The POZCAST: Decoding Success with Adam Posner

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)

2:08 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

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)

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)

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!

For me in my own career and personal growth journey, stepping outside of my comfort zone has been an area of development and tremendous growth that has driven my success. It really kicked into high gear when first deciding to go out on my own and launch my own business, but I wanted to take it a step further. My mentor Marcus Glover has been volunteering for years in the penitentiary system and introduced me to Defy Ventures- where they work with incarcerated men and women to mentor and coach them in creating their own business and prepare them for a better life when released. I have been volunteering with them over the past couple of years and it has been tremendous. One of the biggest (of many) take aways is all about “Second Chances”- and putting life in an entirely new perspective. My guest today, Cheri Garcia is the Founder of Cornbread Hustle, a staffing agency for second chances. Cheri is passionate about helping felons and people in recovery find transformation through employment or entrepreneurship. As someone who has re-invented her own life, Cheri wanted to create a company to help others do the same. Before starting Cornbread Hustle, Cheri found her own transformation and recovery through inventing a tanning bed and getting a career in the TV news industry. Cheri developed expert level skills for marketing and PR and She uses those talents to help individuals getting out of prison re-brand themselves to become the person they want to be and get noticed by the people they want to meet. Cheri and I chatted recently and swapped our stories and I was blown away with her resilience, tenacity and what she has created with Cornbread hustle. I am trilled to have her on today to share her story and a whole lot more. Enjoy and thanks for listening to #thePOZcast

The goal of the pozcast is to bring you, the job seekers, my listeners to new, outside the box advice and tactics to take their search to the next level. My next guest, Austin Belcak does just that. Austin is the founder of Cultivated Culture where he teaches people how to land jobs they love without applying online. His strategies have helped people land jobs at places like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, and more without applying online. Austin has also been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Fast Company, Inc., and more. But that’s not his Day job, he is currently Director of Partnership Development at Microsoft. So he most certainly found a way to land a great gig. Recently I was drawn to Austin’s content on LinkedIN and had to connect and learn more about his approach. We had a great chat and I said I need to have you on the pozcast to share and that’s where we are today! Austin brings you a TON of value and actionable advice and tactics how to move your career search forward. This is PURE GOLD enjoy! Austin has also created a fantastic value add resume builder for free, check it out: https://cultivatedculture.com/resume-templates

Over the past 19 episodes I have had HR pros, thought leaders in cultural transformation and seasoned recruiters. But I have not had anyone on who is currently within their career journey specifically, nor have I had someone on who has continued to fight daily. I was immediately drawn to my next guest as I could relate to him directly having fought my own career battles over the past 15 years. Like him, I have been laid off multiple times and have had to dig down deep to harness my tenacity and my dude, Joe Gill is all tenacity. We found ourselves in the same linked in covos, sometimes aligned and other times having good-spirited debate over various topics. Lately Joe has been putting out almost daily content around social media best practices, being authentic and something that hits home super close to me, always adding value or as Joe says “being a valuenecer”, I LOVE IT! After 5 layoffs and surviving thyroid cancer, Joe believes you can overcome anything with resilience, perseverance and blue collar work ethic. Currently, Joe is a social media consultant for his agency, Valuencer. He is one part story shower…One part mad scientist… And one part detective.. These traits and skills help solve their clients social media marketing ROI mystery. For fun, Joe enjoys spending time with his family, drinking craft beer, being a star wars loving nerd and attending as many concerts as he can. Joe is the real deal, salt of the earth and speaks from the heart. He continues to fight the good daily. I love his never say die attitude, both personally and professionally and I am pumped to have him on #thepozcast to talk about his career journey. Please enjoy my conversation with Joe Gill. I appreciate you listening, commenting, sharing and subscribing. Thank you.

