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The HR Tech Spotlight

On The HR Tech Spotlight podcast, your host, Deanna Shimota, interviews business leaders in the HR tech market to share each company’s story behind why the technology was created, what top challenges it solves for HR and finance leaders and how it is truly different from the other options out there. Our goal is to introduce innovative up-and-coming technology companies to our listener audience because we know that these solutions don’t always make it on a buyer’s radar – even though these lesser-known HR technology solutions might be a better fit for a buyer’s needs at times. This podcast is published by GrowthMode Marketing
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Episodes

27 - Helping Employees Through Difficult Times with E4E Relief's Holly Welch Stubbing

On this episode of The HR Tech Spotlight, we’re exploring E4E Relief – a tech-enabled service that partners with organizations to deliver financial relief to workers around the globe during times of crisis, disaster and hardship. The core of E4E Relief's success lies in its sophisticated technology platform, which is designed to handle the complexities of application processing and fund disbursement in a multitude of languages, ensuring timely and efficient aid to workers in need. Joining us to ...

Feb 16, 202425 minSeason 1Ep. 27

26 - Supporting New Hires and Early Career Employees with Symba's Ahva Sadeghi

In this week’s installment of The HR Tech Spotlight, we look at Symba - a platform for new hires and early career readiness that allows organizations to onboard, manage, and engage their talent from the moment a new employee accepts a job offer, and fast-tracks them from pre-onboarding to productivity. Symba's core mission is to clarify the often complex workforce environment for newcomers and to forge clear career trajectories, leveraging technology to do so. Joining us to talk about Symba is C...

Feb 09, 202425 minSeason 1Ep. 26

25 - Redefining Candidate Screening with Fama's Ben Mones

In this installment of the HR Tech Spotlight, we are shining a spotlight on Fama - the world's largest social media screening company and a leader in applying AI to background screening services. Their out-of-the-box solution screens for 9 types of workplace misconduct to detect fraudulent or illegal activities and identify extreme behaviors that are detrimental to the workplace with an AI tool that searches 10,000 online sources of public data. Joining us to talk about Fama is the founder and C...

Feb 02, 202425 minSeason 1Ep. 25

24 - A Holistic Employee Experience with WorkTango's Rob Catalano

During this episode, we shine a spotlight on WorkTango - the only employee experience platform that includes employee recognition and rewards, surveys and insights, and goals and feedback capabilities all in one holistic platform. This conversation highlights the technological challenges HR departments encounter, such as the integration of disparate systems and the need for real-time analytics to understand employee sentiment. The discussion also underscores the critical role that technology pla...

Jan 26, 202425 minSeason 1Ep. 24

23 - Revolutionizing Recruiting Potential with Gem's Jeff Beckham

This episode of The HR Tech Spotlight features Gem - an innovative talent engagement platform that helps recruiting teams use data and automation to engage talent more deeply, build diverse, high-quality pipelines, and hire predictably at any scale. Through the platform, companies can automate and personalize candidate communication, unify all recruiting touchpoints into a single system, and get usable data across the entire hiring process. Our guest on this episode is Jeff Beckham, Gem’s Head o...

Jan 19, 202421 minSeason 1Ep. 23

22 - Better Assess Developer Talent with CoderPad's Amanda Richardson

In this episode of The HR Tech Spotlight, we discuss CoderPad. CoderPad originated as a solution to streamline the technical interviewing process by allowing candidates to write and execute code in an interactive, real-time environment. This approach simulates a more realistic coding scenario, which can help employers better gauge a developer's problem-solving and coding abilities. The platform's standout features include a collaborative interface where interviewers can observe and interact with...

Jan 12, 202421 minSeason 1Ep. 22

21 - Empower Your People to Reach Their Highest Potential with Betterworks' John Schneider

In this installment of The HR Tech Spotlight, we feature Betterworks - an intelligent performance management solution that combines generative AI and data analytics to enable organizations to make smart, data-based decisions with a comprehensive solution that incorporates conversations, check-ins, feedback, employee engagement, and recognition — all accessible in the applications employees use daily. Joining us to talk about Betterworks is the CMO of the company, John Schneider. Learn more about...

Jan 05, 202423 minSeason 1Ep. 21

20 - Transforming the Recruitment Process with Humanly's Prem Kumar

In this episode, we discuss Humanly.io - a conversational AI platform for high-volume professional hiring. The primary goal of this tool is to streamline the hiring process by automating time-consuming tasks, allowing recruiters to focus on more meaningful conversations with candidates. The platform's advanced features enable it to automate initial screening, saving recruiters valuable time and effort. By leveraging AI, Humanly.io can efficiently analyze resumes, assess candidate qualifications,...

Dec 29, 202324 minSeason 1Ep. 20

19 - Improving Employee Turnover with PTO Exchange's Rob Whalen

In this installment, we are spotlighting PTO Exchange - a platform that helps employees unlock the full value of unused PTO by converting it into retirement savings, student loan repayments, travel awards, community giving and more. The technology has been instrumental in reducing turnover rates within companies, while simultaneously boosting productivity levels. Joining us to talk about the company’s technology is Rob Whalen, the co-founder & CEO of PTO Exchange. Learn more about PTO Exchan...

