Best MRINetwork Podcasts (2025)

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Lose the Deal, Win the Relationship: How to Get Better Recruiting Results w/ Casey Jacox 36:26

1d ago36:26

36:26

Most people think sales is all about getting deals and hitting targets. That mindset misses a much bigger opportunity. The fact is: even the best salesperson won’t win every deal, that’s just the nature of the game. But what if you could lose the deal and still win the relationship? What if you could deliver value even when someone chooses not to w…

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Tech Recruiting: How to Hire at the Intersection of Code, Business, and People w/ Vlas Lezin 30:15

9d ago30:15

30:15

Most people think tech jobs are just about building complex systems, but that’s only scratching the surface. Technology doesn’t exist for its own sake. It exists to solve real problems for real people and companies. At its core, working in tech means standing at the intersection of two worlds: the product and the business, the hard technical skills…

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Gamechanger or Job Killer? What AI Really Means for Recruiters w/ Debra Senra 25:14

16d ago25:14

25:14

If you ask five recruiters what they think of AI, you’ll get five different answers, ranging from “total game-changer” to “the end of the profession.” The truth is somewhere in the middle. AI isn’t a magic button, and it’s not a death sentence. It’s the perfect tool for subject matter experts who want to cut out the busy work and spend more time wh…

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Payment Modernization: The New Battleground for Efficiency and Talent w/ Rich Dooley 29:42

23d ago29:42

29:42

If you’ve ever bought something on Amazon with one click, you’ve seen embedded payments in action. But that same seamless experience is now making waves in the B2B world. And it’s changing how money moves between businesses and how fintechs and banks collaborate. As organizations modernize operations, they’re looking for talent that can not only ke…

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How to Solve Healthcare’s Workforce Collapse with Data and AI w/ John Derse & Will Self 40:59

30d ago40:59

40:59

For most of the workforce, the chaos, uncertainty, and intensity of COVID are in the rearview mirror. But for the healthcare workforce and hospital systems, it’s still very much the present. Not only has the sector struggled to recover from the effects of the pandemic, but in many ways, working conditions have worsened. From unsustainable hours to …

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Find the Pain Point: the Timeless Truths of Recruiting Success w/ Ashley Smith 32:40

1M ago32:40

32:40

Week after week on Talent Hunters, our host Vince Holt has brought out powerful insights from guests across every corner of the business. From former governors to top-tier doctors and seasoned recruiters. But today, we’re switching things up. Vince is stepping out of the host’s chair and into the spotlight. With over 35 years in the recruiting indu…

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How to Make Healthcare Work For the People Who Work in It w/ Dr. Catarina Dolsten & Charles Jones 34:13

1M ago34:13

34:13

Most doctors and nurses didn’t choose medicine for the money. They chose it to make a difference. But for many, that purpose feels out of reach. Declining working conditions. Long hours. System friction. Eroding efficiency. Burnout. Too many patients, not enough providers. It’s turning a calling into a transaction. As older healthcare workers retir…

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Boomerang Boomers: The Real Reason Retirees Are Returning to Work w/ Dr. Bob Murray & Alicia Fortinberry 38:28

1M ago38:28

38:28

One of the biggest trends we’ve seen in the working world recently is the rise of the Boomerang Boomer—retirees returning to the workforce. There are many factors driving this trend, and while financial necessity might seem like the obvious reason, it’s not the only motivator. Human beings are relationship-forming animals. We’re actually driven by …

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Skyrocketing Costs, Shrinking Workforce: How to Ease the Healthcare Staffing Crunch w/ Dr. James Canedy 22:30

1M ago22:30

22:30

America’s healthcare system is nothing short of remarkable. We have cutting-edge technology that lets us diagnose conditions we couldn’t detect before, treat illnesses that were once considered untreatable, perform groundbreaking procedures, and even scan and edit DNA. But there’s a catch. These incredible advancements come at a high cost, and that…

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Recruiters, Stop Winging It: How to Use Data to Drive Better Hiring Results w/ Shad Tidler 39:52

