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Podcast: Retail Remix
Episode: Expanding the Retail Talent Pipeline
Description: Ron Thurston turned his passion for retail into the book Retail Pride and podcast series Retail in America. Now, he's turning his learnings speaking with retail leaders, associates and emerging talent alike into a new company: OSSY. During this episode of Retail Remix, he reflects on how his career pivot over the past three years has brought him to founding OSSY. He discusses: Whatâs âbrokenâ in retailersâ approach to talent acquisition and hiring; The hidden biases in the recruitment process; Why itâs time for retailers to rethink talent progression and training; and How OSSY is designe...