John Sumser speaks with Matt Hendrickson, Founder & CEO of the Ascendify talent acquisition platform. Matt founded Ascendify to help talent leaders at global companies simplify their complex talent management and recruiting systems.
John Sumser speaks with Jameson Fauver, the Vice President of Business Development for Kashable. Jason is responsible for leading the national sales team and growing Kashable’s employer client base. Jameson graduated cum laude from Colgate University with a degree in economics and was also a member of the school’s Division-1 soccer team.
Robin Erickson, Ph.D., leads talent acquisition, engagement, and retention research for Bersin, Deloitte Consulting LLP. She holds a doctoral degree in organizational communication and change, as well as a master’s in communication, from Northwestern University. Robin also has a master’s in theology from Northern Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago.
John Sumser speaks with Hessam Lavi, the Director of Product at SmartRecruiters. He previously co-founded Jobspotting, a smart recommendation engine for job seekers which was acquired by SmartRecruiters in 2017. Previously, Hessam managed a team at Google for four years, working with search quality. Hessam holds an MSc degree in Cognitive Science with a Computer Science emphasis from Lund University, Sweden.
John Sumser speaks with Craig Shoneman, the Offering Management Director in the IBM Talent Management Solutions Business. Craig is responsible for defining the strategy and roadmap for IBM’s talent acquisition and Watson Talent capabilities.
John Sumser talks with Jonathan Kestenbaum, the Managing Director of Talent Tech Labs. He is a lawyer by education, and an entrepreneur and investor by trade. Jonathan spends his days managing TTL’s innovation lab and advising the recruitment technology companies of tomorrow.
John Sumser speaks with Noel Webb, the co-founder and CEO of Karen HR (a cognitive recruiting assistant).
John Sumser speaks with Heather Bussing, an employment lawyer, writer, and photographer who tries not to believe everything she thinks.
John Sumser sits down with Loren Larson, the CTO at HireVue. Loren is an experienced product development executive leading teams building innovative technology in a wide range of technology areas ranging from embedded software to large-scale SaaS.
Dr. Ben Waber, is the CEO and co-founder of Humanyze. He is a visiting scientist at the MIT Media Lab, previously worked as a senior researcher at Harvard Business School, and received his Ph.D. from MIT for his work with Alex “Sandy” Pentland’s Human Dynamics group.










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