Tea Time with Talent Acquisition

Early-stage hiring isn't about filling vacancies. It's about laying the foundations of your company, your culture, and your future.  If you're a founder making your first hires or a talent professional supporting early-stage businesses, this episode is for you.

If you’ve ever wondered what recruitment looks like when AI becomes a core part of every job, this episode gives you the clarity (and reality check) you’ve been waiting for.

As AI continues to reshape recruitment, this episode is a timely reminder that technology should amplify great hiring not replace the empathy, judgement, and trust that only people can provide. If you're navigating the future of hiring, this is a conversation you won't want to miss.

Packed with practical lessons, leadership insights, and real-world examples from some of the world's fastest-growing companies, this conversation is a masterclass in building smarter talent organisations, driving efficiency, and creating lasting impact when resources are limited.

Packed with practical advice, honest reflections, and plenty of humour, this conversation is a masterclass in adapting to change, creating your own opportunities, and building a career on your own terms.

Drawing on experience across start-ups, scale-ups, and larger organisations, Rob shares why leadership isn't about taking over, micromanaging, or chasing individual wins, it's about knowing when to step in, remove obstacles, and help your team succeed.

If you sit and question why are we even in recruitment still, plenty to get stuck into and understand why!

From the rise of LinkedIn to the arrival of AI, Charles reflects on the major shifts that have transformed recruitment over the past 25 years and explains why the next 3–5 years could change the profession more than the last decade combined.

In the final episode for this season of Tea Time with Talent Acquisition, Zvjezdana Topalović, Head of Talent, unpacks the reality of hiring in high-growth, chaotic environments where there’s no structure, no employer brand, and no clear roadmap. Just ambition, pressure, and the need to get it right.

In this episode of Tea Time with Talent Acquisition, we unpack what it means to “hit the gas pedal” but with the right checks and balances in place.