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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Featured Episode

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This Week in Headcount: The Reaction Episode

In this special "Ask an Expert" segment, Eric Guidice and Chris Mannion sit down to dissect the most viral headcount and organizational design content from the past week. From the "Circle Org Chart" debate to the emergence of the "Director of Agent Operations," we’re breaking down the perspectives of top industry creators to see how the conversation around capacity and AI is shifting in real-time.

Missed an episode? Catch up on past conversations about headcount, hiring, and workforce planning.

Eric Guidice 5/9/26 Eric Guidice 5/9/26

How AI is Redefining the Finance and Headcount Playbook

Traditional workforce planning is dying. Reed Gilbert, CFO at Reprise, reveals how he utilizes AI to compress months of financial modeling into minutes and why he’s trading headcount budget for AI tokens. If you want to understand how to increase your ARR per employee and build a hyper-productive, lean team that outpaces the competition, this is a must-listen.

Eric Guidice 11/11/25 Eric Guidice 11/11/25

Five Universal Best Practices for Headcount Planning

This episode translates headcount planning from theory to an executable system. You’ll get a practical five-step framework and hear how Ashby’s Jim Miller operationalizes a rolling, revenue-anchored model that smooths recruiter workload, improves forecast accuracy, and keeps leaders aligned.

Eric Guidice 10/26/25 Eric Guidice 10/26/25

The Importance of Variance in the Headcount Planning Process

How to use last year’s variance and capacity data to build a more accurate, defensible headcount plan for the year ahead.

Eric Guidice 10/20/25 Eric Guidice 10/20/25

Headcount Planning Approaches & Methodologies

We break down the three major styles of headcount planning and how TA, Finance, and HR leaders can use data and collaboration to navigate Q4 planning.

Eric Guidice 10/15/25 Eric Guidice 10/15/25

Preparing for Q4 Headcount Planning

Headcount Experts Chris Mannion & Eric Guidice to talk about how recruiting leaders can use Q4 to build credibility, forecast hiring demand, and finally stop firefighting through planning season.