Best BrainFood Podcasts (2024)

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Founders Focus - Ep52 - Up close and personal with Matthijs Metzamaekers, Founder of Carv 57:29

2d ago57:29

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Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today. Next up is Matthijs Metzemaekers, CEO of Carv - Why do it the second time round?- What are you doing differently at Carv vs your previous tech startup projects?- What are you doing in a same or similar way?- When did the …

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Every Company Needs a Stablecoin Strategy 52:24

7h ago52:24

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Does every company need a stablecoin strategy? On Ep. 11 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Eric Saraniecki, Co-Founder and Head of Network @ Digital Asset to discuss USDG stablecoin, Polymarket & betting markets and how policies post-election will affect the spa…

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep282 - 2024 in Review - State of Sourcing 1:10:17

5h ago1:10:17

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2024 in Review: State of Sourcing Being able to find candidates for hard to hire roles - typically 'sourcing' them from the Internet - has been the backbone of the recruiter skills matrix since the early 2000's. There are thousands of people in industry who consider themselves to be 'sourcers' first rather than 'recruiters'. Yet with the rise of Ge…

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209. 'Goodfellas' Part 3 1:30:37

2h ago1:30:37

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In part 3 of my three-episode take on Martin Scorcese and Nicholas Pileggi's masterpiece 'Goodfellas', we pick the film up just after the halfway point, which is Tommy's killing of Spider. Test audiences and studio executives were completely discombobulated by the loss they felt of the breezy, funny, enjoyable glamorization of the gangster life tha…

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep281 - US Presidential Election - Impact on TA and HR 1:15:47

6d ago1:15:47

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US Presidential Election: Implications for TA / HR Perhaps the most significant election on the planet is who our American friends choose to be the next President of the country. Will it be current VP Kamala Harris who offers a continuity programme or will be it be a remarkable return to Donald Trump for a second term? It's an incredible moment and…

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208. 'Goodfellas' Part 2 1:54:15

7d ago1:54:15

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In Part 2 of my 3-part exploration of the brilliance, humor, and bravura filmmaking of Marty Scorcese's 'Goodfellas', I talk about iconic scenes from the film's first half, including: The Bamboo Lounge Crew Introduction scene with Pete The Killer, Freddie No-Nose, and Jimmy Two Times. The Jimmy/Henry "I'm a clown" scene. The Copa Entrance scene. Th…

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Why Stripe’s $1.1BN Acquisition Is a Coming of Age for Stablecoins 51:03

12d ago51:03

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Is this a coming of age for stablecoins? On Ep. 10 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Global Policy @ Circle and Chris Harmse, Co-Founder @ BVNK to discuss Stripe acquiring Bridge for $1.1 billion, if stablecoins a…

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207. 'Goodfellas' Part 1 1:07:27

13d ago1:07:27

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This is the first of at least 2 episodes about Martin Scorcese's 1990 masterpiece 'Goodfellas'. Let's be honest: it'll probably take three episodes to cover all the genius onscreen in this epitome of the perfect film. In this episode, I explore the film's roots in Nick Pileggi's classic non-fiction book 'Wiseguy', and the early involvement of vital…

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep280 - 2024 in Review UK Staffing Market 1:14:38

17d ago1:14:38

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2024 in Review: UK Staffing Market Recruitment has gone through another turbulent year and it's clear that the global staffing market has had one its most challenging years recent times. How has the UK fared, what are the reasons for this and how do we think the prospects will look in 2025 and beyond? - State of UK staffing Marketing- Big agency bo…

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206. Teri Garr 31:26

15d ago31:26

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RIP Teri Garr. Star Trek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfAP6fJZ1is After Hours https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPMDA9N1itk Tootsie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp3nln2xans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0pUtIIwGHo Michael https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y6NM7Ax9hk Mr. Mom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvQctA3xsoE Young Frankenstein https:…

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep279 - Diversifying Your Talent Pipeline Using Employee Referrals 1:02:54

25d ago1:02:54

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Diversify Your Talent Pipeline with Employee Referrals Employee Referrals are often thought of as 'anti-diversity' because we inevitably recommend people who are most like us. However, are we throwing out the baby with the bathwater if we dismiss ERP as a channel for talent? - State of Employee Referrals - how many people get hired via this method?…

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep278 - Hiring in the Gulf States in 2024 & Beyond 1:09:45

29d ago1:09:45

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep278 - Hiring in the Gulf States in 2024 & Beyond Over the past 24 months there is been no region on the planet more dynamic and exciting than the Gulf. For decades a commodity / resource economy dominated by the Oil industry, in recent years we have seen huge changes at every level of society, government and industry as th…

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205. Watch-Along: 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' 2:38:35

