Precision Talent: Leveraging AI To Unlock Human Intelligence

Hunt Scanlon Media’sPrecision Talent: Leveraging AI To Unlock Human Intelligence

June 24, 2025 - 1pm ET

In today’s hyper-competitive talent market, organizations are seeking every advantage to attract and retain top-tier professionals. Join us for a timely discussion on how AI-driven platforms are transforming the future of talent acquisition and human capital strategy.

In this insightful webinar, Alex Bates, Founder & CEO of HelloSky, will explore how AI-powered innovations—such as Smart Rank, a tool that helps search professionals prioritize top candidates, along with behavioral analytics and recruitability scoring—are transforming hiring by improving candidate quality, accelerating timelines, and increasing retention. Drawing from HelloSky’s extensive work with clients, Alex will offer practical insights on how to implement these tools to create a more strategic and data-driven talent acquisition function.

He will be joined by Jared Cohen, Chief Operating Officer at NU Advisory Partners, Kirk Couser, Chief Information Officer at Bespoke Partners, and John Boehmer, Founder & Managing Director at Accelent, Inc. for a dynamic panel discussion that will examine how firms across industries are adapting their hiring strategies through advanced technology and human capital intelligence.

This webinar is free to attend and is supported by Hunt Scanlon Media. There will be a live Q&A session, offering attendees the chance to ask questions and engage directly with the panelists.

Topics to be discussed include:

The AI Advantage in Talent Acquisition: Learn how AI tools are shaping recruiting by improving precision and quality of hires.
Smart Rank, Recruitability Scoring & Behavioral Analytics: Explore practical applications that go beyond resumes to predict candidate success.
Integrating Human Capital Intelligence into Search: Discover how leading firms are leveraging data to drive better hiring decisions and long-term retention.
Sector Mapping & Strategy: Understand how next-gen tools provide visibility into candidate ecosystems and competitive talent pools.
Real-World Use Cases: Hear from leaders on how AI is already transforming their approach to executive search and talent management.

Moderator

Alex spent the last decade bringing artificial intelligence and knowledge management to the forefront of the industrial market. As an undergraduate he authored 5 peer-reviewed publications, performing DARPA-funded research in neural networks, as well as research in memory and computational diagnostics.

Next, he jumped into the private sector, applying analytics on some of the world’s largest data warehouses at Teradata, a pioneer in big data technology. Alex was co-founder and CTO at Mtell, whose machine learning platform is used to monitor global fleets of industrial assets, effectively creating a distributed immune system to protect equipment and personnel. Mtell was acquired in 2016 by AspenTech (NASDAQ: AZPN), the global leader in process optimization software. In the two years following the acquisition of Mtell, AspenTech more than doubled its market cap, adding $4 billion of shareholder value. In June 2018, Barron’s highlighted AspenTech as one of the top three AI investments outside of FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google).

Alex is the lead inventor on three issued patents in machine learning & equipment taxonomies and received degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science, with a concentration in Neuroscience. His bestselling book, “Augmented Mind,” explores how the combination of AI with human intelligence — Augmented Intelligence — has revolutionary potential, and he is passionate about unlocking human capital to solve the world’s biggest problems.

Panelists

Jared is the Chief Operating officer of NU Advisory Partners. With a background in technology, finance, and law, Jared is an operational leader focused on the culture, systems, technology, and data that make companies great.

Before joining NU, Jared held executive or founding roles with several organizations, including NYCOO, InCred, Tempo, Kickstarter, and TeachersPayTeachers. He began his career in finance and then as an Associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, the New York law firm. He’s also been an advisor, coach, and investor at various startups.

Kirk joined Bespoke as Chief Information Officer in July 2021. He is a leader in the software and IT sector and has held executive roles in various industries. With over 20 years of experience, he is driven by a passion for utilizing technology to create efficiency and has built a proven track record of improving systems and programs for both internal and external clients. Kirk has worked with start-ups to enterprise businesses, most recently co-founding and serving as President and CEO of a software firm providing scalable solutions for regulatory bodies. He is not only an inventor of technology, but also is very active in customer relationships and plays an instrumental role in strategic planning.

He has worked with and led award winning teams, amongst being recognized with the Microsoft Healthcare Industry Leadership Award and the American Society of Quality (ASQ) Edwards Medal for the application of modern quality control methods. He grew up in middle Tennessee and studied engineering at the University of Memphis. He currently lives in Maryland with his family.

John has built his entire professional career around his passion for the technology industry. His extensive executive search experience and business building background has served hundreds of companies in the SaaS, Internet and eCommerce sectors.

John’s undeterred focus on execution excellence has generated a reputation for performance on even the most difficult assignments and a contact list 30 years deep. John’s clients have spanned from venture-back emerging and mature growth companies to larger private equity backed software firms.

John has a vast array of experiences in technology and executive search. He has been a Partner, Principal and Head of Research at two of the world’s largest executive search firms, launched and built four boutique search and professional services firms; including one that was eventually acquired. He also led a global executive search capability inside a publicly traded Internet holding company.

Most of John’s career has been as an entrepreneur and serving entrepreneurs. He has successfully completed engagements across almost every function in an organization from the VP to the “C” level as well as members of the Board of Directors.

John began his career at the General Electric Company. John received his BA in Economics from Denison University.

9 Reasons to Attend

Come virtually network with hundreds of talent leaders and executive recruiters

NETWORK with talent professionals
ENGAGE in high-level debate
MEET the experts and influencers in executive talent and recruiting
DISCOVER the latest trends in executive recruiting
GAIN valuable market intelligence
LEARN what your competitors are doing
DEVELOP your knowledge in executive recruiting
CONNECT with peers in the recruiting ecosystem
UNCOVER potential new customers