The POZCAST: Decoding Success with Adam Posner

1:47 - Introduction3:02 - Sales Skillset4:49 - A Mis-step in life6:24 - How to build or find that Confidence?9:51 - How is Success Resources differ from the rest?12:49 - The Content Journey15:15 - All about Posting Content17:49 - Secret to Audience Growth21:07 - Biased Recruiting24:41 - The Number Game26:20 - Engagement Pods - Yes or No?28:46 - Personal Brand - What is it?36:51 - How to take on a troll?38:50 : What is Authenticity39:48 - Greatest Advice

6:34 - Entrepreneurship and Sports/Sticking to Discipline 10:05 - All about Genium11:18 - Personalized DNA medicine is the FUTURE14:02 - Early Failure / First Mistake16:18 - Conflict Management/ Situation in Workplace18:46 - Aviation Experience20:30 - Music and Instruments24:12 - Life is better with a Smile 25:31 - Great Mentors in Life

5:47 - Social Media Management7:38 - ROI on Social Media9:32 - Self Discipline16:01 - Life/Work Balance20:15 - Advice for Young Entrepreneurs26:42- Self Educate27:17 - Podcast - The best business development opportuntiy 31:35 - Greatest Professional Accomplishment

3:03 - Cathy's Elevator Pitch10:11 - Asking is the key12;38 - Make One Relationship a time15:30 - Open Yourself up!22:22 - How to Find Clarity? 24:55 - Four Types of People29:11- There is always enough room31:31 - Building and Validating a Successful Business37:52 - Advice on Comedy40:32 - The A ha Moment Getaway46:12 - Greatest Piece of Advice

3:05 - Origin of Creator Mindset4:51 - College is Important6:19 - Trial and Error7:21 - Building and Organization9:03 - Early Failure / Hiring Too Fast9:43 - Personal Brand11:37 - Transparent with Audience12:22 - Mental Health13:42 - Podcast Journey14:15 - Challenges as a Podcaster16:59 - Advice to being Shy18:31 - How to Grow an Audience24:28 - Working for FREE26:36 - Authenticity27:35 - Scared of what?29:03 - Greatest Piece of Advice

Mark Metry joined me on #thePOZcastLIVE on 3.17.2020 to discuss his new book, "Screw Being Shy" and everything in regards to mental health and wellness during the time of the pandemic. Mark Metry: I spend my time on this planet as a 22-year-old trying to impact & influence others by evolving myself. The same way I was impacted and empowered by others to upgrade to the next version of myself...version 2.0. I'm the Host of a Top 100 podcast, Humans 2.0. In total, my thoughts, views, podcasts, and videos have been viewed over 50+ Million times. My Life’s work has been featured in Forbes, Influencive, Inc, Huffington Post, Fearless Motivation, etc and been a guest on over 100 radio and podcast shows. I am an international TEDx keynote speaker at conferences, schools, and Fortune 500’s delivering meaningful & transformative current edge knowledge in the form of speaking engagements, panels, moderator, host, MC, workshops, and more. I am a podcast strategist consulting funded start-ups, founders, and organizations to sustainably start, grow & brand build their way through the competition in the age of vanity metrics with marketing experience for over 13 years and accumulation of over 100M+ overall network views If you are interested in learning how to unlock your LinkedIn to bring you opportunities to grow your career, message or brand consider taking my Unlock Your LinkedIn course: https://bit.ly/2RwZtYw Listen to 500+ Episodes of Humans 2.0 Here: https://www.markmetry.com/humans-2-0-podcast For more on our show: www.THEPOZCAST.com Thanks for listening and subscribing!

1:33 Background3:29 Successes & Failures5:44 Coaching on Job Search10:58 Standing Out in Resume/ Achiever Pattern 15:38 Cover Letters; Yes or No? 21:52 Follow Up Process after Interview23:15 Personal Branding24:46 Millennials' Job Search27:33 Content Creation29:35 Purpose of Youtube Channel

4;41 - How to Build Trust in a Relationship at the very Beginning6:38 - Why do People Fail?8:05 - Use of Tools and Database/ Artificial Intelligence8:48 - Cofounder or no Cofounder?12:24 - Customer Experience14:28 - Kyle's New Office Tour17:09 - Why do you need a Podcast/Live sessions?26:14 - Personal Branding30:58 - Friction & Problem Solving