I a super pumped to have Bobby Umar on E19 of #thepozcast. He is a Brand marketer, aerospace design engineer, professional comedic actor, teacher — these are some of the diverse roles Bobby has explored to find his true purpose. Now he leads Raeallan to help GenY / GenX leaders find their passions. Bobby is a serial entrepreneur and motivational speaker on Leadership, Connection, Personal Branding and Career Development. He is a prolific 5 time TEDx speaker, and is a leading social media influencer. Bobby is dedicated to causes embracing youth and diversity. He is a proud father and he just loves playing ultimate frisbee and Settlers of Catan, predicting the Oscars, and remembering the lyrics to every 80′s TV show theme song. Bobby has never lost a thumb war, ever. I am going to challenge him when I finally meet him in person. Bobby has authored 3 books and recently named a "Top 7 Networking Guru to Follow". Inc Magazine named him one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers Bobby is a social media advocate, who champions authentic connection and leadership. With a background in brand marketing (Kraft and Unilever), engineering (Bombardier) and the performing arts (Second City), Bobby has led Raeallan for over a decade and is now a recognized thought leader in networking, social media and personal branding. He founded the DYPB – Discover Your Personal Brand conference, the largest event in North America dedicated solely to personal branding, featuring 60 experts and over 300 delegates. 250,000+ people from across the world have experienced Bobby’s high-energy keynotes, interactive team-building activities, and engaging workshops. I connected w/ Bobby via Allison Fisher, another tremendous authentic connection that I have. I told her that I have been following Bobby for a bit and I'd love to have him on the pozcast and she connected the dots. He is a true influencer who is always adding value and I am honored to have him on the show. I truly hope that you find at least one golden nugget to take action on to harness your inner tenacity! I appreciate you listening and please share, subscribe and comment. Thanks!

I speak about this a lot, I love connecting with fellow recruiters everywhere across the US and abroad. It’s always great to share war stories, talk shop and learn a thing or two from pros. My guest today is a rock star in the world of Tech Recruitment, based in the Bay Area, Brianna Rooney. Brianna Rooney (AKA the Millionaire Recruiter) is the founder of Techees, a highly successful SF-based tech recruitment firm. She also owns a top 100 restaurant mouthful eatery, has an amazing Chef of a husband and two little kids. Diego Danger (yes that’s his real middle name) 5 years old, and a sweet little 2-year-old girl, Lima Ariel. Techees is a firm that places highly sought-after software professionals with high profile,. companies in the Bay Area. Brianna takes the match making approach to recruitment. Hiring is all too similar to dating. If you want to do it right, you have to take the thoughtful road without all the fluff. The saying, “fire fast and hire slow” does not work in the Bay Area. You need to fire fast and hire faster. The other thing I admire is her approach to training within our field. The industry as a whole isn’t trained well so Brianna came out with www.themillionairerecuiter.com - A 3-hour eCourse that is interactive, professionally well done and trains you like she would if you were in her office. Pretty cool. We will dig into that and a whole lot more. I am excited to have her on #thepozcast. Enjoy!

Tribe, I a special one for you today. A true heavy-weight tag team match up battle royal. I bring you two of the top trending podcasters out there right now, curators of all that is awesome, Jordan Paris and Mark Metry. Both have been a tremendous inspiration for me to launch and craft The POZ Cast as well as being genuine humble, helpful and authentic humans, for which I am grateful. First up, Jordan 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. If you don't know my second guest, you must be living under a rock. Mark Metry is the Host of the Global Top 100 podcast, Humans 2.0 featured by Forbes, NASDAQ and Yahoo Finance as the "Top 21 Growing Podcasts you must listen to in 2019." Mark's show has been listened to over 4 million times and features the greatest leaders of our time and frequently converses with Billionaires, Professional Athletes, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and New York Times Bestselling authors exploring today's dynamic of the human experience in modern technological times of 2019. Mark delivers effective talks, workshops and keynotes centered around human potential, mindset, social anxiety, transformation and using podcasting as a business and has spoken alongside an Olympian gold medalist. Mark is also the Founder of VU Dream, a marketing & brand agency founded and operating in Boston, Massachusetts working with startups, individuals & corporations to help customers imagine new future realities in the fields of emerging technology like virtual reality and podcasting. I connected with both Mark and Jordan over the past 6 months the old fashioned way, reaching out and making it happen. We constantly talk via text or linkedIN and are always lifting each other up. As the pozcast was picking up momentum I knew the time was right to have them on. At first I planned two seperate show but as they push me to innovate, I thought this would be the perfect joint effort. Without further adieu….

