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Talent All-Stars

Talent All-Stars

Written by: ZipRecruiter
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 How exactly do high-performing talent, HR, and recruiting teams operate on a day-to-day basis? We find out through conversations with talent leaders at some of the world's most influential businesses.ZipRecruiter, Inc. 2024-2025 Careers Economics Management Management & Leadership Personal Success
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  • Opening Doors and Building Leaders: Inside Crunch Fitness's People Strategy

    Opening Doors and Building Leaders: Inside Crunch Fitness's People Strategy
    Jan 20 2026

    Pamela J. Brown leads talent strategy for 530 Crunch Fitness locations, hiring 500+ personal trainers a year in an intensely competitive market. But her real superpower? Building leaders who build leaders, opening doors for the next generation, and proving that great people strategy drives revenue, not just cost savings.

    In this episode of Talent All Stars, Pamela shares practical wisdom from 25 years of leading people teams across insurance, financial services, and fitness. She breaks down the exact coaching framework she uses to develop leaders, how she built credibility in a brand-new industry by getting vulnerable, and why leading with service creates opportunities that come back to you in unexpected ways.

    You'll also hear how Pamela uses AI to audit her own leadership effectiveness, how she distills complex roles into clear hiring criteria (sales, service, science), and what metrics actually matter when you're trying to prove the business impact of your people strategy.

    You'll learn:

    • How to position yourself so doors open for you (and how to open them for others)
    • The exact coaching questions that build leadership capability in your team
    • Why understanding "the language of the business" is critical for HR credibility
    • How to choose which technology initiatives to prioritize in 2026
    • The one metric that proves retention drives revenue, not just cost savings

    Connect with Pamela: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamelabr

    Follow Multiplying Moves for Pamela’s Thought Leadership: https://lnkd.in/edWard7R

    Check out Crunch’s website for great career opportunities: https://www.crunch.com/careers

    Connect with us:

    💻 All Episodes: TalentAllStars.com

    💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ziprecruiter/

    💼 Dave’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davetravers/

    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ziprecruiter

    🎵TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ziprecruiter

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    28 mins
  • How Cummins Builds an Intentional Culture One Behavior at a Time

    How Cummins Builds an Intentional Culture One Behavior at a Time
    Jan 6 2026

    A great culture doesn’t just happen by accident. Marvin Boakye, Chief Human Resources Officer at Cummins, believes it must be engineered with the same discipline, rigor, and accountability as any complex system. For him, culture is not an abstract idea. It is something leaders design through daily behavior, decisions, and tradeoffs.

    In this episode of Talent All Stars, Marvin explains how Cummins Inc., the global power leader, builds intentional culture across more than 70,000 employees worldwide. He breaks down the five elements that make culture stick, why leadership behavior carries more weight than values statements, and how Cummins uses real data to understand engagement, performance, and risk. The conversation offers a clear look at how intentional culture becomes a strategic advantage for any talent team.

    You’ll learn:

    • Why Marvin believes “culture eats strategy for breakfast”
    • Why Cummins treats diversity as one of the biggest strategic advantages
    • How vulnerability actually strengthens trust instead of weakening your authority
    • Why culture leaders need to stay focused on what they practice, promote, and permit

    Connect with Marvin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-boakye-25a2122

    Connect with us:

    💻 All Episodes: TalentAllStars.com

    💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ziprecruiter/

    💼 Dave’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davetravers/

    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ziprecruiter

    🎵TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ziprecruiter

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    30 mins
  • The TOP 5 Lessons in Talent Acquisition from 2025

    The TOP 5 Lessons in Talent Acquisition from 2025
    Dec 30 2025
    In this special Year-End Wrap-Up of Talent All Stars, host Dave Travers reflects on the conversations that shaped the talent landscape in 2025. Through insights from leaders across healthcare, real estate, retail, technology, aviation, gaming, and more, this episode breaks down the five themes that defined how the best teams hired, developed, and retained talent this year.Dave revisits the voices behind these insights, including Yvette Hansen (Baylor Scott and White Health), Danielle Kensinger (Cushman and Wakefield), Jim D’Amico (Caliber), Jane Curran (JLL), Claire MacIntyre (Sam’s Club), Sara Tilley (ServiceNow), Mike Aronson (Johnson Controls), Scott Sell (Mercy), Jennifer Christie (DocuSign), Brian Riley (Riot Games), Tiffany Haley (Vanguard), Raul Valentin (ABM), Greg Muccio (Southwest Airlines), John Heyliger (Lockheed Martin), and Cindi Harper (Intel). Each offers a grounded look at the shifts redefining talent acquisition and HR in real time.Together, these leaders reveal the five biggest takeaways from 2025:How AI and automation created more space for meaningful human interactionWhy adaptability, curiosity, and learning agility have become the new hiring criteriaHow internal mobility and development became essential for competitivenessWhy business fluency is now required for TA credibilityHow proactive workforce planning reshaped partnerships with the businessAcross these themes, the message is clear. The most successful talent teams in 2025 did more than fill roles. They anticipated needs, shaped strategy, influenced executives with data, and created workplaces where employees could grow faster than the market was changing. Connect with the guests and check their Talent All-Stars episodes below!Yvette Hansen:Talent All-Star Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTfGfgaWNwQLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvettehansen/ Danielle Kensinger:Talent All-Star Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqBMhxa1mUcLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-kensinger-262bb744/ Jim D’Amico:Talent All-Star Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NdXrFH4UUgLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimdamico/ Jane Curran:Talent All-Star Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei5Jpy4ap_YLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-curran-1556715/ Claire MacIntyre: Talent All-Star Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q65jlhkNJtgLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-macintyre/ Sara Tilley: Talent All-Star Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXr9CepK-AsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahtilley/ Mike Aronson:Talent All-Star Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKn6KGKOtLcLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikearonson/ Scott Sell: Talent All-Star Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bGYEyoHkP8LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sellscott/ Jennifer Christie: Talent All-Star Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blV7sti27DkLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-christie-5254866/ Brian Riley:Talent All-Star Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGRZ1zCh0NALinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rileybrian/ Tiffany Haley: Talent All-Star Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr0NMDvAZuULinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-haley/ Raul Valentin:Talent All-Star Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKWT-PGnT70LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rauljvalentin/ Greg Muccio: Talent All-Star Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bguj_CkicILinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-muccio/ John Heyliger: Talent All-Star Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=443vOAbS55oLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stem-workforce-transformation-data/ Cindi Harper: Talent All-Star Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3EcM9f45pQLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindi-harper-75aba0/ Connect with us:💻 All Episodes: TalentAllStars.com💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ziprecruiter/💼 Dave’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davetravers/📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ziprecruiter🎵TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ziprecruiter Enjoyed this episode? We’d be grateful for a rating or review on your favorite podcast app.
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    28 mins
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