Re-Play from the 3.19.2020 #thePOZcastLIVE show with Hung Lee. Hung is a true thought leader in the TA, HR and Recruitment world and today we discuss live what is happening in our industry during the pandemic. More on Hung Lee: At the helm of Recruiting Brainfood is Hung Lee- a legend in our world. He is also the founder of WorkShape.io - the revolutionary recruiting platform for Software engineers. Hung is an industry professional with over 15 years experience as an agency recruiter, Recruitment Manager, Internal Head of Talent, recruitment trainer and strategic advisor for rapid growth businesses in the London Tech Startup scene. Now CEO of an award winning online recruiting platform WorkShape.io, Hung has been at the forefront in developing and promoting new ways in which companies can connect to talent. He is a huge advocate of us recruiters and a champion in our world. I am honored to have him on. More on Hung: https://www.recruitingbrainfood.com More Info and Past Shows: www.thePOZcast.com

Re- Broadcast from the 3.11.2020 #thePOZcastLIVE with Jordan Paris & Hala Taha Jordan and Hala are top-tier pro podcasters and they joined me LIVE to discuss their podcasting journey and share tremendous tips and advice for anyone starting out or even advanced podcasters looking to grow their audience and take their show to the next level. More on both: Hala Taha: Her day job, Lifecycle Marketing Ops & Growth Platform Manager at Disney Streaming Services. Her passion - host of one of the fastest growing podcasts, YAP- Young and Profiting. Check her show out: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/young-and-profiting/id1368888880 Jordan Paris:ordan Paris is a 21-year-old author, web-developer, podcast host, and former college athlete. He has been featured in Men’s Health, Yahoo Finance, and Nasdaq as a beacon of light for inspiring people from all walks of life. Jordan's podcast, Growth Mindset University, was ranked #3 in the iTunes Training category and is consistently in the top ten. On the show, he interviews young up-and-comers and the most successful people on planet earth like Kevin Rudolf, David Meltzer, Mark Manson, Rachel Starr, and Adam Posner. Jordan is also the founder of The WordPress Rocketeer, where he focuses on developing engaging websites to launch his celebrity clients' dreams to infinity and beyond. His approach to life and business is simple yet powerful: Don't make a living, design a life. With this creator's mentality, Jordan has been able to produce outstanding results for himself and challenge others to rise above circumstances and take control of their lives. More on his show, Growth Mindset University: https://jordanparis.com/category/growth-mindset-university-podcast/

2:44 Jerry Springer Show Story7:24 - Getting On Air (Radio Show)9:22 - Cathy Heller Episode11:27 - Approach to Asking 15:17- Magic Formula 16:48 - How to Reach out on Linkedin17:37 - Automation 18:18 - What makes Event Special? 19:00 - Work Life Balance

5:12 - Technology in 19868:05 - The Creative Process10:10 - Be Your Own Boss12:20 - is Podcast right for everyone?15:00 - Key Tips on Building an Audience16:45 - Quality of Content / Add Value21:15 - How to Connect on Linkedin Professionally23:55 - Tips & Tricks on Automation26:35 - Linkedin Live28:53 - Personal Branding

4:11 - Not being Fulfilled6:27 - Upbringing and Family Events7:41 - Cognitive Re-Framing10:10 - Role of Emotions at Work12:42 - Empathy and Loyalty14:55 How Important is Communication in Organization?16:03 TedX Talk on Adversity & Public Speaking19:44 First Linkedin Article / Perspective on Getting Laid Off

2:50 The word 'Future Work'? 4:17 - Modern HR vs Legacy HR5:43 - Best Practices of HR/Core Function7:34 - Empowerment of Employees8:42 - Key Innovation in HR11:28 - Employer Branding12:38 - Candidate Experience14:59 - Conversation before the Interview16:55 - Piece of Advice to a New Recruiter17:59 - All about Amplifier19:59 - To scale or not to scale?22:48 - Lars' Podcast Overview26:44 - Build an Audience/Community

Target Market 4:40Influx of Youtubers 5:56 Vanity Metrics / Audience Breakup /7:26Utilize Linkedin the Better Way/ Maximize the Value 8:08Influencer Marketing 9:55Posting with a purpose 11:14How to Engage Actively on Social Media 13:09Personal Branding 14:16 Bubble Burst of Influencer Marketing 19:21

