AI Wave: For Business Leaders Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:36:57 -0400 https://theaiwave.buzzsprout.com en-us © 2026 AI Wave: For Business Leaders yes 8b1b9134-1169-50a7-8136-d96d5dc5998d Olivia Dyet episodic false Welcome to The AI Wave: HR & Tech - your go-to podcast at the cutting-edge intersection of People and the emerging world of Artificial Intelligence. 

We explore the latest trends and transformative impacts of AI and the future of work, engaging with industry thought-leaders and innovators for insightful conversations. From AI ethics to automated recruiting, we tackle the hard questions and hot topics that are defining the future of work. Whether you're an HR professional, tech enthusiast, or simply curious about the evolving world of work, this podcast offers valuable insights to help you stay ahead of the curve.

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]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Olivia Dyet https://storage.buzzsprout.com/zzwc7p2omuww3avnxsjyxq83dk4d?.jpg AI Wave: For Business Leaders Olivia Dyet The Chat-to-CV Breakthrough The Chat-to-CV Breakthrough After helping companies make 51 hires in 2 weeks using smart application prioritisation, we discovered what hiring managers really wanted: the ability to ask their candidate database specific questions. In this episode, we down how natural language search is transforming recruitment, why keyword filters aren't enough, and the exact methodology that's quietly spreading across the industry.

What you'll learn:

  • Why traditional ATS search misses qualified candidates
  • The difference between filtering and querying candidate databases
  • Real examples of natural language searches that work
  • How to implement this approach with your current tools
  • The 15-minute audit that reveals your hiring blind spots

Featured: The proven templates and frameworks that get 95% response rates from candidates, plus the announcement of our new Chat-to-CV feature.

Perfect for founders, hiring managers, and recruiters who are tired of building complex Boolean searches to find great candidates.

Check out www.empathix.xyz to learn more about how we are finding top candidates for businesses in less than a week!

Follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadyet/ for more content on AI


]]> After helping companies make 51 hires in 2 weeks using smart application prioritisation, we discovered what hiring managers really wanted: the ability to ask their candidate database specific questions. In this episode, we down how natural language search is transforming recruitment, why keyword filters aren't enough, and the exact methodology that's quietly spreading across the industry.

What you'll learn:

  • Why traditional ATS search misses qualified candidates
  • The difference between filtering and querying candidate databases
  • Real examples of natural language searches that work
  • How to implement this approach with your current tools
  • The 15-minute audit that reveals your hiring blind spots

Featured: The proven templates and frameworks that get 95% response rates from candidates, plus the announcement of our new Chat-to-CV feature.

Perfect for founders, hiring managers, and recruiters who are tired of building complex Boolean searches to find great candidates.

Check out www.empathix.xyz to learn more about how we are finding top candidates for businesses in less than a week!

Follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadyet/ for more content on AI


]]> Olivia Dyet Buzzsprout-17495729 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 21:00:00 +1200 691 full false Crimson Global Academy hired 17 teachers in just 7 days, a case study Crimson Global Academy hired 17 teachers in just 7 days, a case study Crimson Global Academy's (CGA) innovative approach to overcoming significant hiring challenges in the educational sector. Faced with the need to rapidly expand their teaching staff, CGA partnered with Empathix, a talent acquisition solution, to streamline their recruitment process. This collaboration enabled them to hire 17 educators in just seven days, a remarkable feat given the industry's typical 87-day average for similar roles. The success was attributed to a shift from reactive to proactive recruitment strategies, leveraging personalized communication and technology to efficiently identify and engage suitable candidates who were often already present in their existing databases but inaccessible through traditional methods. This breakthrough not only filled urgent vacancies but also established a scalable model for future growth, allowing CGA to build a strategic pipeline of qualified educators.

This episode has been created with Notebook LM, the content has been written by me (Olivia) and is available to read on substack: https://empathix.substack.com/

Check out www.empathix.xyz to learn more about how we are finding top candidates for businesses in less than a week!

Follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadyet/ for more content on AI


]]> Crimson Global Academy's (CGA) innovative approach to overcoming significant hiring challenges in the educational sector. Faced with the need to rapidly expand their teaching staff, CGA partnered with Empathix, a talent acquisition solution, to streamline their recruitment process. This collaboration enabled them to hire 17 educators in just seven days, a remarkable feat given the industry's typical 87-day average for similar roles. The success was attributed to a shift from reactive to proactive recruitment strategies, leveraging personalized communication and technology to efficiently identify and engage suitable candidates who were often already present in their existing databases but inaccessible through traditional methods. This breakthrough not only filled urgent vacancies but also established a scalable model for future growth, allowing CGA to build a strategic pipeline of qualified educators.

This episode has been created with Notebook LM, the content has been written by me (Olivia) and is available to read on substack: https://empathix.substack.com/

Check out www.empathix.xyz to learn more about how we are finding top candidates for businesses in less than a week!

Follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadyet/ for more content on AI


]]> Olivia Dyet Buzzsprout-17454824 Sun, 06 Jul 2025 20:00:00 +1200 685 full false AI Wave with Sharesies Carl Olsen AI Wave with Sharesies Carl Olsen Want to know how Sharesies has achieved supporting 650,000 customers across New Zealand and Australia with a team of 4?

I'll let you in on a secret...

On this episode to Carl Olsen, General Manager Sharesies about everything AI, customer, and his journey into the super rapidly evolving AI space for Empathix podcast the AI Wave, streaming right here on LinkedIn! (look out for the link!)

Carl has an epic background - he's a genuinely all round good guy and when I asked him what he enjoys most he said "long walks on the beach 🤣 🤣 , no seriously - time with whānau and helping people grow in whatever that may be". 

He started in the banking industry where he was for 15 or so years, and really grew up on the tools learning everything customer, and now - he uses his sporting background to supercharge optimsation as well as continuous improvement! So cool...

Check out www.empathix.xyz to learn more about how we are finding top candidates for businesses in less than a week!

Follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadyet/ for more content on AI


]]> Want to know how Sharesies has achieved supporting 650,000 customers across New Zealand and Australia with a team of 4?

I'll let you in on a secret...

On this episode to Carl Olsen, General Manager Sharesies about everything AI, customer, and his journey into the super rapidly evolving AI space for Empathix podcast the AI Wave, streaming right here on LinkedIn! (look out for the link!)

Carl has an epic background - he's a genuinely all round good guy and when I asked him what he enjoys most he said "long walks on the beach 🤣 🤣 , no seriously - time with whānau and helping people grow in whatever that may be". 

He started in the banking industry where he was for 15 or so years, and really grew up on the tools learning everything customer, and now - he uses his sporting background to supercharge optimsation as well as continuous improvement! So cool...

Check out www.empathix.xyz to learn more about how we are finding top candidates for businesses in less than a week!

Follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadyet/ for more content on AI


]]> Olivia Dyet Buzzsprout-15078097 Thu, 16 May 2024 16:00:00 +1200 2035 1 6 full false AI Wave with Penelope Barton from Crimson Global Academy AI Wave with Penelope Barton from Crimson Global Academy Want to know what it takes to go from HR Leader >> CEO of Crimson Global Academy?

The AI Wave Podcast is back for 2024. Powered by Empathix, I'm excited to share that Penelope Barton, CEO of Crimson Global Academy will be our first guest to start the year!

For those who don’t know Penelope, she’s the current CEO of Crimson Global Academy, she’s journeyed from HR to CEO, owns a restaurant chain with her husband and has a keen interest in Tech, Global Startups and of course, building teams.

It’s not any surprise to me that she's a Women in Tech finalist, recognised for her significant contributions to creating scalable, global organisations and fostering strong, values-based cultures. Her work spans enhancing technological learning experiences to building high-performing teams across diverse geographical locations.

And she needs our help - if you’d like to see Penelope win this category - give her a vote here: https://lnkd.in/eYnzfkRk

Check out www.empathix.xyz to learn more about how we are finding top candidates for businesses in less than a week!

Follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadyet/ for more content on AI


]]> Want to know what it takes to go from HR Leader >> CEO of Crimson Global Academy?

