

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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Dec 25, 2020 • 40min
2020 Naughty & Nice List
Ya' better watch out. Ya' better not cry. Better not pout ... 'cause this is the naughty and nice edition of The Chad & Cheese Podcast.Who was bad? Who was good?Gotta listen to find out, but - spoiler alert - it's full of Floridians, webcam debauchery, and "wokeness" gone awry. Ho! Ho! Ho! And be sure to give the gift of visiting our sponsors, Jobvite, Sovren, and JobAdx this holiday season.
Dec 18, 2020 • 42min
Three Acquisitions and an Integration
Buy! Buy! Buy! The money just keeps flowing into the employment industry this holiday season, as Talent Inc. - the folks behind ResumeRabbit, Top Resume, and others - has sold for a reported $100 million. Yowza! Plus, iCIMS paid a reported $60 million for Altru (but the boys aren't buying it). What else? How about Phenom making an acquisition, Jobvite lands a LinkedIn power move, Turing raising $32 million, and ZipRecruiter eyeing a 2021 IPO. Pandemic? What pandemic!?!?! As always, this podcast is proudly powered by Jobvite, JobAdx, and Sovren.

Dec 16, 2020 • 3min
What Pandemic? ZipRecruiter Eyes IPO
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.
Dec 16, 2020 • 36min
Firing Squad: Sourcr's Chris Almond
Review sites are hot and valuable. Just ask Glassdoor, which sold for over a billion dollars last year. But do reviews translate to staffing agencies and recruiters? Startup Sourcr thinks so, and their founder, Chris Almond, is willing to face the Firing Squad to pitch his business. Will this Australian-HQ’d biz survive the harsh Q & A or be flushed like a rotting bloomin’ onion?Gotta listen to this PandoLogic exclusive to find out.

Dec 14, 2020 • 4min
iCIMS Chalks-Up Another Acquisition
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.
Dec 11, 2020 • 44min
Mystery Acquisition
Ever been stood up on a date? Yeah, we know the feeling after being stood up by our TOP STORY this week, although we're making lemons into lemonade and point you toward an acquisition. Shhhh, don't tell anyone.Plus Shakespeare, Wonder Woman, and free flights to Hawaii means this episode has it all. Another active week in recruiting saw more start-up investment, more shots at Dice, more competition for Indeed, and much more. Enjoy this Shaka-filled edition, sponsored by Jobvite, JobAdx, and Sovren. Mahalo!

Dec 10, 2020 • 4min
Indeed's Got Some New Competition
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.
Dec 9, 2020 • 30min
Comedy, The Best Medicine
It's 2020. If you don't laugh, you'll cry. That's why the boys bring Ray Ellin, comedian and founder of Comedy Cloud to the podcast. Ellin's company brings top-notch comedians to corporate Zoom calls. In addition to laughs, we're talkin' better employee morale, engagement and just a break from the daily monotony of working.Take a break, grab some headphones and have a few laughs on us and our sponsor NEXXT.
Dec 6, 2020 • 22min
Lightning in a Paint Can
Question: When does paint in a can become lightening in a bottle? Answer: At 1 million+ TikTok subscribersWe recently talked about Tony Piloseno, a former Sherwin-Williams employee and TikTok superstar who was recently fired from Sherwin-Williams for posting videos about his passion, paint. It didn't matter that Tony had a million and a half followers or had videos with a million views; what was important was the integrity of the brand, blah, blah, blah. Listen to Tony's story and why companies need to wise-up to the fact that empowering employees on social media might actually be a good thing. Powered by Symphony Talent helping companies find their inner Cult Brand.
Dec 4, 2020 • 42min
The Big Slack-quisition
Did someone order a weekly podcast with extra Slack? This week, the boys dive headfirst into...
Salesforce acquires Slack - what does that mean for the likes of LinkedIn / Microsoft,
Are stock options for gig workers,
Talkpush & Vervoe are gettin' cozy,
Hiring in the wine industry going all tech,
and Monster has come a long way since Super Bowl ads, not in a good way.
As always, your favorite podcast is sponsored by Jobvite, JobAdx, and Sovren.


