Episodes
Why Olympic Bronze Means More Than Gold with Chris Skelley MBE
In this episode, James sits down with Paralympic judo champion Chris Skelley MBE . From battling childhood bullying and being misdiagnosed by doctors, to finding strength through sport, Chris shares his powerful journey of re...
From Chatbots to Candidate Experience with Martyn Redstone
This week James is joined by Martyn Redstone, or as many in the industry know him, Mr. AI . Martyn’s been in recruitment for nearly two decades, with over a dozen years immersed in rec tech, and long before AI became the buzz...
Live from RecFest 2025 with Stephen O'Donnell
Recorded live from RecFest 2025 The Marketing Rules Podcast is sponsored by RChill https://www.rchilli.com/ #MarketingRules #TheVoiceOfRecruitmentMarketing To connect with St...
Live from RecFest 2025 with Stephen McGrath
Recorded live from RecFest 2025 The Marketing Rules Podcast is sponsored by RChill https://www.rchilli.com/ #MarketingRules #TheVoiceOfRecruitmentMarketing To connect with Step...
Live from Recfest 2025 with Sean Allen
Recorded live from RecFest 2025 The Marketing Rules Podcast is sponsored by RChill https://www.rchilli.com/ #MarketingRules #TheVoiceOfRecruitmentMarketing To connect with Sean:...
Live from RecFest 2025 with Matt Alder
Recorded live from RecFest 2025 The Marketing Rules Podcast is sponsored by RChill https://www.rchilli.com/ #MarketingRules #TheVoiceOfRecruitmentMarketing To connect with Matt: h...
Live from RecFest 2025 with Mark Chaffey
Recorded live from RecFest 2025 The Marketing Rules Podcast is sponsored by RChill https://www.rchilli.com/ #MarketingRules #TheVoiceOfRecruitmentMarketing To connect with Mark: h...
Live from RecFest 2025 with Jim Berrisford
Recorded live from RecFest 2025 The Marketing Rules Podcast is sponsored by RChill https://www.rchilli.com/ #MarketingRules #TheVoiceOfRecruitmentMarketing To connect with Jim: ht...
Live from RecFest 2025 with Bill Boorman
Recorded live from RecFest 2025 The Marketing Rules Podcast is sponsored by RChill https://www.rchilli.com/ #MarketingRules #TheVoiceOfRecruitmentMarketing To connect with Bill: h...
Why Podcasting Should be Talent Team's Secret Weapon with Nitin Sharma
This week, James is joined by Nitin Sharma, recruitment entrepreneur, podcast host and the mind behind RecTools. They dive into how podcasting is shaking up the world of talent acquisition. Nitin shares how what started as a ...
The Evolution of Recruitment Tech with Rob Green
In this episode, James is joined once again by Rob Green, Founder and CEO of RecTech. Making him one of the rare few returning guests. We dig into the evolution of the recruitment Tech industry the global impact of AI and how...
Train to be the best with Kate O’Neill
In this episode, James is joined by the always inspiring Kate O’Neill – recruitment coach, trainer, and now founder of a brand-new rec-to-rec agency focused on rookie talent. Kate shares her journey from falling into recruitm...
Don’t mention the lads mags with Gail Porter
In this episode, James speaks with Gail Porter, TV presenter, model, author and campaigner about her rise in the '90s media scene, her battles with alopecia and mental health and how she’s now using her story to advocate for ...
Don't mention AI with Matt Alder
In this episode, we welcome back Matt Alder, a frequent guest and expert in the field of talent acquisition, workplace future and fellow podcaster, for his fifth appearance on the Marketing Rules podcast. Matt and James dive ...
Has Talent Acquisition become weaker as a function with Katrina Colli…
Talent Acquisition teams have faced many challenges over the last few years, from the lack of strategic support, funding and understanding from leadership. Joining me this week is Katrina Collier, author and trainer, who is d...
A tech founder's journey into using AI with Mark Chaffey
A lot of tech businesses in talent acquisition and recruitment are now prefaced with the term AI. So as a founder of one of these businesses, when should start this AI journey? Joining me this week is Mark Chaffey, CEO at Hac...
The real reason you need a referral program with Sam Davies
Employee Referral programs don't work, so why should we bother them? Joining me this week to discuss this is Sam Davies, CEO at Realinks Sam talks to James about setting up Realinks as a non-techie, why technology can overcom...
How to foster innovation with Chantal-Lawren Welch
Fostering the current and next generation of innovators is a goal for most industries. Its even more critical in the advanced engineering industry where the pressure to innovate is ever-present. Joining me this week is Chanta...
Recruiters get marketing confused with fluff with Alexandra Chirica
Recruitment has had a chequered history with marketing and only in the last few years has it become strategically adopted and started to be seen as a necessity. Joining me this week is Alexandra Chirica, founder of Recfindr. ...
How to unbias the interview process with Michael Blakley
Interview bias takes many forms, from affinity bias to accent bias and with most biases we can be totally unaware that we are making them and the results will affect the candidate, the interviewer and the employer. Talking to...
Recruitment marketing versus employer branding with Sam Berthoud
For most businesses on a budget, deciding on the best place to spend that budget for talent attraction can mean difficult choices. So which is more effective for talent attraction, recruitment marketing or employer branding? ...
A storytelling mindset with Neil Mullarkey
The traditional view of a leader is serious, stoic and humourless, but are humour, laughter and storytelling the new leadership traits?Joining me this week is Neil Mullarkey, Comedian, author and business coach Neil discusses...
Building a Talent Acquisition Community and Movember with Edan Haddock
We talked many times on the podcast about how communities have become more and more important for brand building, but what if that's not the aim and it is simply to create a community of like-minded professionals? Joining me ...
How recruiter enablement and recruitment marketing can work together …
Recruiter enablement is a fairly new concept and definitions are ranging, but broadly it's to deliver resources and assets at the point of need for a recruiter. So how does recruitment marketing fit into this process? Talking...