The freelance economy has 130,000+ staffing firms. Most fall into one of two traps: they become self-help communities with no real work, or they become faceless vendor mills that forget the people. IDLance avoided both. Andrea Dottling and Parker Grant built a 2,000-person instructional design commu...

Caroline Wanga once said, "If you can't be who you are, where you are… change where you are not who you are!" Kumari Williams has spent a career making sure people don’t have to make that choice. For over two decades, she has helped organizations build spaces where people feel truly seen, genuinely ...

Are the wars in Ukraine and Iran separate conflicts—or part of something larger? In this episode of At the Water’s Edge, Scott sits down with Paul Poast, Associate Professor at the University of Chicago, to unpack his argument that we may already be living in a new era of “world war.” Rather than a ...

Is your student stuck at the start line of their career? In this episode, Kevin Cameron sits down with Steven Rothberg, founder of CollegeRecruiter.com — a job search platform helping over a million students and recent grads find great careers every month. Steven shares why your first boss matters m...

Paul and Sean sit down with Kawel LauBech live from the WorldatWork Total Rewards ’26 floor for an engaging conversation on the future of HR. Kawel shares his extensive background in HR and leadership, dives into the evolving mission of WorldatWork, and offers insights into the future of HR, culture...

In this live episode, you’ll learn how to use AI in recruiting without making your process worse. Stef Nikitas shares how her team improved hiring speed, reduced interview no-shows, and kept human decision-making at the center while using AI tools. This is a practical look at what actually works, wh...