Skill Sharp: The Podcast

Unless you've been completely offline, you've witnessed the undeniable shift from a centralized, studio-led media industry to the booming creator economy. While some of us recognized this trend early on, the transition is now in full swing, demanding that both corporations and creative talent adapt quickly. If talent communities don't evolve alongside corporate initiatives, the creator economy risks falling short of its potential. SkillSharp The Podcast dives into this critical collaboration needed for successful evolution. This week, we welcome David Bracken, a serial entrepreneur with a track record of launching successful marketing, new products, and tech start-ups. David will unpack the growing power of creators and share actionable best practices for brands to forge collaborative intersections that lead to collective wins.Support the showFor more sharp content, visit Skill-Sharp.com - Like & Subscribe. Stay Sharp!

Land Your Dream Job Without Applying: Secrets of the Passive Candidate MarketSkill Sharp: The Podcast welcomes Robin Choy, Co-Founder & CEO of HireSweet, to reveal the recruiting secrets passive candidates and active job seekers  want to know.  This episode will uncover what LinkedIn profiles and keywords get noticed by recruiters. Learn exactly what headhunters look for in passive candidates, and the tools they use to engage and build relationships with top talent. Whether you're actively job searching or not, you don't want to miss these recruiting secrets. Visit Skill-Sharp.com to subscribe for more career tips and success insights. Stay Sharp!Support the showFor more episodes visit Skill-Sharp.com and subscribe. Stay Sharp!

Reignite Your Career with Purpose!Our world is more demanding than ever. Striking a balance between professional success and personal fulfillment can feel impossible.This week on Skill Sharp, we bring you Olukoya Davis, a powerhouse leader who defies the odds. Olu manages a high-pressure role as the Vice President of Brand Partnerships for the National Basketball Players Association's creative agency, THINK450. Yet, he also dedicates himself to empowering youth as the President and Chairman of the Board of 100 Black Men of Los Angeles.Join us as Olu shares his secrets to building a purpose-driven career that:Balances ambition with personal fulfillment.Leverages your passions for real-world impact.Fuses culture, creativity, and monetization to find true satisfaction.Get ready to be inspired! Listen to Olu rekindle your fire and ignite your career journey.This episode is perfect for:Professionals feeling burnt out or unfulfilled.Anyone seeking a more meaningful career path.Leaders who want to balance ambition with social impact.Tune in and subscribe to Skill Sharp today! www.skill-sharp.comSupport the Show.For more episodes visit Skill-Sharp.com and subscribe. Stay Sharp!

Want real-world experience in the entertainment and sports industry that gets you noticed? Launch Your Career at AEG! In this episode of Skill Sharp: The Podcast, we chat with April Barfield, Senior Manager of University Relations at AEG, the powerhouse behind global entertainment and sports experiences. April shares internship hacks on how to land an internship at AEG, including interview and career prep advice to help you stand out, and examples of projects you'll be handling during your internship. Are you a savvy and driven college junior or senior? This episode is your roadmap to launching your career at AEG!Support the Show.For more episodes visit Skill-Sharp.com and subscribe. Stay Sharp!

Back with the Skill Sharp Team for a straight second year, Financial Advisor, Ulrick Edmonds, shares his insights and expertise for everyone, including young people to seasoned executives, to manage their finances for a more prosperous future.  Ulrick's generous and intentional style will inspire and empower you to get the financial education and take the simple steps to build the future of your dreams.Support the Show.For more episodes visit Skill-Sharp.com and subscribe. Stay Sharp!

Are you on track to reach your financial goals for this year?Financial advisor Ulrick Edmonds is with us to help us get and keep our money right.Support the show

In business, great executive leaders have the ability to see things differently. Exceptional leaders have the vision and capacity to change the game entirely. Skill Sharp: The Podcast is excited to present a game-changing conversation with Maggie Rubey Lynch who is a global senior executive and pioneer in designing, building, and running in-house executive search and recruitment teams.  Known in the corporate world as being an innovative leader with strong business acumen, Maggie is someone who focuses on the bottom line by quickly establishing credibility and building strong relationships at all levels.  Her ability to align talent strategy to business goals and objectives is key to her story. Listen to Maggie's early career journey, some critical people that championed her along the way, and the experience of successfully launching an in-house executive search function at one of the largest media companies in the world. Maggie shares valuable gems of wisdom and inspiration that will make you see your opportunities in a new light.  Don't just create competitive advantages, be a competitive advantage! For this and more content, visit www.Skill-Sharp.com Stay Sharp!Support the show

