EVP then you can check out podcast.videomyjob.com for a library of industry perspectives and how-to's.

Now, if you’re ready to level up your activation strategy then you need an employee story video platform and that’s what we do! Go to videomyjob.com/demo to book a walkthrough with one of our video specialists.

Lastly, we’d love for you to help us spread the word about the VMJPod to attract new experts and practitioners to share their activation strategies, so please take a screenshot and post it on LinkedIn, don’t forget to tag us at VideoMy, we are so grateful when you do that! 

A special VMJPod series – live from ATC 2025! We sit down with industry leaders to go beyond the buzz and discuss what AI really means for talent teams. 

Series co-hosted by VideoMy Founder and CEO, David Maccioca and TaPod's Craig Watson. 
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In this episode we talk to Gareth Flynn, CEO of TQ Solutions, following his talk at ATC and recently returned from Unleash Paris. As a talent and workforce expert, Gareth brings a global perspective on AI transformation, sharing critical insights about why most companies aren't seeing ROI from their AI investments yet – and what needs to change.

Gareth's key revelation: organisations have been treating AI as a technology implementation project when it's actually a complete cultural transformation and reinvention of work. He explains the crucial shift from generative AI to agentic AI, where agents actually do the work instead of humans, and why this is where businesses will finally see the massive productivity gains they're seeking. However, with employees operating in "psychological fear territory," companies must involve workers in co-creating the future rather than imposing change upon them.

The conversation explores how the talent acquisition function will fundamentally transform, with 60-80% of current TA work ripe for automation. But rather than pure headcount reduction, Gareth envisions TA professionals focusing on workforce insights, job design, talent attraction, and helping organisations solve what he calls "the biggest redeployment problem the world's ever faced."

Gareth also delivers sobering assessments of Australia's position in the global AI race, comparing it unfavourably to the aggressive investments in the Middle East, UK, and Asia, while offering a provocative perspective on why Australia's mining wealth has made the nation complacent about innovation.

Key Topics:
01:15 – Why no one is getting ROI from AI yet: Key learnings from Unleash Paris
01:50 – The shift from generative AI to agentic AI: What's the difference and why it matters
02:45 – Why AI isn't a tech project – it's a cultural transformation
03:15 – Employees in psychological fear: The performance drag no one's talking about
04:20 – How 60-80% of TA work will be automated and what comes next
05:15 – Working "left and right of the rec": TA's future in workforce insights and redeployment
06:20 – Companies leading AI transformation: Novartis and Lloyd's Bank case studies
07:15 – Lloyd's Bank: Transforming into a fintech through radical leadership change
08:40 – Competition from AI-native businesses: Why traditional companies are at risk
09:40 – Data protection vs. innovation: Why Australia should avoid Europe's regulatory mistakes
10:45 – Middle East opportunity: Why Dubai and UAE are winning the AI infrastructure race
11:45 – Australia's slow follower status: The complacency problem and what needs to change

If you want to learn more about activating your employer brand strategy and EVP then you can check out podcast.videomyjob.com for a library of industry perspectives and how-to's.

Now, if you’re ready to level up your activation strategy then you need an employee story video platform and that’s what we do! Go to videomyjob.com/demo to book a walkthrough with one of our video specialists.

Lastly, we’d love for you to help us spread the word about the VMJPod to attract new experts and practitioners to share their activation strategies, so please take a screenshot and post it on LinkedIn, don’t forget to tag us at VideoMy, we are so grateful when you do that! 

A special VMJPod series – live from ATC 2025! We sit down with industry leaders to go beyond the buzz and discuss what AI really means for talent teams. 

Series co-hosted by VideoMy Founder and CEO, David Maccioca and TaPod's Craig Watson. 
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David and guest host Lauren Sharp chat with Marrin-Boyd Andrews on day one of the ATC, fresh off his keynote presentation about the future of AI in the workplace. With his characteristic energy and hands-on expertise, MBA shares practical insights about AI implementation that cut through the hype and fear.

The central message is clear: AI is coming, but fear shouldn't be the response. Instead, organisations need to focus on taking their people on the journey through proper training and education. We discuss why companies succeeding with AI are those that empower employees to discover value for themselves rather than forcing adoption from the top down.

The conversation tackles critical challenges facing organisations today: the gap between AI's rapid advancement and employee readiness, the intellectual property risks of untrained AI usage, and the worldwide decline in graduate hiring.

For talent leaders navigating AI adoption, MBA's advice is refreshingly practical: start with small wins on repetitive tasks, invest in comprehensive training before rolling out tools like Microsoft Copilot, and remember that your employees' experience and business knowledge is the real IP that AI can't replace.