I love connecting with fellow recruiters everywhere across the US and abroad. It’s always great to share war stories and learn tips and techniques that work for them that I may be able to incorporate into my practice. In my journey connecting and networking across LinkedIN, I came across Hishem Azzouz, a UK based recruitment pro who has a very unique and strong POV on recruitment. As well, he is the host of the Recruitment Rollercoaster Podcast which focuses on the nuts and bolts of running and building a recruitment practice- its equally entertaining and value add. Hishem Azzouz has been in the recruitment game for a few years. During this time he learned how to utilize personal branding techniques to help him build a successful Recruitment desk. Now he works for an inbound marketing agency that specialises in partnering with ambitions Recruitment agencies. We connected a few weeks back and I asked him to come join us here to talk shop on a bit of everything including how UK recruitment differs from US. Really excited to have him on to talk all things recruitment, recruiter branding and a whole lot more! Thanks for listening and please subscribe and comment.

Continuing the trend, for those of you that have been following along my career journey you may have noticed that I have some guests on that have been integral to my career journey and my next one, Jamal “Jay” Salim is certainly one of them. Jamal was the head of HR when I joined Boombox aka Ergo Interactive. It was a shortstop in my career before I moved over to Vayner but it was critical as I learned a ton in those few short months about myself, tough clients and finding success inside a small agency. More importantly, I made a lasting friend and powerful business connection with my man Jay. Jamal is the VP of HR at Complex, where he is leading the culture of the company synonymous with culture. Prior to Complex, Jay led the HR department at Laundry Service, an Ad Age Top 10 Agency two years in a row, and Cycle Media. Like me, he is Brooklyn Born, him in East Flatbush and me in Sheepshead Bay, which we both take a lot of pride in. Jay is also a Veteran of the US Army, having served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, another aspect of him that I hold in the highest regard. When he is not building an empire over at Complex or rooting for the Brooklyn Nets you can find him scouring the universe for the hottest kicks or being front and center at the Jay-Z private concert. I love this dude and sure you will as well as we dig into all things TA, HR, Team building, Culture and a whole lot more. Enjoy and please comment and give a review/rating if you enjoy! Thanks

For those of you that have been following along my career journey you may have noticed that I have some guests on that have been integral to my career journey and my next one, Jeff Stewart played a pivotal role. Back in 2012 he recruited me for my role at Erwin Penland, my most favorite job that I ever had. I remember a couple of very distinct things from working with him. First, this dude was a smooth operator- smooth as silk. Not salesy, just got it done, all business. Which makes sense as he was a former pro poker player. Jeff had his own pivot about 2 years ago and now today is a talent strategy consultant at LinkedIn who spends his time helping talent leaders from all industries better understand the behavior of their target audiences and competitors in order to craft winning strategies to attract and engage the very best talent and build winning teams. As I mentioned, prior to joining LinkedIn, he was an agency recruiter who specialized in helping his clients hire top-performing marketing, advertising, communications, and design professionals in New York City. Jeff is the man and on E15 he drops inside knowledge of how both candidates and brands can best utilize the platform and a whole lot more!

