Podcast

Reading Time: < 1 minute Today, we’re joined by Wawa’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategist Kaela Blanks to discuss the importance of diversity, the dangers of unconscious bias, and how organizations can improve their DEI practices. Kaela Blanks is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategist at Wawa and is passionate about empowering people to thrive through their DE&I…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Today, we’re introducing our new host for the show Lindsay Patton. Lindsay has been working in journalism and HR for years and shares with us what she’s learned about how HR professionals can optimize their performance… Lindsay Patton is a trained journalist turned content geek and the Principal at Blackstar Communications. Lindsay is passionate…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Dan Taylor is the Partner Manager at 15Five. He partners with HR Consultants to help companies improve performance, engagement, and retention. He is from Provo, Utah, and loves getting into the great outdoors.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Stephanie Hammerwold is the Director of Human Resources at Arcules, a tech startup that has developed a cloud-based solution for video data management. Stephanie’s HR career spans the grocery, manufacturing, warehousing and tech industries. She spends her spare time running an all-volunteer nonprofit that helps formerly incarcerated people get back to work and advocates for fair chance hiring.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Dan is currently the Head of People Operations for Aurora Solar, a platform focused on enabling a clean energy future for all. When he joined in early 2019, they were 45 employees primarily in San Francisco and have now grown to more than 100 team members across the United States. He believes strongly…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Charlie Keinath has worked for some of NYC’s most preeminent startups including Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Intersection and now Beeswax. With over 10 years in the recruiting space, he’s mostly focused on Engineering, Data and Product and never shies away from those hard to fill positions. When it comes to recruiting he has both…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Consultative Approach to Recruiting with Andrew Bernstein    Andrew Bernstein who is the Talent Acquisition Coordinator at Propeller. He is a people and operations professional who has worked in the life science space as well as in the hardware and software industry within drone mapping. He cares about people, loves helping startup organizations succeed,…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Creating a Feedback Driven Culture with Elliot Epstein   Elliot Epstein is the Head of People at Galileo.  He has dedicated his career to building and scaling People functions in mission-driven organizations.  He has worked in people, culture, and organizational development roles across different sectors.  He lives in Manhattan with his husband, daughter, and rescue…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Building the HR function at your organization with AdmitHub’s Adrienne Barnard   Adrienne Barnard is the SVP of People Operations at AdmitHub – an AI powered Chatbot that through powerful nudges is on a mission to help learners take the next steps towards a more fulfilling life. Adrienne has been in HR/People Operations her entire…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Leveling Up the Employee Experience with Pega’s Sarah Salbu-Young   Sarah is the Talent Experience Partner at Pega, a publicly-traded software company where she is responsible for the company’s recognition program.  She’s convinced that everyone can be a culture champion within their organization, it just often takes someone to be that spark for positive change.…