Remember the beginning of the internet, streaming, or the cloud? All experienced tumultuous starts. But for some of those leaders and companies that stayed the course through the ups and downs, they have achieved unbelievable success. Skill Sharp: The Podcast welcomes Web3 expert and consultant, Rodney Morris back to take us a little deeper into the future of the Metaverse. Rodney will share why people from all backgrounds can find value in being early to the Metaverse. Beam us up, Rodney! Listen to this and other episodes at www.Skill-Sharp.comSupport the show

Have you heard of Web3? Are you already working in a Web3-related job? For those unfamiliar, consider it the new Creator Industrial Complex. With more headlines, articles, podcasts, and company name changes related to the Metaverse, Crypto, and NFTs, it is critical to understand this new frontier and the real opportunities offered. This week on Skill Sharp: The Podcast, Todd, Mike, and Brian welcome Rodney Morris, Entrepreneur, Investor, and Web3 Consultant. In Part 1, Rodney shares an easily understood deep dive into the world of Web3 we are already living in and what's to come. Check out Part 2 of our interview coming soon. For this and more Skill Sharp episodes, visit www.Skill-Sharp.comSupport the show

This is the best of times for some professionals and executives. The job market is red hot, and some are striking it rich. Others are being left out, and many are just changing chairs. In this episode of Skill Sharp: The Podcast, Todd, Mike, and Brian sit down with Nate Constantine, President of Constantine Partners, LLC, a thriving search firm working with a wide array of clients nationally. From Ecommerce, Crypto, Finance, and Tech jobs, Nate explains how the red job market is already focused on what will eventually be a more expansive Metaverse. For professionals, are you preparing yourself for this new reality? Employers, are you hiring the right people today and cultivating a skilled pipeline of talent for the future? Listen in to gain a competitive advantage. Visit www.skill-sharp.com for our media library.Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

Welcome to season three of Skill Sharp: The Podcast! In sports and life, making the proper adjustments is critical to success. Often, thoughts and feelings from the past or judgments made on current circumstances cloud our ability to make proper adjustments. In this episode of Skill Sharp: The Podcast, Mike, Todd, and Brian speak with LaFern Cusack, Executive Producer, long-time host of ESPNLA's The Experience with LaFern Cusack, and CEO of inFERNo Productions. She explains how next-level thinking has kept her a step ahead in her career development and creative success. For some, survival is a success. LaFern's encouraging words will help us embed next-level thinking into our daily practice. To access this episode and our previous seasons, visit www.skill-sharp.comSupport the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

Skill Sharp: The Podcast is excited to present part 2 of our conversation with Richard Harrigan and Lybrant "LB" Robinson, co-owners of the Tri-State Warriors football franchise. We will learn more about the league, the Women's Football Alliance, what inspired Rich and Lybrant to launch a new football franchise, and how their professional skill sets help them be good coaches. We hope you enjoy Part 2. www.tristatewarriors.comSupport the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

Skill Sharp: The Podcast is thrilled to welcome Rich Harrigan and Lybrant “LB” Robinson to discuss how to discover and live your professional dreams. Rich and LB are business partners, fraternity brothers, and best friends who just launched a professional women's football franchise, Tri-State Warriors, based in New Brunswick, NJ. These entrepreneurs and football coaches are changing lives and improving communities through living their dreams. Enjoy Part 1, and don't miss Part 2 when we discuss the emergence of professional women's football and their vision for the Tri-State Warriors (Be Bold. Be Brave. Be Better.) www.tristatewarriors.comSupport the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

