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Talk Talent To Me

Rob Stevenson

Booking Overview

This is an interview-focused human resources and talent acquisition show featuring senior HR, recruiting, and people leaders who share practical strategies, metrics, and lessons from organizational transformation. PR agencies could credibly pitch CHROs, talent acquisition executives, workforce strategists, and experts in AI-enabled hiring, employee benefits, leadership development, and workplace transformation; booking difficulty is medium because guests are typically established industry leaders but include accessible directors and functional executives.

Metrics

Episodes: 426

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

rob@soundbeam.fm

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Host

Rob Stevenson - Recruiting, employer branding, and career growth expert focused on talent acquisition and the future of work.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Senior HR, talent acquisition, talent management, people operations, or workforce strategy leaders with substantial experience applying talent practices within complex organizations. Subject-matter experts with practical perspectives on AI in hiring, organizational transformation, employee benefits, leadership, or the future of work are also relevant.
Required Achievements:  
Executive leadership of HR, recruiting, or talent functions, Leadership of organization-wide talent or culture transformations, Experience at recognized companies or across multiple industries, Practical implementation of workforce, hiring, benefits, or AI strategies, Established expertise in people leadership, talent strategy, or the future of work

Recent Guest Discussions

Marie Wardenski - HR Metrics And Business Strategy, CHRO Career Development, Business Acumen, Workforce Management For Traveling Employees, And Strengthening Hr's Strategic Role.

Selena Yuan - Talent Transformation, Leadership Development, 360-degree Feedback, Organizational Change, Learning And Development, And Challenging Legacy HR Processes.

Katie Rakusin - AI In Recruiting, Application Screening, Human Judgment In Hiring, Four-day Workweeks, Hiring Bias, And Career Resilience For Talent Acquisition Professionals.

Jim O'Gorman - Employer-sponsored Healthcare, Virtual Care And Health Access, Employee Benefits As A Talent Differentiator, Ai-related Health Risks, And Strategic HR Leadership.

Steve Cadigan - AI Adoption, Skills Mapping, Entry-level Hiring, Organizational Culture, Experimentation, Candidate Experience, Communication, Conflict Resolution, And Influence.

Recent Topics

Business, Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Artificial Intelligence, Organizational Transformation

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Talk Talent To Me
:

6,500 Hires in 90 Days: How Kim Virtuoso Built the Workforce Behind Las Vegas's Newest Resort

October 08, 2026

Settle in for one of the most operationally wild episodes in recent memory. Kim was employee number 11 at a resort that didn't have an offer letter template, an HR system, or a building that candidates could walk into. Eighteen months later, 6,500 people were through the doors on opening day. The conversation covers how Kim built the EVP from scratch to win back hospitality workers who left the industry after COVID, why they ripped and replaced their ATS six months into the build when it coul...

Where Is Tech Talent in 2026? CBRE's Scoring Tech Talent Report with Colin Yasukochi

September 29, 2026

Rob welcomes back Colin Yasukochi, Executive Director of CBRE's Tech Insight Center, to walk through CBRE's annual Scoring Tech Talent report. Covering 50 markets and millions of data points, the report is the definitive map of where tech talent lives, moves, and works. This year's findings are striking: remote job postings in San Francisco have collapsed from 24% to 7%, New York has overtaken the Bay Area as the largest tech talent market in the US for the first time, and AI is simultaneousl...

Building a Quality of Hire Algorithm with Zapier's Tracy St. Dic

September 23, 2026

Tracy St. Dic, Global Head of Talent at Zapier, built a quality of hire algorithm from scratch. What it yielded helped them measure their ability to get better at hiring over time, but it also taught them the five durable traits that actually predict top performance, why credentials are a weak proxy for ability, and Zapier's four-component AI fluency framework that every single candidate is now evaluated against. If you want a masterclass in what a modern, rigorous, data-backed talent strateg...

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Frequently asked questions

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Talk Talent To Me
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How do I get in touch with Talk Talent To Me?

Talk Talent To Me is hosted by Rob Stevenson. Its publicly listed email is rob@soundbeam.fm. 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 Talk Talent To Me?

The publicly listed email for Talk Talent To Me: rob@soundbeam.fm.

How many listeners does Talk Talent To Me have?

Podseeker estimates Talk Talent To Me reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Talk Talent To Me?

Talk Talent To Me typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior HR, talent acquisition, talent management, people operations, or workforce strategy leaders with substantial experience applying talent practices within complex organizations. Subject-matter experts with practical perspectives on AI in hiring, organizational transformation, employee benefits, leadership, or the future of work are also relevant. Common among recent guests: Executive leadership of HR, recruiting, or talent functions; Leadership of organization-wide talent or culture transformations; Experience at recognized companies or across multiple industries. Recent guests include Marie Wardenski, Selena Yuan, and Katie Rakusin.

How hard is it to get booked on Talk Talent To Me?

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

What topics does Talk Talent To Me cover?

Recent episodes cover Business, Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Artificial Intelligence, and Organizational Transformation. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

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