Hiring Excellence with Johnny Campbell

About Hiring Excellence with Johnny Campbell

Welcome to the ‘Hiring Excellence’ podcast, where each week, SocialTalent CEO and Co-Founder Johnny Campbell takes you on an insightful journey into the world of recruitment and talent acquisition. Join Johnny as he chats with industry thought-leaders, pioneering experts, and influential authors, exploring their unique insights and expertise. From groundbreaking strategies to the latest trends, ‘Hiring Excellence’ delivers actionable advice and innovative ideas to help you navigate and succeed in the ever-evolving landscape of work.

Publisher

SocialTalent

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Jul 2020

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

244 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   AI Native, Still Human: Where AI Belongs in Recruiting

   Most TA teams are using AI to cope with more volume. Fewer are asking where it belongs. This episode replays AI Native, Still Human, a conversation from our SocialTalent Live webinar in September. Johnny talks to Kyle, Director of Talent Acquisition at Grindr, and Mick, co-founder of Smart Jobs. Kyle explains how an AI chief of staff built by his own recruiters takes a role from kickoff to launch in five minutes. Mick brings a sales lens: not every candidate is equal, because of how they found you.

2. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Employer Branding on a Shoestring: What Works in 2026

   Most employer brand teams are small and stretched. Hannah King, Head of Employer Brand and Recruitment Operations at Straumann Group, joins Johnny to share what drives results without a big budget. They cover measuring impact beyond vanity metrics, why recycling content beats chasing new ideas, and how one recruiter with a phone turned employee stories into higher reach and engagement. A practical listen for anyone who needs to prove employer brand isn't fluff. Download Hannah King's Top Tips: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HKm845-2NJ652nO2UIExrLAhqT1t2bBh/view?usp=sharing

3. 

   23 Sept 2026

   When Talent Acquisition Meets Talent Management

   Most companies keep their high-potential lists and succession plans well away from recruiters. Merck opened both. Colleen Rush is Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt — around 11,000 hires a year across 60 countries. She joins Johnny to explain what changed when her team got access to that data, what recruiters now do with it, and the capacity, capability and internal agreement it took to get there.

Who has been a guest on Hiring Excellence with Johnny Campbell

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Molly Sly
• Ryan Stene
• Jeff Bettinger
• Elle LeBourg
• Olga Power

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

129,892

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.5 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

48

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

32