The Lorne Epstein Show

Craig Fisher is, by most accounts, one of the most influential people in the world of HR and recruiting and is a much sought-after speaker at conferences. Currently, he’s the head of recruiting innovation for Allegis Global Solutions. In this episode of The Lorne Epstein Show, Fisher talks about some of the latest innovations in digital branding. As a founder of TalentNet, he was involved in the first Twitter chats for recruiters, which took place more than 10 years ago. “Everyone would have...

It’s your dream job. The pay and benefits are good. But you aren’t sure about the workplace culture. What do you do? David Rivel, co-founder of PathMotion, figured the best messengers are company employees. PathMotion is a platform that allows prospective employees to engage with current employees to learn about the workplace and to hear about their career stories. David Rivel’s advice to employers is to “be open and honest and speak [to prospective employees] about the challenges” your...

In 2006, when Andrew Gadomski realized how much time companies wasted on using data analytics they didn’t understand, he founded Aspen Analytics (then known as Aspen Advisors). Now the firm’s Managing Director and Chief Advisor, Gadomski says, “We've surrounded ourselves with data so much that we naturally want to analyze it, even something as simple as how we manage our fitness, how we manage our eating habits, how we travel,” adding that “the ability to capture said data and visualize it...

George LaRocque is the founder and Principal Analyst for HR Wins, a firm that works with clients on the latest HR trends and technologies. He also publishes HRWins Research, which reports on workforce trends and innovations in technology. His focus is on the users and developers of HR technology. LaRocque says it’s “overwhelming,” with “hundreds of new vendors entering the market, new technologies entering the market and these are all start-ups at different stages.” He adds that legacy...

China Gorman is a successful global business executive in the competitive Human Capital Management sector or HCM. She is well known for her tenure as CEO of the Great Place to Work Institute, COO and interim CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management and Global President of Lee Hecht Harrison. China works with HCM organizations all over the world to enhance their brands and their go-to-market strategies. She currently leads the America operations of UNLEASH, the world's largest event...

Sola Osinoiki's career has spanned over 20 years and included managing HR systems implementations for over 20 years. He has been consulting major international clients and focuses on customer business needs and translated them into HR solutions that impact the business's bottom line. He is currently solving business issues across the HR Lifecycle using artificial intelligence. You can follow Sola at @joshpub Podcast Hosted by Lore Epstein Audio Engineering by Afotey Odai

Mark Barlow is a serial technology entrepreneur who founded AppLearn in 2011. AppLearn has pioneered its Digital Adoption Platform technology, which is used by many of the Fortune Global 2000, including Toyota, Prudential, and American Express. He was invited by Queen Elizabeth II to attend a Celebration of the Best of British Technology at Buckingham Palace and asked to advise the Government by the UK Chief Technology Advisor, and Lord Francis Maude. In this lively and engaging talk,...

Jora Gill is the Chief Digital Officer of SHL. SHL provides people insights - motivations, personalities, and cognitive to help teams and organizations face the transformation changes required for this disruptive world. Previous to joining SHL, Jora was the chief digital officer at The Economist, where he helped them transform and grow in the digital space. Jora has also served as the CTO of the rating agency Stand and Poor's and the scientific publisher Elsevier. Podcast Hosted by Lore...

Mike Ettling is the Chief Executive Officer at Unit4, where he is building highly effective teams, champions diversity, and works to ensure the success of other people. Since his first leadership role in the Boy Scouts, to his executive positions in the technology industry, Mike's career has revolved around elevating people. Mike joined Unit4 to get the market as excited about their approach to enterprise technology. They built systems that change how people experience work. You can follow...

