Pro Talks

Jason and I caught up on what it means to be a (great) VP People, how and why disruptive companies should think about their behaviour, and people and workplace culture.   

A little about Jason; "I realised early in my career that I wasn't born to do work that means nothing to me."   

- Corporate Law escapee 

- People & Talent leader who co-builds human-centric startups 

- Speaker, Panelist & Writer 

- Founder radically re-imagining culture in the workplace and beyond  

Then: People Guy @ Huckletree. People Guy @ Casper before that. People Guy @ WeWork *before* before that!  

Now: Founder @ Black Unicorn. VP, People @ Girlfriend Collective. Ambassador @ Huckletree. Mentor @ Backstage Capital."  

Hillel and I caught up briefly on how he advises startups on growth, being (and becoming) a key opinion leader, establishing trust, and his thoughts on content creation. There are some amazing gems in this conversation for entrepreneurs, marketers and business people in almost any industry.  

Hillel Fuld has been named the 7th top tech blogger worldwide, Israel’s top marketer, and on Forbes, was dubbed “The Man Transforming Startup Nation to Scale up Nation.” Hillel is a global speaker, tech blogger, startup marketer, and leading online influencer. His work has been featured by CNBC, Forbes, Inc, Entrepreneur, TechCrunch, and many others.  Today, Hillel collaborates with companies such as Google, Oracle, and Microsoft to help early and later stage entrepreneurs take their local technology to a global scale. You can read or watch Hillel’s work across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and most recently, YouTube. You can learn more about him on his website: www.hillelfuld.com

This episode hosts Dan Stein, founder of HiPE Property Search, where we talk about the process of celebrity property search, the art of making good introductions, networking tips, and discuss the 'call vs. email debate'. It was awesome having Dan on the podcast, he's charisma and excitement for what he does is infectious.

This episode hosts Meytal Misrahi, senior growth manager at The Flex Company, where we dive into choosing love over fear, having a growth mindset, and the state of student debt. 

This episode hosts Shona Ghosh - UK Tech Editor at Business Insider - talking about tech journalism, social media, and the existence of Cheese Insider.

Andrew Spence joins Pro talks to discuss podcasting and producing - if you're thinking of getting started, listen to this.

This episode hosts Jeff Henriksen, founder and CEO of Thorpe Abbotts Capital; discussing hedge funds, investing, and lemonade stands. This episode is dynamite and not one to miss if you have any interest in finance or hedge funds, or if you just want to sound smarter to your friends.

This episode hosts Mike Sergeant from Sergeant Leadership Communications; discussing internships, the changing face of journalism, covering war zones and moments of human communication.

This episode hosts Shimon Cohen - Chairman at The PR Office - talking about his days as CEO at Bell Pottinger, the future of PR, and his tips and suggestions for someone starting out in the industry.