# The World Cup of Business Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-happy-hour-network-771812/the-world-cup-of-business Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-happy-hour-network-771812/the-world-cup-of-business.md Podcast: [HR Happy Hour Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-happy-hour-network-771812) Published: 2026-06-12T12:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.blogtalkradio.com/steve-boese Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e26118e8-d0c3-4839-a642-818735312fa9.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hr-happy-hour-network-771812/episodes/the-world-cup-of-business Duration seconds: 2325 ## Resource The World Cup of Business Hosts:  Jack McFarlane  &  Nick Schlemmer   Summary Join this episode of The Play By Play, where hosts Jack McFarlane and Nick Schlemmer walk through an engaging and humorous simulation of the World Cup of Business, where major tech companies compete in a virtual tournament filled with strategic moves, AI-powered tactics, and industry insights. Discover how innovation, branding, and technology determine the ultimate champion in this lively, unpredictable event. Listen in!   Chapters 00:00  World Cup Excitement and Overview 03:05  Game Simulation Begins 12:24  Match Highlights and Analysis 18:54  Final Match and Tournament Wrap-Up 21:43  Semi-Final Round 30:20  The Final Showdown 35:08  Conclusion and Reflections on the Tournament   Thank you for your continued support of the show and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!   The HR Happy Hour Network is sponsored by Workhuman. Every year, companies spin their wheels searching externally for senior leaders. Meanwhile, their next VP is already on their payroll. Recognized by peers, but overlooked on the org chart. Future Leaders™ by Workhuman fixes that. Using AI and real-time recognition data, Future Leaders identifies your highest-potential talent four years ahead of schedule — before they burn out, check out, or get picked up by someone who saw what you missed. Build smarter. Promote confidently. Keep your best people. Future Leaders. Only from Workhuman. Learn more at workhuman.com. Thanks for joining us. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hr-happy-hour-network-771812/episodes/the-world-cup-of-business/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-happy-hour-network-771812/the-world-cup-of-business.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.