Knowing your stuff is imperative to success in any industry. And knowing where to find the most up to date and relevant info is gold. However, being able to take that info, synthesize it and put it into practice is what will separate you from the competition. It’s one thing to be aware, but another thing to be ahead of the curve and that’s what Hung has enabled us with Recruiting Brainfood. He has also created an amazing community of like minded, forward thinking recruitment pros that care about our clients, our candidates and our business who want to do things right on all sides of the recruitment equation. I have taken a page from Hung’s masterful curation when creating The POZCAST. My goal is to bring experts from all sides of the industry here to give you actionable tangible advice. This info isnt just for us recruitment pros, but for candidates as well to understand the system and the field that you are playing on so you can use it to your advantage. Whether it be knowing how an ATS system works or maybe where the recruiters are meeting up for a conference near you so you can network, having the inside edge is everything, it’s the competitive advantage you need. Join us on E14 as we go deep with Mr. Recruiting Brain Food himself, Hung Lee. Thanks for listening!

Katie Loeb is the Director of Brand and Strategy at Loeb.nyc, a venture “collective” that combines smart capital with deep operational resources to a network of startups. Under Katie’s vision, Loeb.nyc has established itself as one of the most unique and nimble venture firms in the space, identifying nascent startups and developing and funding them until fully fledged. In early 2019, Katie led a full rebrand capturing LOEBS futurist and flexible approach. She is also super Passionate about sustainable culture and community within an evolving organization. Katie is also responsible for the company’s proprietary event series, The // or Not Experience, a conference and salon series that is geared towards brand marketers that focuses on the latest trends and tactics in the investment space. The flagship event draws a crowd of over 200 takes place every spring in Southampton, NY. Katie is a leader and expert in the startup/VC space and I am really excited to have her on #thepozcast

Knowing when to ask for help is hard, especially during the job-search. There are pros out there like Kyle Elliott who can give you the competitive advantage to land the job of your dreams. These *real pros can give you the tools and structure you need to be disciplined, focused and a sounding board for advice and direction. O this episode, Kyle drops some actionable tools and tips to help you harness your inner tenacity and crush your search. But more importantly, helps put you in the mindset to put you in a position to succeed. Remember, the job search is the hardest job that you will ever have. But you are not in it alone, there are tons of resources at your fingertips, you just need to reach out and make it happen. I am confident that you will find true #valueadd in this episode. Please subscribe, comment and share! GET INVOLVED >>>

One of the core goals of the POZCAST is to give those currently within their jobsearch or those thinking about their next move tactical, actionable advice and best practices to give you the advantage. With me today is a leading expert in this space, Kerri Twigg. Kerri has been helping people to figure out what makes them awesome and how to embrace that awesomeness for over 20 years. First as a creative drama teacher and now as a career coach. She doesn’t tell everyone this, but she’s allergic to formulas that make you look like everyone else. You’re more interesting than that. She knows what it takes to land your ideal job, transition into a new sector, and establish your career brand. Hailing from our northern friend, Winnipeg Manitoba Canada, Kerri helps people use their stories to land ideal jobs. And, if you don't know what kind of work you are looking for, she can help with that too. She is more than a career coach, she is a career-artisan, helping job seekers craft their Stories + Job Search Strategy. She is also a workshop facilitator and contributing writer to the Amazon Bestselling Career Book: “YOUMAP” and just an all around kick-ass human. I connected w/ Kerri as part of Evangela Leclair’s SOS Career Summit that brought 20+ experts in our field together to help jobseekers. I poked around a bit into Kerri’s background and once I watched her insanely entertaining dancing videos (and puddle jumping) I was hooked- I needed to speak with her! So I reached out and we connected a few weeks ago and all I can say is that I wish I recorded that conversation because it was awesome. Join us on E11 of #thepozcast as we go deep into all things career journey w/ Kerri Twigg! Enjoy! Comment, like, review and subscribe! Thanks

On E10 of #thepozcast, I bring you the leader of the #SOSSummit for the job seeker in Dire Straits, Evangelina Leclair. She is a coach, trainer, and facilitator with 18+ years of people operations experience helping individuals and companies build dream careers. She fosters professional development into company culture and address employee growing pains so that managers and executives can focus on growing the business. She is a Dreamer. A Doer. A Trailblazer. She gets is. She has gone from campus to a career at a Fortune 100 company, to a start-up that she helped grow to be a global organization. I've leaned in, transitioned, pivoted and side hustled. Join us as we go deep into actionable, tangible advice for the job seekers out there. Thanks for listening and please subscribe, comment and leave a review if you enjoyed! Thanks!

