Win The Talent War

Evan Guzman is Verizon's Global Head of Military Programs and Veterans' Affairs/Talent Acquisition, and he is passionate about his mission. Verizon was named the number one Top Military Employer by the Military Times. Last year alone, Verizon representatives attended 211 Military recruiting events looking for top talent. They have a dedicated web page for those seeking post-military careers. Guzman offers information for veterans seeking jobs at home in America, and advice for those wanting to hire them.

LearnCore, a B2B company launched in Chicago in 2012, offers products for sales training and video coaching software. Ethan Linkner, co-founder and COO of LearnCore, and Ryan Leavitt, co-founder and CRO discuss innovative training, corporate culture, and staff retention to Win the Talent War.

With a growth of 749% in the past three years, Contently is included in Inc. magazine's Top Five Thousand Fastest Growing Companies. As their Head of People Operations, Nicole Olver is excited about their progress. She's also proud of them being chosen for Crain's Best Places to Work in NYC List in 2015 and 2016. Founded in 2010, Contently's excellence has earned them the business of such prestigious clients as IBM, Facebook, Walmart, and American Express. And Digiday named them the best content marketing platform of 2015.

As head of supplier diversity at Jopwell, Carlton Walker is passionate about matching the top talent of underrepresented minorities with jobs in tech, finance, management, and other industries. Walker discusses Jopwell's origin, goals, and the unique corporate culture that positions the company on a continued upward trajectory. This interview includes résumé tips for job seekers, networking groups to explore, and how to best leverage underutilized resources.

As Director of Sales for Max Finkelstein Inc., Kirk Feinswog shares his views, goals, and philosophies for growing this ninety-seven-year-old wholesale tire distribution company. One of the challenges Feinswog faces is fostering a work environment that will meet the career needs of Millennials as well as Gen Xers and Boomers. In this interview he covers attracting and hiring the right people and discusses keeping their work experience rewarding by having a personal relationship with each person on his team.

Austin Douglas of the technology-staffing firm the Talener Group discusses current trends in engineering and technology. Company culture plays an important role in the decisions of professionals to switch companies. Douglas lists actionable means of building skillsets and networks for candidates to better position themselves. An internal look at the Talener Group highlights characteristics of their ideal employees and the tenets that contribute to their successful team environment.

Greatist CEO and Founder Derek Flanzraich discusses the motivation behind his wellness company that battles pop culture notions of what health and success should be. By focusing on six core company values and creating a dynamic and flexible workplace culture, Greatist fosters open communication and a team mentality. This interview includes communication tools, hiring strategies, and Millennials in the workplace.

Sixpoint Brewery's Chief Operating Officer, Sheetal Aiyer discusses workplace culture in an output-focused environment. Founded in 2004, Sixpoint is a young and growing craft beer company currently employing 40 people. Aiyer outlines what he looks for in prospective employees, how Sixpoint helps them achieve their career goals while experiencing job satisfaction, and what kind of workplace culture helps to make this happen

George Bradt, chairman of PrimeGenesis, a senior executive onboarding company, knows that the war for talent is not a war for all talent — it's a war to attract, develop, and retain top talent. In this episode, Bradt advises companies to build a corporate culture that attracts top talent. He defies advice to "strengthen your weaknesses" and encourages businesses to build "phenomenal teams of unbalanced individuals." And he explains how new executives can succeed with the steps in his latest book, The New Leader's 100 Day Action Plan.

Having launched the Win the Talent War Podcast, I hope our listeners are inspired to build employee relationships on a daily basis. Corporations and businesses are really a community of people. I believe that if you can get the very best out of the people you work with on a daily basis, whether it's people on your team or people you interact with functionally, then you're guaranteed success with a company.