The Breakthrough Hiring Show

About The Breakthrough Hiring Show

Welcome to The Breakthrough Hiring Show: Recruiting, AI, and Talent Strategy, a podcast for leaders building better hiring systems and stronger teams. Hosted by James Mackey, the show features conversations with founders, CEOs, talent leaders, and recruiting experts on how great companies hire, scale, and adapt as technology changes the talent landscape. Episodes cover talent acquisition strategy, recruiting operations, AI, automation, candidate experience, hiring analytics, and executive decision-making. You will learn how to build scalable hiring systems, use AI and recruiting technology effectively, improve the hiring process, and make talent acquisition a competitive advantage. Built for founders, executives, talent acquisition leaders, recruiters, and hiring teams. Thank you to our sponsors, SecureVision and June, for making this show possible.

Publisher

James Mackey

Category

business · business · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Feb 2022

Latest episode

18 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

84 of 227 episodes have a transcript.

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   18 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   EP 226: Navigating Modern TA Operations in 2026

   Host James Mackey interviews Jeremy Lyons, Co-Founder of RecOps Collective, about modern recruiting operations, AI implementation pitfalls, and data-driven hiring culture.

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   4 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   EP 225: From Animal Behavior to Talent Teams: Leading with Positive Reinforcement

   Host James Mackey interviews talent acquisition executive Jennifer Anker about applying animal behavior principles to lead recruiting teams with positive reinforcement and empathetic feedback.

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   21 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   EP 224: The Coaching Mindset Behind Great Hiring

   Host Michael Prem, Head of Recruiting at Skyflow, shares his coaching-first hiring philosophy, emphasizing adaptability and trust over perfect talent in fast-paced startup environments.

Who has been a guest on The Breakthrough Hiring Show

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

• Jeremy Lyons
• Jennifer Anker
• Michael Prem
• Vincenzo Fasulo
• Aurelien Drieu

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

18,320

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

28 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

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

Quality

91

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

51

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Books guests

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