What does trust look like in today’s hiring process? In this week's episode, Richard Roman sits down with Michelle Magnetti, HR strategist, founder of Magneaux, and co-host of The WellNest Podcast, to explore how trust is built, broken, and restored in modern talent acquisition.

Drawing from over 20 years of experience in talent acquisition and human resources, Michelle unpacks the evolution of recruiting in the age of AI, remote work, and automation. She offers candid insights on recruiter overwhelm, candidate ghosting, and how to create hiring strategies that are both human-centered and scalable.

This week, we sit down with Dr. Laurie Shanderson, CEO of Accreditation Insights, for a timely and wide-ranging conversation to unpack the misunderstood world of higher education accreditation.

As political scrutiny intensifies and debates over DEI and educational quality deepen, Dr. Shanderson offers an insider’s perspective on what accreditation really is, why it matters, and how it can be a tool, not a hurdle, for institutional improvement.

We explore everything from emerging innovations like the 90-credit bachelor’s degree to how leadership decisions shape accreditation outcomes to the dangerous misconception that rankings say more than rigorous program review ever could.

Looking for more insights? Check us out on Substack! In this episode, we sit down with higher education policy expert Ben Cecil from Third Way to unpack the many-layered challenges (and urgent opportunities)facing America’s colleges and universities today. From Title IV funding and student debt to public trust and institutional transparency, we explore what it will take to rebuild confidence in the value of a degree.

Ben brings policy insight grounded in his frontline experience working with students during COVID-19. He offers a candid view on how higher education can shift from prestige-chasing to purpose-driven outcomes. We discuss the dangers of “some college, no degree,” the limits of the current accountability framework, and what real equity looks like when institutions truly center student success.