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Fireside Chats: Behind The Build — 71 episodes

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Steve Boese on AI, HR Technology, and the Future of Work

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ACA Compliance Made Simple with Todd Hurst: Reducing Risk and Supporting Your Workforce

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Fixing Hiring Systems with Jeff Shapiro: Scaling Without Losing Empathy

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Spencer Linsley on Communication, Empathy, and the Future of Benefits

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What Leaders Miss About Culture, Feedback, and Trust with Trish Steed

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Bill Mastin on How AI Is Reshaping Hiring, Retention, and HR

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Jerry Akers on Peace, Profit, and Posterity in Franchising

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Kurt Schmidt on Growth, Trust, and Getting Out of Your Own Way as a Leader

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Kyle Lagunas: AI Literacy — Not Tools — Is HR's Real Advantage

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Satish Kumar on Why Performance, Learning, and Pay Must Finally Work Together

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Why Leadership Growth Starts with Self-Awareness with Mary Stieber Reinout

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Paul Ebert on Building People-First Franchise Brands That Actually Scale

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Ryan Dalton on What Leaders Get Wrong About Employee Motivation

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Why Losing HR Data Is a Bigger Risk Than You Think with Gabe Bell

15

Dr. Dennis Hill on Why Speed Is Destroying Trust at Work

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Anish Satpute on Rethinking Employee Engagement in an AI-Driven Workplace

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JT Thiessen on What Makes Franchising Work

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Peter Dalton on How AI Can Fix a Broken Hiring Process

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Dr. David Rosmarin on Using Anxiety to Improve Performance at Work

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How Founders Build HR Tech That Recruiters Actually Use with Steven Lu

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Rediscovering Humanity at Work in an AI-Driven World with Dr. Anna Tavis

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Zach Chertok on What Employee Experience Really Means

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Marc Villella on Building a Compliance Company by Solving Real Problems

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How Joshua Siler Built a Recruiting Platform

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HR Entrepreneurs Are Rarer Than You Think with John Baldino

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Why the Best HR Conversations Aren't Overproduced with Robin Schooling

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Ian Redlin: Resilient Teams Through Economic Disruption

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Robert Ashjian: AI, Speed, and Fair Access to Opportunity

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Navigating Change with Courage with Mark Stelzner

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Brandon Amoroso on Solving Recruiting's Biggest Breakdowns

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Palm Desert to Peru: Daniel Altenburg on Building Remote-First Teams

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Trust, Teams, and Tax Credit Innovation with Biz Williams

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Summer Rogers: Seeing the Forest and the Trees in Product and Leadership

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The Future of Compliant Workplaces with Jocelyn King

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From FBI Visits to AI Insights with Greg Fulk

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Zech Dahms: Building Communities That Transform Workplaces

37

The Gift That Keeps on Giving with Nat Salvione

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Leading with Empathy at Scale with Jeffrey Marks

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Gonzalo Sanchez on The Science (and Soul) of Stress

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Crafting Compensation that Connects with Sheila Williams

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From the Front Lines to the Back Office with Christopher Mallery

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Breathing Life Into Leadership with Shawn Gulyas

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Building Culture, Breaking Barriers: Ali Kraus on Leadership in Franchising

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Turning Shared Strengths into Growth with Kate Halfwassen

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Beyond the Status Quo: Rachel Aleknavicius on Reimagining Benefits

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Building Culture in the Age of AI with Meghan Focht

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Closing the Gaps: Kim Walters on Belonging and Leadership

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Swiping Your Way to Financial Wellness with Brightfin's Christine Devane

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People Over Process: Summer Miller on Building Cultures That Last

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Culture by Design with Travis McAshan (Part 2): The Playbook for Building Teams

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Culture by Design with Travis McAshan (Part 1): From Pixels to Purpose

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From Benefits to Belonging: The Future of Work with O'Brien McMahon

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Rebecca Rizzio on Building Connections, Not Just Careers

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Building Culture That Lasts (Part 2): Monique Jackson on Leadership, Hiring & the Future of Work

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Building Culture That Lasts (Part 1): Monique Jackson on DEI, Engagement & Community at Gusto

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From Dirty Data to Delightful Journeys: Gabe Davis on Personalization & the Power of People

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Retirement, Reinvented: Jared Porter on Making 401(k)s Work for Everyone

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Jenny Leman on Core Values, Culture-First Hiring, and Empowering Great Managers

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Andrew Nielsen on Legal Landmines, Remote Work Realities & Getting HR Right From Day One

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Doug Rixmann on Building Culture and Fighting Fires (Literally and Figuratively)

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Tevis Paxton on Startups, Sales, and the Secret to Making Work Matter

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Tax Info Every Employer Should Know With Stephanie Cornejo

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From Listening to Legacy: Elena Davis on the Role of HR in Modern Business

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Landon Eckles on Scaling Culture and Clarity with EOS

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Devin Miller On Financial Wellness And Workplace Happiness

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Perry Lunsford: Love And Awesomeness

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Real Talk With Dan Martin: Empathy, Expectations, Systems, and Software

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Employee Engagement And Entrepreneurship With Chris Igou

69

Rebecca Monet On The Science Of Successful Culture

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People Before Tech With Scott Greenberg

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Technology, People, And Processes with Matt Posey