Modern People Leader Episodes

Sept. 5, 2023

128 - Now is the time to double down on DEIB: Roshan Kindred (Chief Diversity Officer, PagerDuty)

Roshan Kindred, Chief Diversity Officer at PagerDuty, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about why now is the time to double down on DEI, holding leaders accountable for diverse representation, and why PagerDuty...
Aug. 28, 2023

127 - How Zillow made massive gains in DEI by embracing the future of work: Roz Francuz-Harris (VP of Talent Acquisition)

Roz Francuz Harris, VP of Talent Acquisition at Zillow, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about Zillow’s ‘CloudHQ’, the massive impact that CloudHQ has had on DEIB metrics, and why Talent leaders should embrace...
Aug. 24, 2023

126 - From People Leader to Solopreneur: Reflections at Year 3

Four-time people leader, Shelby Wolpa, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about making the jump from people leader to Solopreneur, her lessons learned as a consultant, and the state of remote work. ---- (1:16) G...
Aug. 21, 2023

125 - How to be a trusted advisor as a Chief People Officer: Adam Ward (Founding Partner, Growth by Design Talent)

Adam Ward, Founding Partner at Growth by Design Talent joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the shortage of HR leaders out there, how to be a trusted advisor to your CEO as a CPO, and how to run a structured...
Aug. 14, 2023

124 - Finding your next People Leader role: Allison Mairena (Sproul), VP People, NewGlobe

Allison Mairena (Sproul), VP of People at NewGlobe, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about her search for her next people leader role and getting your resume in front of the right people without having to appl...
Guest: David Landman
Aug. 8, 2023

123 - Adaptive Pay Transparency: Ashley Brounstein (Head of People, OpenComp)

Ashley Brounstein, Director of People at OpenComp , joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about adaptive pay transparency, why pay transparency is here to stay, and what it looks like in twenty years. Timestamps: (...
July 31, 2023

122 - The state of AI in the workplace: Siadhal Magos (Co-Founder & CEO, Metaview)

Siadhal Magos, Co-Founder & CEO at Metaview, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about where we’re at in this AI revolution, how recruiters can augment what they’re doing with AI, and why you’re at a relative adv...
Guest: Siadhal Magos
July 24, 2023

121 - Memeing for HR: Jamie Jackson from Humorous Resources

Jame Jackson, from Humorous Resources, joined us on The Modern People Leader. She shared why she started a meme account for HR, why startups should invest in leadership development early, and how she sees managers weaponizing...
July 17, 2023

120 - Creating talent abundance for 40k employees at Goldman Sachs: David Landman (Global Head of Talent Development, Goldman Sachs)

David Landman (Global Head of Talent Development, Goldman Sachs) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the retentive power of internal mobility, how they shifted from a mindset of talent scarcity to talent ab...
July 11, 2023

119 - Operationalizing your values & improving asynchronous communication: Nadia Vatalidis (Head of People & Culture, TestGorilla)

Nadia Vatalidis (Head of People & Culture, TestGorilla) joined us on The Modern People Leader. She shared tips for improving asynchronous work, how to operationalize your values, the types of CEOs that she likes to work for, ...
July 5, 2023

118 - Eliminating high friction experiences for employees & leveling up your consciousness as a leader (M Valentine, Founder, Annem HR Academy)

M Valentine (Founder of Annem HR Academy) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about how HR teams can better focus on the human element, eliminating high friction experiences in the employee experience, and why le...
June 26, 2023

117 - Vimeo CPO on intentional culture building (Crystal Boysen, Chief People Officer, Vimeo)

Crystal Boysen (Chief People Officer, Vimeo) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about intentional culture building, how to bring your core values to life on your people team, and why Vimeos People Team operates ...
June 19, 2023

116 - Rethinking the ROI of learning & creating hyper-personalized learning experiences: Rajeeb Dey (Founder & CEO, Learnerbly)

Rajeeb Dey (Founder & CEO, Learnerbly) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about why we need to rethink the ROI of learning, how to create hyper-personalized learning experiences, and commonly held beliefs in L&D...
June 13, 2023

115 - People love learning together: Yael Irom (Head of Leadership & Professional Enablement, Tanium)

Yael Irom (Head of Leadership & Professional Enablement at Tanium) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about Tanium’s co-hort based leadership programs and the reception they’ve received thus far. ---- This episo...
June 6, 2023

114 - Q Hamirani (Chief People Officer, Paper) on building Airbnb's 'Live & Work Anywhere' program & his new Chief People Officer role

Q Hamirani (Chief People Officer, Paper) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the Live and Work Anywhere Program from his time at Airbnb, how he navigates moments of uncertainty, and how he’s approaching his...
May 31, 2023

113 - It’s ok to admit we don’t have all the answers: Penny Farinha (VP, Human Resources, ecobee)

Penny Farinha (VP, Human Resources, ecobee) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about scaling the ecobee people team from 1 to 25, how her role has evolved, and why more companies should admit when they don’t hav...
May 22, 2023

112 - Inclusive Processes & “Sneaky DEIB”: GoDaddy’s VP of Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging, Kristy Lilas

Kristy Lilas (Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about how to identify the processes at your company that aren’t inclusive or equitable and sneaky ways you ...
May 8, 2023

111 - Internal mentorship programs are a cheat code: Charter’s Head of Workplace Strategy & Innovation (Massella Dukuly) & Head of Research, SVP (Emily Goligoski)

Charter’s Massella Dukuly (Head of Workplace Strategy + Innovation) and Emily Goligoski (Head of Research, SVP) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about making the implicit explicit and why internal mentorship p...
May 4, 2023

110 - 4 CPOs on the future of work & needing more CPOs in the CEO role

This week we had four 3-time guests on for an MPL Group Chat: Lyndsay Lord, CHRO at DECA Dental Group Dilshan Ratnayake, Leading HR Executive Rhiana Barr, Chief People Officer at Snap Finance Kristen Barbor, Leading HR Execut...
May 1, 2023

109 - VC needs more people from HR: Kat Steinmetz, Principal at Initialized Capital

Kat Steinmetz (Principal, Initialized Capital) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the HR skills that are useful as a VC and why more people from HR should make the jump into VC. Timestamps: (1:12) Good new...
April 25, 2023

108 - This Chief People Officer talks to her CEO daily (Kate Parente, Pegasystems)

Kate Parente (Chief People Officer, Pega) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about making the office a magnet, building a strong relationship with your CEO, and the power of storytelling as a people leader. Time...
April 19, 2023

107 - Angela Crossman (Chief People Officer, Brex) on revamping your employee listening function & getting creative with offsites

Angela Crossman (Chief People Officer, Brex) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about her journey into HR (non profit admin, massage therapist, & consultant), bringing your internal & external listening data tog...
April 10, 2023

106 - Caitlin Kamm (Head of People Growth, Envoy) on why it's impossible for HR to make everybody happy

Caitlin Kamm (Head of People Growth, Envoy) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about why it’s impossible for people teams to make everybody happy, Envoy’s focus on inclusion, and why organizations needs to focus...
April 7, 2023

MPL Live @ Transform - Kelly Minella (Head of Recruiting, Calendly) on the hiring partner experience

Kelly Minella (Head of Recruiting, Calendly) joined us on The Modern People Leader live from Transform. Timestamps: (0:30) What’s giving her energy at Transform (1:07) Inclusive hiring practices (2:17) Exciting recruiting tec...