Unmuted
Hosted by Jeff Waldman, Unmuted features candid conversations with the leaders, innovators, and builders shaping the future of work. From AI and leadership to culture and change, each episode delivers practical insights without the jargon or hype.
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September 17, 2026 • 24 mins
Unmuted Podcast | Episode #86
Topic: The Decisions Leaders Don't Make: The Hidden Cost of People Debt
Guest: Hyla Pollak - Founder & Fractional HR Leader at Halo HR Consulting
Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hylapollak/
Guest Website: https://culture-consulting-hyla-nf3851m.gamma.site/
Host: Jeff Waldman – Founder & HR Tech Evangelist at ScaleHR & SocialHRCamp
Podcast host Jeff Waldman opens the ep...
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September 10, 2026 • 22 mins
Unmuted Podcast | Episode #85
Topic: Employee Benefits Are Changing: What HR Needs to Know Now
Guest: Chris Gory - President & Benefits Consultant at Orchard Benefits
Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgory/
Guest Website: https://orchardbenefits.ca/
Host: Jeff Waldman – Founder & HR Tech Evangelist at ScaleHR & SocialHRCamp
The Unmuted Podcast, hosted by Jeff Waldman, explores the topics sh...
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August 6, 2026 • 30 mins
Unmuted Podcast | Episode #84Topic: Does HR Need More Outsiders?Guest: Kara Wilson Oliver - VP, People Operations at DealMakerGuest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karawilsonoliver/Host: Jeff Waldman – Founder & HR Tech Evangelist at ScaleHR & SocialHRCamp
The Unmuted Podcast, hosted by Jeff Waldman, explores the topic of whether HR needs more outsiders. Kara Wilson Oliver, the guest, shares her background and t...
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July 30, 2026 • 26 mins
Unmuted Podcast | Episode #83Topic: Stop Filling Jobs. Start Solving Business Problems.Guest: Mike Bettley – VP, Talent Acquisition, StackAdaptGuest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbettley/Host: Jeff Waldman – Founder & HR Tech Evangelist at ScaleHR & SocialHRCamp
The Unmuted Podcast episode features a discussion on the changing role of talent acquisition and the impact of AI on workforce planning....
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July 24, 2026 • 47 mins
This is our first re-launched episode of the Unmuted Podcast with Jeff Waldman, Founder & Principal of ScaleHR (https://goscalehr.com/). The guests on this episode are Adam Phelps of Hibob (https://www.hibob.com/) and Alper Tekin of (https://www.findem.ai/). The topic of this episode is "HR Tech is Around the Corner". The infamous HR Technology Conference (https://www.hrtechnologyconference.com/) is taking place on October 10-1...
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July 24, 2026 • 50 mins
In this episode, Jeff Waldman dives into the rampant problem of "ghosting" -- employers ghosting candidates and candidates ghosting employers. We are dealing with an incredibly complicated and challenging talent landscape. We're experiencing layoffs, restructuring, fierce competition for talent, exploding technology, and a really tough economic climate. How we think about attracting, recruiting, engaging and retaining talent has ch...
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July 24, 2026 • 42 mins
This is a unique episode that dives into Ontario's new legislation requiring recruitment firms to be licensed as of January 1, 2024. These changes will be found in Ontario's Employment Standards Act (ESA), which governs the employer-employee relationship for all provincially regulated organizations - e.g. tech companies. It appears that the main reason for implementing these new regulations is to prevent the exploitation of vulnera...
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July 24, 2026 • 51 mins
In this episode, we dive into how businesses can manage through and recover from a layoff. We have seen more companies go through multiple rounds of layoffs, restructuring, right-sizing, and many other disruptive activities. The volatility in our global business climate has been extremely taxing on companies, notably small businesses. It's interesting that while the tech industry in Canada continues to grow, many tech organizations...
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July 24, 2026 • 39 mins
In this episode, ScaleHR Founder and Unmuted Podcast host, Jeff Waldman, dives into the world of ChatGPT and how to leverage it for Talent Acquisition and Recruiting. Guest, Shweta Jacob, Founder of SJ Growth Advisors is a tech recruiting veteran and expert in all things AI and recruiting. We are seeing massive adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots in recruiting and this trend will only continue as we head into 2024. Ch...
