Greg St. Jacques: Talentpreneurs

by Jeff Bond

At the core of Jeff's work is helping servant leaders use their influence as a force for good. As the Co-Founder of Chat With Leaders Media and Executive Partner at People First Elevation Team, he empowers organizational leaders with media solutions that spark collaboration and shared purpose with their teams and customers.

Together with his team, Jeff delivers event production, podcast production, content creation, cross-cultural training, and strategic advisory solutions. They are committed to unlocking the power of inclusive storytelling, shared experiences, leadership development, and feedback integration to ensure their media solutions meet the needs of their clients' stakeholder groups.

Their core values—Partnership, Inclusion, and Empowerment—guide everything they do. By fostering strong partnerships, embracing diverse perspectives, and equipping leaders with the tools to succeed, they aim to transform the way people engage while getting meaningful work done.

Outside of work, Jeff cherishes time with his wife and three kiddos, balancing his roles as a husband and father with his professional life in Atlanta, GA. Connect with Jeff to explore how impactful media solutions can drive success and engagement.

Chat Guest

Greg is a global people, talent acquisition, and operations leader with proven experience building strategies and execution models that create world-class employee, candidate, and customer experiences. His expertise is in designing and implementing talent solutions that enable rapid growth by focusing on agile best practices, simplification, speed, data, prioritization, and the product mindset (commercial grade!). Greg is a firm believer in the benefits of empowering individuals (personally and professionally), setting a clear vision, and finding a balance between art and science.

He is currently serving as the Vice President of Talent Solutions for Pyramid Systems in Fairfax VA. Previously, he was the Director of Global Talent Acquisition Operations & Insights at Wal-Mart’s corporate office.

Chat Highlights

What have you learned about the value of authenticity in your leadership career?
Why does the word “recruiter” often come with a negative connotation and what do good Talentpreneurs (as you call your team members) do differently that dispels preconceived notions for someone considering a working relationship with them?
Why is empowering your team members important to them and to fulfilling your responsibilities as a leader?
You have self-proclaimed yourself as someone who has often set unrealistic goals for yourself beyond the scope of reality. What have you learned to be the downfalls of this trait as well as the areas of opportunity to coach your team members on how to be a top performer?

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