11:22 Mission Statement 12:57 Fundamental Mistake 15:21 Geographical Representation/ Dispersion17:31 The 'Aha' Moment/ Fulfilling Your Purpose & mission25:01 Special Sauce / Authenticity & Community29:39 Purpose of Michael's Podcast32:33 - Best Piece of Advice33:34 Greatest Accomplishment

2:37 - Background & Upbringing 10:21 - Setting Up Hacking HR 15:17 - Power of Network 17:56 - Future of Work24:14 - The Human Element29:39 - Entrepreneur Life

2:18 Passion for Sports6:09 Cons of Internship8:29 Start of Sports Biz Group & its White Space12:!4 Leveraging Influence in Sports Market13:35 Build Your Personal Brand14:50 Fundamentals of Building Audience16:36 Misconceptions about Networking

2:23 Concept of Failure/ Hitting the Rock Bottom / The Jacket with No Pockets8:30 Best Step Approach Forward10:25 - 12:15 Spiritual Awakening13:01 - Strength of Signal16:14 - Unconditional Giving 18:17 - How to Ask Others?20:33 - Fear of Ego

4:00 (Blessing in Disguise/ Handling Obstacles)15:00 (Life Story)21:35 (Lila Smith/Voice your Vibe)23:12 (Content Creation/ First Video Release)28:34 (Purpose of Company/Voice Your Vibe)30:02 - 30:32 (Humans First)31:26 (Linkedin Master Class)35:07 (Linkedin Quotes)37 (Melbourne Episode with Linkedin Fam)

4:00 (Lack of Loyalty among Gig Workers)6:36 (A Nudge Platform)10:43 (the 'Ahaa' Moment)13:21 (Adaptability into Digital Changing Platforms)16:17 (Change Management)17:15 (Incorporating Human Element into AI)21:07 (Biggest Accomplishment)22:57 (Become the Co-Pilot)

2:10 (How JP got into HR)4:11 (Humanistic View vs Capitalistic View)7:12 (Role of Formal Education in Real life)8:20 (Building a Career)11:05 (The Candidate Experience)14:45 (The Best Practice)16:39 (Advantage of Working with a Big Company)22:03 (Making a Difference)24:12 (Effect of Termination on Mental Health)26:30 (Employee Branding and 2020 Goals)

2:08 The Dallas Chapter / Talent Connect8:36 First time with Gary V14:46 What Andy do best?16:06 Unpacking Andy's Journey into Recruitment20:42 Death by PowerPoint22:17 Inspirational Leaders/Mentors25:27 Biggest Pet-peeve about Linkedin29:05 Best Advice to Connect31:55 The Alter Ego33:59 Are Conferences really Boring?39:01 Think Tank45:57 How Adam got into Vayner Media?50:26 Biggest Fear or Biggest Push?52:48 Perspective on Building a Personal Brand

3:50 (Out of the Box Ideas/ Creativity behind Bars)6:03 (Think Tank/ Working with Defy Venture)8:30 (First day home after Release)11:10 (The best employees?)11:56 (All about Concrete)14:33 (Story about Incarceration/ Rock Nation)21:36 (Future of Concreate)22:52 (The Creative Process)26:18 ( the word 'Legacy')

3:03 - Approach to Employee Handling4:24 - Self Awareness / Recognition of Values7:32 - Process of letting go8:20 - How to create work environment friendly/ Connection and Belonging11:55 - The dark side of letting go13:40 - Dont Burn Bridges/ Sh*t Happens/ Forgive Yourself15:47 - Termination/ After Care / Keep Connected22:39 - What's not so 'Awesome' about working with Gary25:02 - The Art of Communication/ Feedback Training/ Being Empathetic29:00 - Parenthood and Work31:20 - The ING (Survivors of Abuse)

(2:06) Blessing in Disguise/ Getting Fired (7:12) Being Vulnerable (10:33) Story behind Confidence Creator (12:00) Struggle with your Villain and finding the root cause(13:02) Fight your own fears (15:42/ 17:14) Art of Public Speaking (19:17) Journey to TedX (28:05) Purpose of Heather's Podcast (29:19) Challenges with Podcast I(30:57) Interview with Gary V