23d ago2:38:35

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I'm traveling for work this week so in lieu of a typical episode I'm taking a wild flyer on something new; maybe it'll work maybe it won't! It's a watch-along episode. It's like sitting next to me at a screening of 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' and me talking all the through the movie with salient interjections like "Oh I love this part" and "How…

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The Institutionalization of Solana 50:56

24d ago50:56

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On Ep. 9 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Guillaume Chatain, Chief Revenue Officer @ Société Générale - FORGE and Nick Ducoff, Head of Institutional Growth @ The Solana Foundation to discuss the state of Solana in 2024, Société Générale - FORGE, EURCV & Solana …

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204. 'American Psycho' (2000) 1:51:58

27d ago1:51:58

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Director Mary Herron and her co-screenwriter Guinevere Turner did what 'American Psycho' author Bret Easton Ellis thought was impossible: made a film of his controversial, considered-unfilmable 1991. novel. And the lens through which they espied Patrick Bateman proved exactly the right way to gain something meaningful out of what, frankly, is a pre…

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep277 - Hiring in Hong Kong and Beyond 57:37

1M ago57:37

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Brainfood On Tour - Hiring in Hong Kong in 2024 & Beyond I am in Hong Kong at least once every year (hi Ma) but have never done a focused show on the recruitment and job market in the Fragrant Harbour! Huge amounts of change going in HK, as elsewhere - how is the recruitment market changing and what are the prospects for the future? - State of Hiri…

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep276 - Hiring in Australia 2024 & Beyond 1:09:20

1M ago1:09:20

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Brainfood On Tour - Hiring in Australia in 2024 & Beyond Its been two year since I was last in Australia so it is a welcome return to one of the most unique recruitment markets on the planet. Everything about Australia is simultaneously familiar yet strange and that includes everything you're going to see in recruiting. How has Australia weathered …

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203. 'Hackers' (1995) 1:00:57

1M ago1:00:57

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Brains addled after 'Megalopolis', I attempted and then discarded the idea to do 'Blazing Saddles' but was left wanting. So then, in a way I don't fully understand, but probably having to do with the idea of films that are said to be 'so bad they're good', I somehow arrived at the idea of doing Iain Softley's 1995 film 'Hackers' starring Angelina J…

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Banks Launch Stablecoins & Cross Border Crypto 48:18

1M ago48:18

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On Ep. 8 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Mike Hudack, Co-Founder @ Sling Money. Mike talks to Tokenized about how his time at Monzo, Meta and Deliveroo influenced Sling Money's rise into one of the best crypto experiences on the planet. Timestamps: 01:53 What …

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep275 - How to Hire in Thailand in 2024 & Beyond 1:07:18

2M ago1:07:18

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Brainfood On Tour - Hiring in the Thailand in 2024 & Beyond I've been to Thailand a number of times but never long enough to actually speak to a local recruiters on what is going on in this beautiful country. Unfortunately, I don't speak Thai so until Crowdcast manages to do auto translate on the fly, we're going to be speaking with English speakin…

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Diving Into the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform 50:46

2M ago50:46

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On Ep. 7 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Catherine Gu, Head of CBDC and Tokenized Assets @ Visa and Francisco Maroto, Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets @ BBVA to discuss the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP), BBVA's tokenization journey and the momentum…

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202. 'Megalopolis' (2024) 56:36

2M ago56:36

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I went and saw Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' so you don't have to. You're welcome.By Meetinghousetv.com

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep274 - Hiring Manager Self Serve - How TA Can Empower the Line! 1:10:32

2M ago1:10:32

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Hiring Manager Self Serve: How To Can Empower the Line! Centralising recruitment is the default for 'knowledge' based businesses; the opposite is true for every other type of business. If your organisation is a multi-location, moves physical items, has warehouses, and huge diversity of job roles, then chances are you will necessarily have a more de…

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep273 - EU AI Act 2024 - Implications for Recruiters, TA, HR and Rectech 1:12:12

2M ago1:12:12

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EU AI Act: Implications for Recruiters, Talent Acquisition and HR One of the biggest challenges we have in our industry is to stay compliant. In a world where the innovation rate of Artificial Intelligence has long since outstripped anyone's ability to keep on top of it, we're left to seek guidance from legislators which we hope know what they're d…

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201. 'Clean and Sober' (1988) With Very Special Guest Kathy Baker 1:47:59

2M ago1:47:59

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Actor Kathy Baker joins the podcast this week for a very special episode about her 1988 film 'Clean and Sober'. Director Glenn Gordon Caron probably needed a stiff drink or 20 after coming off the tumultuous four-season run of 'Moonlighting' with its famously fractious co-stars. Instead he chose to direct one of the most underappreciated film gems …