2M ago39:52

39:52

In a sales-driven industry like recruiting, making decisions based on data and analytics is critical. You can’t truly improve a process if you’re not measuring it. The problem is, many organizations rely on gut-feel decision-making, and unfortunately, they end up winging it. On a gut-feel level, our prospecting pipeline might look good to us, but d…

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How to Deal With the Digital Noise in Recruiting w/ Trish Banister 33:19

2M ago33:19

33:19

Over the last decade, the way people hire and apply for jobs has changed significantly. We’ve gone from paper resumes and applying in person, to digital resumes and virtual hiring processes. Recruiters and hiring authorities used to be able to talk to every candidate, now candidates are lucky to even get a reply. At the heart of much of the change …

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STEM Isn't Just For Scientists: How To Drive More Talent To Careers They Love w/ Dr. Ashley Huderson 24:51

2M ago24:51

24:51

The past decade has seen a major drive to get more people into STEM careers. The main challenge in expanding the STEM workforce isn't a lack of interest; it's the way STEM is portrayed. Many people see it as an exclusive field, accessible only to a select few. But in reality, STEM is all around us, embedded in almost every job and industry. The key…

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Early Mover’s Advantage: Why Al Lerberg Chose Cybersecurity Recruiting Before It Exploded [Replay] 34:24

2M ago34:24

34:24

In 2023, cybersecurity is a $202 billion industry with hundreds of thousands of jobs. It’s hard to imagine that it was once a fledgling sector, but back in 2009 when Al Lerberg chose it, that’s exactly what it was. “Up and coming” was how cybersecurity was once described. Today, it’s a dominant, mainstream niche that shows no signs of slowing down,…

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Recruiters, Here’s Why You Need to Embrace AI Right Now w/ Jamie Close 19:12

2M ago19:12

19:12

The last 3 years have made it clear that AI isn’t going anywhere. In fact, it’s set to become a bigger part of our jobs. In the recruiting industry, we’ve seen the rise of tools that are changing the way we find and communicate with candidates. Even though many recruiters are concerned about AI, it’s actually not the enemy. It’s the key to efficien…

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The One Choice That Solves Many Problems in Your Business w/Carlos Perez [Replay] 31:44

3M ago31:44

31:44

When you’ve spent your corporate career specializing and thriving in an industry you love, why not build your search business in the same space? The more you know your industry, the easier it is to spot A+ talent and build trust, and the easier it is to run your business. The opportunity to continue in an industry he’s passionate about from the oth…

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Call Your Candidates: Why Real Recruiting Still Happens Over the Phone 30:33

3M ago30:33

30:33

Social media recruiting is all the rage right now, and while it has its merits, we have to be clear that we’re not doing it for all the wrong reasons. Posting content on LinkedIn is a good way to gain visibility as a recruiter and even warm up a cold lead, but that’s not why many recruiters use it. For a recruiter who is afraid to pick up the phone…

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How to Find Construction Talent in Unexpected Places w/ Eric Anderton 32:00

3M ago32:00

32:00

The current economy has been good to the construction industry, but the entire field is still fighting a major battle on two fronts. The lack of both qualified labor and talented project management personnel continues to be a challenge, and it might get worse before it gets better. With recent political changes, construction companies are going to …

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How to Keep Your Staffing Business Strong When the Market Dips w/ Jolene Tate 23:55

3M ago23:55

23:55

The staffing industry isn’t immune to economic ups and downs, dips in demand, and challenging years. Since 2020, we’ve seen both competitive record breaking years and lean years where business was a bit of a struggle. The good thing about a slow season is that we can learn lessons, leverage new strategies and create new opportunities. The most impo…

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How to Build a Remote Team That Outperforms In-Office Staff w/ Ron Godier 36:35

3M ago36:35

36:35

Ever since covid, every employer has been grappling with the same trilemma - work remotely, return to office or do a bit of both. While there are benefits to the bullpen environment, post-pandemic, we can’t put that genie back in the bottle - employees don’t want to go back to the past. There are unseen benefits to remote work that leaders often ov…

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Workplace Culture: What Every Leader Should Be Doing Right Now w/ Audrey Roofeh 23:20

