The Headcount Experts
A Podcast on Headcount Excellence
Helping you build an exceptional headcount process, one episode at a time.
World-class workforce management & headcount planning strategies are out there. This podcast delivers them straight to your inbox.
The Headcount Experts consolidates 40 combined years of workforce planning experience from the biggest companies in the world. In each episode, you’ll gain valuable insight into how processes are built and how you can make that success your own.
About the hosts
Eric Guidice and Chris Mannion are ex-operators from Fortune 500 companies who turned their workforce planning & headcount management playbook into industry leading software solutions
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Headcount Execution and Finance
Master headcount execution by bridging the gap between annual planning and monthly delivery. Learn the five-step operational loop—including snapshot mapping, prioritization frameworks, and capacity-demand matching—to ensure your recruiting team meets business goals with credibility and data-driven precision.
How to Build a Recruiting Capacity Model (part 1)
In this episode, Eric Guidice and Chris Mannion unpack key inputs to making capacity work and why predictable hiring requires more than just adding recruiters.
Best Practices for Hiring Plan Kickoff
The first Headcount Experts episode of 2026 breaks down the five operational best practices that turn a hiring plan into a predictable, executable workforce strategy.
How Portfolio Context Changes Headcount Planning
How does headcount planning change when you operate inside an Alphabet portfolio company? In this bonus episode, Jason Gingrich of Intrinsic breaks down how moonshot teams plan hiring, align with finance, and model recruiter capacity using data instead of guesswork. Listeners will walk away with practical ideas for forecasting, prioritization, and defending hiring plans with confidence.
Managing Stakeholder Dynamics in Headcount Planning
This episode explains how every stakeholder, from Finance to HRBPs to hiring managers, shapes the headcount plan, and why data, ROI, and communication determine whether planning succeeds or collapses.