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep272 - Reviewing Doing More With Less - A Year in Recruitment Efficiency 1:01:39

2M ago1:01:39

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Reviewing 'Do More With Less' - Recruitment Efficiency in 2024 Recruiters have been under pressure all year - maybe even longer than that - to 'do more with less'. This means either increase effort or increase efficiency. And given that we are already at 100% capacity with reduced TA teams, the latter is the only option! How have we done - what exa…

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200. 'You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown' (1972) 1:05:42

2M ago1:05:42

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After two episodes about 'The Shining' and a couple weeks wondering what to do for Episode 200 of the podcast....events at the Presidential Debate pointed me in the direction of 'Peanuts' and the relatively terror-free childhood presented specifically in the 1972 Election special 'You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown'. In this Special, Charlie Brown n…

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Composable Capital Markets 49:24

2M ago49:24

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On Ep. 6 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Noelle Acheson, author of Crypto is Macro Now to discuss Paypal's PYUSD hitting $1bn market cap, Certifuge's lending market, Sony launching a L2 blockchain backed by Samsung, and Hong Kong launching 'Project Ensemble'. …

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep271 - Hiring Insights from 1 Million Job Interviews 1:07:05

3M ago1:07:05

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Hiring Insights from 1 Million Job Interviews Interview Intelligence is a category which has exploded into industry consciousness over the past 12 months. Employers are finally learning that in order to have hiring success, you have to ensure that your interviewing game is elite. We are finding out some incredible insights in how recruiters and hir…

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Founders Focus - Ep50 - Up close and personal with Maxime Legardez Coquin, CEO of Maki People 54:21

3M ago54:21

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Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today. Next up is Maxime Legardez Coquin, CEO of Maki - When did you know you were going to be an entrepreneur?- What are the strengths of a founder coming into a new domain?- Is there a formula for success as a CEO of a fast gr…

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep270 - Maternity Return - Are Employers Doing Enough (or Anything At All?) 1:10:41

3M ago1:10:41

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Maternity Returnees: Are Employers Doing Enough (Or Anything At All?) Maternity Leave is a policy most employers have in place, but what about Maternity Return? Most employers seem not to have any policy at all, leaving the experience of returning mothers mainly up to the line management, with predictably variable results! We're going to dive into …

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Founders Focus - Ep51 - Up close and personal with Runar Reistrup, CEO of YunoJuno 33:53

3M ago33:53

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Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today. Next up is Runar Reistrup, CEO of YunoJuno - What are the differences leading a startup / scale up vs a mega corp?- Do the order of the most management skills change with this context?- As a leader, how do you prepare a c…

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199. 'The Shining', Part II 1:12:44

3M ago1:12:44

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In Episode 197, I covered much of the backstory and making-of history behind 'The Shining'. In this episode, I cover many of the scenes in the film that I didn't get to in Part 1, along with other commentary and observations about the film, Kubrick, 'Doctor Sleep', and 'Room 237'. Come and play with us, for ever...and ever...and ever.…

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State of Play in 2024: Stablecoin Payments 51:24

3M ago51:24

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On Ep. 5 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Zach Abrams, Co-Founder of Bridge to discuss the competitive and innovative landscape of Stablecoins. Timestamps: 02:27 The current state of stablecoin payments 04:43 The evolution of stablecoin payments 08:15 The role …

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198. 'The Shining', Part 1 1:53:52

3M ago1:53:52

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I went from not really ever wanting to watch 'The Shining' again...to now doing my first-ever two-part episode! Funny how often the answer to 'why did that film affect me so much as a child?' turns out to be 'DUH!'. Part 1 covers the origin story of the film, some of the King/Kubrick interplay over the years, the casting, the sound design, the musi…

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep269 - New Labour Govt - What Can Recruiters / HR Expect? 1:14:06

3M ago1:14:06

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NEW GOVERNMENT: WHAT CAN RECRUITERS / HR EXPECT? We'll be over a month since the General Election, in which almost all pollsters predict the Labour Party forming the government with the largest majority since Tony Blair 1997. How radical will this new government be? Are we going to see New Labour 2.0 or as some critics contend, Tory-lite 2.0? Whate…

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep268 - How to Build a Job Scraper (as a non-coder!) 1:09:25

3M ago1:09:25

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HOW TO BUILD A JOB SCRAPER USING PYTHON (AS A NON-CODER!) Friends, you don't need me to tell you that the job market for Talent Acquisition professionals has been in the toilet for the past 18 months. So much so that I have even had to close down the Brainfood Jobs Job Board - for lack of posted jobs! When the competition out there is as fierce as …

