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Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan Kolff
Leaders in Talent is a podcast for Talent Acquisition, People, and HR leaders who are building modern, scalable, high-impact talent functions. Each episode brings you in-depth conversations with the operators, founders, authors, and practitioners shaping how companies hire, develop, and retain talent.
We go beyond theory. Guests share the decisions, playbooks, data, and lessons learned from scaling global teams, implementing new talent technologies, designing employer brands, building…
Episodes
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan Kolff52 Issues Before ROI: Hung Lee on Building Brainfood
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, Adriaan Kolff sits down with Hung Lee, founder and curator of Recruiting Brainfood. Hung spent ten years as…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffLeading Without Certainty: Jürgen Hartwig, Daimler Truck
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, Adriaan Kolff sits down with Jürgen Hartwig, Human Resources and Labor Director on the Board of Management at…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffOrder Out of Chaos: Susan Chy, Founding Recruiter at Modo Energy
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, Adriaan Kolff sits down with Susan Chy, Founding Recruiter at Modo Energy. Susan spent 15 years in talent…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffAn EVP in a Month: Donja van Laarhoven on Scaling Robin Radar
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, Adriaan Kolff sits down with Donja van Laarhoven, CHRO at Robin Radar Systems. Donja led HR, recruitment and…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffSmaller Teams, Not Faster Recruiters: Andy Mountney, Elliptic
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, Adriaan Kolff sits down with Andy Mountney, VP of Talent Acquisition & People Operations at Elliptic. Andy…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffA New Colleague, Not PowerPoint 2.0: Annika in der Beek, Statista
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, Adriaan Kolff sits down with Annika in der Beek, Chief People Officer at Statista. A psychologist who somehow…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffHiring Is the Last Step: Nancy Martinez, Relativity Space
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, Adriaan Kolff sits down with Nancy Martinez, former Head of Talent at Relativity Space and now Head of Talent…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffDefault Aggressive: Taylor Nelson on Scaling TA at Filevine
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, Adriaan Kolff sits down with Taylor Nelson, Talent Manager at Filevine, the legal AI platform that grew from…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffStart With the Pain, Not the Tool: John Keenan, Gong
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, Adriaan Kolff sits down with John Keenan, Director of International Talent Acquisition at Gong, the revenue…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffThe AI Question HR Keeps Getting Wrong: Syed Ali Abbas on Impact Over Efficiency at HelloFresh
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, Adriaan Kolff sits down with Syed Ali Abbas, Global Vice President of People for Business Units at HelloFresh…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan Kolff"I Hate AI": Karim Gharsallah on Why a Tool Is Not a Strategy
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, Adriaan Kolff sits down with Karim Gharsallah, Head of Talent Acquisition at BDR Thermea, the 7,000-person…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffHiring for AI Fluency: Tracy St.Dic on How Zapier Raised the Bar for Every Hire
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, Adriaan Kolff sits down with Tracy St.Dic, Global Head of Talent at Zapier, the fully remote automation…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffHiring the People Behind the AI Boom: Marcus Pask on Scaling Nebius from 300 to 3,000
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, Adriaan Kolff sits down with Marcus Pask, a talent acquisition leader with 20 years in the field who is now…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffHiring for Hypergrowth: Wesley Gilbert on Scaling Talent at On Running, Uber and Manychat
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, Adriaan Kolff sits down with Wesley Gilbert, Head of Talent Acquisition at Manychat. Wesley's career has been…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffFrom Leading Teams to Leading AI Agents: The CPO Playbook for the AI Era
What does AI actually change inside the people function? In this episode of The Leaders in Talent Podcast, Adriaan Kolff sits down with Shlomit Gruman-Navot, a…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffFrom HR Business Partner to Future CPO: Designing a Career with Purpose
In this episode of Leaders in Talent, Elizabeth Weilburg (Senior Talent Leader at Coinbase) shares how she intentionally designs her career toward becoming a…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffDesigning for Scale, Delivering with Care: How Talent Ops Work at Scale
In this episode, Martijn Feikens, Head of Global Talent Operations at ING, shares how talent operations actually work inside a large, regulated, global…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffBuilding Sourcing at Scale: How Booking.com Turned Pipelines into Market Advantage
In this episode of Leaders in Talent podcast, we’re joined by Kanwar Kohli, who leads global sourcing at Booking.com, supporting close to 1,000 hires per year…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffBuilding teams that multiply: Stoic leadership and the art of making people feel special with Yasar Ahmad
