Today, we welcome Richard Freeborn, former VP of Global Talent Acquisition & Global Employee Experience at Adidas. With extensive experience at BNP Paribas, Barclays, and bp, Richard led a team of 250 professionals at Adidas, delivering over 10,000 hires annually.

Joining Richard are Harry Bigwood, CEO and Founder of The Rec Hub, and Rex Rusling, Co-Founder and Director of New Partnerships at The Rec Hub. They will discuss the rapid changes in talent acquisition and the challenges TA professionals face, such as evolving skills needs, Gen Z considerations, and remote work dynamics.

Today, we welcome Patricia Yanez, Talent Acquisition Manager at Voi Technology. Patricia has over 10 years of experience in the recruitment industry, where she’s honed her skills in developing talent strategies. Currently, she’s responsible for crafting Voi’s annual recruitment strategy across Europe.

Patricia joins us alongside CEO and Founder, Harry Bigwood, and Director of Brand Experience at The Rec Hub and Founder of BrandX, Ben Leeson. Together, they’ll delve into the future of hiring, exploring the roles of AI, communication, and the power of data.

Welcome back to Powered by People! Kicking off episode two of this series, we’re thrilled to have Peter Grausgruber joining us. Peter is the CFO at Fourthline the go to compliance company for banking, fintech, insurance, and beyond. He boasts an impressive track record, having served as Group CFO at Bitpanda, Head of Strategy at OMV, and held various leadership roles in strategy and operations consulting at PwC. Today he joins the rec hub ceo Harry Bigwood and Director of Brand Experience Ben Leeson to talk about the CFO and TA Connection.

Ben and Harry sit down to de-brief on episode 2 of powered by people.

Harry and Ben are back for series 2 of After the Mic Drops to talk about Mario's episode of Powered by People.

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We are kicking off series 2 episode 1 with Mario Pereira, Global Director of People Analytics at AUTODOC. Mario has operated as Head of TA for mega-brands like e-mobility giant Bolt and luxury online fashion retailer, FarFetch and is often a keynote speaker at ta events across Europe. Today, he joins our hosts from the rec hub, CEO and Founder, Harry Bigwood and Talent Strategy Director, Bill Brewer. They will be delving into the realm of talent intelligence, sharing insights on what it entails.

We sit down with Producer Rosie to get her thoughts on Series 1.

And thats it... series 1 is over! Producer Rosie poses some questions to Harry and Ben as we wrap up the first series of the Powered by People podcast!