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Are Stablecoins Better Than Deposit Tokens? 51:22

3M ago51:22

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On Ep. 4 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Elise Soucie, Executive Director @ Global Digital Finance to discuss the competitive landscape of stablecoins, Hamilton Lane launching fund on Solana, Project Pyxtrial and much more! Timestamps: 01:44 Hamilton Lane laun…

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep267 - Real Use Cases in Recruitment Automation Live Demos 2:09:07

3M ago2:09:07

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REAL USE CASES IN RECRUITMENT AUTOMATION: LIVE DEMO Friends, I'm on a mission: industry everywhere is in a race for become AI-enabled, and those that are slow to adopt are going to be outcompeted by those who can now move faster and better. What we've been lacking is real examples of how RPA (Recruitment Process Automation) and AI can really take o…

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197. 'Risky Business' (1983) 1:50:56

3M ago1:50:56

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Paul Brickman's 'Risky Business' is one of the greatest films of the 80's and is so much more than the "teen sex comedy" many people thought they were getting at the time. Frame by frame, it's really a masterpiece with so many aspects and elements of brilliance. The score by Tangerine Dream, Tom Cruise at NINETEEN, Rebecca De Mornay, the genius edi…

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep266 - How to Hire a Chief People Officer 1:04:25

4M ago1:04:25

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HOW TO HIRE A CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER (CPO) It's the most senior role in the People department, one that many a recruiter eventually aspires to, but I suspect not many of us have had to try and recruit for one! We're going to dive into the world of C-level hiring, but with a twist, for the C-suite exec leading our own department! - What are the circum…

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Institutionalization of ETH and Future of On-Chain Treasuries 53:02

4M ago53:02

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On Ep. 3 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Robert Leshner, CEO @ Superstate to discuss the Ethereum ETF, tokenized money market funds, MakerDAO's $1 billion tokenized treasury investment plan and much more! Timestamps: 01:34 What is Superstate? 05:17 Ethereum ET…

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep265 - New Job as a Recruitment Leader - The 100 Day Plan 1:09:59

4M ago1:09:59

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NEW JOB AS A RECRUITMENT LEADER: THE 100 DAY PLAN We know that it continues to be a tough market out there, but I am heartened to see more than few of my close contacts secure new positions lately. Not only do we hope that this is the beginning of a mini-bounce back for the TA job market, but it is also an ideal opportunity to speak to the newly hi…

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196. 'Summer Rental' (1985) 47:31

4M ago47:31

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Little-seen but worthy, the 1985 John Candy comedy 'Summer Rental' is due for a little revisit and respect! On the news of a forthcoming and hopefully definitive John Candy documentary directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds, I stumbled across this film (which I'd never even heard of) and found myself gleefully experiencing an expertl…

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Founders Focus - Ep49 - Up close and personal with Steve Bartel, CEO of Gem 1:01:09

4M ago1:01:09

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Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today. Next up is Steve Bartel, CEO of Gem. - When did you realise you were going to set up a company?- In what ways does being an engineer help you as a tech CEO?- In what was does it hinder you?- What aspects of being a CEO ha…

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep264 - How to Ethically Implement AI into Talent Acquisition 1:02:34

4M ago1:02:34

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HOW TO ETHICALLY IMPLEMENT AI INTO TALENT ACQUISITION One of the factors slowing down AI Adoption is justifiable concern on the ethics of AI. How do we ensure that we are not exacerbating bias, privileging one demographic over another and treating human beings as lesser than the machines? It's been great to see software vendors take the lead in try…

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Founders Focus - Ep48 - Up close and personal with Sam Dhesi CEO of Popp.ai 1:03:12

4M ago1:03:12

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Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today. Next up is the CEO of one the new wave of AI-native tech startups which are transforming enterprise recruitment, Sam Dhesi - When did you realise you were going to set up a company?- What are the strengths of a founder co…

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195: US Blues 18:03

4M ago18:03

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I gave up drinking. I gave up drugs. I don't smoke. BUT I CAN'T QUIT DEAD & COMPANY! And I hope I never do! With the wife and daughter overseas on a girl's trip, I went back to Vegas for Week Seven of the Dead and Company shows over the 4th of July Weekend at the Sphere Las Vegas. This short (18 minutes) episode is not an inside-Dead show rundown, …

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Unpacking Implications of MiCA on the Tokenized Fiat Ecosystem in Europe 44:43

4M ago44:43

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On Ep. 2 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Chris Brummer, Founder @ Bluprynt to discuss compliance in crypto, regulation, disclosures, MiCA and much more! Timestamps: 02:01 What is Bluprynt? 06:18 Effective regulation 08:50 Where are the EU & US markets on their…