

The Chad & Cheese Podcast
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Everything people and workforce—recruiting, marketing, technology, talent management, and workforce economics—delivered with biting sarcasm and unapologetic snark. Industry misfits Chad Sowash and Joel Cheesman bring their no-holds-barred opinions to dissect news, trends, and the occasional dumpster fire. If you’re a hiring company, staffing firm, or vendor looking for insights (and a thick skin), these two won’t just tell you what’s happening—they’ll tell you why you’re probably doing it wrong. Buckle up, buttercup.
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Jan 27, 2022 • 4min
Here's Why You Oughta Know Otta
The Shred is a bite-sized bit of recruitment news to help make sure you’re in-the-know, even if you’re on-the-go. The Shred is brought to you by Recruitology.

Jan 26, 2022 • 35min
Europe is a Hot Mess
Europe is a hot mess right now. Boris is apologizing. Putin is (probably) invading. Belgium is rioting. Fortunately, you have Lieven and the boys, welcoming special guest Calin Stefanescu, CEO & Co-Founder at Dora (Happy Recruiter) to help sort out all the employment news, while you worry about geopolitics.In this episode:TotalJobs is sticking it to staffing agencies, the 4-day workweek is gaining popularity in Europe - although it's not popular with everyone on the podcast - and IKEA flexes it's corporate muscle with employees who fail to get on the vaccine train. What's choo-choo in Swedish?

Jan 24, 2022 • 31min
Firing Squad: BeRemote's Vivek Nigam
Work from home is a thing. Maybe you've heard. This means vendors hoping to support employers with a remote workforce have a lot of tailwinds going in the right direction. However, like most things, there are going to be big winners and some big losers, and everything in between. That brings us to BeRemote, a startup hoping to take advantage of this red hot trend. Do they have what it takes to survive Firing Squad?Gotta listen to find out.

Jan 21, 2022 • 46min
Steak 'n' Handshake, Extra Lattice
Love unicorns? How about triple unicorns? Well, we have two of those - Lattice and Handshake - to talk about this week. Yes, you're taking crazy pills, but the boys might have the remedy.Want more bangin' content?WorkStep, Deel, Bolster, DriverReach, Jobfindah, Vangst and Circa are in the news. Fairygodboss shows everyone how layoffs are done, Microsoft bets big on the metaverse and, of course, OnlyFans is continuing to help fuel The Great Resignation.You're welcome.

Jan 19, 2022 • 4min
New Funding Alert: Lattice Makes It Rain
The Shred is a bite-sized bit of recruitment news to help make sure you’re in-the-know, even if you’re on-the-go. The Shred is brought to you by Recruitology.

Jan 19, 2022 • 14min
Cult Brand REDUX
The Cult Brand series of podcasts have been some of the most popular episodes in the portfolio. Yeti, Chili's, Airbnb, and others have joined Chad & Cheese on the mic to discuss the importance of the brand. Post-pandemic, we're back with a whole new attitude and outlook on the employment brand. Buckle-up, boys, and girls. We have a new partner, a new cohost, and a new focus that's going to take the employment brand to a whole new level. Want to know more? Gotta listen to this live-from-a-bar trailer.Enjoy!

Jan 17, 2022 • 23min
Modern Recruiter Tech Stack w/ Madeline Laurano
At first glance, I didn't think this report would be very eye-opening.I. WAS. WRONG.The report stirs discussion around hard questions many HR and TA leaders have been asking themselves like.
What happens when HR leaders are severely disconnected from front-line recruiters?
What happens when it's harder to find recruiters than developers?
What happens when recruiters turn down working for your company due to a shitty tech stack?
Well, that day has arrived, and Aptitude Research's new report entitled: Talent Acquisition Technology and the Modern Recruiter only starts the discussions necessary in fixing a broken TA team, company, and industry.Chad and Aptitude founder, Madeline Laurano cover three of the seven key findings in the report.

Jan 14, 2022 • 46min
SeekOut vs. Paradox?
One of these topics is not like other podcast topics.
A new unicorn.
An acquisition.
A startup getting funded.
Google ticks off their workers.
Pay transparency.
Selling farts on TikTok for $1,000 a bottle.
If you guessed bottled farts, congrats. Now listen to this episode, covering all the above, and featuring Seekout, FactoryFix, ZipRecuiter, Bullhorn, and more.

Jan 12, 2022 • 4min
Bullhorn Acquires Automation Solution Able
The Shred is a bite-sized bit of recruitment news to help make sure you’re in-the-know, even if you’re on-the-go. The Shred is brought to you by Recruitology.

Jan 12, 2022 • 52min
Euro Extravaganza '22
This show has it all.
European predictions for 2022 (Oh boy, Monster's not going to like this).
LinkedIn news (Clubhouse isn't going to like this either).
A French unicorn named PayFit. (Cue the unicorn song)
Oh yeah, and Gerard Mulder, CEO of Dutch company Textkernel, and recent acquirers of US-based Sovren, joins the show to give his insights on all things world-of-work.The guys also dig into some recent startups - Hinterview and SonicJobs - that have garnered millions in funding.


