Episode 14: Lisa Kain of iRhythm

Big Fish in the Talent Pool

Among the tectonic shifts in healthcare, one of the most impactful is the innovation in cardiac monitoring devices, providing data and insights for heart patients never before captured or analyzed. The founders of iRhythm Technologies, Inc. disrupted this industry in the early 2010s and very quickly faced the escalating competition for biotech talent, prompting them to bring on Lisa Kain to lead their Talent Acquisition efforts. How Lisa met that challenge by drawing on all her previous experience is the subject of Episode 14 of the Big Fish Podcast. According to Lisa, being agile and flexible unlocks growth and resilience, important character traits for these uncertain times. Also, staying connected to the mission, believing in your team and challenging them as they fulfill that mission is key. In this interview, we discuss all that, as well as Lisa’s evolving career in Talent Acquisition. You’ll hear about Lisa’s formative years at Discover Financial Services, her Executive Recruiter role with Hewitt Associates, and her step into entrepreneurship by starting her own search firm before ultimately joining iRhythm in 2015 to build their TA function and oversee 200% growth in 5 years. We also discuss the power of storytelling, outsourcing considerations, career “sequencing”, and the life lessons for young professionals aspiring to leadership. Every obstacle is a creative problem to be solved in Lisa’s world. Listen in and be inspired to engineer your own story. Topics Discussed: How to innovate workforce engagement and employee experience Building a Talent Acquisition function from the ground up The value in outsourcing and how to determine if it’s right for your company How to tell better stories as business leaders Benefitting from the struggles and battle scars of leadership --- Connect with Lisa Kain Website: https://www.irhythmtech.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kain-2597862/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LisaKain3 Connect with Erin Peterson I am a Partner and Consultant with PeopleResults. I have led Talent Acquisition for some of the most successful organizations in the world including Accenture, Aon Hewitt, and Amazon. And I now get to translate my unique global experience to help my clients with their talent acquisition strategy, process, employment branding, onboarding, candidate experience, and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) decisions. Connect on Social Website: https://www.people-results.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/erinpeterson Twitter: https://twitter.com/ErinMcPeterson