The AI Wave Podcast is back for 2024. Powered by Empathix, I'm excited to share that Penelope Barton, CEO of Crimson Global Academy will be our first guest to start the year!

For those who don’t know Penelope, she’s the current CEO of Crimson Global Academy, she’s journeyed from HR to CEO, owns a restaurant chain with her husband and has a keen interest in Tech, Global Startups and of course, building teams.

It’s not any surprise to me that she's a Women in Tech finalist, recognised for her significant contributions to creating scalable, global organisations and fostering strong, values-based cultures. Her work spans enhancing technological learning experiences to building high-performing teams across diverse geographical locations.

And she needs our help - if you’d like to see Penelope win this category - give her a vote here: https://lnkd.in/eYnzfkRk

Check out www.empathix.xyz to learn more about how we are finding top candidates for businesses in less than a week!

Follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadyet/ for more content on AI


]]> Olivia Dyet Buzzsprout-14664588 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +1300 2675 1 5 full false The AI Wave: The Partly Story with Nathan Taylor and Olivia Dyet The AI Wave: The Partly Story with Nathan Taylor and Olivia Dyet I'm very excited to be talking to Nathan Taylor (南胜杰), Co-Founder and COO from Partly about his journey, the future, how he thinks about AI in a really fast moving tech landscape.

If you are looking for how AI may move or grow your business, or how you do your job and also what to be prepared for in the future - you won't want to miss this one!

The AI Wave is the Worlds first podcast dedicated to HR/Business Leaders and Technology - it's an open conversation with varied leaders about the world of AI.

If you like the content it helps us to please download, share, subscribe! 

Check out www.empathix.xyz to learn more about how we are finding top candidates for businesses in less than a week!

Follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadyet/ for more content on AI


]]> I'm very excited to be talking to Nathan Taylor (南胜杰), Co-Founder and COO from Partly about his journey, the future, how he thinks about AI in a really fast moving tech landscape.

If you are looking for how AI may move or grow your business, or how you do your job and also what to be prepared for in the future - you won't want to miss this one!

The AI Wave is the Worlds first podcast dedicated to HR/Business Leaders and Technology - it's an open conversation with varied leaders about the world of AI.

If you like the content it helps us to please download, share, subscribe! 

Check out www.empathix.xyz to learn more about how we are finding top candidates for businesses in less than a week!

Follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadyet/ for more content on AI


]]> Olivia Dyet Buzzsprout-13375675 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 23:00:00 +1200 2233 1 4 full false The AI Wave: how companies are using AI NOW - with co-CEO Ruby from Joyous The AI Wave: how companies are using AI NOW - with co-CEO Ruby from Joyous Do you wonder how organisations are using AI, GPT and how you might think about it for the future? You won't want to miss this...

I'm hosting an amazing guest, Ruby Kolesky, co-CEO of Joyous, who will give us an insider's view of this journey. If you haven't met Ruby - you need to and you can, right here!

Joyous is a tech company focused on Human Conversations and AI Analytics. Joyous helps large organisations make the best decisions using the best data, and is redefining how large organisations use that data to optimise their decisions.

Not only is Ruby co-CEO - Ruby is committed to bettering society & this resonates through her efforts to help underrepresented groups in the tech industry, shes co-authored books such as Joyfully - a guide to support product development teams streamline their work and deliver exceptional outputs on tech and Pathways which supports Maori, Pasifika and Women into tech!

I'm so excited to share this conversation with you, if you want to learn more about how you and your organisation can be at the forefront of AI - please join us!

Check out www.empathix.xyz to learn more about how we are finding top candidates for businesses in less than a week!

Follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadyet/ for more content on AI


]]> Do you wonder how organisations are using AI, GPT and how you might think about it for the future? You won't want to miss this...

I'm hosting an amazing guest, Ruby Kolesky, co-CEO of Joyous, who will give us an insider's view of this journey. If you haven't met Ruby - you need to and you can, right here!

Joyous is a tech company focused on Human Conversations and AI Analytics. Joyous helps large organisations make the best decisions using the best data, and is redefining how large organisations use that data to optimise their decisions.

