Catalyst Chats

Catalyst Chats is where bold ideas spark real change. Through authentic conversations with innovators, leaders, and creative thinkers, we unpack the moments, mindsets, and catalysts that accelerate growth in business and life.

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  Lynn Hazan on Storytelling in Recruiting, the Human Factor in AI & Building Trust That Lasts

  Aug 13, 202644 minS0

  <p>What happens when you meet with a recruiter who's worked with the same client for 21 years? She listens to you, says she's going to place you, and three days later, you're hired. </p><p></p><p>Lynn Hazan, who has built recruiter-client relationships that outlast most careers, did just that. As President of Lynn Hazan & Associates, Inc., she calls herself "the relationship and storytelling recruiter" and on this episode, she proves why that positioning matters more in an AI-saturated hiring market than ever before.</p><p></p><p>Lindsey Hammer sat down with Lynn Hazan, President of Lynn Hazan...

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  Vikram Wadhawan on Building Vasitum, Zero Touch Hiring & Why AI Moves Work in a More Human Direction

  Jul 23, 202620 minS0

  <p>Everyone is worried AI will make work less human. Vikram Wadhawan thinks the opposite is about to happen.</p><p></p><p>As machines take over the transactional parts of hiring - sourcing, screening, scheduling - Vikram sees a future where the human work rises: real cultural fit conversations, coaching, engagement, therapy, art, hospitality, personalized experiences. The rote work goes. The experiential work grows. It's the opposite of the doom narrative everyone else is running.</p><p></p><p>In this episode, Lindsey Hammer sits down with Vikram Wadhawan, Founder and CEO of Maven Workforce and Vasitum, to talk...

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  Nick Hiter on Being the Buffalo, Why Your Personal Brand Is Recession-Proof & AI as Payroll

  Jul 8, 202636 minS0

  <p>There's a story about cattle and buffalo. Cattle run away from the storm - so they end up moving with it, staying inside it longer. Buffalo run head-first into the storm and get out the other side faster.</p><p></p><p>Nick Hiter has built his career on being the buffalo. Twenty years scaling 150+ insurance agencies, $100M+ in revenue, the launch of Processing 1st, the founding of Hitlab Creative, a SiriusXM voice talent gig, and a podcast (The Hitstreak) that's about to be acquired - all built on the same refusal to wait out the storms.</p><p><...

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  Kat Kibben on The Billion Dollar Job Data Problem, AI Hype vs Reality & Treating AI Like an Intern

  Jun 26, 202632 minS0

  <p>Why have 90% of AI pilots failed? Kat Kibben's answer might surprise you - it's not the technology.</p><p></p><p>A recent MIT study found that 90% of AI pilots have failed. The headlines blame the tools. Kat Kibben, who has spent over 20 years inside recruiting and HR tech, has a different theory: the data we're feeding these systems is broken, and nobody wants to talk about it because cleaning up bad data isn't sexy.</p><p></p><p>In this episode, Lindsey Hammer sits down with Katrina Kibben, author, CEO, and Founder of Three Ears Media, to talk...

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  Nicole Martin on Franchising HR Boost, the Freelance Talent Shift & Why HR Is a Profit Center

  Jun 17, 202645 minS0

  <p>Most business leaders treat HR as a necessary cost. Nicole Martin built a $1M+ firm on the opposite thesis: when HR is done right, it's a profit center.</p><p></p><p>Nicole walked into a financial services firm in Chicago at 18 as the receptionist. Six months later, after pitching the owner a project from a college class, he told her "you belong in HR." Twenty-five years later, she's founded HRBoost, become a published author, keynoted in Paris and Tokyo, and is now franchising her firm across the U.S. - with a target of 64 franchisees by the time...

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