Hacking HR

Interview with Michelle Witherspoon – Michelle is the Director Chief of Staff Business Operations at Cisco. She has several years of experience in Innovation, Culture, Organizational Development and DEI.

Interview with Bernd Zimmermann – Bernd is a Senior HR & OD Advisor and Interims Manager. He has years of experience in Organizational Development, Leadership, Innovation, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Interview with Sergio Mastrogiovanni – Sergio is a senior information technology executive, entrepreneur, AI evangelist and data storyteller with career success leveraging AI and advanced data analytics to boost sustainable revenue and manage change through digital transformation and continuous improvement. He teaches Intelligent Automation at NYU and is the Head of Data and Innovation at Nubiral....

Interview with Manisha Gupta – Manisha is the Global Head of Products and HCM Analytics at Oracle. She has also led game changing responsibilities in companies like Ebay and LinkedIn.

Interview with Mary Brown –  Mary is the Transformation and Culture Lead at Spectrum Health. She uses design thinking and Futuring in the areas of organizational transformation and change. The Grand Rapids Business Journal selected her as one of the 50 Most Influential Women of West Michigan 2016.

Interview with Talie Schwager – Tallie is the Head of People Operations at CoinDesk. She refers to herself as a non-typical HR person, and has a non-traditional philosophy and maverick approach. Tallie is empowered by the opportunity to make an impact on high-growth startups and loves learning from every moment.

Interview with Borja Burguillos – Borja has more than 14 years of experience as an HR Professional, Management Consultant and in Global HR Strategy corporate roles. He has a holistic vision about the HR function. Borja has experience in Compensation & Benefits, Rewards, M&A, Workforce staffing and Transformation projects.

Interview with Debra Corey – Debra is a highly experienced and award-winning HR leader, consultant, world-class speaker, and three-time best-selling author who has been named one of the top 101 global employee engagement influencers. After more than 20 years she inspires by helping others develop and deliver HR strategies in a rebellious way, pushing the boundaries and challenging the status quo t...

Interview with Christiane Bisanzio – Christiane has more than 20 years of experience in Global HR and D&I leadership roles across various sectors, ranging from Financial Services to FMCG.

Interview with Anila Brown – Anila is the Head of Organizational Development and Learning at Harris; with a passion for helping people reach their full potential by coaching them to think differently. She is a talent strategy, leadership development, and learning professional with over 20 years of experience in employee and organization development.

Interview with Steve Rader – Steve is a speaker/consultant on open innovation, open talent, and the future of work. Through Crowd Resources Consulting LLC, he provides organizations the resources and knowledge for leveraging the crowd-based expertise and solutions required to stay competitive in the rapidly evolving global economy. Steve draws upon his 30 years of experience at NASA where he has w...

Interview with Barbara Zych – Barbara is a data-driven employer branding and HRtech evangelist. My mission is to match people's science with business for better results and work innovations. She has more than 15 years of experience, including 100 Fortune 500 companies consulting, and over 200 employer branding projects implemented, 7 books published on OD, 16 HR tools produced, 3 HR startups set u...

Interview with Mary Glowacka – Mary is a talent & leadership development specialist working to improve peoples' careers through lifelong learning. Mary worked across many industries including Professional & Financial Services, Consulting and Technology to help them transform L&D strategies whilst harnessing latest thought leadership & technologies.

Interview with Yvonne Wolf – Yvonne is a strategic, operational, and compassionate global People + Culture leader, uniquely prepared to help organizations transform and thrive, especially during times of uncertainty and transition. She has held several c-suite and senior global HR leader roles for many companies, and is currently Head of HR for Gates MRI. Her broad industry experience, and experti...

Interview with Desiree Pascual –  Désirée has led People Operations at small, mid-sized and large companies in the Digital Health and Healthcare industry. She is committed to curating joyful, resilient and psychologically safe workplace cultures where employees are empowered to do their best work.

Interview with Mikaela Kiner – Mikaela is a native Seattleite who spent fifteen years in HR leadership roles at companies including Microsoft, Starbucks, Amazon, PopCap Games, and Redfin. In 2015 she founded Reverb, providing flexible HR for growing companies. She is passionate about inclusive culture and published her first book Female Firebrands in 2020.

Interview with Alex Shubat – Alex is an entrepreneur and is the co-founder and the CEO of Espresa. He sits on advisory boards for Santa Clara University and the University of Toronto.

Interview with Stacey Lewis – Stacey is the Creator/Chief Influencer of HRInterrupted, an organization for human resource influencers who unapologetically interrupt historical workplace ideologies/practices through inspiration and insight. By day, she serves as the CHRO for the Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest seaport in the United States. Stacey has over 30 years of professional HR experien...

Interview with Shameek Bose – Shameek is an imaginative brand strategist and fundraiser with a reputation for building and developing organizations by finding value in unlikely places. As a business development executive and strategist with a truly global perspective, he has devoted his time at the World Economic Forum to help businesses scale while making a positive impact on our world.

Interview with Alessandro Linari –  Alessandro is a data professional with more than 15 years of experience with data and technology across multiple sectors including telecom, IT, consultancy and finance. He leads the People Analytics function in Vodafone UK and his main focus is to support the business to make data driven decisions.

Interview with Kara Vega – Kara is the Founder & Strategic Advisor of Global People Transformation. She partners with organizations navigating transformational change and unleashing the next level of growth and success. Kara is an accomplished Global Human Resources Executive with diverse experience in all areas of People Operations/Human Resources.

Interview with Alisia Gill – Alisia is the Chief People Officer at EmpiRx Health. She is responsible for talent management and driving a culture that embodies empathy, equity, belonging, high-growth, and innovation. Previously, Alisia served as the first-ever Chief People Officer at an NYC government agency. This followed a 20-year career at IBM where she held a variety of global roles leveraging...

Interview with Nigel Miller – Nigel served as Edelman’s CHRO for 3 years. He recently returned to his consulting roots, by helping clients on topics ranging from employee experience and employer branding, to change management and organisational design. Prior to Edelman, Nigel held HR leadership roles a tCoca Cola Enterprises and Anheuser-Busch In Bev.

Interview with Aysha Alawadhi –  Aysha is a global human resource professional with extensive experience in HR operations, organizational design, policy, and process re-engineering. She is obsessed with people and their wellbeing, and believes that industry has the power to create a safe space for everyone to be included and strive.

Interview with Amy Hanlon-Rodemich – Amy is a deeply experienced HR executive who has helped some of Silicon Valley’s top brands scale and grow, from Yahoo to VMware. Prior to joining GlobalLogic, Amy was VP of Human Resources at Synopsys, a software giant focused on design & verification software for the semi-conductor industry.