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Hiring On All Cylinders

Chris Abbass, Matt Staney, Kathryne Friend

Booking Overview

This is an interview show focused on talent acquisition, recruiting leadership, and scaling technology businesses, featuring senior executives and specialists from companies such as DeepL, Camunda, Mollie, and EQT. Credible pitches include VP-level talent leaders, recruiting technology experts, workforce strategists, and executives with demonstrated experience building hiring functions in high-growth or technical organizations; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 82

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 3.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

top50@talentful.com

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Host

Chris Abbass - Founder and CEO of Talentful and host of the show, focused on talent acquisition and business growth.

Matt Staney - Podcast host and interviewer covering talent acquisition, recruiting strategy, and technology hiring.

Kathryne Friend - Podcast host and interviewer covering talent acquisition leadership and recruiting operations.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Senior talent acquisition, recruiting, or workforce leaders with experience building hiring functions, scaling technology companies, leading international expansion, or applying data and AI to recruitment.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership of talent acquisition functions at recognized technology companies, Scaling teams or hiring operations through rapid growth, Building data-driven recruiting systems and measurable productivity improvements, Advising multiple venture-backed or early-stage companies, Developing practical AI or technology applications for recruitment

Recent Guest Discussions

Evie Rose-Deighan - Hiring AI And Deep-tech Talent, Employer Value Propositions, Assessment Processes, And The Changing Role Of Recruiters.

Amanda Johnson - Building Data-driven Talent Acquisition Teams, Recruiter Data Fluency, Candidate Profiles, Productivity, And Hiring Effectiveness.

Hope Weatherford - AI Tools For Recruiting, Change Leadership, Interview Design, Job Descriptions, And Emerging Risks Such As Fake Candidates.

Ben Baillie-Lane - Building Hiring Strategies For International Expansion, Setting Quality Standards Without Benchmarks, And Evaluating Performance Data.

Frankie Greenwell - Commercial Talent Leadership, Quality Of Hire, Executive Credibility, And Building Hiring Infrastructure From Seed Stage Through Pre-ipo.

Recent Topics

Talent Acquisition, Recruiting, Workforce Strategy, Leadership, Startups

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Hiring On All Cylinders
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Lessons from the World's Most Impactful TA Leaders: Voices of the Talent100

September 24, 2026

In this special compilation episode of Hiring on All Cylinders, we bring together the best moments from interviews with winners of the HIGHER Talent100 — the annual list recognizing the most impactful TA leaders across 200+ organisations.From building recruiting functions from zero, to aligning TA with $13.8 million in revenue, to navigating the AI hype without losing the human element — these are the stories, frameworks, and hard-won lessons that define the best in the business.Featuring: Je...

Scale, Quality, and Speed: Inside eBay's Talent Transformation with Danielle Clark (VP, Global Talent at eBay)

September 10, 2026

Danielle Clark leads a team of 130 people across five countries as VP of Global Talent at eBay — covering everything from talent acquisition to learning, performance, ops, and analytics under one roof. In this episode, she sits down with Matt Staney to unpack how eBay built an innovation hub in India from scratch, scaling from zero to 1,000 hires in under a year while maintaining just 6% attrition. Danielle shares the playbook behind their high-velocity hiring drives, why leadership hires sho...

What It Really Takes to Hire in AI and Deep Tech with Evie Rose-Deighan (VP AI at Talentful)

August 27, 2026

The AI talent market has fundamentally shifted. It's no longer a sourcing problem — it's a differentiation problem. The talent is findable. The challenge is cutting through the noise and capturing hearts and minds.In this episode of Hiring on All Cylinders, Matt Staney sits down with Evie Rose-Deighan, VP of AI & Deep Tech at Talentful, to unpack what's changed in the six years she's spent scaling teams at some of the most ambitious AI and deep tech companies in the world....

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Frequently asked questions

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Hiring On All Cylinders
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How do I get in touch with Hiring On All Cylinders?

Hiring On All Cylinders is hosted by Chris Abbass and Matt Staney. Its publicly listed email is top50@talentful.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 Hiring On All Cylinders?

The publicly listed email for Hiring On All Cylinders: top50@talentful.com.

How many listeners does Hiring On All Cylinders have?

Podseeker estimates Hiring On All Cylinders reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Hiring On All Cylinders?

Hiring On All Cylinders typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior talent acquisition, recruiting, or workforce leaders with experience building hiring functions, scaling technology companies, leading international expansion, or applying data and AI to recruitment. Common among recent guests: Leadership of talent acquisition functions at recognized technology companies; Scaling teams or hiring operations through rapid growth; Building data-driven recruiting systems and measurable productivity improvements. Recent guests include Evie Rose-Deighan, Amanda Johnson, and Hope Weatherford.

How hard is it to get booked on Hiring On All Cylinders?

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

What topics does Hiring On All Cylinders cover?

Recent episodes cover Talent Acquisition, Recruiting, Workforce Strategy, Leadership, and Startups. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

top50@talentful.com

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