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent Podcast, Adriaan Kolff sits down with Yasar Ahmad, one of the most influential voices in global recruitment, for a…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffBuilding a Global TA Engine: Lessons from Remote’s Hyper-Growth with Anastasia Pshegodskaya
In this episode, we sit down with Anastasia Pshegodskaya, Director of TA at Remote, to unpack how the company scaled from 200 to nearly 2,000 people in just…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffStop Hiring Fast: The 10-Hour Rule for Choosing the Right Leader
What if one wrong leadership hire could quietly cost you 10 months of growth? In this episode of Leaders in Talent, Adriaan sits down with talent advisor Puren…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffBuilding Talent Teams for Hypergrowth with Laura Stapleton
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent Podcast, Adriaan Kolff, co-founder and CEO of Matchr, sits down with Laura Stapleton, a seasoned talent executive with…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffHiring for Skills, Not Resumes: Olive Turon on the Future of Talent
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent Podcast, we sit down with Olive Turon, Head of People and Culture at TestGorilla. Olive shares her eclectic career…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffThe Future of Talent Acquisition: Strategic, Lean, and AI-Driven | Rory Mullins
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent Podcast, Adriaan is joined by talent acquisition expert Rory Mullins. Rory has led recruitment functions at companies…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffThe End of Sourcing? Redefining Talent Acquisition with Balazs Paroczay
In this episode of The Leaders in Talent Podcast, host Adriaan welcomes Balazs Paroczay, founder of Source Code Agency and a renowned keynote speaker, to…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffTrust Your People, Tell Real Stories: Employer Branding with Alex Her
In this episode of The Leaders in Talent Podcast, we welcome Alex Her, a global employer branding leader and co-founder of the EB Space community. Alex shares…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffFrom Krakow to Hyderabad: Inside Backbase’s Global Talent Strategy
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, host Adriaan interviews Rolando Jessurun, Global VP of Talent Acquisition at BackBase, at their new HQ in…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffGrowth-Driven Strategic Workforce Planning with Thomas Waldman
Join us on the Leaders in Talent podcast as we dive into the intricate world of strategic workforce planning with Thomas Waldman, the Global Head of Talent…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffNo Weak Links: The Secrets to Running a Lean, High-Impact Recruitment Team
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, join us as we welcome Alli Trussell, SVP at Bilt Rewards, who shares her unconventional journey from theater…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffAmanda Johnson on DeepL’s New Recruitment Philosophy and Its Impact on Growth
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, we dive deep into DeepL's hiring philosophy and principles with Amanda Johnson, Head of Talent Acquisition at…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffRemote or Hybrid? Navigating the Modern Work Landscape
In this episode, we dive deep into the benefits and challenges of flexible and hybrid working models with Nikki Scarr, a global HR leader with extensive…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffBuilding Bridges: Joy Sybesma's Guide to Effective Networking
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, host Adriaan welcomes Joy Sybesma, founder and CEO of SkillJoy, who shares her invaluable insights on…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffOn Building Trust and Retaining Talent
Join us in an engaging episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast as host Adriaan Kolff interviews Annie Wickman, the Head of People at Character.AI. Annie…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffBuilding High-Performing Teams
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, we welcome Anne Brandt, co-founder of Invested and a veteran in senior leadership roles at companies like…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffBuilding Effective Talent Ecosystems
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, Lucy O'Brien, Head of Talent and Ecosystem at Eight Roads, joins us to share her extensive experience in…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffTransformational Leadership and Culture at Burning Man and Beyond
In this episode, join the insightful discussion with Kat Steinmetz as she delves into fostering human connection, leadership transformation, and organizational…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffFrom HR to EX: Transforming Workplace Culture
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, host Adriaan Kolff interviews Samantha Gadd, founder and CEO of Excellent and Humankind, about the…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffStrategic HR Leadership: Inclusive Cultures, Performance Management, and AI
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, Adriaan Kolff hosts Katie Evans Reber, a distinguished leader in HR, currently serving as Chief People…
Leaders in Talent Podcast with Adriaan KolffEp 1: Strategic Talent Acquisition in Hypergrowth
In this episode of the Leaders in Talent podcast, the guest, Alan, the Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Deel, shares his journey from being part of the…