Power Of Mentorship, Growth Marketing, Opportunity Costs And AI In Recruitment with Julian D'Angelo - Founder of Talin

01/07/23 • 64 min

Julian D'Angelo, the founder of Talin joins me on the podcast and we dive into his scrappy beginnings as an entrepreneur, the impact of mentorship, how recruitment is missing the boat on growth marketing and then go down the AI rabbit hole and it's impacts into recruitment.
From A People Perspective and The People People Group is made possible by our sponsors, if you're not a member, check out Canada's most engaged HR/Recruitment/Operations community.

Wavy is a culture management platform for flexible teams
The Leadership Agency is one of North America and the UK's best boutique startup recruitment agencies
SpringLaw is Canada's first (and best) virtual employment law firm

Shownotes:

(1:39) – Icebreakers
(5:38) – Teenage Side Hustles

(10:32) – Julian then and now

(16:37) – “ I do not believe in the concept of being self made...”

(18:27) – Mentorship received from Brent Stirling & the significance of mentorship

(24:28) – Founding Julian’s company, Talon

(31:17) – Growth marketing tools & the importance of personalization

(40:20) – Opportunity costs for Recruiters

(42:47) – AI, Chat GPT, benefits of AI use for Recruiters

(53:45) – Consequences of pessimistic outlook towards AI

(57:09) – Julian’s closing remarks

Wavy is a culture management platform for flexible teams
The Leadership Agency is one of North America and the UK's best boutique startup recruitment agencies
SpringLaw is Canada's first (and best) virtual employment law firm

Shownotes:

(1:39) – Icebreakers
(5:38) – Teenage Side Hustles

(10:32) – Julian then and now

(16:37) – “ I do not believe in the concept of being self made...”

(18:27) – Mentorship received from Brent Stirling & the significance of mentorship

(24:28) – Founding Julian’s company, Talon

(31:17) – Growth marketing tools & the importance of personalization

(40:20) – Opportunity costs for Recruiters

(42:47) – AI, Chat GPT, benefits of AI use for Recruiters

(53:45) – Consequences of pessimistic outlook towards AI

(57:09) – Julian’s closing remarks

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The Big Steps: Going International, Going Leadership And Going VC with Alison Kaizer - Global Recruitment Leader & Startup Advisor

The HR Podcast and startup veteran, Alison Kaizer graced the podcast with her knowledge on all things recruitment, leadership and figuring yourself out to figure everything else out. While she's no stranger to these conversations, she did save a few good stories and lots of wisdom for this episode.
From A People Perspective and The People People Group is made possible by our sponsors, if you're not a member, check out Canada's most engaged HR/Recruitment/Operations community.

Wavy is a culture management platform for flexible teams
The Leadership Agency is one of North America and the UK's best boutique startup recruitment agencies
SpringLaw is Canada's first (and best) virtual employment law firm

Shownotes:

(1:15) – Intro

(3:45) – Icebreakers!

(8:50) – The Journey Into Recruiting

(16:00) – Going International

(21:40) – Knowing Your Role

(23:30) – From Player To Coach

(26:35) – Getting Into VC

(31:25) – What's Next?
From A People Perspective is humbly hosted by Martin Hauck and perfectly produced by Krish Dineshkumar.

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From A People Perspective and The People People Group is made possible by our sponsors, if you're not a member, check out Canada's most engaged HR/Recruitment/Operations community.

Wavy is a culture management platform for flexible teams
The Leadership Agency is one of North America and the UK's best boutique startup recruitment agencies
SpringLaw is Canada's first (and best) virtual employment law firm

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(3:25) - Icebreakers

(7:50) - Finding Strength In Difficult Times

(13:10) - From Music To Teaching

(14:53) - Building A Business

(16:50) - Discovering Tech

(17:37) - Understanding Scaling

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(22:23) - Learning To Code

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(30:54) - OnDeck Fellowship

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