The emergence of Chief Growth Officers with Will Hicklen of EasyWorkforce

04/13/22 • 20 min

In this conversation with Will Hicklen, Chief Growth Officer of EasyWorkForce, he talks about growth. Today, you’ll hear about the evolving Chief Growth Officer role, Will’s key principles, things that get Will excited about EasyWorkForce, emerging people marketplaces, and the ways that Will keeps himself sane and energized.

Will is a strategic growth specialist, a performance-driven innovator, HR tech expert, leader, and coach. Will holds a BA in Economics from Miami University.

Episode Outline

[01:00] The Chief Growth Officer role

[04:01] Will’s key principles

[09:05] Digital people marketplaces

[12:06] What has Will excited?

[14:16] How does Will keep himself sane?

[17:32] Matt’s inspirational people

Inspirational People

Matt’s dad

Joe Costello

Gary Trainor

Connect with Will

Website

Twitter

Connect with Matter Made

LinkedIn (Elias Rubel, CEO, Matter Made)

LinkedIn (Matter Made)

Website

Will is a strategic growth specialist, a performance-driven innovator, HR tech expert, leader, and coach. Will holds a BA in Economics from Miami University.

Episode Outline

[01:00] The Chief Growth Officer role

[04:01] Will’s key principles

[09:05] Digital people marketplaces

[12:06] What has Will excited?

[14:16] How does Will keep himself sane?

[17:32] Matt’s inspirational people

Inspirational People

Matt’s dad

Joe Costello

Gary Trainor

Connect with Will

Website

Twitter

Connect with Matter Made

LinkedIn (Elias Rubel, CEO, Matter Made)

LinkedIn (Matter Made)

Website

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LinkedIn (Elias Rubel, CEO, Matter Made)

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