How to Perfect Distributed Work with Oyster CEO & Founder Tony Jamous
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How to Perfect Distributed Work with Oyster CEO & Founder Tony Jamous

In this episode of Redefining HR, I’m sitting down with Oyster CEO and founder Tony Jamous. I was thrilled to talk with Tony and discuss all things remote work. In this conversation, we’re talking about Oyster’s origin story, what scaling has looked like over the last two years as the demand for remote work has surged, his thoughts on building a thriving culture with a globally and culturally distributed workforce, and much more.

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HR Evolution and Innovation at Scale with Genpact CHRO Piyush Mehta
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HR Evolution and Innovation at Scale with Genpact CHRO Piyush Mehta

In this episode of Redefining HR, I’m thrilled to sit down with Piyush Mehta, Genpact’s chief human resources officer. Piyush and I discuss how he views HR evolution and innovation at scale. We also walk through the complexities of navigating and transforming the HR and people functions in an organization with more than 115,000 employees.

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The Value of Partnership Between CEO and Chief People Officer with Eventbrite’s Julia Hartz and David Hanrahan
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The Value of Partnership Between CEO and Chief People Officer with Eventbrite’s Julia Hartz and David Hanrahan

Welcome to a very special episode of Redefining HR. I’ve wanted to record a podcast episode with a CEO and chief people officer for a few seasons now to talk about the dynamics of that working relationship, how they collaborate, partner, overcome disagreements and much more. And in this episode, I get to do exactly that! Join me as I sit down with Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz and Chief Human Resources Officer David Hanrahan to discuss their relationship at work and more.

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How HR Can Make an Effective Business Case for Program Investments with Chime SVP of People & Talent Beth Steinberg
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How HR Can Make an Effective Business Case for Program Investments with Chime SVP of People & Talent Beth Steinberg

In this episode of Redefining HR, I am thrilled to be sitting down with Beth Steinberg, SVP of people and talent at Chime. Beth is sharing her deep wisdom on all things leadership and people, what drew her to the field of HR, advice for CHROs and CPOs in new roles who are building relationships with their CEOs, and what she is building at Chime.

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How Notion Uses Its Software to Improve Experiences Within the People Team With Notion Head of People Ops Maryanne Caughey
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How Notion Uses Its Software to Improve Experiences Within the People Team With Notion Head of People Ops Maryanne Caughey

In this episode of Redefining HR, I’m joined by Maryanne Caughey, head of people ops at Notion. We are discussing her role at Notion, what she’s learned from scaling and growing their operations, what it was like joining a new company just a few months into the pandemic, and how Notion’s software is improving their people team.

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Navigating the Modern Recruiting Market With Y Combinator Head of Leadership and Executive Talent Brendan Browne
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Navigating the Modern Recruiting Market With Y Combinator Head of Leadership and Executive Talent Brendan Browne

In today's episode, I sat down with Y Combinator's head of leadership and executive talent, Brendan Browne. I was excited to discuss Brendan's career path and growth in recruiting, his move to venture capital and what he learned, his thoughts on the current recruitment landscape and his advice for first-time heads of people working with early-stage founders.

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