

The Chad & Cheese Podcast
Evergreen Podcasts
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 20, 2021 • 34min
Firing Squad: BrightHire's Teddy Chestnut
While the world of recruiting is running toward a future of automation and a process devoid of human beings, others are championing a hybrid approach: Part human, part machine. Sorta like the Six Million Dollar Man. That brings us to BrightHire, which aims to equip human beings with technological advancements that turn them into cyborgs of the employment game. Think Robocop without the cool cars.Anyway, does cofounder Teddy Chestnut have what it takes to survive the Firing Squad? You gotta listen to find out.Brought to you by Pandologic, a programmatic job advertising platform that delivers a significant increase in job ad performance without any wasteful spending
Jan 18, 2021 • 4min
Unicorn Status
Bolstered by an additional $125 million of Series D funding, and a company valuation reaching $1.7 billion Personio has established financial stability to continue its rapid growth, while achieving the title of ‘unicorn’ at the same time.LISTEN FOR MOREBig thanks Recruitology for supporting The Shred. Recruitology brings machine learning and AI to virtual job fairs, remember when virtual job fairs were lame? Not anymore, check out how you can leverage candidate matching and programmatic job distribution with a virtual job fair at recruitology.com/employers.
Jan 15, 2021 • 43min
Greenhouse Green
Hallelujah podcasts can't be impeached! Because Chad & Cheese are always dancing on the line of what's legal in at least 17 states, and this week is no exception.Let's start with a big investment in popular ATS Greenhouse, then play a little Buy or Sell with a handful of other startup investments that went down this week. After that, the boys look into HireVue's latest pivot out of facial tech and discuss why others may follow their lead. Then, let's bookend the whole episode by discussing chatbot zombies. Yeah, we're not right in the head, but we go great with a nice bottle of bourbon on a cold night.Enjoy another week, sponsored by Jobvite, Sovren, and JobAdx.

Jan 14, 2021 • 3min
Greenhouse Lands $500M Investment
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 13, 2021 • 4min
CareerGig Acquires Moonlighting
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 13, 2021 • 30min
Tiger Boss
Adding to the long line of guests much smarter than the podcast hosts, The Chad & Cheese welcome author, entrepreneur, filmmaker, tech philosopher, and Death Metal singer Somi Arian to the show.Did someone say Death Metal?Somi is plugging her new book, "Career Fear (And How To Beat It), which talks about how A.I. is changing the world and how savvy professionals - talking to you, recruiters - can prepare to thrive in this fast-evolving world.Tiger matching prowess powered by Sovren. Sovren, software so human you'll want to take it to dinner.
Jan 8, 2021 • 44min
Paradox Learns How to Spetz
What a year so far, huh? The world needs a new beacon of hope, and Chad & Cheese are here to fill the void.On this week's show
Paradox learns how to Spetz
CareerBuilder does the walk of shame
Facebook helps clean your gutters and mow the lawn
Albertsons kicks delivery to the curb
and Illinois cleans up with weed
Smoke up, Johnny, then pay homage to sponsors Jobvite, Sovren, and JobAdx.
Jan 6, 2021 • 34min
Can A.I. Fix Hiring in 2021?
It's finally 2021. Can Artificial Intelligence finally takeover hiring?HiredScore's founder and CEO Athena Karp is one of the world's experts on A.I. and its impact on recruiting. Is it really the panacea to unbiased recruiting? Is all A.I. created equal? And will there still be human beings in recruitment 10 years from now?The boys cover all this and much more on this NEXXT exclusive. Enjoy!

Jan 5, 2021 • 4min
Paradox Gobbles-Up Israeli-Based Chatbot Startup
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 1, 2021 • 49min
2021 Predictions
It's the return of Sackadamus! Industry icon Tim Sackett joins Chad & Cheese for their 4th annual predictions show with an eye toward 2021. Thank baby Jesus 2020 is almost over!Enjoy this recap of 2020's predictions (spoiler alert: wrong buzzer soundbites aplenty), three predictions each for 2021, and even a listener question. Cheers to a New Year, and more of the same excellence from HR's most dangerous podcast.All 2021 predictions powered by Sovren, Jobvite, and JobAdX..


