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Boise Job Market MinuteBoise's Booming Job Market: Resilience and Opportunities in 2025Boise’s job market in late 2025 continues its strong performance, benefiting from steady population growth, affordable living, and a diversified economic base. According to Indeed.com, there are currently over 12,600 job openings across the region, with positions ranging from administrative assistants to retail staff and healthcare workers. The employment landscape in Boise is marked by a blend of public sector opportunities, large private employers, and a thriving small business community. U.S. News consistently ranks Boise as a desirable city for both working professionals and retirees, contributing to sustained in-migration and workforce expansion. The unemployment rate in November 2025 stands at ab...
2025-11-1703 min
Salt Lake ChamberSpeaking on Business: Talent SparkThis is Derek Miller Speaking on Business. Finding people with the skills needed has been tough for many businesses recently. Stephanie Parker, the President and Executive Recruiter of TalentSpark, explains how her firm can help employers.
STEPHANIE PARKER:
Utah’s job market remains red-hot despite concerns of a cooling economy nationally.
While this is great news for Utah in most regards, the tight labor market continues to make it tough for businesses to find and recruit good employees. Companies need a more effective strategy for hiring than just posting jobs and hoping the right people will come. This is where Ta...
2023-01-0501 min
The Agile SpeakerSeason 4 Episode 3 - Spotlight on the Speaker with Ewan Anderson, Associate Marketing Director, Eden ScottIn Episode 3 Maryanne chats with Ewan Anderson, Associate Marketing Director of Eden Scott.
Whilst Ewan's full time role is with Eden Scott, he is involved with several organisations including Snowsport Scotland and the Chartered Institute of Marketing. This means he is communicating with a diverse range of audiences, using different tools on a regular basis. Ewan describes the very personal journey he has been on in developing his communication skills throughout his career. For more information on Eden Scott, TalentSpark, the Chartered Institute of Marketing and Snowsport Scotland, here are the relevant websites:
https://www.edenscott.com/talentspark
https://regions.c...
2022-10-1840 minThe Agile SpeakerSpotlight on the Speaker with Ewan Anderson, Marketing Director, Eden ScottIn Episode 3 Maryanne chats with Ewan Anderson, Marketing Director at Eden Scott. Whilst Ewan's full time role is with Eden Scott, he is involved with several organisations including Snowsport Scotland and the Chartered Institute of Marketing. This means he is communicating with a diverse range of audiences, using different tools on a regular basis. Ewan describes the very personal journey he has been on in developing his communication skills throughout his career. For more information on Eden Scott, TalentSpark, the Chartered Institute of Marketing and Snowsport Scotland, here are the relevant websites:https://www.edenscott.com/
2022-10-1840 min
Idaho Cutthroat Business5. Allison BruceCutthroat Business is joined by Allison Bruce, Partner at TalentSpark here in Boise. Allison tells us about growing up in Boulder and running track at the University of Colorado (5:40). During university, she got involved in nonprofit volunteer recruiting, loved it, and her career moved that direction (9:00). Allison came back to Boise and became a partner at TalentSpark (12:30), beginning her career as an entrepreneur (13:35). We asked her how recruiting has changed over her career (14:54), and how Idaho's recruit marketing has evolved (18:10). TalentSpark practices creative work/life balance at their company (19:32). We also learn about the historical phenomenon of Boise, Idaho's...
2022-02-2137 min
The Coffee Pod from TalentSparkEpisode 10 - From Academic to CEOWe had a fascinating discussion with Genevieve who made the transition from Academic to CEO of Earthblox. She gives us some brilliant insight into the journey, how important the support of the University, the Royal Enterprise Fellowship awards and the Scottish Government have been. Genevieve also talks to us about the value of the pitching competitions like EIE and Converge Challenge and how that helps build an incredibly strong network of support as a new founder.
2021-09-1007 minThe Coffee Pod from TalentSparkInvestment Series - Episode 1 Meeting Jackie WaringAs part of our Investment Series, we chatted to Jackie Waring, CEO of Investing Women and AccelerateHer about the importance of diversity both within your team and as part of your investment portfolio. Jackie gave us a great insight into the importance of looking at different sectors and businesses that would have previously not been considered within an investment portfolio. Jackie also touched on the value of recruiting and attracting a diverse talent pool and how this can provide a strong competitive advantage when you are pitching for investment. We got a great int...