Key Topics:
01:00 – Removing the fear factor: Why AI shouldn't scare you
02:00 – The IP challenge: Why companies are creating closed language models
03:10 – The biggest mistake: Trying to solve everything at once with AI
04:00 – Why companies should focus on small wins and repetitive tasks first
05:00 – How Fonterra got AI adoption right through training and choice
06:00 – The training gap: Why giving employees tools like Copilot without education fails
06:40 – KPMG's success story: Building Kim, their internal AI agent
07:20 – The dangerous gap between AI advancement and employee capability
08:20 – Wake-up call for banks: Why ANZ and CBA had to rehire employees
09:20 – The graduate crisis: How AI can actually solve the entry-level vacuum
10:20 – Capturing institutional IP through AI agents for future training
11:07 – Where is AI in its lifecycle?

If you want to learn more about activating your employer brand strategy and EVP then you can check out podcast.videomyjob.com for a library of industry perspectives and how-to's.

Now, if you’re ready to level up your activation strategy then you need an employee story video platform and that’s what we do! Go to videomyjob.com/demo to book a walkthrough with one of our video specialists.

Lastly, we’d love for you to help us spread the word about the VMJPod to attract new experts and practitioners to share their activation strategies, so please take a screenshot and post it on LinkedIn, don’t forget to tag us at VideoMy, we are so grateful when you do that! 

A special VMJPod series – live from ATC 2025! We sit down with industry leaders to go beyond the buzz and discuss what AI really means for talent teams. 

Series co-hosted by VideoMy Founder and CEO, David Maccioca and TaPod's Craig Watson. 
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In this episode we talk to Melanie Gretgrix from Bupa. After two days of intensive learning and networking, Mel shares her biggest takeaways and practical advice for talent professionals navigating the rapid pace of change in the industry.

Mel's key message is refreshingly simple: don't make it too hard for yourself. Rather than trying to solve your biggest, most complex problems first, she advocates for tackling simple problems with simple solutions – quickly testing, failing, fixing and improving along the way. 

We explore how talent teams are leading AI implementation across their organisations, the importance of bringing your business along on the journey through small, manageable changes, and the reassuring realisation that nobody has it all figured out yet.

For talent leaders feeling overwhelmed by transformation, Mel's perspective offers a grounding reminder: start small, learn as you go and remember that everyone is navigating these challenges together.

Key Topics:
00:45 – Discovering shared challenges across organisations
01:30 – Mel's biggest takeaway: Don't make it too hard for yourself
02:15 – Why solving simple problems quickly beats tackling complex challenges slowly
02:45 – The reality check: Nobody has it all figured out, and that's okay
03:10 – How talent teams are leading AI implementation squads across businesses
04:30 – Starting small: Finding easy wins to build momentum
04:50 – Kevin Wheeler's reassuring message: Normalising AI instead of making it scary

If you want to learn more about activating your employer brand strategy and EVP then you can check out podcast.videomyjob.com for a library of industry perspectives and how-to's.

Now, if you’re ready to level up your activation strategy then you need an employee story video platform and that’s what we do! Go to videomyjob.com/demo to book a walkthrough with one of our video specialists.

Lastly, we’d love for you to help us spread the word about the VMJPod to attract new experts and practitioners to share their activation strategies, so please take a screenshot and post it on LinkedIn, don’t forget to tag us at VideoMy, we are so grateful when you do that! 

A special VMJPod series – live from ATC 2025! We sat down with industry leaders to go beyond the buzz and discuss what AI really means for talent teams. 

Series co-hosted by VideoMy Founder and CEO, David Maccioca and TaPod's Craig Watson. 
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In this episode we talk with Professor Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist at the University of New South Wales and keynote speaker at the Australian Talent Conference. Toby is the author of several influential books including "The Shortest History of AI", "Faking It: AI in a Human World" and "Machines Behaving Badly".

We kick things off with Toby's explaining why he's banned from Russia for speaking out about AI's role in transforming warfare, before diving into the myths and realities surrounding AI in the workplace.

We cover why this revolution is fundamentally different from previous technological shifts, critical challenges facing organisations today, particularly around graduate recruitment and workforce planning, why human skills like emotional intelligence, social interaction and leadership remain irreplaceable and some practical advice for executives who are apprehensive about AI adoption. 

And remember – there's no AI problem in your business, only business problems to which AI might be usefully applied.

Key Topics:
01:30 – Why Toby was banned from Russia for speaking about AI in warfare
02:45 – The scale and speed of AI transformation: $2 billion invested daily
03:20 – OpenAI's unprecedented growth as the fastest-growing company in capitalism
05:20 – The future of work: What offices will look like in 5-10 years
05:45 – Why emotional intelligence and social skills can't be automated
06:40 – The graduate recruitment crisis: Challenges and solutions for talent acquisition
08:15 – Which jobs will AI impact? (Spoiler: Almost all of them)
09:45 – How universities are rapidly adapting to AI in teaching and assessment
11:45 – Practical advice for CEOs: Developing your AI plan without going "all in"
13:20 – Data responsibility: Balancing AI opportunities with privacy and security concerns

If you want to learn more about activating your employer brand strategy and EVP then you can check out podcast.videomyjob.com for a library of industry perspectives and how-to's.