Dec 22, 202325 minSeason 1Ep. 19

18 - Future-Proofing Talent: How SOLVE's Holistic Data Transforms Workforce Planning with Human Capital Management Institute's Jeff Higgins

During this episode, we’re explore a technology platform called SOLVE. This technology, created by Human Capital Management Institute, is a predictive analytics workforce planning software that provides a workforce decision hub for transforming data from disparate HR and business systems into critical insights to drive business results. This comprehensive integration allows for a holistic view of an organization's workforce, enabling business leaders to gain valuable insights and make informed d...

Dec 15, 202328 minSeason 1Ep. 18

17 - Payroll Paradigm: Supporting Employees in 100 Countries with Neeyamo's Vivek Khanna

This episode spotlights Neeyamo - a technology-enabled global payroll and EOR solutions provider for multinational and micro-multinational corporations worldwide. Working at the intersection of business and technology, Neeyamo strives to deliver best-in-class solutions by leveraging its global presence and enterprise global payroll technology stack that powers its single global engine. One major challenge faced by payroll departments is complying with local regulations and tax laws. Neeyamo addr...

Dec 08, 202321 minSeason 1Ep. 17

16 - Revolutionizing Workforce Intelligence with Revelio Labs' Ben Zweig

In this installment, we spotlight Revelio Labs - a workforce intelligence company that unifies and enriches a comprehensive set of public employment data to create a universal HR database. Revelio Labs’ mission is to increase the sophistication of labor markets by providing clean and rich human capital data to empower businesses and investors. Through their innovative technology, Revelio Labs is reshaping the HR tech market and empowering businesses with the data they need to make informed decis...

Dec 01, 202323 minSeason 1Ep. 16

14 - Elevating Team Performance and Organizational Success with RallyBright's Mike Sweeney

This episode spotlights RallyBright - a behavioral-science-backed software that helps businesses identify and target the hidden factors that supercharge team success. Through the platform, companies can measure and diagnose points of weakness in a team, enabling team members - as well as team leads - to understand required actions in different situations, and pinpoint the areas where they can make high-impact improvements. Joining us on this episode to talk about RallyBright is Mike Sweeney, Chi...

Nov 24, 202329 minSeason 1Ep. 14

15 - Making the Hiring Process More Efficient with Zeligate's Denver Naidoo

In this episode, we are featuring Zeligate - a smart AI helper engineered to simplify monotonous, everyday talent recruitment tasks and empower leaders to focus on the important things that require a human touch. Zeligate learns from your team and your resources to become a part of the workforce, producing high-quality work and doing your most laborious tasks like generating job listings, evaluating resumés and calling candidates, to posting ads, and automatically emailing calendar invites. Join...

Nov 24, 202325 minSeason 1Ep. 15

13 - Boosting Employee Well-Being and Growth with Boon Health's Alex Simmons

In this installment, we’re taking a look at Boon Health - a personalized, 1:1 coaching platform that is sitting at the intersection between mental health and professional development for employees - offering a personalized experience that caters to both personal and professional growth. By providing a personalized experience, Boone Health helps organizations with recruiting and retention, addressing employee stress and burnout, and offering career growth opportunities. Joining us to talk about t...

Nov 17, 202324 minSeason 1Ep. 13

12 - Shaping the Future of Payroll Management with DailyPay's Gino Palozzi

This episode spotlights DailyPay - a platform that aims to change the outdated bi-weekly pay cycle and provide on-demand pay solutions. By integrating with time and attendance systems and payroll systems, DailyPay allows employees to access their earnings immediately after completing a shift. This employee-sponsored benefit gives workers control and visibility over their finances, alleviating financial stress. Join us as we dig in with Gino Palozzi, Chief Marketing Officer at DailyPay, to learn ...

Nov 10, 202325 minSeason 1Ep. 12

11 - Cappfinity's Innovative Approach to HR Challenges with Nicky Garcea

We're putting a spotlight on Cappfinity - a company that has taken a unique approach to talent placement. They partner with clients to help them place candidates and employees in positions where they can utilize their skills and strengths to deliver value and meet business objectives. This is achieved through a combination of unique data insights, technology, online assessments, virtual job simulations, candidate reports, talent matching, hiring, upskilling, leadership development and internal m...

Oct 27, 202324 minSeason 1Ep. 11

10 - Empowering Employee Career Navigation in Large Enterprises with Gloat's Noelle Bloomfield

In this installment, we’re talking about Gloat- an agile workforce operating system that translates the world of work into the language of skills to give companies an unprecedented ability to navigate change, enable more fulfilling and equitable careers for their employees, and dismantle the silos, bureaucracy and biases that hold people and businesses back. In this conversation, we dig in with Noelle Bloomfield, Director of Global Marketing, to talk about Gloat’s mission to rethink the modern w...