2021-09-0817 minThe Coffee Pod from TalentSparkInvestment Series - Episode 2 Meeting Daisy Ford-DownesAs part of our sponsorship of The Young Company Finance Conference and the theme being 'competitive advantage', we wanted to get under the skin of how people and diversity could create that advantage and help small businesses to differentiate themselves to attract investment. So we interviewed Daisy Ford-Downes who is Head of Investments at Firstport. She is also, Chapter Lead at Zebra
2021-09-0714 min
The Coffee Pod from TalentSparkEpisode 9 - Jenn Fenwick from Rebel Road Coaching Talks LeadershipEwan chatted to Jenn Fenwick from Rebel Road Coaching this week. They had a fascinating discussion around leadership and what it takes to become a great leader. Are they born or can people grow into great leaders? What characteristics do great leaders have? And what about inclusivity in leadership? How important is an inclusive style today when new leaders are trying to inspiring a new generation? There were some amazing insights from a globally experienced coach who is delivering some amazing results. Check out Jenn at http://www.rebelroadcoaching.com/ or find Jenn...
2021-03-0224 minThe Coffee Pod from TalentSparkEpisode 8 - Claudia Cavalluzzo, Director, Converge ChallengeWe had a fantastic chat with Claudia, the Director at Converge Challenge. We got to understand the real value behind diversity and inclusion to start-up organisations spinning out of our universities. We also got the thoughts of Claudia on the impact Brexit is going to have on the start-up community as well as the universities in Scotland. Claudia talked us through the ins and outs of Converge Challenge as they launch their 2021 competition. We hear about their new website and what you need to focus on to be successful. And we got...
2021-01-2721 minThe Coffee Pod from TalentSparkEpisode 7 - Ewan chats to Nicola Anderson, Interim CEO FinTech ScotlandWe had a facinating chat with Nicola Anderson, the Interim CEO of FinTech Scotland about how FinTech has managed through the pandemic. Nicola chatted about some new initiatives launched by members of the community as well as FinTech's role in other areas such as climate change. 2021 sounds like it will be an exciting time for FinTech in this country. Find out more by downloading the podcast.
2020-12-2321 minThe Coffee Pod from TalentSparkEpisode 6 - Dave Hughes, New CEO and Founder at Novosound on 2020 and the plans for 2021Ewan met with Dave Hughes, the Founder and New CEO of Novosound, about how 2020 has impacted on Novosound. He talks us through their product development during the pandemic, how they dealt with the early 'pivot'/plan and how they have managed their exports. He also gives us his ambitions for 2021, how he plans to scale the business and which markets he is targeting.
2020-12-1624 minThe Coffee Pod from TalentSparkThe Future of the Space Industry in ScotlandJane and Ewan caught up with Subramanian Ramamoorthy of University of Edinburgh and Craig Clark of AAC Clyde Space to talk about their respective professional journeys and the future of the space industry in Scotland. Don't forget you can keep up with us on Twitter and LinkedIn or check out our website - it's packed full of resources and expert advice for entrepreneurs anywhere.If you'd like to start your next adventure in a startup just click here to drop off your CV.
2020-02-2724 minThe Coffee Pod from TalentSparkCallum Murray - AmiqusJane and Ewan sat down with Callum Murray of Amiqus to talk about his experiences at Scotland's premier investment event - EIE (Engage Invest Exploit).Don't forget you can keep up with us on Twitter and LinkedIn or check out our website - it's packed full of resources and expert advice for entrepreneurs anywhere.If you'd like to start your next adventure in a startup just click here to drop off your CV.
2020-01-2431 minThe Coffee Pod from TalentSparkSusan McRoberts - The Curated ConsultancyWhile Jane Kennedy jetted off to sunnier climbs, Ewan Anderson chatted to Susan McRoberts from The Curated Consultancy about why having a business built on the culture with a clear vision and the right values can have a real benefit.Don't forget you can keep up with us on Twitter and LinkedIn or check out our website - it's packed full of resources and expert advice for entrepreneurs anywhere.If you'd like to start your next adventure in a startup just click here to drop off your CV.
2020-01-2214 minThe Coffee Pod from TalentSparkSusan McRoberts - The Curated Consultancy pt.2The second in our two-part interview with Susan McRoberts from The Curated Consultancy is about how to actually go about implementing your vision and values into your business and how it can help you establish a strong culture. Don't forget you can keep up with us on Twitter and LinkedIn or check out our website - it's packed full of resources and expert advice for entrepreneurs anywhere.If you'd like to start your next adventure in a startup just click here to drop off your CV.
2020-01-2219 minThe Coffee Pod from TalentSparkHector Mason - Episode One VenturesWe chat to Hector Mason of Episode One Ventures about what makes a business appealing to venture capitalists, the importance of leadership teams, and the difference in attitude towards investment between Scotland and London.Don't forget you can keep up with us on Twitter and LinkedIn or check out our website - it's packed full of resources and expert advice for entrepreneurs anywhere.If you'd like to start your next adventure in a startup just click here to drop off your CV.
2020-01-0319 min