The Talent Development Hot Seat podcast - The Top podcast for L&D Professionals

Updated: 13 Oct 2025 • 489 episodes
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The Talent Development Hot Seat podcast is a show dedicated to helping you develop the most important part of your organization – the people! Each week, Andy shares interviews with Talent Development professionals, thought leaders, and experts to share best practices, learn about the latest trends and find out what has been successful in the world of talent development. This podcast and community are designed to enable you to be successful in the world of Talent Development. If you work in Learning and Development (L&D) this is the podcast for you Be sure to check out our website and join our membership community to learn more and connect with other exceptional talent development professionals. http://www.talentdevelopmenthotseat.com/

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Welcome back to the Talent Development Hot Seat Podcast! In today’s episode, host Andy Storch sits down with Dr. Colin Fisher, Associate Professor of Organizations and Innovation at University College London’s School of Management, to dive deep into the hidden processes that make teams—and organizations—thrive. From hi

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In this episode, host Andy Storch sits down with Jamie Albers, co-founder of Mento—a company at the forefront of transforming professional development with performance-based coaching solutions. Jamie shares her journey from Middle Eastern Studies to leading innovative teams at Google and eventually launching Mento, whi

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In this candid and insightful conversation, host Andy Storch welcomes back Mita Mallick to explore what effective leaders can learn from the worst bosses they've encountered. Drawing from her new book, The Devil Emails at Midnight: What Good Leaders Can Learn from Bad Bosses, Mita shares her personal journey, the arche

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Today on the Talent Development Hot Seat Podcast, host Andy Storch welcomes Cory Sanford, VP of Culture and Talent at Guidant Financial, HR consultant, speaker, and author of “hr. Are you kidding me? Surprisingly Simple Steps to Unlock the Power of People.” In this energizing conversation, Cory shares his unique philos

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Today I talk with my friend and coauthor, Mike Kim, personal branding expert, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and co-author of the brand new book Own Your Brand, Own Your Career. In this special episode, we discuss how we wrote our book, the importance of trust and the importance of personal branding for corpor

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Today, Andy Storch goes solo on the Talent Development Hot Seat to break down the misunderstood, high-impact topic of personal brand and what it really means, why it matters, and how anyone can start building theirs for career and organizational success. Subscribe to our weekly updates and monthly talent development ne

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