Interview with Niharika Hanglem – Niharika leads Research and Partnerships for GET Cities, where she leads research initiatives and develops the programmatic framework to be used for expansion nationally. Previously, she was a Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship consultant for the WorldBank, working on various social entrepreneurship and data innovation projects.
Interview with Angela Champ – Angela is an HR executive and author of "The Squiggly Line Career: How Changing Professions Can Advance A Career in Unexpected Ways." She has worked in diverse industries including insurance, banking, engineering, oil & gas, construction, and retail. She is currently the senior vice president, human resources for Alpine Building Maintenance.
Interview with Ross Thornley – Ross is an entrepreneur, author, and founder of 6 companies. He has worked from branding agencies to innovation consultancy, product design, manufacture, and nanotechnology businesses. He is a member of the Strategic Coach Freezone Frontier. He is purpose-driven, experimental, relentlessly curious and open-minded. He is the author of Moonshot Innovation.
Interview with Maria Barrera – Maria is an operational leader deeply familiar with the pain points companies experience as they scale & manage change. Maria is passionate about empowering leaders with the data and tools they need to enact real change. She believes that by decreasing the frictions that stand in the way of progress, we can build more equitable, diverse and effective workforces.
Interview with Sally De Rosa – Sally is the President of HRWize. She is passionate about driving organizational growth through identifying each key role in the organization, but keeping in mind diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
Interview with Monika Ivanovic – Monika’s experience is broad but revolves around people. She has been a career counselor, worked in science and tech in the government sector. She strives to create a positive workplace that impacts business performance, motivates people, and increases productivity.
Interview with Temitope Azeez – Temitope has over 14 years of experience in HR consulting She currently leads People & Culture at PEG Africa. She is a MBA degree holder from London Metropolitan University.
Interview with Dr. Deborah Waddill – Deborah provides consulting services for a variety of clients in the areas of leadership, HR technology strategy, and virtual learning design. She is the Award -winning author of Digital HR: A Guide to Technology-Enabled Human Resources and The e-HR Advantage: The Complete Handbook.
Interview with Erica Keswin – Erica is the podcast host of the show Left to Our Own Devices. She is a bestselling author, internationally sought-after speaker, and founder of the Spaghetti Project. She helps top-of-the-class business leaders, organizations, and individuals improve their performance by honoring relationships in every context. She is the author of the book Bring Your Human to Work and, Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic....
Interview with Jay Connolly – Jay is a Global Chief Talent Officer responsible for delivering a leading people experience across HR, recruitment and learning/professional development functions. Jay advises the firm's leaders and drives forward opportunities to enhance all aspects of talent management including recruitment, performance management, diversity, training and development, and compensation and benefits programs.
Interview with Antonio López – Antonio is an HR innovator with over 10 years of experience in organizational design, recruitment, compensation, strategy and HR management functions. Antonio is currently co-founder and CEO of VUCA, a consultancy agency that helps HR departments to innovate consistently and transform into people-centered departments.
Interview with Ana White – Ana is the Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at F5. She leads the company’s people practices and environmental social and governance programs. She comes to F5 from Microsoft, where she led global HR teams for more than 18 years across multiple business units.
Interview with Pattie Money – Pattie brings over 25 years of People leadership experience. She has worked with executives and leaders in high growth technology companies building high performing, engaged teams that drive outstanding business results. She served as Chief People Officerfor several publicly traded companies, including leading through IPOs and significant global expansion.
Interview with Kristi Stepp – Kristi has over 30 years of experience with broad international and multicultural expertise. She has served in strategic human resource roles at several leading global organizations including General Motors, Kelly Services, Pepsi-Cola and Volkswagen.
Interview with Renée Smith – Renée is the Founder and CEO of A Human Workplace and she also served as the Director of Workplace Transformation in the Governor’s Results Washington Office. Renée champions a more loving, human workplace through primary research, writing, and speaking on Making Work More Human.
Interview with Mandy Sebel – Mandy is an HR leader who loves building high-growth organizations bringing experience in employee engagement, recruitment and change. She is a veteran of digital commerce and has worked with some of the fastest-growing technology players in the industry.
