From A People Perspective The People People Group

Sarah Brekelmans shares her journey from working in the car rental industry to founding her own recruitment agency, Brightly. She discusses the frustrations with technology in remote recording, her passion for marketing, and the importance of taking risks on high potential hires. The conversation explores the challenges and misalignment in evaluating and hiring marketers. It emphasizes the importance of finding the right marketing leader and understanding their strengths and areas that need support.
Chapters(12:55) Background and Early Career(19:23) Favorite Pizza and Album(24:16) Transition to Recruitment(29:00) Realization and Shift to Sales(34:33) Taking Risks on High Potential Hires(37:48) Niche Recruitment in Marketing(40:24) Misalignment in Evaluating Marketers(44:17) Finding the Right Marketing Leader(46:51) Hiring Challenges for Founders and CEOs(49:18) Identifying Strengths and Outsourcing(53:14) Evaluating Marketing Leaders(56:06) Changing Landscape of Hiring(59:24) Pressure Testing the Hiring Manager(01:02:30) Brightly's Focus and Expertise

I sit across from the latest marvel in AI, the voice chat version GPT-4, developed by OpenAI. We talk about how AI can assist HR and Recruitment professionals, the risks associated and I go full blown hard hitting journalist and ask it some questions about the drama at OpenAI this weekend.
This podcast and The People People Group is made possible by our sponsors, if you're not a member, check out Canada's most engaged HR/Recruitment/Operations community by heading over to www.thepeoplepeoplegroup.com.
The Leadership Agency is one of North America and the UK's best boutique startup recruitment agenciesLevel up your employee recognition with Chocolate Soup's awesome custom mini-figurines and moreSinger Steinberg Group Benefits Specialists, if they can't help you they'll intro you to someone awesome who willSpringLaw is Canada's first (and best) virtual employment law firmWavy is a culture management platform for flexible teams

This episode format doesn't have a name yet, but they're short, sweet and mini interviews with interesting people who are looking for their next thing.
Meet Vincent Loris! He's looking for interesting Senior Product Designer positions. He's an ex-Founder of a music / e-comm marketplace.
This podcast and The People People Group is made possible by our sponsors, if you're not a member, check out Canada's most engaged HR/Recruitment/Operations community by heading over to www.thepeoplepeoplegroup.com.
- The Leadership Agency is one of North America and the UK's best boutique startup recruitment agencies- SpringLaw is Canada's first (and best) virtual employment law firm- Wavy is a culture management platform for flexible teams

Melissa Nightingale and Johnathan Nightingale are the founders of Raw Signal Group, literal and figurative owners of http://worldsbestnewsletter.com/ and beyond knowing too much about coffee and kale, they also know too much about building the leadership culture and connections most founders are striving towards. We talk about why it's so elusive, and a bunch of other really random yet insightful stuff. You're here to listen not read so dive on in.
Key Moments: 
(1:00) – Icebreakers!
(12:06) – Describing themselves to the uninitiated
(13:16) – You don’t leave exec roles just for money
(15:00) – Building better bosses!
(19:55) – Stories that remind why
(29:20) – Sticker Culture, ‘R.A.C.I’ acronym
(32:00) – Martin’s time as a…Free Mason?!?!
(34:45) – Building culture not a cult
(41:20) – The most frustrating part
(48:30) – Coherence is important
(1:01:00) – ‘Thank you note Applicants,’ having preferences in your hiring process
(1:16:00) – Managers don’t want to hate their work/life
(1:20:30) – Asking “what happens if we don’t do X?"
(1:26:20) – Everyone wants a cheat code...
(1:34:08) – Closing Remarks
This podcast and The People People Group is made possible by our sponsors, if you're not a member, check out Canada's most engaged HR/Recruitment/Operations community by heading over to www.thepeoplepeoplegroup.com.
- The Leadership Agency is one of North America and the UK's best boutique startup recruitment agencies- SpringLaw is Canada's first (and best) virtual employment law firm- Wavy is a culture management platform for flexible teams

Shannon Ogborn shares her career journey with us, from being an assistant to jumping into tech and making her way into the world of recruitment operations at Hired, moving onto and away from Google and now leading community and RecOps at Ashby. Shannon shares a ton of amazing takes on the space and shares some key points on ensuring your recruitment practices are inclusive by design.
This podcast and The People People Group is made possible by our sponsors, if you're not a member, check out Canada's most engaged HR/Recruitment/Operations community by heading over to www.thepeoplepeoplegroup.com.
- The Leadership Agency is one of North America and the UK's best boutique startup recruitment agencies- SpringLaw is Canada's first (and best) virtual employment law firm- Wavy is a culture management platform for flexible teams
(1:00) – Introduction
(2:22) – Should we really call it an ATS!?
(4:50) – Icebreakers
(12:00) – Takeaways from learning photography as a hobby
(14:00) – History of Shannon’s journey in HR/Recruitment
(21:18) – Meaningful people along Shannon’s journey
(25:50) – Shannon’s POV on anonymizing profiles of candidates
(31:00) – Best part of being a recruiter; changing status quo around hiring practices
(35:00) – Shannon’s experience and tips for folks looking to work at larger companies
(42:00) – Diversity hiring, how to be intentional in hiring
(53:21) – Who Shannon modelled her practices after, influences, etc 
(59:41) – What’s most exciting about working for Ashby
(65:46) – What Shannon is most excited about with the market and Ashby’s role in addressing problems
(74:10) – Closing remarks

Alysha M. Campbell didn't start out in People Ops, she went from multiple roles in business analytics to recruitment, to HR. Carving a path for herself and landing at notable companies like The Economist as their Senior Global HR Business Partner before starting CultureShift HR a company borne of an unrelenting need that now fills her cup.
She is a 4x award-winning, best-selling author and a highly respected Strategic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leader with a decade of experience encompassing all facets of Human Resource Management and DEI. From executing successful multi-million dollar workforce diversity and optimization projects to spearheading inclusive employee culture initiatives, Alysha has truly seen and done it all in the DEI space.
Alysha and I dive into the behind the scenes of the self, the journey of self discovery and what sparked her starting her own firm.

Shownotes(00:56) – Introduction
(03:05) – Icebreakers
(07:40) – Magic behind Alysha’s social media 
(09:40) – the story of Alysha career history; birthing CultureShift HR(21:20) – how Alysha worked towards carving her own path
(26:00) – What are the most impactful resources Alysha has used?
(32:44) – What did and didn’t work for Alysha during the discovery period
(37:04)– Understanding what freedom looks like from yourself before sharing with others
(40:00) – People who supported Alysha along the way
(47:14) – Intentions around who Alysha wants to work with(52:40) – Reactions to divestment from DEI initiatives
(1:00:45) – Importance of investing in people/equity in the workplace
(1:06:15) – Finding balance amidst the intensity of working in DEI
(1:13:00) – What’s on Alysha’s vision board
(1:17:00) – How to stay in touch with Alysha!
(1:18:40) – Closing remarks