4M ago23:20

23:20

Over the last decade, the workplace has changed dramatically. From covid and the work-from-home trilemma, to an increased emphasis on fostering a more inclusive culture - leaders are faced with huge decisions that can make or break their teams. How do we cultivate workplaces where everyone feels seen, valued, and trusted to execute? How do we creat…

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Hiring for a Sustainable Future: The Soft Skills You Can't Afford to Overlook w/ Dave Cook 25:19

4M ago25:19

25:19

The interview has always been our primary way of evaluating candidates and their abilities. But let’s face it: the time we have in an interview is limited so it’s hard to know how someone will fit in the team and whether they’ll excel in the role. This is especially true in a space like sustainability, where the right hire isn’t just about being a …

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The 4% Rule: How to Find “Ace of Spades” Recruiting Clients w/ Bob Marshall 41:17

4M ago41:17

41:17

We might think technology is the greatest threat to the recruiting industry, but it isn’t. The real issues we’re facing as an industry are a lot closer to home. There are two types of jobs: can’t-help job orders and search assignments, and the majority of the industry can’t tell the difference. Success comes from chasing the 4% of companies who tru…

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Workforce Woes: Strategies to Combat America’s Skilled Labor Shortage w/ Stephanie Ferguson Melhorn 22:52

4M ago22:52

22:52

For the last few years, the US workforce has been experiencing a severe labor shortage. With over 8 million jobs in need of talent, there just aren’t enough skilled workers to fill the jobs available on the market. There are many factors driving this challenge in finding and retaining talent. There are less people participating in the labor force. …

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How to Grow Your Team Without Losing Culture w/ Jane Lockwood 32:39

4M ago32:39

32:39

One of the greatest threats to company culture is growth. Even though expansion is usually a good thing, it’s easy to rock the status quo and lose your grasp on culture as you bring more people. This gives growing companies a huge challenge: how do you make sure employee 6 and employee 206 have the same experience? It’s all about building a culture…

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Cold Calling Isn’t Dead, It’s Dominating: How to Bring It Back Into Your Recruiting Business w/ Danny Cahill 41:30

4M ago41:30

41:30

Picking up the phone might be the oldest recruiting method in the book but in recent years, it’s been outperforming modern strategies by a massive margin. With more recruiters choosing tech tools, the phone lines that used to be crowded are now wide open for the taking, making the phone the ultimate differentiator. A few years ago, the market was s…

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Recruit Like a Marketer: Why Branding is the Key to Successful Staffing w/ Tom Kosnik 31:41

4M ago31:41

31:41

In today’s influencer-driven world, recruiting is as much a branding and marketing job as it is a sales one. Every person on the planet makes buying decisions the same way. From restaurants to products we buy, we look for credibility, external validation, reviews and ratings before we spend our money. Hiring authorities are no different - they are …

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A Perfect Partnership: The Story Behind HireQuest’s Command Center Acquisition w/ Kevin Semerad & David Hartley 36:14

5M ago36:14

36:14

A successful acquisition takes place when an organization that sees something special to invest in meets a company that will be propelled further through a partnership. It’s a perfect marriage allowing both sides to achieve more together than they would separately. This is what HireQuest looks for when they’re looking to acquire a business. It’s no…

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5 Recruiters Share How to Win the Battle of Low Contact Rates 25:24

5M ago25:24

25:24

One of the key pillars of great recruiting is the phone. It’s impossible to find and place talent if you’re not constantly calling and talking to people. There was a time where a phone call guaranteed a contact, but let’s face it: those days are long gone. In today’s digital world, you can’t expect an answer or even a call back from a candidate. So…

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10 Recruiters Share The Secret Sauce to Their Success 39:35

5M ago39:35

39:35

Every successful recruiter has outlasted changes that could have easily taken them out of the business. Economic downturns, demands dips, covid, the rise and fall of entire industries, and the ever-present threat of technology. Every year, we’re presented with new disruptions that test our staying power. The people we featured on this podcast passe…

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From AE to Owner: How to Level Up to Leading the Office w/ Mark Wysocki 35:42