If you have spent more than 10 minutes on LinkedIN, your feed will be flooded with #fakefluencers. “Coaches” that provide zero value and just want to take your money. Being a self-proclaimed a career/life coach is the new hot job. People with zero creds or real success. Time to cut through the BS and showcase those coaches that are the real deal, like Sarah Johnston. They know what they are talking about, add real value and genuinely care about you and my guest Sarah Johnston does just that. Sarah Johnston is a former corporate recruiter and industry "insider" who got tired of seeing talented high-achievers get passed over for opportunities because they did not have the right marketing documents or know how to position themselves in interviews. She launched the Briefcase Coach in 2017 and has had the privilege of partnering with job seekers all over the world. She's been featured in Inc, HuffPost, Reader's Digest and more and was named one of the Top Job Search Coaches to Follow in 2019 by JobScan.

Some things you cant teach: 1. Tenacity 2. Enthusiasm 3. Being Yourself My guest this week Nico De Bruyn is a shining example of all. His energy is contagious and I am proud to call him a new friend. We will dig into how to create a killer brand on LinkedIN, being authentic and being yourself. Everyone has a journey and a story to tell and sometimes its really humbling to sit back, open your ears and listen. You will be amazed by all the synergy and mutual value add that can be created. It’s so incredible to connect with tremendous, inspiring young creators and influencers like Nico who always add value, authenticity and showcase their inner tenacity. I thank Nico for being a sounding board, an inspiration and a friend.

I thought it would be fun to do a quick solo episode to tell my origin story in full. How I pivoted into the world of recruiting and haven't looked back. I hope that you enjoy! Thanks for listening and subscribing.

Aside from the loss of someone close, losing your job is one of the worst things that can happen to someone. Whether you are let go, downsized or fired, whatever you want to call it, it's devastating. When I got let go from VaynerMedia about 4 years ago, it was the lowest point in my life. I was broken and didn't know what to do next. Millions of thoughts ran through my mind: What was I going to tell my wife, my friends? How was I ever going to get another job in advertising again? Is this really what to be doing? But at that moment, I had to dig down deep, harness my inner tenacity and drive forward. The rest as you know, is history. On E6 of #ThePOZCast, I interviewed Minnie Damle, the Head of HR of Vayner who actually fired me 4 years ago. We talk about that, what you should do if you feel that you may be underperforming, what to do if you get let go and a whole lot more. This episode brings it home full circle for me. Never burn bridges. Never let one moment define you. Sometimes we fail, but it's how we pick ourselves up and move forward that counts.

I believe in always learning and always evolving otherwise you will fall behind, quick. If you cant be open or humble enough to learn and be inspired from someone half your age then you shouldn't be in the game at all. Thrilled to drop E5 w/ Justin Nguyen as we talk all things "non-traditional career paths." Food for thought for anyone entering the workforce or pondering a career pivot. Justin is the CEO of GetChoGrindUp and Co-Host of the Young and D.U.M.B. (Dedicated, Up and Coming, Motivated, Bold) Podcast. They Interview the up and coming generation, successful young entrepreneurs, young Emmy winners, and influencers with tens of millions of followers. He is a 22 year old who thinks in order to find out who you truly are, you have to try as many things as possible until you find the one that sticks! He is truly an advocate of non-traditional career paths. Today we will dig in and talk about how if either you are just starting your career, in college or high school HOW to think about what is next. What mindset you should consider being in and questions to ask yourself to get to that next step... he is super sharp and an all around great guy…. Thanks for joining us! ENJOY