The Breakthrough Hiring Show: Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Conversations
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The Breakthrough Hiring Show: Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Conversations

by James Mackey

Welcome to The Breakthrough Hiring Show! We are on a mission to help leaders make hiring a competitive advantage. Join our host, James Mackey, and guests as they discuss various topics, with episodes ranging from high-level thought leadership to the tactical implementation of process and technology. You will learn how to:- Shift your team’s culture to a talent-first organization.- Develop a step-by-step guide to hiring and empowering top talent.- Leverage data, process, and technology to achieve hiring success.Thank you to our sponsor, SecureVision, for making this show possible!  

100 episodes
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1
EP 202: The Difference Between Filling Roles and Building Teams
1:30:29 Mar 31, 2026
2
EP 201: How Culture Quietly Shapes Every Career Decision
1:01:03 Mar 26, 2026
3
EP 200: What Most TA Leaders Get Wrong About Influence
1:05:04 Mar 24, 2026
4
EP 199: Leading with Speed, Structure, and Self‑Awareness
1:07:58 Mar 19, 2026
5
EP 198: Why Context Matters More Than Hiring Templates
52:09 Mar 17, 2026
6
EP 197: This TA Power Couple Shares How They Raise the Bar to Excellence
1:24:45 Mar 6, 2026
7
EP 196: From Equestrian Arenas to Scaling Teams
1:17:45 Mar 3, 2026
8
EP 195: How to Succeed as the First Recruiter at a Startup
44:58 Feb 26, 2026
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EP 194: Leading with Respect and Direct Communication
51:12 Feb 24, 2026
10
EP 193: Building Credibility and Driving Impact in Talent Acquisition
43:29 Feb 19, 2026
11
EP 192: Aligning Who You Are with How You Lead
1:00:02 Feb 17, 2026
12
EP 191: Hiring Lessons from Mission Work and Global Service
55:29 Feb 12, 2026
13
EP 190: A Philosophical Approach to Hiring and Team Design
56:14 Feb 10, 2026
14
EP 189: Empathy, Grit, and Leading Teams Through Crisis
32:58 Feb 5, 2026
15
EP 188: Aviate, Navigate, Communicate. Leadership Lessons Learned From Flying for the Navy.
1:03:05 Feb 3, 2026
16
EP 187: Being Honest with Yourself and Moving from a Hero to Builder Mindset
1:05:53 Jan 27, 2026
17
EP 186: Candidate and Employee Experience, Culture, and the Pros and Cons of Remote
49:27 Jan 22, 2026
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EP 185: How Teaching Influenced This Talent Leader's Perspective
1:18:09 Jan 20, 2026
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EP 184: Why Pairing Ambition With Kindness Builds Winning Teams
48:33 Jan 15, 2026
20
EP 183: How Playing Football Professionally at AFC Wimbledon Influenced This Talent Leader's Perspective
1:11:54 Jan 13, 2026
21
EP 182: How to Automate Your Interview Process and Maintain Strong Candidate Engagement
55:00 Jan 8, 2026
22
EP 181: How to Win with Employer Branding and Candidate Experience
43:05 Jan 6, 2026
23
EP 180: Leveraging Data to Find the Perfect Candidate
30:10 Jan 1, 2026
24
EP 179: How a Global TA Ops Leader Thinks About Hiring
41:08 Dec 30, 2025
25
EP 178: The Link Between TA and Psychology
48:53 Dec 25, 2025
26
EP 177: Recruiting for ROI and Growth
38:07 Dec 23, 2025
27
EP 176: Running TA While Scaling From 4 to 150+ Employees
39:14 Dec 16, 2025
28
EP 175: State of Hiring: Data Trends, Automation, and Fraud Risks with Steve Bartel, CEO of Gem
38:08 Nov 27, 2025
29
EP 174: How to streamline operations and drive sustainable growth with Rachael Becker, Founder & CEO of RB Builds
43:35 Jun 19, 2025
30
EP 173: Unlocking Value: Latin American engineering teams for US companies with Gino Ferrand, CEO of Tecla
34:22 Jun 5, 2025
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EP 172: AI, hiring, and the new talent equation with Steve Bartel, CEO of Gem
40:43 May 29, 2025
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EP 171: AI talent pipelines: Strategies for sustainable hiring in an era of rapid change with Lupe Colangelo, Director of Alumni Engagement & Employer Partnerships at General Assembly.
32:17 May 13, 2025
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EP 170: Georgetown's entrepreneurial ecosystem with Benjamin Zimmerman
35:40 Apr 24, 2025
34
EP 169: What’s Next for AI and Automation in Recruiting: Insights from Jason Heilman, Sr VP of Product, Automation, and AI at Bullhorn
35:57 Apr 16, 2025
35
EP 168: Navigating staffing in uncertain times: Insights from Hugo Malan, President of Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom
35:05 Apr 1, 2025
36
EP 167: Revolutionizing staffing through network intelligence with Brad Beach, CEO & Founder of Tailored Management & Jobvious
37:43 Mar 25, 2025
37
EP 166: The Future of recruitment technology and automation for the Staffing and Recruiting industry with Sean Mallapurkar, CEO of Recruit CRM
34:08 Mar 6, 2025
38
EP 165: AI-Powered Recruitment Strategies with Metaview's Co-Founder and CEO Siadhal Magos
41:25 Feb 4, 2025
39
EP 164: Revolutionizing Hiring Processes with Hariharan Kolam, Co-Founder and CEO at Findem
27:42 Jan 28, 2025
40
EP 163: Exploring AI-Driven Hiring Solutions with Anil Dharni, CEO of Sense
45:15 Jan 21, 2025
41
EP 162: Leveraging AI for High-Volume Hiring with Steve Bartel, CEO of Gem
35:14 Jan 14, 2025
42
EP 161: Recruiting and Building Globally Distributed Tech Teams with Justt's Co-founder, Roenen Ben-Ami
29:56 Jan 7, 2025
43
EP 160: How to take skill tests and assessments to the next level with Test Gorilla’s Founder and CEO, Wouter Durville.
42:02 Dec 10, 2024
44
EP 159: Human Powered Technical Assessments with Woven’s Founder and CEO Wes Winler.
46:24 Nov 19, 2024
45
EP 158: What should AI’s role be in talent acquisition? With James Mackey (CEO of SecureVision) and Steve Bartel (CEO of Gem).
39:45 Oct 29, 2024
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EP 157: Candidate and Sales Automation for the Staffing and Recruiting Industry with Julian D’Angelo, Founder and CEO of Talin
47:24 Oct 24, 2024
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EP 156: Leveraging AI for phone screens and evaluations with Aaron Wang, Co-founder and CEO of Apriora.
45:16 Oct 10, 2024
48
EP 155: Unlocking AI-Driven Talent Sourcing with Juicebox CEO David Paffenholz
48:08 Oct 3, 2024
49
EP 154: Strategies for the new age of tech hiring with Steve Bartel, Founder & CEO of Gem
25:21 Sep 26, 2024
50
EP 153: Skill-based hiring and AI's role in evolving talent acquisition with Daniel Chait, CEO of Greenhouse
45:59 Sep 24, 2024
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