Now Recording Β· Season 1

Unboxing
the truth about how
businesses
really hire.

A thought-leadership podcast featuring senior talent leaders, founders and industry experts β€” sharing honest conversations about hiring, culture and leadership. No scripts. No corporate spin.

3+
Platforms
45–60
Minutes per episode
∞
Evergreen reach

Now Airing

Season 1 Β· Episode 3

Holly Steenson

Managing Director & Co-Owner

Hiring Truth
Leadership Conversations
Culture Decoded
No Corporate Spin
Real Insight
Talent Leaders
Honest Conversations
Unscripted
Hiring Truth
Leadership Conversations
Culture Decoded
No Corporate Spin
Real Insight
Talent Leaders
Honest Conversations
Unscripted
About the Show

What is Talent Unboxed?

Talent Unboxed is a thought-leadership podcast that strips away the polished PR and gets to the real conversations happening inside the world's best businesses. Every episode, we sit down with senior talent leaders, founders, and people pioneers to ask the questions most people are too afraid to put on record.

No scripts. No rehearsed answers. Just honest insight that genuinely helps candidates navigate the job market β€” and helps businesses build better teams.

Join the Conversation
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Audio & Video

Full video recording plus high-quality audio distributed everywhere your audience listens.

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Social Amplification

Clips, quote cards and LinkedIn posts from every episode β€” ready-made content for your personal brand.

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Evergreen Reach

Episodes continue generating listens, views and impact long after they go live. Your insight works forever.

Topics We Cover

What We Unbox

The conversations leaders need to have β€” but rarely do in public.

Topic 01
How Hiring Decisions Are Really Made

What actually happens in the room after the interview? We pull back the curtain on how leaders choose who gets hired β€” and who doesn't.

Topic 02
What Leaders Look For Beyond CVs

Skills, attitude, culture fit β€” what does it actually take to impress a hiring leader? Real answers from the people making the calls.

Topic 03
How Culture & Onboarding Actually Work

From day one to year one β€” we explore how the best companies build culture that sticks and onboarding that actually works.

Topic 04
What High-Performing Teams Do Differently

The habits, structures and leadership behaviours that separate elite teams from average ones β€” straight from those who build them.

For Potential Guests

Why Appear on
Talent Unboxed?

This isn't just a podcast. It's a platform for leaders who have something real to say β€” and a genuine desire to shape the future of work.

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Share Real Insight

Move beyond the headline and share the genuine lessons from your leadership journey. Your experience, hard-won and honest, is exactly what our audience needs to hear.

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Strengthen Your Personal Brand

Position yourself as a trusted, credible voice in the hiring and talent space. Reach a growing audience of leaders, founders and talent professionals across multiple platforms.

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Elevate Your Employer Brand

Showcase your organisation's culture, values and approach to talent β€” attracting the kind of candidates who align with how you work and what you stand for.

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Make a Meaningful Impact

Your words will help job seekers navigate the market more confidently, and help fellow leaders hire smarter. This is thought leadership with real-world consequences β€” for good.

The Format

Simple. Relaxed. Powerful.

We make it as easy as possible for you to show up and do what you do best β€” think and talk.

1
Light Prep

A brief pre-conversation to align on themes. No scripted questions, no rehearsal needed. Just context so you feel confident going in.

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Guided Conversation

45–60 minutes of genuine dialogue β€” audio and video recorded. Thought-provoking questions, real answers. No selling, just insight.

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Amplified & Shared

Your episode is edited, published, and promoted across Spotify, Apple, Google, and LinkedIn with clips and quotes you can share yourself.

Guest Exposure

Your Episode, Everywhere

Once your episode is live, it doesn't just sit on one platform. It's distributed everywhere your audience listens, promoted actively on LinkedIn, and continues driving value indefinitely.

● Spotify
● Apple Podcasts
● Google Podcasts
● LinkedIn Clips
● YouTube
πŸ“± LinkedIn Posts & Quotes
♾️ Evergreen β€” Forever Live
Episodes

Conversations Worth Hearing

Season 1 is underway. Real leaders. Real conversations. Real impact.

S1 Β· E02
Charlotte Craddock
Chief People Officer
People strategy at scale
Charlotte opens up on how Staysure approaches people strategy, what it really takes to build culture at scale, and the hiring decisions that shaped the business.
S1 Β· E03
Holly Steenson
Managing Director & Co-Owner
How curiosity creates leaders
Holly describes how curiosity is one of the most powerful traits in leadership. Driving innovation, growth, confidence, and better decision-making.
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Your Episode Here?

We're booking Season 1 guests now. Could this be your conversation?

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S1 Β· E03 Β· Now Airing
How curiosity creates leaders
Holly Steenson Β· Managing Director & Co-Owner
S1 Β· E02 Β· Now Airing
People strategy at scale
Charlotte Craddock Β· Chief People Officer
S1 Β· E01 Β· Now Airing
Founder story, the journey and the dream
Josh Harvey Β· Founder

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Our Mission
"To unbox the truth about hiring, support job seekers, help businesses hire better, and elevate honest leadership."

Brought to you by the team behind ACS Staffing Solutions β€” connecting great people with great businesses since day one.

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Ready to Unbox Your Story?

We're looking for senior talent leaders, founders, HR directors and people pioneers who have something real to contribute to the conversation about hiring and leadership.

If that sounds like you β€” or someone you know β€” we'd love to have you on the show.

βœ“ 45–60 minute conversation β€” low prep, high impact
βœ“ Distributed on Spotify, Apple, Google & LinkedIn
βœ“ Social clips & quotes to share on your own channels
βœ“ No selling β€” just real insight and honest leadership

Prefer to speak first? Reach out directly to chrisw@acsstaffingsolutions.co.uk and we'll find a time to chat about whether Talent Unboxed is the right platform for you.

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