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The Breakthrough Hiring Show: Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Conversations

The Breakthrough Hiring Show: Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Conversations

By: James Mackey
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Welcome to The Breakthrough Hiring Show! We are on a mission to help leaders make hiring a competitive advantage.

Join our host, James Mackey, and guests as they discuss various topics, with episodes ranging from high-level thought leadership to the tactical implementation of process and technology.

You will learn how to:

- Shift your team’s culture to a talent-first organization.

- Develop a step-by-step guide to hiring and empowering top talent.

- Leverage data, process, and technology to achieve hiring success.


Thank you to our sponsor, SecureVision, for making this show possible!

© 2026 SecureVision Career Success Economics
Episodes
  • EP 205: Neat CVs Don’t Equal Potential, Look Beyond the Resume

    EP 205: Neat CVs Don’t Equal Potential, Look Beyond the Resume
    Apr 9 2026

    Growing up as the oldest of five, Tristan Mackrory was a teacher long before the classroom, a dynamic that still shapes how he leads today. That path took him from teaching into talent acquisition, and now into his role as VP of People & Talent at Almedia, where he’s helped scale teams through hypergrowth. In this conversation, he shares what breaks first at 100+ employees, what to build early to avoid it, and why unconventional talent often outperforms the expected path.

    Connect with host James Mackey on LinkedIn!


    Thank you to our sponsor, SecureVision, for making this show possible!


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    52 mins
  • EP 204: Scaling Yourself, Then Scaling the Business

    EP 204: Scaling Yourself, Then Scaling the Business
    Apr 7 2026

    Rona Shoaienia, grew up in Toronto after moving from Munich, and being surrounded by diverse cultures shaped how she sees people and potential. She studied psychology, traveled widely, and later experienced anxiety, an experience that reshaped how she leads and shows up at work. Now, as Head of Talent at Nue.io, she’s focused on building a well-oiled talent machine in hyper-growth where speed and quality have to coexist.

    Connect with host James Mackey on LinkedIn!


    Thank you to our sponsor, SecureVision, for making this show possible!


    Follow us:
    https://www.linkedin.com/company/82436841/

    SecureVision: #1 Rated Embedded Recruitment Firm on G2!
    https://www.g2.com/products/securevision/reviews

    Thanks for listening!
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    51 mins
  • EP 203: How Competitive Sailing and Global Perspective Shape Creative Hiring

    EP 203: How Competitive Sailing and Global Perspective Shape Creative Hiring
    Apr 2 2026

    Growing up in a small NYC apartment taught him resilience early, but traveling through Brazil and South Africa reshaped how he sees people and the world. From competing in sailing across countries to living nomadically, those experiences shaped a distinctive perspective on risk, trust, and opportunity. Colin Murphy now leads recruiting as Director at Method, where he focuses on what truly breaks through in hiring today by balancing process with creativity.

    Book mentioned: The Road to Character by David Brooks

    Connect with host James Mackey on LinkedIn!


    Thank you to our sponsor, SecureVision, for making this show possible!


    Follow us:
    https://www.linkedin.com/company/82436841/

    SecureVision: #1 Rated Embedded Recruitment Firm on G2!
    https://www.g2.com/products/securevision/reviews

    Thanks for listening!
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    1 hr and 12 mins
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