Now, if you’re ready to level up your activation strategy then you need an employee story video platform and that’s what we do! Go to videomyjob.com/demo to book a walkthrough with one of our video specialists.

Lastly, we’d love for you to help us spread the word about the VMJPod to attract new experts and practitioners to share their activation strategies, so please take a screenshot and post it on LinkedIn, don’t forget to tag us at VideoMy, we are so grateful when you do that! 

A special VMJPod series – live from ATC 2025! We sit down with industry leaders to go beyond the buzz and discuss what AI really means for talent teams. 

Co-hosted by VideoMy Founder and CEO, David Maccioca and TaPod's Craig Watson.
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Our first episode is with none other than industry titan, Kevin Wheeler, futurist and founding member of the ATC (Australian Talent Conference), as well as the Founder & Director of the Future of Talent Institute. 

Fresh off his compelling keynote session on the future of work and AI, Kevin shares his perspective on why AI represents a fundamental shift comparable to the introduction of electricity – a transformation that will reshape every aspect of how we work. 

He explains the evolution from VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Anxious) to BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, Incomprehensible), a framework that captures the unprecedented nature of change we're experiencing today. He also explores why Australia lags behind the US and China in AI adoption, the critical importance of becoming a "voracious learner," and why the traditional concept of filling requisitions is dead. Kevin challenges listeners to embrace experimentation, break free from rigid job definitions, and prepare for a future where small, agile companies may outpace large corporations that fail to adapt.

For talent leaders, recruiters, and anyone navigating the decade of reinvention ahead, Kevin's insights offer both a wake-up call and a roadmap for thriving in an AI-driven world.

Key Topics:
01:30 – AI as electricity: Why this transformation mirrors the industrial revolution
03:00 – From VUCA to BANI: Understanding the new era of incomprehensible change
05:30 – Why Australia is falling behind in AI adoption and what needs to change
06:45 – The power of being a voracious learner in an uncertain future
08:40 – Why "filling req's" is dead and capacity planning is the future
10:00 – The next big shift: Small companies rising as large corporations fumble
11:30 – Retail revolution: Why Walmart thrives while Target and Macy's struggle
12:30 – China vs the US: Different approaches to AI and the future of work
13:25 – Kevin's weekly newsletter and how to stay connected

If you want to learn more about activating your employer brand strategy and EVP then you can check out podcast.videomyjob.com for a library of industry perspectives and how-to's.

Now, if you’re ready to level up your activation strategy then you need an employee story video platform and that’s what we do! Go to videomyjob.com/demo to book a walkthrough with one of our video specialists.

Lastly, we’d love for you to help us spread the word about the VMJPod to attract new experts and practitioners to share their activation strategies, so please take a screenshot and post it on LinkedIn, don’t forget to tag us at VideoMy, we are so grateful when you do that! 

In this episode of the VMJPod’s Employer Brand Series, hosts David Macciocca and Grant O’Donnell sit down with Emma Bolger, Internal Communications and Engagement Manager at Grill’d, to explore how internal comms and employer brand work hand in hand.

Drawing on nearly two decades across brand and marketing, Emma shares why she sees employees as the company’s strongest advocates, and how Grill’d empowers its crew members to share authentic stories that bring culture to life. She also discusses the role of recognition in building engagement and the importance of aligning what’s said internally with how the brand shows up externally.

For leaders managing dispersed teams or rethinking how to activate culture, Emma’s perspective offers a refreshing reminder: employer branding starts on the inside.

Key Topics:
05:05 – Why employees are the strongest brand advocates.
10:20 – How internal communications shape external employer branding.
15:40 – Empowering Grill’d crew members to share authentic stories.
21:15 – Using recognition programs to build culture and engagement.
27:50 – Creative ways Grill’d amplifies employee voices across the business.
29:00 – Prioritising impact: focusing on what makes the biggest difference.
31:00 – Emma’s reflections on role positioning and learning from peers.

If you want to learn more about activating your employer brand strategy and EVP then you can check out podcast.videomyjob.com for a library of industry perspectives and how-to's.

Now, if you’re ready to level up your activation strategy then you need an employee story video platform and that’s what we do! Go to videomyjob.com/demo to book a walkthrough with one of our video specialists.

Lastly, we’d love for you to help us spread the word about the VMJPod to attract new experts and practitioners to share their activation strategies, so please take a screenshot and post it on LinkedIn, don’t forget to tag us at VideoMy, we are so grateful when you do that!