(2:00) Road to Success/ Social Media/ Content Creation (5:24) Emerging of Two Worlds / Turning Poetry into Short Films to Spread Awareness and Important Message (6:58) Approach to Content Creation (8:50) Golden Mission/ How to live a life without Social Media (12:29) Educating the kids about the use/over use of Gadgets (17:08) Pros and Cons of Social Media for Children(19:15) What is Attention Economy? (21:54) The Great Hack (24:21) How to Protect our Personal Data/Identity? (25:20) The Creative Process - How the concept in mind translates into physical product (30:08) How to grow an Audience

9:28 - Chinning Up12:40 - Youngest CEO16:51 - Foundation to Leadership Mindset / Influencer vs Leadership22:44 - The Twitter Journey32:10 - Non Profit Projects/ Giving More / When Work feels Fulfilling33:46 - Relationship with NorCal Cannabis38:21 - Work Life Balance / Keeping it Together

(2:55) Military Background/ How Rich joined Armed Forces (7:00) US - Afghanistan War / Perspective on War Zone from the Other End (9:24) Return to Real City Life / Existential - Transitional Crisis (12:15) How he got Hired and Fired on Amazon (17:46) Back to Basics / How to Prioritize and Find Solutions to a Stress-free life / Journey to Self Awareness (20:57) Exploring Europe and getting into Photography (23:00) How Rich found Motivation (27:51) Highlights of Rich Cardona Media (30:11) Living on the Edge/ Proximity of Power (34:00) Putting yourself First / The True Essence of being Humble (34:47) What is Leadership locker?

4:30 Idea behind Wendy 6:44 Purpose and Value of Humanization of Machine 7:44 Example of Screening/ Workflow11:01 Vision of Future of Recruiting 14:00 Stress on Incorporating Technology in Recruiting 15:57 The effect of Personalization and Interaction 20:16 How to Maximize Value/ How to face the challenges/ Adaptation to changing trends 29:01 Communication is the KEY/ Relationship Building/ Time Management 31:40 My Network is my Net-worth / Talk about great advice

Collaboration over competition. Be open and humble enough to being inspired from others that may be half your age. All things that I say in relation to guest today Hala Taha, host of the popular #youngandprofiting podcast. Quick 101 for those I am introducing her to for the first time- Her day job, Lifecycle Marketing Ops & Growth Platform Manager at Disney Streaming Services. Her passion - host of one of the fastest growing podcasts, YAP- Young and Profiiting. Some other fun facts- Hala started her career in radio at Hot 97 here in NYC as Angie Martinez’ assistant. She also launched her own successful blog “The Sorority of Hip Hop” that MTV scouted and almost launched a reality show that I believe she was set to star in. Hala landed on my radar b/c of branding, marketing and tenacity were ever present on LinkedIN. I checked out a couple episodes of her show and I knew we had to connect and have her on to share her story and insights with my tribe.

Super pumped to introduce my guest today Jason Wang. I first met Jason about a year ago through my work with Defy Ventures. And for those who do not know, Defy is an in-prison program where incarcerated men and women take part in a University-accredited program on well-being, entrepreneurship training, personal development, mentoring, business incubation, financing opportunities, and network development. We will get more to that story in a bit. Jason is a born entrepreneur. At the age of 8, he would buy a box of 300 fortune cookies from his dad’s restaurant for $7 and sell them at school for .25 cents each. He quickly became the “Fortune Cookie King” to his fellow classmates. At the age of 13, he started another business that generated over $100k in revenue with 95% profit margins. Unfortunately, this business was illegal. Oh, and his teammates were his fellow gang members. Jason was finally caught at the age of 15 for a first degree felony and was sent to prison on a 12 year sentence. Since his release, he has earned a double masters (MBA, MS International Business), worked as a management consultant, and started several other ventures. Today, Jason is the Founder and CEO of FreeWorld. And he is here today to share his incredible story of perseverance and personal growth.

My guest on E40 of #thepozcast Zack Scriven is a self-proclaimed #influencer. A title he takes a lot of pride in but also gets a lot of criticism for as well. Either way he owns it and does his best to embody the title. But Zack is a lot more than that. He quit his lucrative job in Industrial Automation Engineering to pursue content creation full time. He is the host of The Zack Scriven Podcast who graciously had me on about a year ago to share my story. He was one of the first that opened up his show for me and I greatly appreciate that. He is also a highly technically and creatively skilled content creator and founder of Zack Scriven Media- another aspect I admire about him as he constantly innovates and shares his learnings with his tribe. His content is focused around Digital Transformation, featuring both clients within his past industry and others. As well, he has recently completed a 30 day road trip that he documented that we will talk about. His goal is to serve God in all things he does. Today, Zack regularly travels all over the U.S and worldwide. attending LinkedIn Local Networking Events. He has been sponsored by several brands to speak at conferences in Las Vegas, Dallas, Dubai and South Africa. Zack Scriven looks forward to continuing this exciting journey—leading the charge in Digital Transformation. Join us as we dig into his career journey, thought leadership on content creation, #linkedin and a ton more. Thanks for coming along for the ride!