We all need a crash course in Cybersecurity! Ransomware attacks, data breaches, and other major hacks like Solarwinds are being reported daily. Would you be surprised to learn there are nearly 3.5 million open Cybersecurity jobs globally?   Skill Sharp: The Podcast is fortunate to have Shalon Simmons, CISSP, Founder & CEO of Secure Global Solutions and Global ICT with us. Shalon is one of the preeminent senior Cybersecurity & Technology executives in the world.  In this episode, she shares compelling stories that include living abroad, becoming a Cybersecurity architect, and founding two successful Cybersecurity businesses. In her consulting practice, Shalon advises clients that the most critical vulnerability is not their technical systems or digital networks - it's their employees who are more and more susceptible to social engineering. You will learn what social engineering is and how you can prepare yourself to counter these vulnerabilities and threats. We must bridge the digital divide and build greater technical literacy in our communities and workplaces.Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

The recruiting process remains a mystery to most candidates. This week's Skill Sharp: The Podcast welcomes Jon Pastoria, Talent Acquisition and Recruiting Leader, who will share his experience and insights building recruiting teams, processes, and systems for companies in different industry sectors. This insider knowledge of recruiting processes will help your career navigation and ability to foster more effective relationships with recruiters.Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

Companies depend on client success to drive sustained revenue and business growth. In this week's Skill Sharp: The Podcast, we welcome Joseph Banda, an enterprise-level client success executive, that specializes in business development and relationship management across a diverse set of industries. In this inspiring discussion, Joseph relates his subject-matter expertise to how professionals across all functions and levels can establish a system of day-to-day success on the job and throughout a career. If you are working to improve your skills in networking, seeking a new job, or striving to advance in your career, don't hesitate to listen to this episode! Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

Check out this week's Skill Sharp: The Podcast as we launch the Recruiters' Roundtable, Featuring Christina Cha. Christina is a creative and technical recruiting executive with experience working for top media and tech brands. She joins Michael, Todd, and Brian to discuss the super-hot job market for candidates and how companies are dealing with the shortage of experienced recruiters. If you want intel from media recruiters to build your near and long-term job search strategies, don't miss this episode.Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

Listen in on this week's podcast as we discuss a variety of topics like salary negotiations and being your best self in the workplace (be like water). This episode will definitely help fuel your journey toward career development and success.Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

Skill Sharp: The Podcast welcomes Lisa Gillette, CEO of BIG SKY Coaching & Consulting.  Lisa worked in the corporate arena for over twenty-five years, the last ten years as an executive in sports media. Today, Lisa focuses on her work as an equal pay activist, DEI advocate, and keynote speaker sharing her expertise, experience, and practical "step by step" strategies with female leaders and the male colleagues who support them. This episode of Skill Sharp will inspire and propel you beyond any professional constraints to achieve career success. Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

Win, win, win, win! This week's Skill Sharp: The Podcast features Emmy award-winning Talent & Production Executive Roy Hamilton. Roy is CEO of RLH Entertainment and Executive Producer of Run It Again Sports Podcast with former NFL star Ron Pitts and Super Bowl-winning coach Mike Martz. It is rare, professionally, to win at multiple levels, so join us as we learn from Roy how he successfully transitioned from star high school, college, and NBA athlete to being an industry-leading executive in Talent Development and live Sports Production. Roy also shares insightful stories about the launch of FOX Sports, UCLA Basketball and being one of John Wooden's last recruits, and his interest in the business of television early in life.Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

We are extremely fortunate to have Marsha Haygood, Founder & CEO, StepWise Associates, LLC join us on Skill Sharp: The Podcast. Kicking off season two, Marsha is an Empowerment Coach, Author, Entrepreneur, Thought-Leader, and Influencer who will inspire you with her philosophy of "Moving Forward With Purpose." Professionally and personally, Marsha's message of hope and taking action will propel you in 2021. #leadership #empowerment #LittleBlackBookofSuccessSupport the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

Social Impact is the latest buzz-term driving corporate and philanthropic agendas worldwide. Join Skill Sharp: The Podcast as Todd, Mike, and Brian speak with Corral Consulting's Richard Corral and Elia Sanchez about their innovative work in Social-Cause Marketing. Richard and Elia are building alliances to inspire and amplify the social impact made by the Latinx community in So. California and beyond. Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