Interview with Martha Jeifetz – Martha is a Former SVP and CHRO. A trilingual change agent and Coach offering more than 25 years of success in creating, launching, executing and improving HR initiatives for enterprises operating in diverse industries.
Interview with Marie Potter – Marie has always gravitated towards working with people, supporting development, and championing the power of choice, attitude, and a growth mindset. After a long career in higher education, she transitioned into the corporate world and joined Getty Images in 2017. Marie is currently the Director of Talent and Leadership Development.
Interview with Jeff Bettinger – Jeff is Nu Skin's Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources. He is an award-winning senior HR executive known for leading cultural transformations that connect to the heart and impact business results. In his free time, Jeff enjoys spending time with his wife of 28 years, four children and three grandchildren.
Interview with Burak Akay – Burak is an HR professional with more than 12 years of international experience. Prior to HR, he spent 5 years in Information Systems after his graduation from Mechanical Engineering. He’s spent most of his HR carreer in systems, Compensation & Benefits, projects and Talent Management. He is currently the Head of HR in Dubai for BASF.
Interview with Bobbi McPherson – Bobbi is a seasoned executive leader with a demonstrated track record of driving cultural and transformation initiatives throughout her career. She’s currently the Chief People Officer for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
Interview with Ashira Gobrin – Ashira is Chief People Officer at Wave. She blends a get-it-done performance style with the ability to fuel enterprise-wide employee engagement, retention, revenue, and growth. Ashira has over 20 years experience leading fast growth technology companies.
Interview with Nkechi Runsewe – Nkechi is a certified Global Talent Management Leader. She’s passionate aboutidentifying, nurturing and developing talent to transform businesses and drive a high-performanceorganization. Nkechi has cross-industry management and HR leadership experience across Consulting, Media &Telecommunications, Financial Services and Manufacturing sectors.
Interview with Laura Schroeder – Laura is an HR technology advisor who has led product strategy and marketing teams forPeopleSoft, Workday, and Oracle. In 2018 she co-founded Red Rocks, an investment firm dedicated to creatingpositive social and environmental impact. She is currently the Head of Brand and Communications at Personio.
Interview with Dawn Klinghoffer – Dawn's responsibilities include advanced people analytics &research for Microsoft’s business unitsglobally, as well as analytics and reporting support for HR programs, such as Global Diversity &Inclusion, Global HR Services, Talent Management, and Learning & Development. Dawn is alsoresponsible for reporting tools and technology for HR and employee data privacy. Dawn has been atMicrosoft for over 20 years and she’s held positions in HR and Finance....
Interview with Danielle Arraes – Danielle is the VP of Human Resources at Puratos. She is a happy HR professional, with a diversified functional expertise along 20 years of experience, workingin diverse multinational companies. She’s eager to contribute in multiple HR matters and to keep mymind open to constantly learn from others. She’s currently leadingthe HR function in South and CentralAmerica for Puratos, a belgium B2B multinational.
Interview with Anju Choudhary – Anju is currently the Head of Learning and Development at NextRoll. Prior to joining NextRollshe’s ledglobal L&D teams at UST Global and IBM. With an unique thought leadership and extensive experiencein L&D, Anju strives to help her organization accelerate performance through learning.
Interview with Alex Smith – Alex is the Chief Human Resources Officer at the City of Memphis. She is also the “Chief Change Officer,” focused on evolving the City of Memphis’s culture to enable Mayor Strickland’s mission of “improving the quality of life for all Memphians, every day.
Interview with Erich Kurschat – Erich is a credited actor on IMDB, an occasional backup singer, and a 2-time Chicago marathoner. He also builds HR community, helps individuals and organizations leverage the DiSC personality assessment, and he believes in the power of meaningful connection to shape lives and transform careers.
Interview with Candace Giesbrecht – Candace’s passion for connecting people, building stronger organizations and communities has been her “why” for over 20 years. As an HR Professional, with a social work, mental health and fin tech background, she has a large and varied toolbox to draw on to to support the pursuit of healthy workplaces and great candidate experiences.