On this our 39th episode, we are going to have some real talk around how to be a successful recruiter, how to hire them and how to build a thriving recruitment business. My guest today, Joe Mullings is the President & CEO of The Mullings Group Companies and TrueFuture TV, is content company. Joe has been building companies and careers since the 1980’s. He has built the world's leading search firm in the medical device industry with clients like Google, Johnson & Johnson, Abbott Laboratories as well as the emerging technology startups. He is also President & CEO of DragonFly Stories which is a media company that is the production company behind the docu-series TrueFuture as well as the media platform of TMGPulse, a medtech news and opinion website. Joe is serious about physical fitness and MMA and he has also founded The Armory, at the time one of the larger Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts teams with multiple fighters in the UFC and world class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitors. Long story short, Joe is not the type of guy you mess with on any front. I’ve been admiring and learning from Joe from afar and I had my first convo w/ him back last Dec. I’ll be honest, my first impression was that this guy is a bit too tough, but after we really started talking shop and life, I knew this guy was someone for me to connect with further and learn from. I am thrilled to have him on the show today, so let's get to it.

EXCLUSIVE W/ #sportsmarketing legend Brandon Steiner !! #steinersports #brandonsteinerIt's never too late to start dreaming again: Life Lessons from Brandon >> - Influences of growing up in Brooklyn, his mom teaching him to be fearless and go outside the lines. - Be comfortable being uncomfortable - Family pride & creating teachable moments for your kids - "If you want to have a good friend, you need to be a good friend" - his relationship w/ Mariano Rivera -God gives you what you need, not what you want - Life does not happen TO you, it happens FOR YOU - Most things that are good, start w/ something bad - History of Steiner Sports & Mark Messier - The importance of real rewards and loyalty and the concept of an "experience- Memories that matter" - Brands must choose 2/3 b/w Price/quality/service - Painful to walk away but excited for new chapter - In past was too comfortable w/ the comfortable (status quo), not enough pushing it to blow fans away (what enjoys the most) - Dark moments of being a serial entrepreneur isn't always as "Happy" as it looks! - Change your flock, new friends, new perspective - Shit is what you make of it! (the message within)

Let’s talk about #Sales. #Selling is an essential component in all business. Some of us do it as part of our job and for others it’s our full time job. A major part of my job is selling. Selling candidates on opportunities and selling potential clients on my services. Today I want to bring you a true sales pro and sales industry leader to talk about his story and his approach to hiring sales people and hopefully he will drop some other secrets as well. My guest today Brandon Bornancin is a Serial Salesperson, Author, Angel Investor and keynote speaker on all topics related to sales, marketing and entrepreneurship. His cut to the chase, no BS in the trenches made millions, lost millions and everything in-between since he was 18. Brandon is the CEO & Founder of #Seamless.AI, one of the fastest growing #SaaS companies that delivers the world’s best sales leads. Over 30,000+ companies use Seamless.AI to generate millions in sales at companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Slack, Dell, Oracle & many others. On this episode we dig into all things: sales recruitment, interview tips, how to fail, how to rebuild and how to scale along with a ton more. Brandon drops tons of #knowledgebombs

Tribe, you are in for a treat on E44 of #thepozcast as my guest Lila Smith #saythingsbetter is a human firework show, sparklers coming at you from every direction. I have had the pleasure to finally meet her in Dallas this past September as she was the keynote speaker for an event I organized. And I can promise you she delivered as promised! We are also now pickle pals but that’s a story for later. Lila Smith used to think that being a professional actress would be the best way to use her love of storytelling to make a difference that mattered in the world. After spending 20 years training and 10 years professionally performing to great acclaim in NYC and around the US, she still felt there was more. More connection, more honesty, and more impact to be had- offstage, in real life. That’s why Lila created Say Things Better, a 5-Step method of Intentional Communication based on the best tools she learned in theater. She now travels around the world helping people and brands across cultures and industries to connect to their ideal Communication Partners. I am thrilled to have her on the show to discuss her story and a ton more! I appreciate all of you listening, subscribing, commenting and sharing! Thank you!

