A podcast
ABOUT HOW GREAT OPERATORS ACTUALLY BUILD TEAMS.
Most hiring advice is vague, outdated, or disconnected from what actually happens inside real companies. This show is built on real conversations with operators, founders, and hiring leaders who have actually built teams that perform. No playbooks for clicks. No generic frameworks. Just how hiring actually works when there’s real pressure to get it right.
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New Episode Every Tuesday & Thursday
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New Episode Every Tuesday & Thursday 〰️
What the Show is About
The Breakthrough Hiring Show is a story-driven conversation podcast featuring experienced recruiting leaders in the tech industry. Each episode explores how formative life experiences, values, and principles shape the way they hire, lead, and scale teams.
Each episode gets into the experiences that shape how operators think, from their early background to what they are focused on today. The conversations cover how they build talent acquisition programs, how they approach hiring, and what it actually looks like inside growing companies, along with how they are growing into bigger roles both professionally and personally.
What You’ll Get From the Show
You’ll hear real stories from talent leaders who have built and scaled teams inside growing companies, along with a deeper look at how their personal experiences influence the way they make decisions and lead.
The goal is to give you practical insights you can apply to your own approach, delivered in a way that is engaging, thoughtful, and grounded in real experience.
What Makes This Podcast Different
This isn’t a promotional podcast. The focus is on the person behind the role, how they think, what they’ve learned, and how they approach both their work and their life.
It is meant to be honest, useful, and worth your time.
ABout the Host
The Breakthrough Hiring Show is hosted by James Mackey, Founder of SecureVision and June. He’s spent the past decade helping companies like GrubHub, Affirm, and Samsara build high-performing teams while staying close to how hiring is evolving.
James launched the podcast in 2022, centered around real conversations with the people behind great teams. He sits down with experienced leaders to unpack the stories, decisions, and principles that shape how great hiring actually gets done.
Follow along for new episodes and practical insights from the people building and scaling teams today.
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