We believe that the potential for people to do something amazing has everything to do with being in the right role, on the right team, at the right time. On the Greenhouse What's your why? podcast, we're celebrating recruiters – individuals who are dedicated every day to helping others unlock that potential. Each week, Ariana Moon, Director of Talent Acquisition at Greenhouse, sits down with talent professionals to discover their motivation, inspiration and journey through today's world of work.

In this episode of The Talent Makers, special guest host George LaRocque, Principal Analyst and Founder of WorkTech, sits down with Greenhouse co-founders Daniel Chait and Jon Stross. Discover how Greenhouse was built from the ground up and how that process led to the development of the company’s Hiring Maturity™ model that has been embraced by thousands of companies.

In this episode of the Greenhouse DE&I strategies that work podcast, Daniel invites Katie Burke, Chief People Officer at Hubspot, to share her company’s impactful DE&I strategies. In 2021, HubSpot will release their fifth annual report on internal diversity, which Katie explains is part of the company’s commitment to candidate transparency. Katie also delves into the importance of training people at all levels on how to interview inclusively in order to create real change.

In this episode of the Greenhouse DE&I strategies that work podcast, Daniel invites JPMorgan Chase & Co. executives Racquel Oden, Managing Director and Head of National Sales, and Samantha Saperstein, Managing Director and Head of Women on the Move, to share their company’s impactful DE&I strategies. Racquel and Samantha explain JPMorgan Chase’s commitment to eliminating bias in hiring by assessing each candidate’s intrinsic skills in an equitable and measurable way.

In this episode of the Greenhouse DE&I strategies that work podcast, Daniel invites Okta, Inc. executives Madhavi Bhasin, Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, and Brett Coin, VP of Global Talent Acquisition, to share their company’s impactful DE&I strategies. Madhavi and Brett discuss how recruiting a diverse workforce that mirrors your customer base can lead to a higher level of employee engagement and revenue growth.

In this episode of the Greenhouse DE&I strategies that work podcast, Daniel invites Rachel Williams, Head of Equity, Inclusion & Diversity at X, the moonshot factory (formerly known as Google X), to share her company’s impactful DE&I strategies. Rachel explains that diversity is about representation, equity is about access and inclusion is about belonging – which is why it’s crucial to support and champion all three within every company.

In this episode of the Greenhouse DE&I strategies that work podcast, Daniel invites two thought leaders from Checkr – Daniel Yanisse, Co-founder and CEO, and Arthur Yamamoto, VP of Talent – to share their company’s impactful DE&I strategies. Daniel and Arthur explain the ways in which the background check process is evolving and how Checkr’s own hiring practices are designed to be as equitable and inclusive as possible.

In this episode of the Greenhouse DE&I strategies that work podcast, Daniel invites Michelle Gadsden-Williams, Managing Director & Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at BlackRock, to share her company’s impactful approach to DE&I. With more than 25 years of cross-industry experience, Michelle explains why companies should see DE&I strategies as catalysts for improving performance, productivity and innovation.

Innovative business leaders recognize that in order to stay competitive, they must diversify their organizations and make them more inclusive.  In this limited series, Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait invites fellow industry leaders to discuss how building a strong DE&I foundation enables companies to reach the next level of business success. Hear from cutting-edge DE&I thought leaders at Knac, BlackRock, Checkr, X (the moonshot factory), Okta, Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and HubSpot as...

In this episode, Jon invites Arthur Matuszewski, VP of Talent at Better, to share how his company climbed the Hiring Maturity curve. Better offers customers a streamlined mortgage process to eliminate fees, additional steps and appointments – making it easier to buy a home at the best available rates. Arthur discusses how Better went from 400 to 4,400 employees in just over one year by focusing on quality, autonomy and operational strategy.

In this episode, Jon invites recruitment expert Tim Sackett, founding board member of the Association of Talent Acquisition Professionals (ATAP) and author of The Talent Fix, to share how successful companies climb the Hiring Maturity curve by putting talent first. Tim believes the most important thing an organization can do is increase their core talent base: "It’s the one deliverable that HR truly controls that can have an extreme bottom-line impact to your organization."

