Love Your People Podcast

In today’s episode, Prem Bhatia speaks with Roger Barnett, CEO of MessageGears, a customer engagement startup based in Atlanta GA, about the importance of culture in building and scaling a business. Roger shares that every company has a culture, and leaders who do not prioritize culture are neglecting an essential part of their business that affects everyone's daily working environment. At Message...

When was the last time you were able to gauge the happiness of your employees, as well as how much they feel a sense of community, appreciation, and belonging within your organization? When Kiley Skadburg, Chief Marketing Officer of The Iowa Clinic, saw their People Leadership team was looking for new ways to elevate the employee experience in their organization she made it a point to become an al...

We’re excited to have Julie Ann Crommett, Founder and CEO of Collective Moxie, on today’s episode to talk about how storytelling can revolutionize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. Julie Ann has been a driving force in the DEI space for over 13 years, leading efforts to diversify talent in media and tech, and helping organizations revolutionize their DEI strategies through i...

Have you ever wondered what sets your employee experience apart from others? If you're like many business leaders, you might be hesitant to invest time and resources into building a better culture. However, building a unique and engaging company culture doesn't have to be costly or time-consuming, and that's exactly what we're going to explore today in our conversation with Bridgett Hart, Vice Pre...

Why would a business leader choose to not hire the perfect candidate? What are  the stigmas around hiring formerly incarcerated people?. In today’s episode, Prem Bhatia sits down with Andre Peart to unpack Andre’s experience re-entering the workforce, the stigmas around hiring formerly incarcerated people, and how ConConnect is helping address this issue.  Don’t forget to join our leadership commu...

How does your hiring practice impact your company culture and retention? In today’s episode, John Duisberg sits down with Josh McAfee to unpack hiring practices and how the way you attract top talent can impact your company culture.  Don’t forget to join our leadership community at thegreatretention.com to stay informed about upcoming events and other helpful content designed to help you go furthe...

John Duisberg and Prem Bhatia, Co-Founders of Cooleaf and The Great Retention podcast, sit down to unpack some of the biggest lessons learned thus far from the executive leaders we feature on this show and how they can apply to our business and people leadership today! RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE Follow these featured guests on LinkedIn:  Sangram Vajre Carl Streck Cherie Caldwell Kevin Henry...

In today’s episode, John Duisberg sits down with Brenda Leadley, SVP, Head of HR Americas at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty. AGCS has shaped a culture with 9 total values, which have been a part of the company’s turnaround and have helped them in terms of The Great Retention. Brenda and John talk about values that inspire a culture of purpose-driven relationships, the remote work experie...

In today’s episode, John Duisberg is joined by Katie Cox Branham, VP of People at Salesloft, Donald Knight CPO at Greenhouse Software, and Jeff Perkins, Former CEO of ParkMobile for The Great Retention’s Live Event “Purpose Driven Leadership.” They talk about what Purpose-Driven Leadership is and why it matters, how they are achieving this in their companies, and making it sustainable. Their discu...

In today’s episode, John Duisberg is joined by Katie Cox Branham, VP of People at Salesloft, Donald Knight CPO at Greenhouse Software, and Jeff Perkins, Former CEO of ParkMobile for The Great Retention’s Live Event “Purpose Driven Leadership.” They talk about what Purpose-Driven Leadership is and why it matters, how they are achieving this in their companies, and making it sustainable. Their discu...

In today’s episode, John Duisberg sits down with Kim Shamley, Vice President of People & Culture at Soles4Souls, the non-profit turning shoes and clothing into opportunity. Soles4Souls keeps shoes and clothing from going to waste and puts them to good use – providing relief, creating jobs, and empowering people to break the cycle of poverty. Kim and John talk about what culture means at Soles4...

In today’s episode, John Duisberg sits down with Cherie Caldwell, Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Salesloft, the sales engagement platform which helps make being a seller easy and drives good practice across companies. Headquartered in Atlanta, Salesloft has about 900 employees and offices in Mexico, the UK, and Singapore. Cherie and John talk about how DEI is a contact sport, how to c...