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July 24, 2026 • 44 mins
In this episode, Unmuted Podcast host, Jeff Waldman, invites Dr. Kristen Liesch to talk about how organizations can move past "talking about DE&I" to moving to action. Real action with a lasting positive impact that makes a difference. According to Deloitte, nearly 70% of employees reported that their organization prioritizes DEI but only 35% reported that their company has substantially followed through on their commitments. T...
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July 24, 2026 • 41 mins
In this episode, Unmuted Podcast host, Jeff Waldman, invites Gabby Zuniga to talk about inclusive leadership and how to implement it in a new work world; remote work, hybrid work structures and leveraging virtual technologies. The following areas are discussed:What is the definition of inclusive leadership and why is it important in today’s business environment? Are there specific qualities, characteristics or behaviours of a...
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July 24, 2026 • 39 mins
In this episode, Unmuted Podcast host, Jeff Waldman, gets into a conversation with well-renowned motivational speaker and accessibility consultant, Marco Pasqua, about disability advocacy and activism and why it's important to HR. It's a well-known fact that, while diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) efforts have increased in organizations, only 4% of them include people with disabilities. While this needs to change, it's al...
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July 24, 2026 • 35 mins
In this Unmuted podcast episode, host Jeff Waldman meets with Dr. Dominique Riviere, an expert in equity and social justice, in both the academic and professional arenas. In this episode, the focus of the conversation is on the concept of "slowing your roll" when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I). In a world of constant and rapid change, many people think moving faster is always better, but that is not always t...
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July 24, 2026 • 8 mins
In this special episode, join Unmuted Podcast host, Jeff Waldman, as he takes you behind the scenes of the recent Tech Talent North Toronto conference (October 24, 2023), hosted by TAP Network. Jeff had the privilege of sitting down with prominent HR leaders in the Canadian technology industry to talk about their perspectives, strategies and forward-thinking initiatives that are shaping the future of HR in the tech industry. Our gu...
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July 24, 2026 • 5 mins
In this special episode, join Unmuted Podcast host, Jeff Waldman, as he takes you behind the scenes of the recent Tech Talent North Toronto conference (October 24, 2023), hosted by TAP Network. Jeff had the privilege of sitting down with prominent HR leaders in the Canadian technology industry to talk about their perspectives, strategies and forward-thinking initiatives that are shaping the future of HR in the tech industry. Our gu...
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July 24, 2026 • 7 mins
In this special episode, join Unmuted Podcast host, Jeff Waldman, as he takes you behind the scenes of the recent Tech Talent North Toronto conference (October 24, 2023), hosted by TAP Network. Jeff had the privilege of sitting down with Raquel Binder, Talent Management Leader at Jobber (www.getjobber.com) where we talked about the notion that our organizations are leaning on HR teams for stability and guidance. The world has been ...
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July 24, 2026 • 9 mins
In this special episode, join Unmuted Podcast host, Jeff Waldman, as he takes you behind the scenes of the recent Tech Talent North Toronto conference (October 24, 2023), hosted by TAP Network. Jeff sat down with Amy Tailby, Senior Leader, Total Rewards where we talked about how HR in Tech is burned out, and what we need to do to change this. In March 2020, the COVID-19 global health pandemic hit our shores and our organizations sh...
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July 24, 2026 • 7 mins
In this special episode, join Unmuted Podcast host, Jeff Waldman, as he takes you behind the scenes of the recent Tech Talent North Toronto conference (October 24, 2023), hosted by TAP Network. Jeff sat down with Michelle Brooks, Chief People & Culture Officer at Security Compass where we talked about the concept of the "talent shuffle mayhem". This refers to the mayhem that we experienced in 2022 with talent leaving organizati...
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July 24, 2026 • 9 mins
In this special episode, join Unmuted Podcast host, Jeff Waldman, as he takes you behind the scenes of the recent Tech Talent North Toronto conference (October 24, 2023), hosted by TAP Network. Jeff sat down with Emily Zukauskas, Sales Manager - Canada at Hibob where we talked about entering "The Tech Consolidation Era". HR and Recruitment technology has seen massive proliferation and development during the past 3-5 years, and most...
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July 24, 2026 • 42 mins
In this episode, Unmuted Podcast host, Jeff Waldman switches roles with Savant Recruitment Founder & CEO, Jessica Smith. Jessica becomes the host of this podcast episode and Jeff is the guest as they dive into the complex challenges of how to deal with talented jerks at work. Talented Jerks possess remarkable skills and abilities but often come packaged with challenging personalities and behaviours. We explore the intricacies o...
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