Hacking HR

Interview with Anju Choudhary – Anju is currently the Head of Learning and Development at NextRoll. Prior to joining NextRollshe’s ledglobal L&D teams at UST Global and IBM. With an unique thought leadership and extensive experiencein L&D, Anju strives to help her organization accelerate performance through learning.

Interview with Alex Smith – Alex is the Chief Human Resources Officer at the City of Memphis. She is also the “Chief Change Officer,” focused on evolving the City of Memphis’s culture to enable Mayor Strickland’s mission of “improving the quality of life for all Memphians, every day.

Interview with Erich Kurschat – Erich is a credited actor on IMDB, an occasional backup singer, and a 2-time Chicago marathoner. He also builds HR community, helps individuals and organizations leverage the DiSC personality assessment, and he believes in the power of meaningful connection to shape lives and transform careers.

Interview with Candace Giesbrecht – Candace’s passion for connecting people, building stronger organizations and communities has been her “why” for over 20 years. As an HR Professional, with a social work, mental health and fin tech background, she has a large and varied toolbox to draw on to to support the pursuit of healthy workplaces and great candidate experiences.

Interview with Christian Busch – Christian is a professor at New York University and the London School of Economics. At NYU, he directs the CGA Global Economy program. Previously, he co-directed the LSE's Innovation Lab. Christian is also the co-founder of Sandbox Network, a leading community of young innovators, and of Leaders on Purpose.

Interview with Anjali Menon – Anjali is the Head of Talent for the Center of Competence for the Assian Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa region for Nestle. She’s an expert in leading transformation, setting and leading diverse and virtual teams, Talent and Organizational Development, Leadership, Employee Engagement and Diversity & Inclusion.

Interview with Dina Alvarez – Dina’s purpose is to enhance and give a new perspective to people so they can achieve their potential. She has extensive international experience in talent management and working on local, regional and corporate roles. She combines an innovative point of view with strategic, tactical and operational expertise.

Interview with Soledad Larre – Soledad has over 20 years of experience in the HR, some of them in leadership positions in multinational companies. She has local, regional and global experience defining and implementing talent strategy.

Interview with Eduardo Rodriguez – Eduardo is a Digital Expert with over 20 years in the IT industry within multiple fields, from Entrepreneurship to different tech lead positions in Big Corporates. Eduardo is very passionate about Company Culture, Technology, Innovation, Inclusion & Diversity, and similar areas, with a focus on a more innovative and human-centric workplace.

Interview with Denisse Goldfarb – Denisse is an HR executive with more than 20 years of experience. She has worked for Technology, Retail, Telecommunications and Oil & Gas, in Fortune 500 and Forbes Global 2000 companies such as Microsoft and Walmart. Denisse currently is Chief People Officer at Walmart Chile, managing 50,000 employees and nearly 400 stores.

Interview with Carolina Astaiza – Carolina has over 25 years of experience in the financial, oil & gas and media industries, in roles such as Marketing, Sales and HR. She is now the CHRO of Grupo Sancho BBDO in Colombia. Carolina was also recently selected among Top 100 HR Influencers in Latin America in 2019.

Interview with Mark Stelzner – Mark is the founder of IA, applying over twenty-five years of HR transformation experience to public and private sector clients worldwide. Over his career, Mark has brought over$3.5 billion worth of value to his clients and employers.

Interview with Mads Kamp – Mads is astrategic thinker for a couple of decades in large international companies with international and global leadership experience.

Interview with Kerry Brown – Kerry is a Workforce Adoption, evangelist and thought leader. She helps companies achieve organizational excellence with SAP to create value while becoming a best-run company. She is an international speaker and advisor on future of work, workforce adoption, change management and learning.

Interview with Damon Deaner – Damon leads the Employee Experience Design team in crafting moments that matter for IBM's diverse, global workforce through employee-driven, engaging, and integrated experiences that help reduce workplace complexity and improve productivity.

Interview with Dalit Krainer – Dalit has being leading HR teams for more than 10 years. She has led many organizational and cultural transformations, working with senior executives and driving excellence through the organization.

Interview with John Healy – John is a respected industry thought leader known for his provocative positions and his insights as a practitioner responsible for delivering outcomes. He consults with clients and market leaders interested in the future of work and human agility.

Interview with Chiara Bersano – Chiara is centered on HR functional processes and their translation in technology and digitalization. Her expertise includes systems design, process re-engineering and global implementations dealing with the complexities of large corporations.

Interview with Bob Selle – Bob has led culture change for recognized retailers as a culture catalyst with a simple philosophy—lead with love. As CHRO for Ocean State Job Lot, his human-centered approach has earned the company repeat recognition as one of “America’s Best Midsize Employers” by Forbes, a “Top Company Worldwide for Millennial Women”, and “Healthiest Employer”, among other awards.

Interview with Bernadette Palumbo – Bernadette has spent the past 28 years connecting business strategy to people strategy. A lawyer by profession, she began her career in the insurance industry but has spent the majority of her career in the manufacturing sector.

Interview with Ahmet Acar – Ahmet helps customers transform, reinvent and grow their businesses. By taking a human centered approach to innovation, he creates great customer experiences and solves wicked problems. Ahmet has done this for the past 20 years with companies such as Google, SAP, General Electric and various startups.

Interview with Dr. Terri Horton – Terri is a workforce futurist, AI business strategist and founder of Future Path, LLC. She is aFuture of Work expert with expertise at the intersection of the future of work, AI, organizational strategy andpeople. Terri consults, coaches, trains and provides strategies for organizations to thrive in theaccelerated unfolding of the Future of Work.

Interview with Tom McCauley – Tom is the VP of Organizational Effectiveness at Athletico Physical Therapy. He is aseasoned HR Leader with adiverse background including 23 years at Accenture in consulting,finance, & HR, and most recently serving in HR executive roles at 3 different healthcare companies.

Interview with Nicole Roberts – Nicole is a Vice President of People & Culture Partners. She is responsible for the overall strategy of fostering and strengthening a culture of collaboration,excellence, and initiative. Nicole has a passion for people-centric servant leadership, creating a spacefor authenticity and connectionand inspiring others to bring their best, most authentic selves to wor...

Interview with Michael Piker – Michael is a a Global Human Resources (HR), People & Culture (P&C) executive who has Multi-sectorworking experience in: FMCG, Private Equity, IT, HR Consulting, Food Technology, Aluminium,WebNetworking, Public Education, Non-Profit Trade Association. He has lived and worked in nine countries: Japan, China, Singapore, Brazil, Switzerland ,United Kingdom, Germa...