An open role is a chance to rethink what your team needs. Cindy Gordon, Chief People Officer at Madison Energy Infrastructure, joins Brandon Amoroso to explain why automatic backfills and rigid hiring plans can hold companies back. They discuss adapting headcount decisions as business needs change, integrating teams after an acquisition, and using AI without handing over human judgment.

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Finding the right candidate is only half the job. Getting them to respond still takes a human touch.

Brandon Amoroso sits down with Kris Rickard, Director of Global Talent Acquisition at Strider Technologies, to explore where AI saves recruiters time—and where automation falls short. Kris shares his approach to candidate research and talent mapping, lessons from recruiting across countries, and why hiring success extends beyond an accepted offer.

Kris Rickard on LinkedIn | Strider Technologies
Brandon Amoroso on LinkedIn

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What if your next hire is already burned out before day one?

Brandon Amoroso sits down with Jen Paxton, who leads People and Talent at Roofr, to explore why the company gives new employees their first week off—with pay. They discuss the challenges of scaling a remote team across six countries, when to build versus buy HR tools, and how AI can help make hiring manager feedback more useful. Jen also shares a common startup hiring mistake: giving familiarity more weight than expertise.

Jen Paxton on LinkedIn | Roofr
Brandon Amoroso on LinkedIn

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