North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 630)
Teela Jackson, VP of Talent Delivery at Talent Connections, was in the booth with John Ray at SOAHR 2023. Teela is not only a veteran of HR but a fixture at SHRM-Atlanta. She and John chatted about what makes a great HR leader, the value of SHRM-Atlanta, her experience in the organization, and much more.
This show was originally broadcast live from SOAHR 2023, the annual conference of SHRM-Atlanta, held at the Gas South District Convention Center, Duluth, Georgia on March 28th and 29th, 2023. This series of interviews was underwritten by Oberman Law Firm, your legal guide to workplace complexities.
North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.
Talent Connections
First named HR Connections & Consulting, early projects took root at McKesson, Earthlink/Mindspring, and other emerging companies. Early on, clients started asking for help finding contract recruiters. Ever since, the firm has become well known for helping companies secure top talent acquisition and other HR talent on a contract basis. As that network grew, large companies started to take notice and the firm built an impressive clientele that included The Coca-Cola Company, Habitat for Humanity, Microsoft, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and others. In 2004, a new name, Talent Connections took hold reflecting its key focus and representative of a growing progressive firm. With an abundance of top HR talent in its network, Talent Connections has become the premiere HR-niche search firm in Atlanta, Georgia, the Southeast and beyond.
A mainstay of Talent Connections is the extensive leadership in the HR profession locally and nationally through the years. Tom Darrow and Teela Jackson have both served as President and on the Board of SHRM-Atlanta. Tom has been recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Tom has also served nationally on the SHRM Foundation Board including as Board Chair, and is the Inaugural Board President for the Association of Talent Acquisition Professionals (ATAP). Teela serves as a District Director for SHRM Georgia State Council.
In addition to leadership in the Human Resources profession, Talent Connections is dedicated to community service through many volunteer activities. The Talent Connections team has served on Boards for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, the Partnership Against Domestic Violence, the Brian Jordan Foundation (retired MLB & NFL player) and the Inward Bound Center for Nonprofit Leadership. During 2019, to celebrate their 20th Anniversary, Talent Connections, along with clients and contractors is serving one non-profit a month to give back to the Atlanta community. Click here to learn more
Teela Jackson is a relational connector who is passionate about Talent and the role people play in an organization’s success. She is the Vice President, HR Search with recruitment solutions firm, Talent Connections, LLC. She leads the HR search practice and partners with the organizations to engage and recruit top Human Resources and Talent Acquisition professionals.
Teela often serves as an Emcee, Moderator, Panelist & Global Speaker on various Talent related topics. She is a member the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and volunteers with the SHRM Georgia State Council. Teela became the first African-American female President of SHRM-Atlanta in 2014 and is a lifetime member. She has been awarded the SHRM-Atlanta Presidential Leadership Award and she is the Founder of SHRM-Atlanta’s Rising Leaders Community. Teela also plays a key role in designing, teaching, coaching and professional development programs in HR Strategy, and talent acquisition, development, and retention.
Questions and Topics in this Interview:
- About Talent Connections
- Teela’s involvement with SHRM-Atlanta
- How Talent Connections serves its clients
North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.
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