#358 Mary Shea: From Oboe Solos to Sales Strategy—A Career Reinvented — Part Three
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What is Mary Shea's career journey?
Hi, everyone. Welcome to our show, Chief Change Officer. I'm Vince Chan, your ambitious human host. Our show is a modernist community for change progressives in organizational and human transformation from around the world. Today, I've got a treat for you. We are welcoming back a familiar voice to the show, Mary Shea. If you caught our first season back in March, you might remember her from episode three and four. If you missed those, don't worry. They're still there if you want to catch up. But we'll cover plenty of ground today. Now, let me tell you. Mary's career path is anything but ordinary. We're talking a journey from classical musician to frontline salesperson, all the way to senior tech leader in sales and revenue enablement. Talk about range, huh? But here's what really makes Mary tick. She's all about using tech to shake things up in how we work. As she put it in her last conversation, she's not one for playing by the standard rule book.
Nope, Mary's is all about making waves and driving positive change. So it's no surprise she's now teamed up with a rising star in the HR tech world. Let's talk about why this matters. Our job market right now is like a roller coaster. We've got layoffs, downsizing, companies flipping their business models on their heads, and AI stepping into the ring. Throw in some political and economic curve balls, and you've got a recipe for a lot of people hunting for jobs. It's not just about finding work, isn't it? We are in this fascinating era where you might have four generations all working side by side. And AI is like this double-edged sword opening doors for some while others are wondering if it will show them the door.
How is AI reshaping the recruitment process?
So where does it all leave us? What's the future of work looking like? That's exactly what we are diving in today with Mary. She's going to give us the lowdown on what's happening in HR and recruitment. Ready? Let's jump in and hear what Mary's got to say. Mary, welcome back.
Thank you, Vince. It's wonderful to be here.
You've had a deep career journey from being an industry analyst at Forrester to now collaborating with a rising star in HR technology. What drew you to this HR tech space? And what makes you believe we are at a tipping point for accelerated growth in this sector?
Wow, that's a great question. And there's lots of questions within the question. You're so wonderful at what you do, but thank you for asking. So, yeah, I won't go too far back in time, but I was an industry analyst at Forrester for seven years or so. It's one of the most wonderful jobs that you could ever possibly have. You are working with some of the most intelligent, creative, forward-looking people. colleagues and the clients are the same as well. At a certain point in life, I decided to go back into industry and I worked with a unicorn out in Seattle and was CEO of a RevTech company based in Chicago recently.
What are the challenges of the modern job market?
And I've absolutely fallen in love with not only the technology that HireQuotient has, but the leader of the company, who is Smart Sudhana. He's a founder entrepreneur based out of India. The company is based in Singapore and San Francisco. And I met Smarth at Sastr probably about two and a half or almost coming up on three years now. And I was a keynote speaker. And he and Aishwarya, one of his colleagues, tracked me down pretty much the whole time that I was at Sastr. And they just wanted to talk tech and introduce me to the burgeoning company and build a relationship with me because I'm fairly well known in the industry and have a nice following. Grateful for that. And we had so much to talk about that I invited him to come have breakfast with me at the hotel the next day. And you probably know me a little bit, Vince. I'm a bit of an introvert, even though I'm out there in the digital world and speaking, but I don't typically invite people I meet for breakfast. And so that was a strong indicator of my interest in Smarth and the company and his vision.
the company essentially is hr tech as you mentioned with a focus on recruiting and it's a software company it's not an agency i just want to be really clear and the software really takes some of the most sophisticated uses of generative ai and also automation the company has built rich ecosystem partnerships with a range of data providers that you would know
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