For nearly two decades, I’ve deliberately placed myself at the intersection of innovation, talent acquisition, and technology, thriving in situations with no existing playbook. From scaling startups through IPOs, co-founding companies at the frontier of AI, and now driving talent intelligence innovation inside a genomics leader, my career has been about creating what comes next.

I build recruiting systems and AI workflows that actually work in practice, not just on paper. That means rethinking how talent teams use automation, enabling hiring managers to move faster with clarity, and proving that recruiting can be both human-centered and performance-driven.

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PromptMates Live us back this week…this one is going to be different.

How does the CPO at Zapier actually use AI inside his own org?

Not the keynote version.
Not the LinkedIn carousel.
The real stuff.

This Wednesday, February 18, we’re joined by Brandon Sammut, Chief People & AI Transformation Officer at Zapier.

One line from Brandon that stuck with me:

“Stop telling your team to use AI. Show them how you’re using it instead.”

So that’s what we’re doing.

Live demos. Real builds. Across:
	1.	People & HR
	2.	Talent Acquisition
	3.	Personal Productivity

No hype. No surface-level “AI strategy.”
Actual automations and internal tools he’s built and uses.

If you care about what AI looks like when it’s embedded in a real company, this is the session.

We’ll also have Siadhal Magos back to share what’s new in Vibe Recruiting, and as always we’re proud to be partnered with Metaview  as they continue shipping at a ridiculous pace.

Joe Atkinson  and I will be there hosting, asking questions, and making sure this stays practical.

📅 Wednesday, February 18
⏰ 9 AM PT
⏰ 11 AM CT
⏰ 5 PM UK

Link to sign up: https://luma.com/1wweyto3

If you’ve ever wondered what “AI-first” actually looks like at the exec level, this is your chance to see it.

Jason Miller

People Empowerment | Natera | PromptMates

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Tomorrow is HIRE FOR THE AI ERA with TestGorilla

Since this went out last week, I’ve had a bunch of side conversations with TA leaders.
And they all orbit the same question.
How do we assess AI fluency in a practical, evidence-based way?

Not “can you write a prompt.”
Not “did you play with ChatGPT once.”

Real fluency looks more like:
Can you adapt when the tool changes?
Can you think in systems?
Can you spot a problem, then build a path to solve it?

The bar is moving fast.
And most interview loops are not designed for it.

That’s why I’m excited for tomorrow’s discussion.
We’re going to make this less abstract.

I’ll be joining Tom Booth, Chris Newton, and Romina da Costa, Ph.D. to dive into AI Fluency

If you’re hiring in 2026, this is not a “nice to have” conversation.
It’s the job.

Save your seat: https://bit.ly/49WNqfi

I’ve always wished I could DJ.

I can make a hell of a playlist.
But I could never crack the “one song into the next” thing on streaming services.
It always felt close, but not real.

So I did what I do now.
I used AI as a teacher.

OpenAI taught me how to count beats.
And what to actually buy.
Which led to a very specific rabbit hole.

Apparently I needed used headphones.
That stopped being produced 6 years ago.
In Ireland.
(That detail alone should tell you how my brain works.)

Perplexity AI sent me down the YouTube path.
I watched the tutorials.
I took notes.
I got way too confident.

Then I ran out to Facebook Marketplace.
And grabbed a used DJ controller.
Because of course I did.

I was ready.
Until I hit the wall nobody talks about.

Getting actual music I own to play with.
Because who OWNS music in 2026.

Then AI stepped in again and saved the day, but not the way I expected.
Not with a prompt.
With a person.

I got introduced to Jackson Mullins.
By none other than introduction master Jeremy A. Lyons Lyons.

His note was simple:
“You two should meet. I think you’ll push each other with the right questions.”
Jeremy was right.

Jackson and I aligned on a ton, especially TA and the human plus AI convergence stuff.
But the real unlock was the other half of the convo.

He told me I needed to move from Serato to Rekordbox.
Because of Spotify connectivity.

That was it.
One sentence.
And suddenly the whole thing worked.

This is what community is.
This is what connections do.

Not all networking is about career moves.
Or getting 10 more followers.
Or collecting logos.

Sometimes you get a LinkedIn intro.

And it leads to you making your teenage daughters listen to you practice transitions and pretending your'e on stage Home Base in Oakland. (IYKYK)

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