Development Nerds

About Development Nerds

What it really takes to build a career and life you're proud of, told by the people who've actually done it. The Capability Edge is real career stories from leaders across every industry. The pivots nobody posts about. The failures that turned out to be the whole point. The fetal position moments that are way more common than anyone admits. And the decisions that actually built the career they have now — not the cleaned-up version, the real one. Hosted by Candice Mitchell, founder and CEO of Talent Collective, USA Today bestselling author of Choose You: For the People Who Refuse to Disappear, and a practitioner with nearly 20 years inside People functions. Solo episodes cover talent strategy, people capability, and meeting this moment, because AI is rewriting the rules and the organizations that bring their people along are the ones that will still be standing. This is not a highlight reel. This is the hallway conversation, out loud, on purpose. New episodes every Friday. Previously published as Development Nerds. Subscribe: talentcollective.org | Follow Candice on LinkedIn

Publisher

Candice Mitchell

Category

business · education · education

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

6 Nov 2024

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

108 of 125 episodes have a transcript.

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   9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   5 Reasons People Will Never Go Out of Style in the AI Era

   Candice Mitchell, founder of Talent Collective, explains why human connection and talent development remain essential in the AI era, offering insights for a fulfilling life and workplace.

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   4 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Stop waiting to be noticed: Build the career you want | JD Dillon

   Host Candice Mitchell interviews JD Dillon, a performance enablement expert, about proactively building your career and gaining visibility beyond just doing good work.

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   25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Future of Talent Development: 5 Shifts for 2027

   Host Candice Mitchell explores five critical shifts for talent development leaders to become strategic partners by 2027, offering actionable insights for proving impact and driving business value.

Inside a recent episode

5 Reasons People Will Never Go Out of Style in the AI Era

Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Ahead of money, ahead of fame, ahead of social class, IQ, you know, even their genes. And this finding is although I knew it because I've listened to other podcasts and I've watched the TED talk, but it really just, maybe I'm in a different phase of my life right now, but it really did hit me that the people who were most satisfied with their relationships at age 50 were the healthiest at age 80. And how happy they were in their relationships at 50 predicted how well they would age better than Better than their cholesterol, right? So think about that. Your doctor checks your cholesterol every year, but nobody is checking your friendships. […]

Who has been a guest on Development Nerds

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• JD Dillon
• Jason Lauritsen
• Kassy LaBorie
• Jenny Zook
• David Jones

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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91

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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