Sep 2, 202631 min
In this episode, Josh Allen, founder of Companion Baking in St. Louis, Missouri, shares how he turned a love of baking discovered in the Bay Area into a frozen artisan bread manufacturer shipping custom products across...
About this Podcast:
Your people strategy is your growth strategy. But most companies get talent development wrong. They treat it like a checkbox. A day-long seminar. A generic online course. A rah-rah speech that fades by Monday morning. Meanwhile, the real work of building leaders happens (or doesn't) in the messy, everyday moments: the one-on-ones that go nowhere, the high performer who tanks as a new manager, the team that can't have a hard conversation. Raw Talent is the podcast that tackles all of it. Hosted by Jackson Sprayberry and Anderson Williams from Shore Capital Partners' Talent Development team, each episode is an unscripted, no-fluff conversation about what actually moves the needle when developing people inside fast-growing businesses. This isn't theory. This is what works, and what doesn't, when the stakes are real, the timelines are tight, and "we'll figure it out later" isn't an option. Whether you're a founder, a first-time manager, or a seasoned exec wondering why your team can't seem to level up, this one's for you. New seasons drop quarterly. Subscribe wherever you listen. Raw Talent is a production of Shore Capital Partners. Learn more at shorecp.university/podcasts.
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What is Raw Talent about?
Your people strategy is your growth strategy. But most companies get talent development wrong. They treat it like a checkbox. A day-long seminar. A generic online course. A rah-rah speech that fades by Monday morning.
What has Raw Talent covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Telling Stories Through Bread: 33 Years of Companion Baking - Microcap Moments" (2 September 2026, 31 minutes), "Behind the CXO Title: Nick Sherrard on Engineering the Win-Win-Win - Bigger. Stronger. Faster." (26 August 2026, 32 minutes), and "The Network Effect: Building H2O Care Partners - Microcap Moments" (20 August 2026, 30 minutes).
How often does Raw Talent publish?
Raw Talent publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 24 minutes across 10 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Raw Talent?
Booking probability for Raw Talent is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Raw Talent requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Raw Talent's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch Raw Talent?
The strongest fits for Raw Talent are Business & Management Consulting. Raw Talent has a business audience.
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Raw Talent is a business podcast with 10 episodes published.
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Raw Talent
Behind the CXO Title: Nick Sherrard on Engineering the Win-Win-Win - Bigger. Stronger. Faster.
Aug 26, 202632 minIn this episode, I talk with Nick Sherrard, Chief of Staff at Thermal Shipping Solutions and a member of the CXO Fellows Program. Nick shares how an internship at a Shore portfolio company showed him just how quickly he...
Aug 20, 202630 minIn this episode, Keith Caldwell, CEO of H2O Care Partners, and Sarah Longstreet, the company's Chief Marketing Officer, share the story of building a national water treatment platform. It began in 2021 when Keith met...
Jun 30, 202622 minS2In this episode, Jackson Sprayberry, Anderson Williams, and Cynthia Hiskes close out Season 2 with the widest lens of the series: why acquisitions fail on the people side and what to do about it. They explore how a lack...
Jun 30, 202625 minS2In this episode, Jackson Sprayberry, Anderson Williams, and Cynthia Hiskes step back from individual people decisions and ask whether the organization has a talent strategy at all. Without one, every hiring decision...
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Jun 30, 202622 minS2In this episode, Jackson Sprayberry, Anderson Williams, and Cynthia Hiskes tackle what performance management systems actually measure and what they miss. They make the case that an output-only mindset is dangerous...
Jun 30, 202616 minS2In this episode, Jackson Sprayberry, Anderson Williams, and Cynthia Hiskes slow down to do the diagnostic work most leaders skip. Before deciding that someone is the problem, have you actually done your own work first...
Jun 30, 202617 minS2In this episode, Jackson Sprayberry, Anderson Williams, and Cynthia Hiskes kick off Season 2 of Raw Talent with one of the bluntest questions leaders face: when do you invest in the talent you have, and when is it time...
Jun 17, 202627 minS0<p>In this episode, Joe Rice, CEO of CXponent, shares how watching his father run a business sparked a lifelong pull toward entrepreneurship and building something of his own. He describes how CXponent cuts through the...
May 21, 202629 minS0<p>In this episode, Anderson Williams talks with Cynthia Hiskes, Head of the Human Capital Center of Excellence at Shore Capital Partners. Cynthia brings deep experience building and scaling HR functions across...
Raw Talent
From Bulldog to Skycrest Roof: Ryan Burke on Founding, Growing, and Partnering - Microcap Moments
May 14, 202630 minS0<p>In this episode, Ryan Burke reflects on his journey from selling roofs in Colorado Springs to founding Bulldog Roofing at 23 and partnering with Shore Capital to help build Skycrest Roof. He shares how frustration...
May 6, 202624 minS0<p>In this episode, I follow up with Ross Koenig, Chief Data Officer at Shore Capital Partners and one of our earliest podcast guests. Ross reflects on how his role has evolved over the past three years, from leading...
Mar 30, 202626 minS1<p>In this episode, Jackson and Anderson close out the season by addressing the question every leader eventually faces: how do you know talent development is actually working? They acknowledge that measuring behavior...
Mar 30, 202621 minS1<p>In this episode, Jackson and Anderson explore how to scale professional development across an organization without turning it into a generic, one-size-fits-all program. They discuss the tension between customization...
Mar 30, 202616 minS1<p>In this episode, Jackson and Anderson tackle why so much professional development doesn't stick. They unpack the gap between feeling inspired in a session and actually changing behavior back on the job, and why the...
Mar 30, 202627 minS1<p>In this episode, Jackson and Anderson dig into how to build leaders before there's a vacancy. They explore the small, everyday behaviors that signal leadership potential, why rewarding only excellence can backfire...
Mar 30, 202621 minS1<p>In this episode, Jackson Sprayberry and Anderson Williams kick off the Raw Talent series by tackling a deceptively simple question: what is talent development? They break down why so many companies get it wrong by...
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Josh Allen
Director of Marketing Solutions, Underground Infrastructure, Lewis Central Community School District
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Anderson Williams
Principal of Talent Development at Shore Capital, Shore Capital Partners
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Jackson Sprayberry
Director of Talent Development
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Ryan Burke
Senior Director of Professional Affairs, Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
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