Modern People Leader Episodes

Sept. 24, 2021

40 - Jess Galica on Women Making Bold Career Pivots

Jess Galica, the founder of the Reclaim Your Career project, joined us on The Modern People Leader. Over the past year, she has interviewed 100+ women that have made successful career pivots. In this episode, she shares her f...
Sept. 16, 2021

39 - MPL Group Chat: Bouncing Forward in This Time of Uncertainty

This week we had two return guests for another MPL Group Chat: Libby Fiumara, Talent Program Manager from Expel and Sarah Salbu Young, Talent Experience Partner at Pegasystems We talked about how companies can bounce forward ...
Sept. 8, 2021

38 - Steve Cadigan (Former CHRO at LinkedIn & Author)

Steve Cadigan, author, and former CHRO at LinkedIn, joined us on The Modern People Leader to discuss his recent book: Workquake: Embracing the Aftershocks of COVID-19 to Create a Better Model of Working Timestamps: Steve’s jo...
Aug. 23, 2021

37 - Hybrid Work & The 4-Day Workweek

Today we talked about hybrid work and the possibility of a four-day workweek. If you have any feedback for the MPL podcast or would like to connect, don't hesitate to reach out on LinkedIn: Daniel Huerta and Stephen Huerta
Aug. 14, 2021

36 - MPL Group Chat: The Summer of Counteroffers & Choice

This week we had three return guests for another MPL Group Chat: Jennifer Paxton, VP People at Smile.io , Jaclyn Jussif, Director of Talent Acquisition at EDB, and Adrienne Barnard, SVP, People Operations & Experience at Main...
Aug. 5, 2021

35 - The Importance of Employer Branding (Eric Harris, CEO @ MindHandle)

With so much change in the workplace, it’s critical that businesses are (re)defining their employee brand, leaning into a future-of-work strategy, and consistently communicating across levels of the company. In this expert se...
July 28, 2021

34 - Noreen Zobel (Chief People Officer, CrossBoundary)

Noreen Zobel, Chief People Officer at CrossBoundary, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the challenges of recruiting into new countries, maintaining culture as you grow, and the 16-hour diversity workshop ...
July 19, 2021

33 - David Hanrahan (CHRO, Eventbrite) on the Fading Relics at Work

David Hanrahan, CHRO at Eventbrite, joined us on The Modern People Leader. He shared why Eventbrite is letting employees decide on whether or not they want to come back to the office, what operating in high trust mode looks l...
July 13, 2021

32 - CPO Group Chat: Return to Office & The Great Resignation

This week we had four return guests on for our first-ever CPO Group Chat: Lyndsay Lord, CHRO at Team Car Care dba Jiffy Lube Rhiana Barr, Chief People Officer at KushCo Dilshan Ratnayake, Chief People Officer at Securonix Kri...
July 7, 2021

31 - Yemi Akisanya (Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Groupon) on why DEI needs to be a leadership competency

Yemi Akisanya, Global Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Groupon, joined us on The Modern People Leader. This episode is filled with nuggets of gold. Yemi talks about why DEI needs to be a competency that every leade...
June 30, 2021

30 - Christopher D. Lee (CHRO, William & Mary)

Christopher D. Lee, CHRO at William & Mary, joined us on The Modern People Leader. He shared how he went from a Lieutenant Colonel in the Marine Corps to being the CHRO of one of the oldest and most prestigious schools in the...
June 17, 2021

29 - The History of Burnout & The Power of Kindness

Today we discussed the history of burnout and the power of kindness in the workplace. If you have any feedback for the MPL podcast or would like to connect, don't hesitate to reach out on LinkedIn: Daniel Huerta and Stephen H...
June 6, 2021

28 - Revamping Your Employee Engagement Strategy

Today we dove deep into employee engagement & what companies can do if they need to revamp their approach. Timestamps: the convergence of engagement and pulse surveys (2:53), what a “cookie-cutter” employee engagement strateg...
May 28, 2021

27 - Kristen Barbor (VP, Global HR, Groupon)

Kristen Barbor, VP, Global HR at Groupon, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We touched on a lot: how to be human on the HR side during tough times, how consensus-driven decision-making can be detrimental, and Groupon’s e...
May 21, 2021

26 - Leah Pettinari (Director, People Strategy & Engagement, The Boston Beer Company) on How They're Planning to Pilot Different Work Scenarios

Leah Pettinari, Director, People Strategy & Engagement at The Boston Beer Company, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about how The Boston Beer Company plans to pilot different work scenarios to figure out what ...
May 12, 2021

25 - Libby Fiumara (Talent Program Manager, Expel) on Turning Performance Management Upside Down

Libby Fiumara, Talent Program Manager at Expel, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about how Expel is turning performance management upside down. Timestamps : when she realized she wanted to hone in on one facet...
May 6, 2021

24 - Hallie Bregman (Global Head of People Analytics, PTC) on People Analytics

Hallie Bregman, Global Head of People Analytics at PTC, joined us on The Modern People Leader. This episode is filled with nuggets of gold: Why the future Chief People Officer will have an analytics background (8:41), how COV...
April 28, 2021

23 - Michelle Wax (Founder, American Happiness Project) on Happiness

Michelle Wax, the founder of the American Happiness Project, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about her journey across the USA to learn what brings everyday Americans happiness and fulfillment and much more. T...
April 22, 2021

22 - Rhiana Barr (Chief People Officer, KushCo) on Nailing the People Piece of M&A

Rhiana Barr, Chief People Officer at KushCo, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about why HR needs to be involved early in the M&A process, how to ensure a successful cultural integration, and much more. Timesta...
April 16, 2021

21 - The Ups & Downs of Engagement Scores in 2020/2021

Today we talked about the ups and downs of employee engagement scores over the past 13 months. If you have any feedback for the MPL podcast or would like to connect, don't hesitate to reach out on LinkedIn: Daniel Huerta and ...
April 9, 2021

20 - Adrienne Barnard (SVP, People Operations & Experience, AdmitHub) on Building Great Managers

Adrienne Barnard, SVP People Operations & Experience at AdmitHub, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We covered all things manager-related: the secret sauce to becoming a great manager, rookie mistakes to avoid, how to ru...
April 4, 2021

19 - Emma Brudner (Head of People, Reggora)

Emma Brudner, Head of People at Reggora, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about what it has been like building out Reggora's people processes from scratch, going fully distributed, and what they’re measuring o...
April 1, 2021

18 - Jaclyn Jussif (Director of Talent Acquisition, EnterpriseDB) on Hiring & Onboarding

Jaclyn Jussif, Director of Talent Acquisition at EnterpriseDB, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about hiring, onboarding, and how to create custom ramp plans for new hires. Timestamps: biggest differences hiri...
March 28, 2021

17 - Gillian Godfrey (Chief People Officer, Storable) on Psychological Safety

Gillian Godfrey, Chief People Officer at Storable, joined us on The Modern People Leader. Gillian shared how Storable is creating Psychological Safety across the entire employee experience. We also dove into the recent work t...