On this special Veterans Day episode of Skill Sharp: The Podcast, Mike, Todd, and Brian speak with veterans, Cathy Torres (Marines), Alissa Prewett (Army), and Jeffrey Jaymes Prater (Navy), who have transitioned to civilian careers in the Media & Entertainment industry. This revealing discussion highlights the goal setting, key learnings, and career strategies these emerging professionals have utilized to pursue their career passions and dreams.Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

Guest Audre Pile is the Supervisor Post Production and Localization at SDI Media.Audre Pile is English Dubbing Supervisor, for the Los Angeles office of SDI Media Inc., responsible for developing and overseeing the production of multi-language dubbing into English. She currently runs a team of recording and editing engineers that bring voice over talent into studio and dub animation and live action content for international clients. She works with entities like Netflix, HBO, Warner Brothers, Imagica, and Pixelogic on Union and non-union dubbing projects.Pile joined SDI in 2018. Halfway through she began her studies for paralegal certification at UCLA Paralegal Extension program and has just wrapped on her year long course. Audre hopes to combine her love of filmmaking, her acquired skills in supervising and her certification in law to lead her to the next step in the entertainment industry. Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

Career Navigation & Mobility with special guest Jolene Timmons, Director of Recruitment for one of the world’s top Talent Agencies.Skill Sharp explores former colleague Jolene Timmons’ journey from temp employee at Warner Bros. Stores to leading the Recruitment Department at one of the world’s largest talent and entertainment Talent Agencies. Jolene discusses how she successfully identified mentors who helped her develop her skills to prepare her for a career in Recruitment first within Warner Bros. to her current role. Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

Did you miss the news that LinkedIn is the #1 recruiting platform on earth? Some people did not get that memo, so in this episode of Skill Sharp, Mike, Todd, and Brian will decode the power of LinkedIn. The guys will demystify why companies love LinkedIn so much and explain, from an insiders’ vantage point, how recruiters use the system. They will teach you how you can build your professional brand, create a thriving network, and engage your favorite companies. LinkedIn is like having a recruiter working for you 24x7.Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

This week on Skill Sharp, The Podcast we’re joined by Dr. Chaz Austin, career resource specialist and author of “101 Ways to Find Work and Keep Finding Work For the Rest of Your Career.” Dr. Chaz has consulted with some of the largest and most well-known companies in the world and has coached countless people on how to assess their strengths and how to brand and market themselves for long term career success in the fields of their choice. Listen in as Dr. Chaz shares ways to monetize your passion, techniques to get your resume to the top of the stack, and much more!Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

Call it getting your house in order or preparedness like in the military, to gain a competitive advantage and stay sharp, self-assessments are your secret weapon. In this episode of Skill Sharp: The Podcast, join Todd, Mike and Brian discuss the power of self-assessments and how analyzing your skills and performance is your competitive advantage. Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

Skill Sharp explores the importance of Networking to help your career navigation. According to one LinkedIn study, 85% of its users found their job from their own networking efforts. Join the discussion on how to develop good networking habits from one-on-one calls, zoom or webex meetings and online networking events.Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

In the first edition of Skill Sharp: The Podcast, hosts Mike, Todd, and Brian dive headfirst into the confusion and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss job market trends and provide actionable steps professionals can take to get back on track or make the dreaded career pivot. You don’t want to miss the strategies shared on how to adapt and overcome what some are calling the most challenging year in years, 2020.Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)

Skill Sharp: The Podcast is a fun, yet analytical look at the one thing every person over the age of 18 has to deal with for more than 40-50 years of their lives, their professional careers. Skill Sharp is hosted by three former colleagues, Michael Daniels, Todd Nakasone, and Brian Wright, with over 60 years of combined recruiting experience working for some of the top media brands in the world, such as Warner Bros., FOX, NBC, Disney, House of Blues, and more. With millions out of work and uncertainty and instability growing as professionals try to make ends meet, Skill Sharp is like a career-wiki, providing the critical career strategy support and insights that are needed today. Tune in every Thursday, as a new episode of Skill Sharp: The Podcast drops. Subscribe and follow us on social media @skillsharppodcast or email us your career questions at skill-sharppodcast@gmail.com Support the show (https://cash.app/$SkillSharp)