In this episode Sid Pandiya talks about the story and inspiration behind Kona, his company that provides companies a tool to drive conversations around how teams are authentically feeling, and how to best support one another. Sid shares many ti

Cultivating an Authentic and Original Employer Brand, with Head of People at Reggora, Emma Brudner

May 3rd, 2021 32m 54s

In this episode, Emma talks about the evolution of the interview process over the last few years, and discusses what types of qualities employers should be looking out for as they evaluate talent. She gives advice to candidates that are contemp

Head of DEIB at Curology, Sean Cervera, on "Inclusive Recruiting" vs. "Diversity Recruiting"

Apr 26th, 2021 31m 27s

Sean Cervera has been in the diversity space for over 10 years and has a wealth of experiences leading diversity and recruiting initiatives from LinkedIn, Twilio, Uber, SpaceX, Google, and most recently, Curology. Sean talks about the distincti

Claire Schmidt, Founder of AllVoices, On the Importance of Empowering Employees to Share their Experiences

Apr 19th, 2021 24m 17s

In this episode, Claire talks about her inspiration to found AllVoices, a powerful platform geared towards enabling employees to anonymously share feedback with their company’s leadership and people team. AllVoices also provides leaders and Peo

Head of Remote at GitLab, Darren Murph, On Scaling your Remote Culture and Enabling Distributed Work

Apr 13th, 2021 34m 20s

GitLab was early in the game in building a fully distributed work experience. In this episode, Darren shares insight into what guided GitLab's initial decision to be a fully distributed company, along with best practices around scaling your rem

Audrey Blanche, Director of Equitable Design at CultureAmp, on the Power of Equitable Design in Creating Longterm Impact

Apr 5th, 2021 38m 57s

In this episode, Aubrey talks about the power of Equitable Design in making meaningful, impactful, systemic change, and what this looks like at CultureAmp. She also talks about how companies can cultivate belonging as they transition to distrib

Head Of People Science at Glint, Archana Ramesh - Reflecting on 2020s Learnings with Applications for 2021

Mar 30th, 2021 48m 6s

In this richly packed episode, Archana reflects on her discoveries after sorting through thousands of data points through 2020. She talks about the drivers of burnout risk and how companies can place focus around learning and development to pre

Chief People Officer of Newfront Insurance, Heather Dunn, on the Value of Leading with Compassion

Mar 22nd, 2021 37m 33s

In this episode, Heather Dunn talks about the distinct role that a Chief People Officer plays in an organization as compared to other Senior People Leader roles. She talks about the role the people team plays in building resilience through an o

The Way People Teams Impact the End Customer Experience with Ashley Alexander, VP of People at Front

Mar 15th, 2021 28m 43s

In this episode, Ashley provides insights around how people leaders and people initiatives can actually have an effect on the end experience your customers have, ultimately impacting your bottom line. Ashley talks about the balance people leade

Head of Diversity, Equity and Belonging at Chime, Erica Johnson, on the role of your DEB leader within your organization

Mar 8th, 2021 43m 45s

In this episode, Erica Johnson, Head of DEB at Chime talks about the role of the DEB leader within the organization. It goes far beyond internal work - DEB leaders partner with all leaders across the business - marketing, product, tech, people,

Building a Strong Culture of Feedback with Michelle Campbell, Cofounder of Eager Labs

Mar 1st, 2021 46m 8s

In this episode we dive into the adventure Michelle has had through her career up until her most recent venture of cofounding her own company, Eager Labs! Eager Labs serves to provide organizations and individuals tools to learn together and le

Empowering your employees to create a culture they own with Kerry Robert, Head of HR at Entrada Therapeutics

Feb 22nd, 2021 38m 59s

In this episode Kerry talks about the transition from Counseling Psychology to the People and Culture world. She also talks about the people team as being a steward of culture vs. as a creator of culture, and how you can enable your organizatio

Finding Founders that Give the People Function a Seat at the Table with Jane Jaxon, VP of People at Wistia

Feb 15th, 2021 35m 34s

In this episode we learn more about how Wistia approached responding to the pandemic by leveraging a team oriented approach to making decisions and supporting their people. We also talk about strategies to drive inclusion across your organizati

Supporting Your Executive Team, with Julia Sigel, Director of People Operations at Lemonade

Feb 8th, 2021 32m 14s

In this episode we dive into how to coach executive leaders as new Head of People. We also talk about what it was like to move from the startup world to joining a company that recently went public! Lastly, we talk about the importance of focusi

Coaching vs. Consulting with Ellen Sweeney, VP of People Operations at MeUndies

Feb 1st, 2021 38m 47s

In this episode, we talk about the important distinction in coaching vs. consulting, and the ability that coaching has to unlock the potential in your employees. Ellen also talks about what MeUndies has learned about distributed work through th

The Evolution of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging in Tech with Felicia Jadczak, CEO and Cofounder of She Geeks Out

Jan 25th, 2021 41m 11s

In this episode, we talk about the story behind She Geeks Out, an organization founded by Felicia and her cofounder Rachel Murray geared towards giving other tech and tech-adjacent womxn and their allies an opportunity to network, learn, and co

Building Relationships, Trust, & Psychological Safety As a Fully Distributed Team with AJ Josephson, Head of People at Miro

Jan 18th, 2021 41m 9s

In this episode, we talk about how to build trust and psychological safety as a distributed team by focusing on building strong value touchpoints through onboarding, driving a collaborating vs. co-acting culture, and through intentionally creat

Identifying and Defining your Core Values with Gabriela McManus, SVP of People Operations at Drizly

Jan 3rd, 2021 52m 27s

In this episode, we talk about how to build leadership development programs that are sticky and effective, whether you are designing for new managers or seasoned executives. We also talk about how Gabriela approached her role as joined Drizly,

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Intro

Jan 3rd, 2021 5m 56s

A quick background on me, how I got into this field, and why I decided to start this podcast!

On Navigating Change with Laura Parrott, Head of People at Floyd

Jan 3rd, 2021 39m 13s

In this episode, we talk about how leaders can empathetically support their organizations through change by leveraging the change curve. This curve describes the predictable process we all go through of transitioning from denial, to doubt, to a

Equity Centered Design with Diane Kim, VP of People & Culture at Prose

Jan 3rd, 2021 31m 42s

In this episode, we talk about the role of equity centered design and democratic decision making in building a culture of inclusion. Diane shares the importance of reflecting on where power resides within your organization, ensuring that your p