5M ago35:42

35:42

Going from account executive to an owner is a transition many recruiters have gone through. That doesn’t mean that it’s easy in the beginning. You go from having one area of focus to having 4 hoses transfixed to your head trying to figure out what the priority of the day is. And at the same time, you still have to be out there billing. Juggling all…

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From Recruiter Skeptic to Recruitment Pro: How to Be a Headhunter Who Gets It w/ Chris Yee 41:47

6M ago41:47

41:47

Some of the best recruiters used to be professionals who hated recruiters. That’s because they had to interact with wannabe headhunters who didn’t really take the time to understand the industry they were hiring for. What companies and candidates want is a recruiter who feels like an industry insider - someone who goes beyond the general informatio…

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How Recruiting Went from Just a Job to a Meaningful Purpose w/ Beth Armstrong 30:16

6M ago30:16

30:16

Talent acquisition isn’t a first career choice for most recruiters, and honestly, it starts out as just a job for many of us. But then a switch flips, and the job turns into a passion and a purpose for helping people. It stops being about order taking or just putting butts in seats. It becomes a real drive to touch the lives of candidates, and help…

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How to Unlock High Performance by Rethinking Your Thoughts w/ Jamie Damsker 35:50

6M ago35:50

35:50

When we think of what unlocks high performance at work - effective leadership, passion and good culture - we usually focus on adding a skill or level of knowledge. What if we already possess everything we need, but it’s just being obscured by our own thoughts? What if instead of focusing on doing more, we could pivot to being more? Everyone in the …

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Beyond Skill Set: How to Attract Passionate, Aligned Talent for Startups w/ Elena Stefanopol 35:23

6M ago35:23

35:23

In the world of startups, getting the right talent on board is mission critical. You need to have the right team to get that early momentum and ultimate success. The challenge is, in a fast-paced environment, companies struggle to distill their vision in a way that connects with people outside of the organization. On top of that, in those early sta…

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Motivation: The Ultimate Fuel for Success At Work w/ Sarah Stones 28:58

6M ago28:58

28:58

The recruiting game is built on connecting talent to organizations based on 2 requirements. We look for a match based on skill and experience. The problem is this approach overlooks a very important requirement which can make or break the match - motivation. Every individual has a unique set of personal motivators. From stability to autonomy and ma…

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Don’t Focus on the Perfect Pitch: How to Recruit Through Conversations w/ Blake Chastain 29:35

7M ago29:35

29:35

Recruiting may be a sales job where we pitch candidates to companies, but that doesn’t mean we have to be robots. Many people try to come up with the perfect script or pitch that will lead to a placement, but they miss the point. A one-size-fits-all approach will never make for long term success because you can’t build trust that way. The best recr…

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How to Bridge Across Differences and Create Belonging At Work w/ Beth Ridley 37:19

7M ago37:19

37:19

As recruiters, we’re well aware that for a candidate, getting the job is only the first step in the journey. In order to excel in the organization, they have to show up to work and feel like they belong. Every human being brings their entire self to work. They are an amalgamation of all of their identity and life experiences. When the culture withi…

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The Staffing Strategy To Bring More Talent to Trade Jobs w/ Renée Manning and Chris Clyde 45:54

7M ago45:54

45:54

The construction world currently has a skills trade shortage of up to 1 million jobs, and it’s 50 years in the making. Even though they have so many benefits, trade jobs just aren’t as cool as they used to be. For decades, educators and parents have steered their kids away from working with their hands. People don’t see the possibilities a trade jo…

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Is Our Education System Future-Ready? | Gov. Jeb Bush on Preparing Students for Success 12:19

7M ago12:19

12:19

When it comes to setting young people up for successful careers, the importance of education can’t be overstated. Here’s the question: is the current model of learning set up for the world we’re moving towards? Does it equip all children with the skills they need to thrive? Does it address the needs and challenges of teachers? This is the work Gove…

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How Is Remote Work Affecting Career Development? Gov. Jeb Bush Weighs In 29:54

7M ago29:54

29:54

Over the last few years, we’ve seen that remote work has many benefits for both employers and employees, but the downsides are becoming more evident, especially for young professionals. Older workers went remote with developed careers and established networks and relationships. These things can’t be built over the internet, so in many ways the youn…

