Rene Jones and Lisa Sterling join us on the show. John Gavigan, Managing Director of Endeavor's Western New York offices sits down with both of them to learn how they have managed to build and retain a diverse talent pipeline in both of their respective roles.  Rene shares his talent philosophy and experience in leading a 165-year-old organization of 18,000 people. Over the last few years, he's become more engaged in investing in and supporting startups. Most notably in our Endeavor network,  he is an investor in Endeavor Entrepreneur Squire Technologies (Check out ep. 45 with the founders of Squire). He shares what about these teams and opportunities were attractive and why more traditional business communities should engage with companies emerging from the startup ecosystem. Lisa Sterling, Chief People Officer at SMARTrecruiters, has a robust history and experience in technology and human capital management systems. She shares what types of tools, strategies, and recommendations she recommends to the entrepreneurs to attract a diverse candidate pool and How, if at all, should candidate screening practices be altered to ensure your company is capitalizing on its diverse pool of applicants.