Oct 13, 202327 minSeason 1Ep. 10

9 - A Better Way To Find Quality Temp Labor with Bacon Work's Hunter Sebresos

On this episode, we shine a spotlight on Bacon Work - a gig-work app that connects established businesses to local gig workers. We dive in with our guest, CEO Hunter Sebresos, to discuss how Bacon has changed the way businesses find hourly workers and the way hourly workers find work. This is more than an app to find workers or a temp agency alternative; the team at Bacon took the traditional temp staffing model and created a new way for companies to fill staffing gaps through the gig economy. T...

Oct 06, 202329 minSeason 1Ep. 9

8 - The All-in-One Platform for Employee Recognition, Engagement and Connection with Motivosity's Logan Mallory

We're putting a spotlight on Motivosity - an employee recognition and engagement platform that helps team members feel appreciated and connected at work . In this episode, our guest, Logan Mallory, Vice President of Marketing for Motivosity, dives into how the employee experience means different things to different people - and how the platform helps companies perfect the most important moments for every team member, no matter where they’re at in their journey. It's important to ensure the most ...

Sep 29, 202324 minSeason 1Ep. 8

7 - Transforming Compliance & Culture with Click Boarding's Mike Ehrle

In this episode, we're putting a spotlight on Click Boarding with our interview with CEO, Mike Ehrle. Click Boarding is an employee experience platform providing modern, compliant HR solutions that impact employee growth and retention. The platform aims to provide a unique and exceptional experience for new hires, while also ensuring compliance and engagement. Click Boarding helps reduce ghosting, saves HR and manager time, and increases employee engagement. Want to learn more? Check out their w...

Sep 20, 202329 minSeason 1Ep. 7

6 - Creating Human Connections for Employees with Enboarder's Andrea Dumont

In this installment of The HR Tech Spotlight, we’re talking with the CMO of Enboarder, Andrea Dumont. Enboarder is on a mission to build better human connections across the employee journey. Their Human Connection Platform cuts through the noise of daily communications and elevates what matters most. From onboarding to learning, performance management, career growth and organizational change, Enboarder helps companies nurture cultures of connection and belonging where every moment matters — and ...

Sep 16, 202317 minSeason 1Ep. 6

5 - Caring for Your Team with Employee-Centric Benefits with Fringe's Jordan Peace

In this episode, we're shining a spotlight on Fringe - the world’s first well-being marketplace for lifestyle benefits, recognition, stipends and more. We dig in with CEO, Jordan Peace, to talk about the customizable benefits marketplace that empowers employees to select services from over 450 vendors. Companies that offer Fringe products let employees choose personalized unique benefits packages focused on daily needs - including options such as Instacart, Uber, Spotify, airbnb and so much more...

Sep 01, 202335 minSeason 1Ep. 5

4 - Enhancing Communication Between Employees with Humantelligence's Juan Betancourt

We're putting a spotlight on Humantelligence - a people-centric, remote-first company that values the diversity of thought each person brings to the team. In this episode we talk to Juan Betancourt, CEO to look at how Humantelligence helps people connect, communicate, and collaborate more effectively. This team collaboration solution provides personalized insights into the communication tools organizations use every day - empowering employees with the kind of insights and tools that enable more ...

Aug 25, 202334 minSeason 1Ep. 4

3 - The Power of People-Centric Performance Management with Engagedly's Sri Chellappa

This episode spotlights Engagedly. We interview CEO and Co-Founder, Sri Chellappa. Engagedly's mission is to improve employee engagement by making the workplace fun and motivating. With the Engagedly platform, organizations can align and motivate their workforce. Engagedly is not just software; it's a solution for building a high-performance culture where employees feel fulfilled and engaged. It provides a suite of tools for performance management, goal setting, career development and team engag...

Aug 18, 202333 minSeason 1Ep. 3

2 - Revolutionizing Healthcare Benefits with an AI Personal Health Assistant with Healthee's Guy Benjamin

Your host, Deanna Shimota, talks with the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Healthee, Guy Benjamin. Healthee is here to make confusing, inaccessible, expensive healthcare a thing of the past. They build tech that helps people reach their full health potential. They believe everyone, everywhere deserves access to high-quality, affordable healthcare. This starts with benefits people can understand and actually use—without stressing over coverage, skipping necessary treatment, or overspending on healthcare....

Aug 14, 202327 minSeason 1Ep. 2

1 - A Podcast Platform Celebrating Growing HR Tech Innovators with GrowthMode Marketing's Deanna Shimota

In the inaugural episode of The HR Tech Spotlight, Josh Elledge of UpMyInfluence speaks with the creator and host of the show, Deanna Shimota. Deanna shares that the idea behind this podcast is to celebrate innovative HR tech companies and give them a platform to stand out and share their solutions to a broad audience of entrepreneurs who are looking for them. If you and your company offer an HR tech solution, consider applying to be a guest on the show! Want to learn more about Deanna's work? C...

Aug 04, 202314 minEp. 1
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