The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

Jack Kelly, Founder and CEO of Compliance Search Group

In this episode, we flip the script and interview our co-host, Jack Kelly!

Jack did not always know he wanted to be a recruiter. Instead, he stumbled upon it after visiting a recruiting agency and having a friend recommend he meet someone in the business.

We look into the economics of recruiting and how many recruiters get their jobs...

Jack Kelly and Rick Chen explore what happened with Google's well-publicized blunders with its Gemini AI model. Rick explains what likely happened behind the scenes that resulted in the image generator creating odd illustrations and distorting the reality of historical events...

Arvind Jain, Founder and CEO of Glean

Arvind spent more than 10 years at Google, going from one of the company's first engineers when it was a startup to becoming a distinguished engineer. We find out just how he earned the promotions and what it took to land the title fewer than 1% of all engineers ever earn, including the tips and tricks many senior engineers try to take and why they might not work...

Justin Zhu, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Stand with Asian Americans

Michelle Lee, Counsel at Stand with Asian Americans

Asian Americans make up a large proportion of the U.S. professional workforce, but often, they are one of the least represented groups at every leadership level. Justin and Michelle describe how Stand with Asian Americans is fighting back and advocating for Asian Americans in the workforce and daily life...

Bonnie Dilber, Manager, Business Recruiting at Zapier

Bonnie leads the business recruiting team at Zapier, focusing on roles in the finance, sales, marketing, people, operations, support, legal and leadership teams. We dig into her untraditional background and why teachers might make the best recruiters and business leaders.

Bonnie also shares her hot takes and best tips about how to get hired at some of the leading companies, even in a tough job market...

Mark Dixon, Founder and CEO of IWG

When Mark founded Regus, now known as IWG, he was the first to offer co-working space on a large scale. We explore how workplaces, offices, and even commercial real estate have changed since he started in the company in 1989.

Mark explains how companies are increasingly choosing hybrid or flexible work schedules, which mix working from home and in-office time, resulting in a $2 trillion total addressable market opportunity...

Neil Dhar, Vice Chairman, Co-Head of Consulting at PwC

We explore the secrets and advantages of longevity in the professional services industry, focusing on the advisory and consulting profession.

Neil has spent more than 30 years at PwC and has held various leadership roles across the firm's different service lines—everything from M&A deals, risk assurance, advisory and consulting...

Katya Laviolette, Chief People Officer at 1Password

Katya gives us a sneak peek into how recent mass layoffs in the tech, banking and finance industries have impacted the job market. She reveals that 1Password receives as many as 12,000 resumes every month and job postings for internships can add another 20,000.

We ask Katya to break down how to polish your resume and improve your candidacy to stand out in the hiring process and land the job offer...

Michelle Gonzalez, Corporate Vice President and Global Head of M12, Microsoft's Venture Capital Fund

Michelle explains how to really network and why most people think it's so artificial, transactional, or even cringe-inducing. She tells us about the cold emails she would send to entrepreneurs, investors, professors and other notable figures and what it was like to have dinner with Sam Altman and the founders of Lyft before they became household names...

Gleb Yushin, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Sila Nanotechnologies

Gleb has long been sought out for his background in materials sciences and physics background. Now, he's taken his expertise to clean energy and industries as diverse as connected devices and electric vehicles...