In today’s episode, John Duisberg sits down with Kevin Henry, Chief People Officer at BlueLinx, manufacturer and wholesale distributor of quality building products. BlueLinx is in the business of helping people achieve their dreams of safe and affordable housing or homeownership. Kevin and John talk about creating connections in a distributed workforce, leading through The Great Resignation and “Q...

In today’s episode, John sits down with Tricia Sciortino (shore-tee-no), CEO at Belay. Founded in 2010 as an all-remote organization, Belay is a virtual staffing solution helping leaders who need remote work. Belay offers virtual assistant solutions, financial and booking, website management, and social media management solutions. Today, Belay has approximately 140 employees and 1700 contractors a...

John Duisberg sits down with Scott McMichael, Managing Director of U.S. and Canada at Improving. Improving is a technology management and consulting firm that provides technology transformation, software product engineering, and systems engineering, as well as the coaching and training to support those services. Scott and John talk about the importance of engaging team members in a variety of ways...

John Duisberg sits down with Mike Gustafson, President of Search Discovery, the organization enabling clients to use data with purpose, resulting in clear and measurable improvements to revenue, operating costs, and customer experience. Search Discovery helps their colleagues, customers, partners, and the industry find what they need, all while teaching, encouraging, and enabling them to find some...

In today’s episode, John Duisberg chats with Sangram Vajre. Sangram is a Partner at GTM Partners, the consulting firm making go-to-market simple for CEOs and revenue executives, as well as co-founder of Terminus, the account-based engagement platform helping companies build pipeline and revenue. He is recognized as a marketing strategy expert and one of the top B2B influencers in the world. Sangra...

Cass Gilmore, CEO of FluentStream, sits down with John Duisberg to share their story of driving 6x revenue growth through their acquisition program, shifting to a fully remote workforce during the pandemic, and how they’ve set their intentions on continuing to build and redefine a positive work culture that keeps their people connected. More About FluentStream FluentStream was recently named to th...

In today’s episode, John sits down with Nigel Zelcer, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Jabian Consulting,  to learn how the firm persevered through the pandemic era with no layoffs and maintained and world-class culture as a Conscious Capitalist organization. More about Nigel Zelcer Nigel Zelcer co-founded Jabian Consulting in 2006 with the vision of creating a company that could provide amazi...

In today’s episode, John Duisberg sits down with the Chief People Officer of Greenhouse Software to talk about how their commitments to diversity, equity, inclusion, and allyship are creating a greater sense of belonging across their distributed, global workforce and serving as a driving force for growth. More About Donald Greenhouse Software, is the hiring software company on a mission to help ev...

In today’s episode, John Duisberg chats with Christy Walsh, COO of the Georgia-based law firm Drew Eckl & Farnham with 250+ total employees, 120+ attorneys, and 4 offices across their state. You’ll hear how their firm was impacted by a sudden shift to remote working, the investments they’re making to preserve their values around teamwork and employee engagement, and the ways...

Mike Nolte serves as the CEO of Uprise Health, a leader in Digital Mental Health technology and services for employers. He’s a veteran industry leader in healthcare software and services, with a 30-year career spanning marketing, product, and business leadership across several healthcare industry segments. John Duisberg sits down with Mike to help us learn more about… how employee ass...

In today’s episode, John Duisberg sits down with René Henderson, EVP of Operations & Business Development at American Auto Shield to unpack their rapid growth of nearly 500 new positions added over the past 5 years across 11 states as well as their transformational journey of focusing more intentionally on employee engagement amid the impacts felt around The Great Resignation. You...

In today’s episode, John Duisberg sits down with Mark Gannon, Executive Vice President of Talent Management and Recruiting Services at TekStream Solutions. Mark helped start TekStream in 2011 to combine recruiting and talent management … with consulting services expertise in AWS, Splunk and Oracle technologies. They call Atlanta “home base” and have offices in Washington,...

In today’s episode, John Duisberg sits down with Richard Kopelman, the CEO and Managing Partner of Aprio, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2022, Aprio was named the 35th largest accounting firm, the 6th fastest growing in the U.S., and a Glassdoor Best Place to Work.  Because of all this…. we naturally wanted to spotlight Richard’s leadership on The Great Retention and...