HR Like a Boss by Willory

We are so happy to be finishing this season of HR Like a Boss with the person who helped it come to be, Willory's Director of Marketing, Bridgette Klein! During her interview, Bridgette tells the story of how the HR Like a Boss book and podcast began. She also gives amazing HR insight from a marketing perspective and discusses the gift of feedback, elevating the concept of HR, and the benefit...

What better guest to have on the Second to last episode of the Second season of HR Like a Boss than Willory's employee #2, Jamie Myers! Jamie is part of Willory's staffing team, and on this podcast she discusses the trend of job-seekers searching for hybrid or 100% remote job opportunities, as well as the benefits of immediate feedback, and HR's purpose to be the voice of the employees. About Jami...

On this week's continuation of the HR Like a Boss interviews with Willory, we are so happy to be joined by our Director of Staffing, Lisa Mamula! With her vast knowledge and experience in HR and Staffing, Lisa explains trends and difficulties companies have endured while attracting and retaining talent and ways to overcome them. She also discusses the importance of leaning into new technology, inv...

We're nearing the end of the second season of HR Like a Boss, and to finish off this amazing season, we are excited to continue our series of interviewing the Willory team with Jenn Forgac! Jenn is an HR Generalist at Willory, with over 15 years of experience, and in the words of John Bernatovicz she is "one of the kindest and smartest HR professionals that I know." Hear her insights on hiring and...

Let's talk about recruiting! On this episode of HR Like a Boss, we're joined by Bob Haas, Willory's Sales Manager, who just recently celebrated his 11th year at Willory! Bob's focus has been on recruiting since early in his career, and on this podcast, he deep dives into challenges recruiters face, ways to overcome those challenges, and how being flexible can help you find top talent. About Bob Wh...

Continuing our HR Like a Boss interviews with Willory, we are delighted to be joined by one of the newest additions to the Willory team, Christie Engler, our Director of People Operations and Culture! During her interview, Christie explains how HR is more subjective than objective, how one can be professional with their co-workers but also vulnerable, and how imperative it is that HR knows all the...

As we near the end of the second season of HR Like a Boss, we are excited to finish off the season by getting to know some of our very own Willory team members! Beginning with Ingrid Arko, Payroll Consultant for Willory, who has worked in payroll for the past 24 years. Hear her insights and advice on all things HR on this week's episode! About Ingrid Hello, my name is Ingrid Arko, and I am a Payro...

On this episode of HR Like a Boss we are joined by Erin Demos! She shares her insights on all things human resources from her 20 years of experience in the field. During her interview, she explains how HR's purpose is to be the caretaker of culture, to question policies and the status quo, and to always look for positive intent in your people's actions. About Erin Erin Demos is the VP of People@RA...

Doing HR Like a Boss is as easy as ABC according to our guest, Kevin Campbell. In this episode, Kevin explains why doing amazingly awesome HR is about being action-oriented, business-relevant, and conversation-based. He also goes in-depth about how HR should go about giving and receiving constructive feedback, and how we should look at doing HR through the lens of customer experience.  About...

Matthew Kutz, award-winning author, educator, and researcher, joins this new episode of HR Like a Boss! Hear him explain the complex concepts of Contextual Intelligence and 3D Thinking, and how anyone in HR can implement these ideas into their everyday work life. About Matthew Matthew Kutz, Ph. D. is a Clinical Professor at Florida International University. He is an award-winning author, award-win...

Are you purposeful with your people? We are joined this week by Rachelle Hilaire! She explains the importance of remembering to have fun, being genuine and taking care of your people, and owning what you do. Hear about all these things and more on this episode of HR Like a Boss! About Rachelle Rachelle Hilaire is a well-versed Senior Human Resources professional with 16 plus years of experience in...

How important is creating culture within your company? On today's episode, Kelli Veach talks about the importance of creating a positive culture within the workplace. Kelli is the co-founder of Shaka, a platform that helps companies create and maintain company culture in a remote environment. Through her experience, she explains the importance of keeping humanity in work, the ripple effect that HR...