I am thrilled to introduce my guest today on the show, Julian Placino. We have built an online and offline relationship that has culminated with the co-creation of an industry event this past September in Dallas (that we will get into). In my opinion, our relationship is an incredible example of the power of real networking. We were initially connected about a year ago by my friend and mutual connection, Brian Altomarie. We had a networking chat and Julian graciously invited me on his Pathways to Success podcast to share my story. That evolved to where we are today and more to come. Julian, is a Fortune 500 Speaker who’s spoken hundreds of times at various corporations, conferences, universities, and nonprofits. He is also the host of the extremely successful Pathways to Success Podcast, where he interviews exceptional leaders about their journeys to success including company founders, CEOs, New York Times bestselling authors, TEDx speakers, celebrity athletes, and prolific entrepreneurs like myself! And he does so much more including modeling, acting and was recently cast in the Amazon Prime Docu-Series, The Social Movement, a reality TV show about creating social impact through entrepreneurship that will be released in the Summer of 2020. But his core background is in 11 year of 11 years of recruiting experience, he’s helped leading corporations attract, recruit, and retain top talent. Julian has personally hired over 400 world-class professionals in the areas of technology, sales, and creative arts. For 7 years, Julian led talent acquisition for Bottle Rocket, one of the premier mobile development firms in the world. He now consults with staffing firms on business development strategy, performance coaching, content creation, and employer branding. So much value in this episode of #thepozcast ! Thanks for listening & subscribing.

My guest today, Purdeep Sangah is known as "The Mentor For Men In Business" and helps men WIN in business and life. #menwhowin His personal mission is to help men live more fulfilling lives, have passionate relationships and raise happy families. As an entrepreneur, husband and father, Purdeep knows exactly how tough it can be to balance a successful business with a happy family. Purdeep uses his proprietary system called The Winner’s Formula to help men win. A system developed using leadership psychology, latest neuroscience and modern mindfulness to align a man’s life energy, mind and emotions to create exponential confidence, performance, vitality, wealth, time, options, joy and fulfillment. Prior to creating his own firm, Purdeep was a successful executive at a multi-billion-dollar organization and has spent two decades studying the top business around the world. He applies this knowledge and insight into his practice. We not only connected a few weeks back and had a tremendous convo, but he was kind enough to have me on his podcast recently and I appreciate the platform to share my story. I think his is fascinating and sure you will as well.

My next guest is a bit of an underground hero for those who think logically and have average to above average common sense and reasoning. Those that can see through the BS and can think for themselves. Mike Winnet is THE self-appointed, uninspirational, backwards thinking "leader" on a mission to uncover the truth behind all the BS in today's digital me-me-me first world. #contrepreneur He is out to expose all of the get rich quick schemes and mock the vomit-inducing "humblebrag" style of your favourite influencer. His latest "The #Contrepreneur Series" uncovers the truth behind "get rich quick" schemes pushed by insta-successful gurus. You know the type I am talking about right? In 2019 he invested his own time and money into popular passive income streams like; Crypto Mining, UK & Overseas Property Investment, YouTube Revenue, eCommerce, ebooks and online courses. He reports back to all of us, “warts and all” for people to REALLY see if these "shortcuts" to success DO or DON'T make the money promised by the people selling them. He is truly putting his money where his big fat mouth is. I love his style, his brashness and HAD to have him on the show for some real talk... This is a good one folks!

Weed. Grass. Reefer. Dope. Ganga, Skunk. Mary Jane. Herb. Pot. Whatever you want to call it, It's all cannabis, Marijuana. It comes in many forms and it's a tremendous global legal and illegal market. Here in the US the marjuna reform is spreading like wild pot fire across the country, and this couldn't make me happier. In the US as many states are or have legalized medicinal and recreational marijuana, the market has exploded and with that, created a new industry that needs market support. Since 2009, my guest today, Jared Mirsky and his award-winning cannabis-focused branding and marketing agency, Wick & Mortar have been doing just that. They have been featured in dozens of magazines including Entrepreneur Media, Forbes, Wired, Cheddar, National Geographic, Huffington Post, and CNN Money. 2018 was the most explosive growth year yet, and Wick & Mortar continues to rack up awards and honors such as Top 40 under 40 in Marijuana Venture Magazine and most recently ranked #193 by Entrepreneur 360. Not content with simply winning awards, Jared continues to shape an industry and is now a regular contributor to Forbes, High Times, Entrepreneur, and The Fresh Toast. Despite the successes, for Jared, the greatest achievement in his life is his son. Rebranding #Cannabis is his mission, and he aims to accomplish this by helping to educate the industry on the power of successful branding in the cannabis space and the impact it has on the world. I am super excited to have him on the show today to talk about his journey and a whole lot more... #podcasthost #cannabisretail #cannabisbusiness #cannabiscommunity

