But First, Coffee is a live weekly talk show where Jackye Clayton and John Baldino bring candid, insightful conversations about the world of work, leadership, and all things people. Each episode blends expert insight with real-world experience—covering employee engagement, leadership, inclusion, technology, and culture. It's not just HR theory; it's HR reality, poured fresh each week.
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Signup to Generate a PitchBut First, Coffee is a live weekly talk show where Jackye Clayton and John Baldino bring candid, insightful conversations about the world of work, leadership, and all things people. Each episode blends expert insight with real-world experience, covering employee engagement, leadership, inclusion, technology, and culture. It's not just HR theory; it's HR reality, poured fresh each week.
Recent episodes include "LIVE from RecFest USA 2026" (24 September 2026, 31 minutes), "Nobody Wants Your Corner Office" (17 September 2026, 61 minutes), and "Hiring While You're Firing" (10 September 2026, 59 minutes).
But First, Coffee publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 57 minutes across 57 episodes.
Booking probability for But First, Coffee is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. But First, Coffee requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. But First, Coffee's contact route on record: verified email.
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But First, Coffee is a business podcast with 57 episodes published.
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But First, Coffee
Live from the RecFest USA 2026 show floor in Nashville, Jackye Clayton and John Baldino cover the rise of candidate fraud, the limits of AI interviewing, and why relationships still drive talent acquisition, all while...
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This episode explores why so many capable employees are turning down promotions into management and what organizations can do to make leadership worth wanting again. John Baldino and Jackye Clayton discuss changing...
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This episode unpacks why so many organizations are laying off and hiring at the same time, and what that mismatch signals about how work gets defined, evaluated, and communicated inside companies. John Baldino and...
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Pay transparency laws expose more than salary ranges; they reveal whether an organization's compensation system can survive an audit. This episode unpacks where HR teams get pay equity wrong, from too many job cohorts...
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Most companies promote their strongest individual contributor into management, then act surprised when that person manages like one. Jackye Clayton and John Baldino unpack why managing is a separate job that demands its...
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Two trends are pulling the workweek in opposite directions, and most companies are quietly picking a side. John and Jackye weigh the four-day and reduced-hours movement against the expanding return-to-office wave, and...
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Workplace celebrations sound warm and simple until you realize not everyone wants a sheet cake with their name on it. This conversation unpacks how to recognize people at work without overstepping, why the line between...
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John and Jackye sit down with the question every HR pro and parent of a new grad is watching this year. The Class of 2026 is walking into a labor market that does not look like the one their parents were trained for...
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Employers are deploying keystroke logging, screen capture, and AI scoring at record pace, and the result is a workforce that no longer trusts the people signing the paycheck. John and Jackye unpack what surveillance...
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John and Jackye bring you a taped highlights edition straight from WorkHuman 2026. They unpack the conversations, themes, and on-the-ground takes that defined this year's gathering of HR and people leaders, and...
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Middle managers are quietly absorbing more pressure than any other layer of the organization. John and Jackye unpack why the role has become unsustainable, what executives are missing when they pile on accountability...
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Tariffs, supply chain disruptions, and economic uncertainty have landed squarely in HR's lap. John and Jackye talk through what HR leaders are actually doing when the business environment shifts faster than any...
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Hiring teams did not ask for hundreds of applications per role, but that is the reality right now. John and Jackye dig into what happens when volume becomes the enemy of quality, how AI-generated resumes are distorting...
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Oracle just cut 30,000 jobs before most people finished their first cup, all to fund AI data centers. A new CEO survey reveals AI-driven cuts will be 9x higher than previously projected. This episode digs into what...
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What happens when HR's biggest conference meets your favorite coffee-fueled duo? John Humareso and Jackye Clayton hit the Transform 2026 conference floor for a live swag report, grading the best (and worst) vendor...
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Hiring sounds clean in demos and messy in real life. In this episode, John and Jackye talk about what candidates and hiring teams are actually experiencing right now. Broken systems, tools without ownership, and AI that...
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AI is reshaping how we work, hire, and communicate. But what happens to the human side of branding when algorithms are writing the first draft? In this special Friday edition of But First, Coffee, recorded live from...
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Workplace tension is rising as employees bring heightened emotions from social media, politics, and cultural flashpoints into the office. This episode explores how HR professionals and leaders can help teams navigate...
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Nobody warns you that leadership is lonely. Jackye Clayton and John Baldino have an honest conversation about what happens when you step into a leadership role and realize that your work friends may no longer be your...
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What does real inclusion look like beyond mission statements and policies? Jackye Clayton and guest Kate Johnson of 123 Limited dig into why inclusion fails when it centers comfort instead of belonging. From the beehive...
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