Behind the Screens: Conversations with Background Screening Pros hosted by Les Rosen
"Behind the Screens" is a podcast that brings you up close and personal with the people in the background screening industry. Hosted by Les Rosen, each episode features in-depth, human-interest interviews with a diverse range of guests—including business executives, employees with extensive screening experience, vendors who serve the industry, and legal and compliance experts.
These conversations dive into the personal stories and insights of those who know the industry best, offering a fresh perspective on the people driving background screening. Whether you are part of the industry or just curious, "Behind the Screens" delivers authentic, non-marketing-focused stories from the world of background checks.
Your host: Les Rosen is an Attorney, former owner of a screening firm, the chair of the steering committee that founded PBSA and the first co-chair of PBSA, as well as author of the "Safe Hiring Manual," and frequent presenter nationwide.
According to attorney and industry veteran Vince Pascarella, "For those of you who don't know, Les Rosen was the chief architect of the PBSA predecessor NAPBS, and its first Chair and unofficial Executive Director. Simply put, no Les Rosen then, no PBSA today."
For more information, see: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesterrosen/
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Behind the Screens: Conversations with Background Screening Pros hosted by Les Rosen
Latest Episodes
Episode 77: Industry Boosters: Joe Dardano and John Lawrence on Earning Your Place in Background Screening
One started out writing record store ads in South Florida. The other spent 18 years as a teacher, including years as a missionary teacher in inner-city Vancouver. Neither planned on a career in screening, and both earned their place the hard wa...
Episode 37: Nancy Alt Explains Why Compliance Begins with People, Not Paper
What does it take to shape an entire industry from the inside out—while mastering compliance, leading operations, and serving the public good? It takes vision, grit, and a whole lot of hats—and this episode is proof of exactly that.
Episode 76: Nina French on 30 Years in Drug Testing, Why the Industry Loses Sight of Its Mission, and How to Build a Career That Lasts
Nina French is the founder of Inflection Point, a consulting practice focused on product development, innovation, and the future of human capital management. With a career spanning more than three decades, she built her expertise from the groun...
Episode 75: Be Kind, Stay Curious, and Never Stop Growing: Bon Idziak's 28 Years of Hard-Won Lessons in Background Screening
Bon Idziak has 28 years in the background screening industry spanning CIC, First Advantage, Applicant Insight, Checkr, and Accurate Background. He served five years as chair of PBSA's Government Relations Committee, sat on the PBSA Board of Dir...
Episode 74: Kevin Bachman on What 25 Years in Background Screening Actually Teaches You
If you are in a decision-making role in this industry and you are waiting for a law, a court case, or a webinar to tell you what to do next, Kevin Bachman has a message for you: nobody is coming to save you.Kevin has been in background ...
