72 episodes

Interviews and actionable advice on contingent workforce program management and HR operations.

Hosted by Erika Novak, Head of Client Services at Utmost, and formerly leading and evolving contingent workforce programs at LinkedIn, eBay, and Brightfield Strategies.

Contingent Workforce Radio Utmost

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Interviews and actionable advice on contingent workforce program management and HR operations.

Hosted by Erika Novak, Head of Client Services at Utmost, and formerly leading and evolving contingent workforce programs at LinkedIn, eBay, and Brightfield Strategies.

    Lights, Camera, Action - CW and the Entertainment Industry

    Lights, Camera, Action - CW and the Entertainment Industry

    On this week’s Contingent Workforce Radio podcast, Phil Montag, Senior Category Manager at Warner Bros. Discovery, speaks to the importance of speed-to-onboarding in the Entertainment business and that technology and process should enable, not prevent, this.

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    Completely New to the Industry? A perspective about the importance of communication strategies

    Completely New to the Industry? A perspective about the importance of communication strategies

    On this week’s Contingent Workforce Radio podcast, Meisha Bridge, Contingent Workforce Business Analyst at Dick’s Sporting Goods, talks about her background as a newcomer into the contingent workforce industry.

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    LIVE at CWS Summit with DoorDash and NetApp

    LIVE at CWS Summit with DoorDash and NetApp

    Contingent Workforce Radio is LIVE from #CWSSummit in Dallas, Texas! We loved being able to speak candidly with Rich Kellis, Head of People Technology at Doordash, and Jamhali Portus, Senior Program Manager at NetApp, from our beautiful Omni Suite.

    Erika, Rich and Jamhali talk about people technology support structure, the ability to influence and what ‘slow is smooth, smooth is fast’ means for CW programs.

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    • 34 min
    What's next in tech? A deep dive into the 2022 VMS Technology Advisor" report with Chris Dwyer

    What's next in tech? A deep dive into the 2022 VMS Technology Advisor" report with Chris Dwyer

    Welcome to our podcast series, Afterhours, on Contingent Workforce Radio. In this week’s episode, Utmost’s VP of Marketing, Neha Goel, sits down with Chris Dwyer, SVP of Research at Ardent Partners and Managing Director of the Future of Work Exchange, to dive deep into the 2022 VMS Technology Advisor report. Neha and Chris discuss the history of the report, the methodology used and as well as some key findings from the report.

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    • 30 min
    Onboarding Key Talent - How to Create a Positive Experience for Both Employees and Contractors

    Onboarding Key Talent - How to Create a Positive Experience for Both Employees and Contractors

    On this week’s Contingent Workforce Radio podcast, Ashley Wilson, Contingent Workforce Program Manager at Splunk, discusses how onboarding activities play a critical role in attracting key talent and how to create a positive experience for both your employees and contractors.

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    • 34 min
    Internally Run CW Program: To Build or Not to Build

    Internally Run CW Program: To Build or Not to Build

    On this week’s Contingent Workforce Radio podcast episode, Joel Kammeyer, Director of Contingent Workforce at Epic, shares why he decided to build his own program versus using an external MSP and his experience around resource planning, determining roles & responsibilities and internal advantages.

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    • 37 min

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