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Don't Get Played

Sarah O'Melia, Matt Jaye, Carlo Solrzano

Booking Overview

This biweekly interview podcast focuses on trust at work, talent acquisition, artificial intelligence, and evolving workforce risk, typically featuring senior HR, recruiting, credentialing, safety, and operational leaders with practical case studies. Agencies could credibly pitch CHROs, talent acquisition strategists, workforce-risk specialists, and executives who can discuss measurable hiring, culture, or compliance outcomes; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 18

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: < 100

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

cisiverepcap@gmail.com

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Host

Sarah O'Melia - Co-host covering workplace trust, talent acquisition, leadership, and the future of work.

Matt Jaye - Co-host covering hiring, credentialing, healthcare recruitment, and workforce risk.

Carlo Solrzano - Co-host covering recruiting, safety, workplace culture, and workforce leadership.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Senior HR, talent acquisition, recruiting, credentialing, safety, or operational leaders with direct experience managing workforce challenges and organizational change.
Required Achievements:  
Built or scaled talent acquisition or credentialing functions, Led executive or healthcare recruitment programs, Produced measurable improvements in recruiting, retention, safety, or operational performance, Held senior leadership roles in workforce strategy or organizational transformation

Recent Guest Discussions

Brianna Peoples - Healthcare Credentialing At Scale, Operational Risk Management, Recruitment Sequencing, And The Role Of Artificial Intelligence In Credentialing

Linda Brenner - Enterprise Talent Acquisition Strategy, Hiring Technology, Hiring-manager Autonomy, Executive Accountability, And The Cost Of Ineffective Hiring

Tracy Rushing - Driver Recruiting, Workplace Culture, Recruiting Strategy, Employee Expectations, And Fleet Safety Outcomes

Melissa Wheeler - Healthcare Executive Recruitment, Leadership Hiring, Staffing Shortages, Artificial Intelligence, And Strategic Recruiting

Recent Topics

Talent Acquisition, Workplace Trust, Recruiting, Workforce Risk, Artificial Intelligence

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Don't Get Played
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Why Truck Driver Retention Belongs on Dispatch's Scorecard

October 06, 2026

A driver on the road in California learns he has lost his son, and his dispatcher stays on the phone with him for eight hours while he drives home to North Carolina. It's the kind of story drivers tell when asked why they stay with a carrier. Scott Rea is President of AvatarFleet and a self-described recovering recruiter. He joins host Carlo Solórzano to explain why freight keeps moving even in a tight driver market, and why the dispatcher-driver relationship decides which drivers stay. ...

Why Clinical Programs Need a Succession Planning Framework

September 22, 2026

A clinical director gets let go the day before an accreditation site visit, and takes the program's compliance documentation with them, scattering it across a highway in Texas. When the site visitors show up, there's nothing left to hand them. Brian Bright is CEO of Trajecsys, a clinical documentation platform for allied health and nursing education, in the space since 2013. He joins host Matt Jaye to trace what actually failed that day, and why the same failure shows up far more often thr...

The Operational Risk Hiding in Your Clinical Placement Data

September 08, 2026

A student can be fully enrolled, fully paid up, and still get turned away at the clinical site door, not because of anything they did, but because their records were scattered across four different systems that never talked to each other. Kunal Vaishnav is Chief Operating Officer at Exxat, an education management platform used by more than 1,600 health science programs. From that vantage point, he's seen this exact scenario repeat again and again. He joins host Matt Jaye to explain why ...

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Frequently asked questions

Here's some frequently asked questions for
Don't Get Played
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How do I get in touch with Don't Get Played?

Don't Get Played is hosted by Sarah O'Melia and Matt Jaye. Its publicly listed email is cisiverepcap@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Don't Get Played?

The publicly listed email for Don't Get Played: cisiverepcap@gmail.com.

How many listeners does Don't Get Played have?

Podseeker estimates Don't Get Played reaches fewer than 100 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Don't Get Played?

Don't Get Played typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior HR, talent acquisition, recruiting, credentialing, safety, or operational leaders with direct experience managing workforce challenges and organizational change. Common among recent guests: Built or scaled talent acquisition or credentialing functions; Led executive or healthcare recruitment programs; Produced measurable improvements in recruiting, retention, safety, or operational performance. Recent guests include Brianna Peoples, Linda Brenner, and Tracy Rushing.

How hard is it to get booked on Don't Get Played?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Don't Get Played cover?

Recent episodes cover Talent Acquisition, Workplace Trust, Recruiting, Workforce Risk, and Artificial Intelligence. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

cisiverepcap@gmail.com

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