On this episode, Kris McGuigan joins to give an in-depth conversation about "The Great Resignation." Kris is the founder and CEO of Professional Courage, where they help individuals with career strategy, as well as partner with industry leaders to build an engaged workforce and enhance employee engagement. With this experience, she explains ways that companies can retain and engage top talent, the...

Founder of NorthCoast 99 and former Chairman and President of ERC, Patrick Perry, joins us to give his insights on Human Resources. He explains how NorthCoast 99 came to be, HR's purpose to lead authentically, passionately defend HR against its negative perception, and much more! About Patrick With a career spanning over 40 years, Pat continues to positively impact workplaces, leaders and individu...

Let's talk about talent acquisition! On this episode, John Bernatovicz interviews Nicki Perchik, founder and CEO of her own Executive Search Firm. She shares the best ways to acquire top talent and explains how HR can effectively work with recruiting and executive search firms, and more! About Nicki Nicki is the founder/CEO of The NLP Group, a boutique Executive Search Firm based in Chicago. NLP w...

How important is diversity, equity, and inclusion in your hiring processes? We are joined by Jared Daly, who discusses the work he does in disability inclusion in the workplace. Hear him speak on this and all things HR on today's episode of HR Like a Boss! About Jared Jared Daly has a BA in Psychology and Criminal Justice. He currently works for The Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilit...

Ready to get "controversial"? On this episode of HR Like a Boss, Lou Adler deep dives into the recruiting aspect of human resources and gives his insights on doing things differently. He explains his methods of performance-based hiring, the importance of stretching the boundaries of your work, and more! About Lou Lou is the CEO and founder of The Adler Group – a consulting and training firm h...

Are you utilizing your superpower of listening? On today's episode, we are joined by Julie Develin. Julie is an HR pro with over 17 years of experience, and co-host of her own podcast, The People Purpose Podcast. Hear about the balance of taking care of your people and your business, the importance of empathetic leadership, and more on this episode of HR Like a Boss. More about Julie An expert on...

About Liz Elizabeth (Liz) Lamping, Executive Director, Pittsburgh Human Resources Association   For over a decade, Liz Lamping has led the Pittsburgh Human Resources Association (PHRA) and transformed it into one of the largest Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) chapters. She is responsible for ensuring that the PHRA’s members have high-quality development and certification pro...

About Elisa Elisa's experience includes more than 15 years in HR, recruiting and business development primarily with small to mid-sized businesses. A true Xennial (the micro generation between Gen X and Millennials), she is often an early adopter with a natural curiosity for all things – Especially people!  Her passion for the HR profession is obvious: She is a member of the Forbes Human Reso...

About Lori Lori Kleiman is an accomplished businessperson, entrepreneur, and leader. In her most recent corporate role, Ms. Kleiman orchestrated a group of 18 HR consultants nationally. She brought cutting edge HR techniques to the group and fostered a practical sense of HR to small businesses. She built an HR consulting practice that included six consultants supporting businesses of all sizes. Sh...

About Todd Todd Bertsch is a leader in the marketing industry with over 27 years’ experience in web design and marketing. Todd is an award-winning web designer, educator and lecturer, and speaks regularly throughout the region on various marketing-related topics. Todd holds a BFA from The University of Akron in graphic design. He is the owner and president of Evolve Marketing a marketing agency lo...

About Katie Katie Spahnie is a Human Resources professional with over 15 years of progressive experience working in all areas of talent management, including talent engagement strategy, total rewards, performance management, employee wellness and safety, employee training, and leadership development. Overseeing all aspects of people operations, she establishes and develops Human Resource teams and...

About Stephen Stephen is a standup comedian, social entrepreneur, and fundraiser who produces comedy shows to bring corporate teams together through laughter, and creates comedy-centric brand engagements for companies to reach their social impact goals. About HR Like a Boss HR Like a Boss centers around the concept that with the right passion to be and think different, HR and business professional...

About Holley Holley is a seasoned operations leader with a passion for building new products and processes from the ground up. As the Chief of Staff for ID.me, she has been leaning into the Human Resources org to help the team to navigate through a period of hyper growth and change. Prior to ID.me, Holley led the Premium Products team for US&C at Uber. About HR Like a Boss HR Like a Boss cente...