What is a Human Capitalist? Well, it's the new version of Human Resources. It's time to get rid of the outdated and reactive HR and replace it with Human Capitalism. I'm Trent Cotton and I'm ready to give the HR industry the punch it needs to become more focused on Human Capital versus the old stauncy HR. I’m thrilled to have you here as we dive into the future of Human Resources together. This podcast is all about empowering HR professionals to step up as proactive consultants, using AI and cutting-edge practices to manage a company’s largest expense and highest revenue producing asset—its people. As a senior HR Executive at HatchWorks AI, I get a rare glimpse into the impact technology advancement will have on the industry. This podcast is designed to share those insights with you! I’ll show you how to turn your biggest expense into a revenue-generating powerhouse by embracing change and leading with insight. If you are ready to be a rebel in the indust
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Signup to Generate a PitchWhat is a Human Capitalist? Well, it's the new version of Human Resources. It's time to get rid of the outdated and reactive HR and replace it with Human Capitalism. I'm Trent Cotton and I'm ready to give the HR industry the punch it needs to become more focused on Human Capital versus the old stauncy HR.
Recent episodes include "Before You Cut Jobs for AI, Use This Matrix" (26 October 2026, 13 minutes), "AI Broke the Resume. Now What?" (18 October 2026, 48 minutes), and "HR’s Existential Crisis: Are We Relevant Anymore?" (12 October 2026, 40 minutes).
The Human Capitalist publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 27 minutes across 76 episodes.
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The Human Capitalist is a business podcast with 76 episodes published.
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The Human Capitalist
Before you cut jobs because of AI, there's one question every HR and business leader should ask: What is the actual value of the work? Companies are racing to automate work, restructure teams, and reduce headcount. But...
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AI has broken the resume. When every candidate can use artificial intelligence to look like a perfect match, how do you know who can actually do the job? In this episode of The Human Capitalist Podcast, host Trent...
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AI may not be the biggest threat facing HR. Irrelevance might be. In this episode of The Human Capitalist Podcast, I sit down with my friend Brandon Jeffs for one of the more candid conversations we've had about where...
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I don't think the biggest threat to HR is getting fired by AI. It may be something much quieter: keeping your job, your title, your team, and even your seat at the table while the biggest decisions about the workforce...
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AI is making employees more productive but where is all that productivity actually going? McKinsey data shows a striking gap: while companies report significant productivity gains from AI, far fewer can connect those...
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You meet the qualifications. You applied for the job. So why can't you even get an interview? Recruiters are being buried under hundreds—or even thousands—of applications while qualified candidates are wondering why...
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AI isn't leveling the workforce. It's splitting it into two completely different tracks — and most organizations haven't realized it yet. In this episode of Is HR Being Fired?, I break down new workforce data showing...
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Meta reportedly had a plan to dramatically reshape parts of its workforce around AI agents. Then, hours before another round of cuts, Mark Zuckerberg stopped it. The obvious conclusion is that AI wasn't ready. I think...
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AI isn't just changing jobs. It's changing the math behind how companies decide how many people they need. For decades, workforce planning HR has used largely followed the same formula: define the roles, establish the...
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AI isn't the biggest threat facing HR. Our refusal to change may be. In this episode of The Human Capitalist Podcast, I sit down with Tony Dina, a former corporate technology leader turned depth coach, to explore what...
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Gen Z gets called lazy, entitled, difficult, and impossible to manage.But what if the real problem isn’t Gen Z?In this episode of The Human Capitalist Podcast, Trent Cotton sits down with Devin Collins, a leader...
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Everyone is saying AI will replace HR. The data says something different. Every week there's another headline predicting the end of entry-level jobs, the replacement of knowledge workers, or the death of Human Resources...
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Here's something most HR leaders won't say out loud: they don't actually know what HR is for anymore. And AI just made that impossible to hide. In this episode, I sit down with Robin Schooling, a longtime HR...
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Why are 64% of workers saying they'd rather collaborate with AI than with a human colleague? This is data from recent research, and it has massive implications for every HR leader and CHRO watching this. In this...
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There are two kinds of coaches. The kind that makes everyone feel supported. And the kind that makes the team win. Most organizations hire the first kind and pray they never need the second. In Episode 7 of The Five...
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The media and companies keep AI layoffs on the wrong thing. But what if that's not the real story? Dario Amodei — the CEO of Anthropic — spent 2025 warning the world that AI would eliminate 50% of white-collar jobs...
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Jungian Depth Coach, Crucial Canvas LLC
Principal and Future of HR Leader at Deloitte, Deloitte Consulting LLP
future of work researcher, TEDx speaker, Harvard Business Review contributor, The Upwork Research Institute
Vice President of Research, frontier labs
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