Beyond the Hire
On Beyond the Hire, we dive into recruiting for the GTM space, what it takes to build winning teams, and how industry leaders got to where they are today.
With your hosts: Sandra Polak and Ayse Yasas
Podcasting since 2025 • 17 episodes
Beyond the Hire
Latest Episodes
The Power of Building Community in Venture Capital with Niamh O’Donnell
What does it take to build real community in venture capital, and how can it shape your entire career? In this episode of Beyond the Hire, Niamh O’Donnell shares how she went from running her own company at sixteen to working inside...
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Episode 16
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How to Spot and Grow High Slope Talent with Dr. Heather Doshay
What exactly is High Slope Talent and why are the best leaders focused on finding it?In this episode of Beyond the Hire, Dr. Heather Doshay breaks down the concept she’s become known for: identifying and developing people with high growt...
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Episode 15
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Inside the Art of Early Hiring with Wendy Papakostandini
Every great company starts with the people who build it. Few people know this better than Wendy Papakostandini, who has spent nearly a decade helping founders hire and scale at Anzu Partners. In this episode of Beyond the Hire, Wend...
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Episode 14
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What 18 Years at CollegeWise Has Taught Allison Lopour About Leadership
Eighteen years at one company feels almost unheard of today, but that’s exactly Allison Lopour’s story at CollegeWise. She joined when it was just a five-person startup and has helped scale the team to 100+ employees, while keeping a people-fir...
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Episode 13
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Selling AI Before it Became Mainstream: How Spencer Reich Learned to Scale Smarter
How do you scale when you are ahead of the market, stepping into sales for the first time, and the only non-technical hire in the room? That was the opportunity Spencer Reich embraced when he left hedge funds to join an early AI startup before ...
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Episode 12
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