Trisha Degg joins Rob to unpack her zigzagging path through sales, HR, venture capital, and back to the hiring trenches as Head of Global TA at Rush Street Interactive. She shares how “Googling her way through HR” (pre-AI!) made her a sharper TA leader, why she hired a former recruiter to wrangle ATS chaos, and how her team is using AI to reverse-engineer their best hires. From global hiring hurdles to cleaning up messy data, Trisha proves that building scalable talent processes is as much about grit as it is strategy—plus, there’s tomatoes. Lots of tomatoes
Key takeaways:
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Why cross-functional experience makes for stronger talent leaders
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How to clean up and future-proof your ATS and headcount data
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The value of hiring scrappy, fast learners into ops roles
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Using AI to identify common traits among top performers
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Tips for globalizing recruiting processes across 20+ countries
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How to build a strong CPO relationship (and why it matters)