Tina Bright wasn’t looking—but Inter-Con Security found her anyway. In this episode, Tina shares how a well-timed drink with the CPO turned a polite decline into a fast-tracked offer. She unpacks her playbook for entering a new org, from low-hanging fruit wins to tech stack audits, and explains why TA leaders should stay curious about the latest tools (even when they’re not buying). Tina also reflects on evaluating career moves with intention—and why working for someone who gets TA can be a game-changer.

Key Takeaways:

• How a casual drink turned into a senior leadership role

• The importance of surveying stakeholders early in a new role

• Low-lift, high-impact wins to build credibility fast

• Evaluating ATS and CRM options that actually fit the business

• Why TA leaders should demo new tools—even without a buying need

• How to spot when a company is truly invested in talent acquisition

• Tina’s three-question framework for evaluating new opportunities

• Why company culture (and who you report to) really matters
  
  

Tina Bright on LinkedIn

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A Beautiful Working World

A Soundbeam Studios Production

Ken Bouchard, VP of Talent Strategy at BJ’s Wholesale Club, joins Rob to break down how he led a full-scale HR transformation—without losing sight of the business. From splitting strategic and ER functions, to killing off “HR vanity projects,” Ken explains how he restructured his team to be faster, sharper, and more aligned to outcomes. Plus, he shares why some projects should be shelved even if they succeed, what HR can learn from restaurants, and how a little time in Iceland goes a long way for clarity.

Key Takeaways:

• Why BJ’s split employee relations from strategic HR—and how it improved both

• How to kill off “HR vanity projects” (even the successful ones)

• A practical framework for aligning HR work to real business outcomes

• Why HR pros should treat internal teams like customers

• The value of front-of-house/back-of-house thinking in HR org design

• Why experience across multiple HR domains leads to better leadership

• How to grow your career in HR when key processes only happen once a year

• The importance of postmortems—even when things go well

Ken Bouchard on LinkedIn

LHH Recruitment Solutions

A Beautiful Working World

A Soundbeam Studios Production

Trisha Degg joins Rob to unpack her zigzagging path through sales, HR, venture capital, and back to the hiring trenches as Head of Global TA at Rush Street Interactive. She shares how “Googling her way through HR” (pre-AI!) made her a sharper TA leader, why she hired a former recruiter to wrangle ATS chaos, and how her team is using AI to reverse-engineer their best hires. From global hiring hurdles to cleaning up messy data, Trisha proves that building scalable talent processes is as much about grit as it is strategy—plus, there's tomatoes. Lots of tomatoes

Key takeaways:

• Why cross-functional experience makes for stronger talent leaders

• How to clean up and future-proof your ATS and headcount data

• The value of hiring scrappy, fast learners into ops roles

• Using AI to identify common traits among top performers

• Tips for globalizing recruiting processes across 20+ countries

• How to build a strong CPO relationship (and why it matters)

Trisha Degg on LinkedIn

LHH Recruitment Solutions

A Beautiful Working World

A Soundbeam Studios Production