- The power of Relationships - The global recruitment space- R2R recruitment- What its like to work with your wife/partner- How to build talent pipelines (brass tacks)- Difference b/w US and UK/Global Recruitment- Balancing a family life with building a thriving recruitment business- Characteristics of a successful recruiter (spoiler: Tenacity Grit & being Inquisitive) - Recruitment mistakes

My guest on E31 of #thepozcast is Garrett Mintz is the founder and CEO of Ambition In Motion. Garrett works to connect college students with mentors in their fields of interest so then students can gain greater insight into potential career paths and alumnican have greater engagement with their chapter or alma mater. Garrett is a passionate speaker, entrepreneur, mentor matchmaker, and potential-unlocker who specializes in helping people take massive action to where they would like to be. He works to teach them skills on networking, professional development, and relationship building, and drives them towards achieving their desired outcome. This is what this is all about people, bringing value. I am thrilled to welcome him here to drop some knowledge and share his story.

My guest today, Shay Rowbottom #shayshine is the Queen of LinkedIN content. With over 80K followers and tens of millions of views on her content, she has created one of the most engaging and entertaining brands on the platform. Not only is she a fantastic video creator, but now she is teaching founders and executives the same so they can speak directly to this incredible audience of potential customers and advocates. If you have never heard of Shay and you are active on LinkedIN, SHE is probably doing something wrong! Just kidding. I will be honest, when I first started to notice Shay’s presence, I had mixed feelings and preconceived notions. I was a bit envious of her killer content and engagement. So I did what I do best and decided to take my online offline and I reached out and connected with Shay in June and we had an incredible first conversation. We spoke a lot about who we truly are as humans, what our goals are and we found the common thread of tenacity. I am beyond thrilled to have her on the show!

When did you know that a career in recruitment was right for you? What vertices to do specialize in? What are so many recruiters doing wrong to give us good ones a bad name?I really love your model. Especially the fact that a for-profit B Corp business can be an incredible force for good. It really leverages all of our skills and powers for good to those who need it. What was that ah-ha moment to create this?Let’s talk about “unconscious bias” for those that don't know, what is it? How does it affect TA?Let's talk about attracting top talent AND retaining them from the POV of an agency recruiter, speaking to organizations. For me, the successful ones are the companies that focus on retention first over hiring. It’s a terrible cycle that starts w/ retention. However in today's market/reality, tenures have been decreasing drastically as people are lured to new and exciting opportunities. What can they do? “Diversity” seems to be the buzz word of late, when I say that word, what does it mean to you? Double edge sword?What does the word “authentic” mean to you? Engagement pods/ yay or nay? What is the single best piece of advice that you have ever received? What was your biggest career failure and what did you learn from it?

Eric shares his personal and professional journey battling mental illness. It is now his life's mission to help others and utilize his network to build a community of awareness and care. NEW #thepozcast ALERT E28: Eric Kussin #samehere If there was ever one episode that you should listen to and share, please make it this one. #mentalhealth is not just a buzz word and by no means clickbait. Eric's story is one that many of us can relate to. Many of us do not know that we are victims of trauma and can not see the tell tale signs. Eric has been though it to say the least. He now has made it his life's mission to make a difference in mental health through his global alliance #weareallalittlecrazy - with experts and professional athletes who have all experienced mental health issues. The #samehere movement is a campaign you will see woven throughout. It is a sign language gesture that can be used inivrerally in the context of mental health to mean- "Same Here - I too struggle with some of life's inevitable challenges. We are all in this together.

