Show Notes
She'll tell you the truth about what's broken in hiring, and what actually works. Most people in the industry won't.
It's easy to see a founder and podcast host and assume she just landed there. This conversation pulls back the curtain on the real journey behind one of the industry's most trusted advocates for human-centered hiring. Desiree brings clarity, conviction, and candor, and goes well beyond frameworks and titles to talk about leadership, accountability, and what it really means to be a good human at work.
Who she is: Desiree is the founder of Do Better Consulting, co-host of Talentless: A Recruiters' Podcast, and one of the industry's most trusted voices in modern talent strategy. She earned that trust by telling the truth, not by playing it safe.
What she does: She builds scalable, high-trust talent systems and helps organizations fix what's broken in hiring, focusing on what actually works instead of what just sounds good.
What she believes: That good hiring is human-centered, and that being a good human at work isn't separate from doing the job well, it's the whole point.
How she works: With clarity, conviction, and candor, and a high volt of energy and focus. Desiree leads with truth and accountability, naming what's broken so it can actually be fixed.
In this episode:
The truth about what's broken in hiring, and what actually works
How to build scalable, high-trust talent systems
Why leadership and accountability go beyond frameworks and titles
What it really means to be a good human at work
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