Transforming Frontline Worker Training: From Boring to TikTok-Style Learning with Bites Co-Founder Hagai Horovitz at SHRM 2025

In this bonus episode, recorded live at SHRM 2025, Rhona Pierce interviews Haggai, co-founder of Bites, a platform revolutionizing training and communication for frontline employees. Haggai explains how Bites transforms existing materials into TikTok-style microlearning videos, integrates with popular messaging apps, and achieves high engagement without users needing corporate email addresses. He discusses the unique challenges of training frontline workers, Bites’ seamless user experience, and their positive journey with SHRM Labs. Haggai also shares future plans to directly link training to business outcomes, making learning both engaging and impactful.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why traditional L&D is hemorrhaging money
• How social media psychology changes retention rates
• The real cost of boring training (hint: it's not just turnover)
• What happens when you make learning addictive

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Connect with Haggai on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hagai-horovitz/ 

Learn more about Bites at https://mybites.io/

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