In this episode of the Greenhouse Hiring Maturity success stories podcast, Jon invites Brian Breth, Vice President of Talent Acquisition at Fair, to discuss his company's Hiring Maturity journey. The app allows users to shop and sign for used cars based on personalized, affordable payments without long-term debt or commitment, negotiation or paperwork. Brian discusses how his talent team successfully leverages structured hiring to power the company's hyper-growth while maintaining...

In this episode of the Greenhouse Hiring Maturity success stories podcast, Jon invites Heather Doshay, VP of People at Webflow, to share how her company climbed the Hiring Maturity curve. Webflow is a SaaS company based in San Francisco that helps companies like Dell, Lattice, Zendesk and more create powerful, flexible websites and apps. Heather discusses how the talent team at Webflow went from Chaotic to Strategic on the Hiring Maturity curve in just 18 months.

In this episode of the Greenhouse Hiring Maturity success stories podcast, Jon invites Neil Casey, Global Head of Sourcing and Strategic Hiring at ThoughtWorks, to share how his company climbed the curve. ThoughtWorks is a global software consultancy that helps customers strengthen their core technology, scale with flexibility and create seamless digital experiences. Neil discusses how ThoughtWorks meets their global business goals by leveraging structured hiring and an adaptive mindset.

In this episode of the Greenhouse Hiring Maturity success stories podcast, Jon invites Erin Wilson, Chief Talent Officer at Team.ai, to share how his company climbed the Hiring Maturity curve. Team.ai is the intelligent talent department of the future; utilizing people, proven methods and unique technology solutions to deliver talent to their global customer base. Erin shares why Team.ai believes in approaching hiring with a proactive, data-driven mindset in order to achieve their business...

Today’s talent thought leaders know first-hand that a winning talent strategy drives real business results. In this limited series, Greenhouse President and Co-founder Jon Stross sits down with talent leaders from companies like The Knot Worldwide, Team.ai, Fair and ThoughtWorks to discuss their Hiring Maturity journeys. Discover how each featured company moved up the Greenhouse Hiring Maturity curve and what they learned along the way.

The war for Talent can always benefit from a different perspective, and Steven Broudy of Bevy has a unique blend of military experience and sales smarts. In this episode, we’re honored to talk to Steven, one of the top up and coming sales leaders in the industry and a former special ops sniper. He shares his own experiences in the power of authentic connection, how to navigate the tricky business of building trust and how to nurture future sales leaders.

People aren’t static, which means how we approach equity, diversity and inclusion isn’t static. It’s a muscle that needs to be continuously built. Over the last 20 years, Dr. Salima Bhimani has served as a consultant, researcher, educator and systems designer and now, as chief equity and inclusion systems strategist for Alphabet, she shares why we need to be open to trying and potentially failing, and why anything we do around ED&I needs us to be open to learning from each other.

Rideshare company Lyft hires over 200 people every month. How does their team manage that breakneck growth while continuing to plan in a strategic way, backed by clean, reliable data? And how do they balance scale while maintaining the excellent culture Lyft is known for? Mason Wong, Lyft’s recruiting systems administrator, gives the Talent Makers Studio an inside look into the HR tech stack Lyft relies on built around Greenhouse Recruiting and how the company’s approach to hiring holds up...

From scaling a marketing practice to scaling the entire TalkDesk team around the world, VP of Global Talent Shauna Geraghty shares her Talent Maker journey at software company TalkDesk. Discover the parallels between structured hiring and clinical psychology that Shauna applied to propel TalkDesk along a hyper-growth trajectory that traverses the globe across six offices.

Building a successful advertising empire takes more than quippy copy - it takes a lot of heart. Claude Silver has helped build and lead the team at VaynerMedia as the ad darling’s first-ever Chief Heart Officer. During this episode, hear how she has ridden the waves of change by building a culture of belonging and empowering teams to be purpose-driven, efficient and strong.

Growing teams is an art, and Teresa Dietrich’s career building tech teams is a testament to what great looks like. In this episode, Teresa shares how her experience across a wide array of companies spanning different industries and sizes solidified her belief that hiring, retaining and progressing the right people with the right skills is the best way to ensure smooth sailing in business.

For Chief People Officer Susan Lee, humility is one of the things she loves the most about working at SeatGeek, a company that helps the world enjoy live events. During this episode, Susan shares what she values in a strong recruiting team, and how that brings company culture to life in every part of the business, all within an environment of humility.