Talkin' Talent with Cordia's Sam McCarthy
Talkin’ Talent is an HR podcast focused on sharing stories from professionals working in human resource roles at all levels and career stages. Hosted by Cordia Resources’ Managing Director, Human Resources Practice, and professional recruiter, Sam McCarthy, you will hear personal interview stories as he delves into topics that include how to get into HR, career moves, personal and professional challenges, recruiting trends, and many others.
Episodes
23 episodes
AI's Impact on Talent Recruitment
In this episode of Talkin' Talent, host Sam McCarthy sits down with human resources (HR) leaders Julia Medvin and Chelsea Stearns to explore the evolving landscape of talent acquisition, particularly in the context of artificial intelligence (A...
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IT Hiring Trends & Talent Strategies for 2025
The information technology (IT) job market is evolving fast — are you keeping up? In this episode of "Talkin’ Talent," host Sam McCarthy sits down with IT recruiting experts Craig Savarick and Bryant Covelli to explore the key...
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HR Strategies for Finance & Accounting Hiring and Retention
In this episode of "Talkin' Talent," host Sam McCarthy is joined by industry professionals Kia Powell and Jay Zanone as they explore key trends shaping the accounting and finance workforce in 2025. They discuss strategies for compensation, the ...
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New Hire Success: Insights from HR Leader Elizabeth Mashakas
In this episode of Talkin' Talent, host Sam McCarthy interviews Elizabeth Mashakas, an experienced HR leader, to explore strategies for supporting new hires during the critical "affirm phase," or the transition from job offer to their first day...
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DE&I in the Workplace: Strategies for Success
In this episode of Talkin' Talent, host Sam McCarthy interviews Cynthia Daniel, the Diversity and Culture Leader at Cherry Bekaert. They discuss the evolution of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace, particularly since Cy...
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Human Capital Strategy Insights for HR Professionals
In episode seventeen of Talkin’ Talent, Susan Pittman, Managing Director and Leader of Human Capital Advisory at Cherry Bekaert, joins Sam McCarthy to discuss all things human resour...
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Navigating the Internal vs. External Hiring Decision and More Recruiting Trends
In episode 16 of Talkin’ Talent, Doug Smith and Evan Seward join Sam McCarthy to discuss when an organization should use a...
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HR Recruiting Trends in 2024: Labor Market Changes and Outlook
In the latest episode of the Talkin’ Talent, Sam McCarthy, Director at Cordia Resources by Cherry Bekaert, is joined by Tori Mitchell, SHRM-CP, Talent Acquisition Leader at Juno Search Partners. They discuss how the HR recruiting landscape has ...
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From Greeting Cards to Consulting: Tobey Wyatt's Journey to Starting Her Own Fractional Operations Firm
In the 14th episode of Talkin’ Talent, Sam sits down with Tobey Wyatt, founder of Motherlode Consulting, as she shares how her unique career journey led her to offering “ops in a box” business operations services to support CEOs and leadership ...
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Episode 13: Key Strategies for HR Leaders During Acquisitions: Insights from Cherry Bekaert's Chief People Officer
Welcome to the 13th episode of "Talkin' Talent" with Sam McCarthy, MBA! Our guest, Lindsey McCarty, Chief People Officer at Cherry Bekaert, shares insights on navigating HR leadership during acquisitions. We explore key strategies such as trans...
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Episode 12: Compensation Station: Let’s Talk Pay with Kathryn Gombos
Welcome to the 12th episode of "Talkin' Talent" with Sam McCarthy, MBA! In this episode, we're joined by Kathryn Gombos, MPA, SPHR founder of Gombos Group, and compensation...
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11th Episode-The Journey Within: Navigating Career Transitions with Claire Kennedy
Welcome to the 11th episode of Talkin' Talent! Join Sam as he sits down with Claire Kennedy, a seasoned HR and People professional who recently embarked on an exciting new job a...
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Episode 11
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10th Episode: From Leading HR to Budding Entrepreneur: A Chat with Jocelyn King
In the 10th episode of Talkin' Talent, Sam interviews Jocelyn King, Founder and CEO of VirgilHR. Jocelyn, a versatile HR professional, discusses her journey through various industries and how it led he...
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Episode 10
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9th Episode: Adapting to the Changing Landscape: Perspectives in Corporate Recruiting
In this 9th episode of Talkin’ Talent, join Sam and Principle Executive Recruiter, Stephanie Titlow, at Zillow as they explore the dynamic and ever-changing job market, and gain valuable insights into the challenges faced by both corpora...
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Episode 8: Sam is Solo! His Question & Answer Edition
Join Sam for a solo podcast as he digs into some hot topics; including the benefits of working with a recruiter and what it means to be effective at networking. Stay tuned for another Q &A episode in March and future podc...
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Episode 7: HR Leadership Series Webinar Audio - Employee Engagement and Retention – What’s the New Normal?
Join us as Sam McCarthy and co-host, Julie Simmons, Managing Director from Human Capital Strategic share the audio from the live webinar, HR Leadership Series – Employee Engagement and Retention - What's the New Normal? that took place o...
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Episode 6: Temporary Staffing and Consulting - Hear from the Experts
Welcome everyone, today’s episode, Temporary Staffing and Consulting: Hear from the Experts. In this episode, we convene with two temporary staffing experts, Doug Smith, Partner and Business Development leader and Sharronne Swa...
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Episode 5: Get Informed - Workplace Benefits That Set You Apart
In this 5th episode of Talkin’ Talent, Sam spoke with benefits experts, Samantha Rosenberg, Director of Human Resources with the American Association for Clinical Chemistry and Alli Gregory, Employee Health and Benefits Con...
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Episode 4: Getting Ahead - The Battle for Talent
Welcome everyone to today’s episode, Getting Ahead: The Battle for Talent, with Stephanie Cramer, PMP, SHRM-CP, VP of People at MGAC, and Nat Jones, Partner at Cordia Resources. Together they bring over 40 years of collecti...
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Episode 3: Leadership, Growth, and Organization Redesign – Views from the C-Suite
Welcome everyone, today’s episode, Leadership, Growth, and Organization Redesign – Views from the C-Suite, features two senior HR leaders, Dominique Taylor, Chief People Officer at Axios and Marguerite Eastwood, Chief Human...
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Episode 3
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