CONVERSATIONS WITH THE BEST TA LEADERS

Unicorn Whisperer Podcast

Featured Episode: Jim Miller

Jim Miller has spent over 25 years redefining how companies hire, from his early agency days at Allegis Group to building global recruiting infrastructure at Google and now leading People & Talent at Ashby, one of the most advanced recruiting platforms in the industry. His career blends curiosity, systems thinking, and a commitment to quality that has helped shape how modern recruiting teams operate at scale. Jim isn’t just an operator, he’s a builder of better systems, better teams, and better thinking around what “great hiring” truly means.

Key Links

Ashby’s Careers page: https://www.ashbyhq.com/careers
Follow Jim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm/

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Eric Guidice 10/14/25 Eric Guidice 10/14/25

How Jim Miller Built a Career on Quality, Curiosity, and Disruption

Jim Miller, Head of People & Talent at Ashby, shares how curiosity and craftsmanship built his career from agency recruiter to Google to Ashby. He explains why quality beats quantity, how transparency elevates hiring, and what today’s TA leaders must learn to stay ahead.

Eric Guidice 9/15/25 Eric Guidice 9/15/25

Build Better Recruiting Pitches with Katrina Kibben

Katrina Kibben is the founder of Three Ears Media, a recruitment marketing boutique that has trained thousands of recruiters across Unicorns like Zillow, Forever21 and Instacart, on how to write job postings that attract the right candidates.

Eric Guidice 8/19/25 Eric Guidice 8/19/25

Mastering AI as a Talent Leader with Michael Brown

Michael Brown, founder of Door3 Talent and former VP of Global Talent Attraction at Snyk, shares how AI is reshaping recruiting. From resume fraud detection to prompt engineering, he breaks down where talent leaders can harness AI to work smarter and deliver better candidate experiences.

Eric Guidice 6/17/25 Eric Guidice 6/17/25

From Wall Street to VC Talent: Alex Wu on Scaling Startups with Precision

Alex Wu, SVP of Talent at Left Lane Capital, shares how she helps founders scale smarter. With insights from hundreds of venture-backed companies, Alex breaks down what great recruiting looks like at every stage of scale.

Eric Guidice 5/15/25 Eric Guidice 5/15/25

From Coordinator to Unicorn Leader — Lessons from Andrew Cesarz

Learn how Andrew Cesarz scaled talent at top tech companies. We talk intake session discipline and how outbound sourcing still wins. A must-listen for recruiting leaders navigating change and growth.

Eric Guidice 4/13/25 Eric Guidice 4/13/25

Cassie Leemans on VC Talent Strategy, Interviewing, and Building Unicorns

Cassie Leemans, VP of Talent at Craft Ventures, shares real stories and frameworks built from Unicorn experience to advise founders on optimizing interviews, and building a high-performing recruiting function

Eric Guidice 2/16/25 Eric Guidice 2/16/25

5 Lessons from Darren Bush on Breaking Into and Thriving in Talent Acquisition

Darren walks through his rise to leadership through TA technology at Ericsson, what he’s looking for in the next generation of TA Talent, and his projects to help candidates find their way in this post- AI job market