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How to Increase the Gains of Remote Work Without Sacrificing Team Connection w/ Sophie Bailey 32:13

7M ago32:13

32:13

For businesses everywhere, covid completely disrupted how we show up to work and whether we have to show up to an office at all. The world of work today is incredibly complex - we are far from the traditional 9 to 5 Dolly Parton sang about. Remote and distributed work has unlocked both personal benefits for employees and financial wins for employer…

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Expand and Diversify: How to Grow in a Consolidating Industry w/ Amanda Sell Sande 41:48

8M ago41:48

41:48

For ambitious recruiters who want to keep growing their businesses, there are 2 options. Diversify your dig or expand your geographic territory. Both offer a way to keep our businesses steady through the dips that our digs go through. What if you did both at the same time? Sounds like a lot, but this giant step towards diversification is what Amand…

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The Caring Recruiter: How Sandra Hill Stands Out 40:00

8M ago40:00

40:00

In today’s episode, we’re joined by International Headhunter and Managing Director of The Hill Group, Sandra Hill. After deciding to become a recruiter at age 16, Sandra has built an incredible career and track record on one key pillar - caring about clients and candidates. She also listens to both sides of the recruiting relationship and only work…

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The Remote Work “Trilemma” and What Recruiters Can Do About It w/ Rick Hermanns 44:44

8M ago44:44

44:44

Without question - remote work is the biggest labor force shift we’ve seen in decades. When it comes to its ramifications, the truth is, we just don’t know enough yet. We haven’t fully appreciated the impact that remote/in-office work has had on client companies, candidate careers and the economy as a whole. That’s why a lot of companies find thems…

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Threat or Tool? How Tech Has Impacted the Recruiting Industry 21:13

9M ago21:13

21:13

Whether it’s the fax machine, email, online job boards, LinkedIn and now AI, the evolution of technology has made recruiters nervous. Could new platforms and capabilities make us obsolete? Are we in a fight against the disruption of our entire industry? Well, technology can be a threat, a crutch, a challenge or a tool - the choice is entirely ours.…

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The 50 Year Success Story: How to Build a $3 Million Recruiting Office w/ Sean Milius 36:41

10M ago36:41

36:41

No one goes to school to be a recruiter, but it’s clear that some people are born to do this job. 3 generations of the Milius family have run a successful office, and today, they celebrate an incredible 50 years in the business! Recruiting is the toughest simple job in the world. What we do - connecting clients to candidates - isn’t complicated, bu…

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Not Just Another Salesperson Selling Staffing: How to Differentiate Yourself w/Scott Clark 32:35

10M ago32:35

32:35

In industries and specializations full of recruiters, the last thing you want is to be lumped in with all the other salespeople selling staffing. The truth is: in competitive digs, there are a lot of headhunters who promise the world, but deliver nothing. There’s only one way to escape this category. You have to prove you’re not just another servic…

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The Staffing Jigsaw Puzzle: How to Recruit With Diligence and Depth 28:17

11M ago28:17

28:17

If you’re staffing for an industry that has a higher demand for talent than the supply available, you’re seeking people who aren’t actively looking. In many ways, connecting the company to the candidate is like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. It takes more than just knowing a guy or gal to get someone hired. You have to create the right combinati…

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Technology Has Changed Recruiting, But This Will Stay the Same w/ Jeff Noble 30:24

11M ago30:24

30:24

If you’ve been in the recruiting game for 4 decades, you would have had a front row seat to the changes technology has brought to the industry. You also would have seen what technology has never been able to change. For many years, the only way we could find talent was by asking other people. Now thanks to job boards and LinkedIn, finding talent is…

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Money in Motion: The Secret to Search Success in Wealth Management w/ Hunter Judson Jr. 27:45

11M ago27:45

27:45

In the wealth management world where money is always in motion, trust is the true currency of success. Behind every hire is a liquidity event that needs to be handled well. If you’re helping companies find talent, it’s not just about introducing people to people. You have to build relationships and facilitate a process of credibility and trust in o…

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