Not only is Ruby co-CEO - Ruby is committed to bettering society & this resonates through her efforts to help underrepresented groups in the tech industry, shes co-authored books such as Joyfully - a guide to support product development teams streamline their work and deliver exceptional outputs on tech and Pathways which supports Maori, Pasifika and Women into tech!

I'm so excited to share this conversation with you, if you want to learn more about how you and your organisation can be at the forefront of AI - please join us!

Check out www.empathix.xyz to learn more about how we are finding top candidates for businesses in less than a week!

Follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadyet/ for more content on AI


]]> Buzzsprout-13150155 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +1200 2389 full false The AI Wave: For HR and People Leaders with Samantha Gadd exploring Employee Experience The AI Wave: For HR and People Leaders with Samantha Gadd exploring Employee Experience Join one of NZ's leading HR Founders, Samantha Gadd from Humankind and Excellent and I as we explore all things Employee Experience and AI 🎉

Excellent is the World's First Global Community for Leaders. Employee Experience is the heart of the new world of work and needs to be incorporated into every business strategy to prepare your business, your career and your people for the future. 

There'll be insights, questions, and interesting facts - join us to learn more and if you have any feedback, or have questions feel free to ask them so I can continue to make this podcast valuable, helpful and entertaining for you! 👍

Check out www.empathix.xyz to learn more about how we are finding top candidates for businesses in less than a week!

Follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadyet/ for more content on AI


]]> Join one of NZ's leading HR Founders, Samantha Gadd from Humankind and Excellent and I as we explore all things Employee Experience and AI 🎉

Excellent is the World's First Global Community for Leaders. Employee Experience is the heart of the new world of work and needs to be incorporated into every business strategy to prepare your business, your career and your people for the future. 

There'll be insights, questions, and interesting facts - join us to learn more and if you have any feedback, or have questions feel free to ask them so I can continue to make this podcast valuable, helpful and entertaining for you! 👍

Check out www.empathix.xyz to learn more about how we are finding top candidates for businesses in less than a week!

Follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadyet/ for more content on AI


]]> Olivia Dyet Buzzsprout-13006832 Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +1200 2330 1 2 full false The AI Wave: AI, Tech, Women + Leadership with Kristen Lunman & Natalie Ferguson, hosted by Olivia Dyet The AI Wave: AI, Tech, Women + Leadership with Kristen Lunman & Natalie Ferguson, hosted by Olivia Dyet Welcome to "The AI Wave," the pioneering podcast that takes you into the epicenter of artificial intelligence, human resources, and technology. This groundbreaking series, inspired by the visionary Hilary Walton, aims to dive into the complexities of AI's role in our evolving world.

Our first episode proudly presents the dynamic founders of Powrsuit, a revolutionary leadership platform. Kristen Lunman and Natalie Ferguson join us to unravel their unique leadership playbook, a resource that is set to redefine the landscape of strategic leadership.

Prepare to journey with us as we explore into the intersections of AI and leadership, with a focus in this episode on how these powerful forces are reshaping the future for women. Join us as we learn and explore all things AI together!

Check out www.empathix.xyz to learn more about how we are finding top candidates for businesses in less than a week!

Follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadyet/ for more content on AI


]]> Welcome to "The AI Wave," the pioneering podcast that takes you into the epicenter of artificial intelligence, human resources, and technology. This groundbreaking series, inspired by the visionary Hilary Walton, aims to dive into the complexities of AI's role in our evolving world.

Our first episode proudly presents the dynamic founders of Powrsuit, a revolutionary leadership platform. Kristen Lunman and Natalie Ferguson join us to unravel their unique leadership playbook, a resource that is set to redefine the landscape of strategic leadership.

Prepare to journey with us as we explore into the intersections of AI and leadership, with a focus in this episode on how these powerful forces are reshaping the future for women. Join us as we learn and explore all things AI together!

Check out www.empathix.xyz to learn more about how we are finding top candidates for businesses in less than a week!

Follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadyet/ for more content on AI


]]> Olivia Buzzsprout-12858385 Wed, 17 May 2023 13:00:00 +1200 3097 1 1 full false