Matt Charney is the Chief Content Officer for Allegis Group and is a partner at Recruiting Daily. He also serves as an advisor to over 20 early-stage HR Technology startups, and his blog, Snark Attack, was recently named one of the world's top 20 business blogs by WordPress. He apologies in advance if you're offended. Podcast Hosted by Lore Epstein Audio Engineering by Afotey Odai

Mark Brandau is a principal analyst on Forrester's CIO team. He focuses on human capital management, including core HR and payroll, time and attendance; workforce planning; recruiting and onboarding; performance management; talent development and learning, succession planning, people analytics, and total rewards. He also participates in and contributes to employee experience, including the future of work. Podcast Hosted by Lore Epstein Audio Engineering by Afotey Odai

Hung Lee is the Editor of the newsletter Recruiting Brainfood, which leads the industry in providing relevant and well-researched information to help the talent acquisition community. Hung is an industry professional with over fifteen years of experience as an agency recruiter, Recruitment manager, Internal Head of Talent, recruitment trainer, founder of award-winning online recruiting platform WorkShape.io, and now Editor and Community builder at Recruiting Brainfood - the best weekly...

Johnny Campbell is the co-founder and CEO of SocialTalent, the online learning experience platform that has trained more recruiters than any other company in the world. Having launched the word "Ninja" into the lexicon of recruiters across the globe, Johnny admits he has zero martial arts skills but claims he can play martial arts of recruiting to help any recruiter become a ninja at their job. Johnny is the father of four boys and would be nothing without his patient wife, Jill. Follow...

Peter Hinssen is a thought leader about radical innovation, leadership, and the impact of digital on society and business. He lectures at various business schools such as London Business School (UK) and MIT in Boston. Peter founded nexxworks to help organizations thrive in The Day After Tomorrow. Peter said, "Neither technology nor the disruption that comes with it is an exogenous force over which humans have no control. All of us are responsible for guiding its evolution, in the...

Marc Coleman is becoming a legend in the Human Resource space. His vision for people-centric thinking is contagious among the largest corporations in the world. He is the Founder & CEO of UNLEASH Group, which hosts three global conferences about human beings in the workplace. Marc is passionate about building a global community on the Future of Work & HR Technology, where people are inspired to do good, thrive, and have fun making the world a better place. In 2017, the company was listed on...

Alyssa Gioscia, Senior Client Success Manager for CareerArc, helps clients automate hiring procedures so they can save time and money. She says CareerArc aims to help companies automate “where a human doesn’t really need to exist.” To accomplish this, she says “We’re looking at making the HR funnel more like the sales funnel, where it’s automated at the top….” Among the tools CareerArc offers are automated job listings; a tool called “Engage,” which allows companies to build out custom...

To call Gerry Crispin a leader in the field of recruitment and human resources is akin to saying the sun is hot. On his LinkedIn page, Crispin describes himself as a “life-long student of hiring with a passion for conversations” about the recruiting process. Crispin and his business partner, Mark Mehler, founded CareerXroads in 1995. He has long been interested in building communities and in this episode of The Lorne Epstein Show we talk about his experience at “Burning Man,” a cultural...

When an employee tells Josh Gampel, the CEO of Recruitics, that he or she is leaving the agency, he may go out and celebrate with them. Sometimes he’s happy that they have been able to use the skills they learned at Recruitics to find another job; sometimes he’s happy that someone who wasn’t a good fit for his company has found a work situation that may be a better fit. On this episode of The Lorne Epstein Show, Gampel says he believes in “purpose” on the job. “I think purpose is the key...

Lorne and Abby Cheesman, co-founder and CFO of Skill Scout, talk about how you can make free videos that will engage job candidates and help them learn about your workplace by bringing jobs to life. And it’s relatively simply. Abby says all you need is “a smartphone, a microphone to get good audio, a way to stabilize your shot, and then you can produce videos that are much higher quality than you might think". Here’s one of her pro video tips: "flip your camera horizontally as it captures...

Lauryn Sargent loves a good story. Who doesn’t? So, in 2011 she co-founded Stories Incorporated, a marketing firm that helps companies recruit by using the company’s employees to sell their workplace to job applicants. Stories uses multiple platforms, including videos and blog posts, to get the word out. The key, Sargent says, is to tell a story that is “not generic.” Sargent says they want to “highlight the moments that matter to employees”. Among those moments, she says, they ask current...