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Are job boards fixing hiring or just selling more clicks? 🤔 Chad & Cheese welcome Lou Goodman (*Job Board Revolution*) and Jobiqo CEO Martin Lenz to torch volume-based hiring, “quality vs. qualified,” broken ATSs, AI agents, and the future of job boards. Are they evolving… or quietly dying?

Is AI really killing white-collar jobs or is that just the excuse? The Chad & Cheese sit down with Allie Kelly of Business Insider to break down layoffs, hiring freezes, disappearing entry-level roles, and why interest rates, tariffs, and Fed policy, not robots, are doing the real damage. If you’ve been told "AI did it," this episode hits different.

Jeff Taylor helped invent job boards… then watched them break. From DJ booths to Monster, Super Bowl ads ranked “worst ever,” missed billions, dodging LinkedIn regrets, getting humbled by Zuckerberg, and surviving Ray Dalio’s corporate Fight Club. Jeff’s back with BoomBand to fix resumes, job postings, and hiring itself. Again. 🎤

AI didn’t kill creativity — it buried it under AI slop. Jim Kukral joins Chad & Cheese to rip into Coke’s AI ads, the coming “Chipotle Effect,” and why humanity’s last unfair advantage is being human. Jim even quit his job to throw wild, screen-free boat parties on Lake Erie. Are we headed for a Human Renaissance… or trapped in our digital cages?

Chad & Joel go deep with Kim Storin, CMO of Zoom, on brand, AI, and why marketing lost its soul chasing MQLs. Challenger mindset, Bowen Yang, human-in-the-loop AI, CFO wrangling, and why trust beats demand gen. If you think marketing, recruiting, and employer brand are separate… this episode will hurt (in a good way).

LinkedIn claims its algorithm is neutral—but is it? In this episode, the boys sit down with AI-in-HR governance expert Martyn Redstone to unpack a viral experiment exposing proxy bias that quietly suppresses women’s voices. No explicit discrimination, just algorithms reinforcing inequality. If you work in HR, tech, or live on LinkedIn, this episode will change how you see your feed.

On this episode of The Chad & Cheese Podcast, Joel & Chad sit down with Ora Marketing co-founder Alexis Meschi to torch bad AI buying habits, lazy LinkedIn “thought leadership,” and tools that kill workflow instead of revenue. A sharp checklist for recruiters who want results—not AI sugar highs.

Charlene Li joins Chad & Cheese to roast why 95% of AI pilots fail, why CEOs treat AI like a shiny toy, and how HR can finally grab a real seat at the table. From “shadow AI” to “speed is the new moat,” this episode packs insights, chaos, and Taco Bell–level danger. Tune in or get left behind.

The Chad & Cheese dive into the rising storm of I-9 compliance with OutSolve’s Desiree Throckmorton. With ICE’s $170B budget surge and 15,000 inspections coming in 2026, sloppy I-9s can mean fines up to $27K per violation. Remote checks, wrong docs, missing fields—everything’s fair game. Add skyrocketing H-1B fees and recent raids, and Desiree warns: audit now, centralize records, and get ICE-ready or get burned.

Julia Levy joins Chad & Cheese to unpack TA chaos, vendor BS, and why today’s tech feels like 2015 with a chatbot glued on. She breaks down how students can actually land internships, why AI is now talking to AI, and what inspired her new book “From Hi to Hired.” Plus: Euro-Chad, Super Bock, shrinkage jokes, and plenty of hard-won TA wisdom.

Jon Levy joins The Chad & Cheese to demolish leadership myths and reveal why “A-players” alone tank teams. From super-chickens to Shane Battier, he shows how emotional intelligence, passing the ball, and real team diversity drive performance. His book Team Intelligence is a must-read for leaders who want smarter, stronger teams.

High-volume hiring is a knife fight. Fraud is up, screening is crushing teams, and Covey + operators show how AI actually fixes it.

Barry Wolfe torching HR pseudoscience, killing Myers-Briggs, and demanding real results. Anti-bullshit leadership. Press play.

AI isn’t killing work — it’s mutating it. Malcolm Frank joins Chad & Cheese to talk “agent-powered humans” and HR’s future.

Rand Fishkin drops truth bombs on AI hype, media clickbait & marketing BS — snark, substance & spaghetti carbonara!

Coldplay caught the affair, Tiffany Anton unpacks the fallout. Affairs, HR hookups & VR porn—HR just got spicier.

Flexible schedules frying your brain? Elizabeth Grace Saunders tells Chad & Cheese how not to burn out like cheap coffee.

AI isn’t magic, it’s duct tape in a hoodie. Matt Charney joins Chad & Cheese to roast HR’s AI hype.

Tim Sackett says recruiters have 18 months before AI eats their lunch. Scale your suck or get scaled out.

AI Sessions S3 is here: SmartRecruiters, AI pivots, Kraken jokes, and why scheduling still sucks.

AI, fake résumés & 1M Marriott workers—Tyler Weeks joins Chad & Cheese for HR chaos, ROI BS & Roombas in bellhop hats.

Domino’s wants to deliver candidates as fast as pizza. AI, ATS drama & the Noid—this episode’s got it all.

Here’s the 125-character version: HR in 2025: Layoffs, AI takeover, RTO mutiny & ICE raids—Sarah Needleman explains why Coldplay tickets won’t fix it.

AI is less biased than humans?! Workday's in hot water, vendors are sweating—grab a dram, this one's gonna sting.