Throughout the past 20+ episodes of #thepozcast I have featured the best in class career coaches and branding pros. My guest today, Wendi Weiner is not only one of those, but had a significant ah-ha moment in her career and a major career pivot.Wendi Weiner is an attorney and award-winning writer who has been featured in more than 50 major media outlets (including CNN, HuffPost, Forbes, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur) as a top authority in resume writing, personal branding, and content strategy. As a solopreneur and owner of The Writing Guru, her trademarked namesake company, Wendi creates powerful career and personal brands for attorneys, top-tier executives, and business leaders. She additionally provides high-impact content writing for corporations and major publications, and speaks on the global level about personal branding, resume writing, business professionalism, reputation management, and social networking.Wendi landed on my radar as I have been engaging with top career coaches. We connected and I loved her energy and story and knew my tribe would as well and here we are today! I am confident that you will gain a ton of value from her background and story. I appreciate you listening, engaging, commenting and subscribing. Thanks!

On this episode, E26 of #thepozcat, I bring you a master of the art of LinkedIN, tactics, tactics and more tactics. He is a digital marketing Vet who has fully capitalized on LI to grow is own business and teach others with his blueprint course.Joe Apfelbaum is the CEO of Ajax Union, a B2B digital marketing agency based in Brooklyn, NY. Joe is a business strategist, marketing expert and certified Google trainer. Joe is the Author of his new book High Energy Secrets, How he lost 95 pounds and has more energy than ever. When he is not Mojovating entrepreneurs at events and on social media he chills in Brooklyn with his Wife and 5 kids, which is his greatest accomplishment.If he is not all over your feed, by design, then you must not be doing something right. Also, he is known to bust out a freestyle rap (stay tuned till the end) I have been connected to Joe for a while and we have some close mutual friends and colleagues. We have had a couple of great chats and I knew I had to have him on to spit some knowledge. Joe is a content machine, a constant source of energy and drive and I am thrilled to have him on today!I appreciate you listening, commenting, sharing and subscribing!ThanksAdam

Over the past 20+ episodes I have introduced a wide range of pros, from coaches, to external recruiters and thought leaders across talent and growth. Today I want to feature a true bad-ass in house recruiter who knew he wanted to be a recruiter out of school and now leads a huge TA division at one of the biggest brands in the world, Nike.My guest on E24 of #thepozcast, Dustin Wishire is a talent acquisition veteran with diverse recruiting experience that spans both agency and in-house corporate settings across a wide variety of industries. He has spent the last 8 years in the athletic footwear and apparel industry. Formerly leading recruiting teams abroad with adidas, he is currently back home in Portland, Oregon leading a team for Nike.He is also a world traveler, proud father, and a massive Portland Trail Blazers fan. Having lived in 4 countries and visited over 30 in his adult life, Dustin is a recognized global collaborator who has been successful in adapting all that he has learned from his nomadic lifestyle to the business world.Dustin is also the President of Oregon Recruiters, part of the nationwide Recruiters Network. Being passionate about empowering recruiters in a time with many vocal critics, he chose this organization to provide learning, development and networking opportunities with the goal of helping recruiters elevate in their profession and we are grateful for that.We connected and I knew he would have a ton of value and great stories to share. This dude is the real deal and I am super excited to have him on the show. You can connect w/ Dustin on LinkedIN. I hope that you find tons of actionable value in this episode. I appreciate you listening, sharing, commenting and subscribing. Thanks!

As the pozcast continues to build momentum, I continue to work to bring you the best thought leaders in the talent and career growth industry and my guest on E23 of #thepozcast Jill Katz is at the top of the list. As I ventured down my own career journey, Jill’s name, reputation and work came to light through Mike Vacanti (Humans First) and Claude Silver. Jill and I connected a couple of months back on a true human level and I invited here to join us today.Jill Katz is an Influencer, Speaker and Coach that is passionate about shifting the workplace to be more #PeopleFocused. She is the Founder and Chief Change Officer of Assemble HR Consulting, a boutique Human Resources firm that focuses on Organizational Transformation and Employee Experience.Jill brings candid insights, brave questions, humor and empathy to her advisory practice. She is a seasoned executive coach, facilitator, and human capital expert with more than 20 years of success. She is best known for her “3C’s Approach”: candor, courage, and Care. Most important of all, she is a very proud Mom, a devoted wife, a Broadway fanatic, and a dog lover.Please join us on E23 to talk all things how to make the workplace more #humansfirst. I appreciate you listening, engaging, sharing, subscribing and commenting. Enjoy! Thanks!