Hire Learning with Oz Rashid is a series of raw, honest, and entertaining conversations with top-performing business leaders across an array of industries that focus on the one thing every business leader has to play a part in: finding top talent.
The reality is that making the right or wrong decisions when hiring not only impacts you as a leader - it affects every aspect of the business.
The goal of the show is to help business leaders learn new ways of approaching the way they identify and engage top talent.
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Hire Learning with Oz Rashid is a series of raw, honest, and entertaining conversations with top-performing business leaders across an array of industries that focus on the one thing every business leader has to play a part in: finding top talent.
The reality is that making the right or wrong decisions when hiring not only impacts you as a leader - it affects every aspect of the business.
The goal of the show is to help business leaders learn new ways of approaching the way they identify and engage top talent.
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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This “Best of 2025” edition brings together standout moments from the leaders who defined the year. Oz revisits conversations with Russell Foltz-Smith, Advisor, AI Strategist, and EVP of Product of Smarter Sorting; Amos Schwartzfarb, CEO Coach, Advisor, and Author, and Formerly MD of Techstars Austin; Ozge Gunaydin Erturk, CMO of FloSports and former Amazon leader; Kevin Dooley, CHRO of Q² Solutions and former executive of Deutsche Bank, Colgate Palmolive, and PepsiCo; Tim Rains, VP and CISO of ADT and former Microsoft and Amazon security leader; Tara May, CEO of Aspiritech; and Mariano Filippini, Founder of Gen-FC, Formerly of TelevisaUnivision and Miami Sharks.
Each highlight shares a moment where these leaders challenged how we hire, how we lead, and how we understand talent, spanning AI and human connection, neurodiversity in tech, leadership under pressure, global sports, and the mindset needed to build high-performing teams.
Key Takeaways:
03:16 Russell Foltz-Smith explains why humans crave tangibility in a digital world.
04:48 Amos Schwartzfarb frames robots and AI as extensions of human strategy.
06:08 Kevin Dooley introduces his leadership assessment model: style versus substance.
08:20 Ozge Gunaydin Erturk highlights Amazon’s focus on long-term, repeatable solutions.
13:52 Tim Rains recalls Microsoft cyberattacks that shaped his sense of urgency in security.
17:20 Tara May describes how interviews disadvantage autistic talent and block opportunities.
21:48 Mariano Filippini prioritizes humility, empathy, and constant improvement in hiring.
Resources Mentioned:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/russfoltzsmith/
Smarter Sorting | LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/smarterx/
Smarter Sorting | Website
https://www.smartersorting.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amosschwartzfarb/
Techstars | Website
http://www.techstars.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozgegunaydin/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/flosports/
Amazon | Website
https://www.amazon.com/
Match | Website
https://www.match.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-dooley-aa47a09/
Q² Solutions | LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/q2-solutions/
Q² Solutions | Website
https://labs.iqvia.com/
Deutsche Bank | Website
https://www.db.com/
Colgate-Palmolive | Website
https://www.colgatepalmolive.ph/
PepsiCo | Website
https://www.pepsico.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/timrains/
ADT | LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/adt/
ADT | Website
https://www.adt.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/taranmay/
Aspiritech | LinkeIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/aspiritech/
Aspiritech | Website
https://aspiritech.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mafilippini/
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