Thinking Inside the Box

Alex Murphy is an Entrepreneur, Investor, and Advisor to start-ups and other companies in the Talent Acquisition Technology (TAtech) industry. He is currently the CEO and co-founder of JobSync, creating a simple, seamless, and secure hiring experience for employers and candidates. Previously, Alex was a Senior Vice President at Beyond.com, Inc. EVP of eCommerce for The Healthy Back Store and Sit4L...

Cheryl Otto is the Founder & CEO of OOPS – Ounce of Prevention Solutions and WIN - the Workplace Investigator Network. She is a happily retired lawyer and an industry expert in Canada in the art of workplace investigations.  Over her 25-year career, she’s conducted 100’s of workplace investigations, consulted on numerous high-profile cases, and has trained over 1000 investigators. And she&apos...

Ryan Frederick is a Columbus Ohio-based serial entrepreneur, author of two books: The Founder’s Manual & Sell Naked, and a product person at heart.  He’s been part of starting and growing several software and service companies. He’s an angel investor; mentors and advises entrepreneurs and start-ups, as well as corporate innovation leaders. And he helps companies build great software products a...

Ralph Chapman is a Garland, Texas-based recruitment expert with over 25 years’ of experience. In the last 15 years, he’s specialized exclusively in placing HR professionals. Working with organizational Founders, Boards and CEOs, he has a unique perspective on the evolution of organizations, and more specifically, what they expect from their HR leaders. The HR profession has undergone an incredible...

Mike Vaughn is a results-driven people leader with 15+ years of experience in complex, global organizations. A trusted business partner, Mike has held numerous HR leadership roles throughout his career, worked globally; including a 3-year assignment in Paris, and most recently held a completely remote role.  He brings a wealth of experience and a unique perspective to a question facing many of us....

As the Founder & the Chief Operating Officer at techwolf.ai , Mikaël Wornoo has a background in Computer Science Engineering and is passionate about all things AI in HR. In this episode, Mikael and I discuss the renewed emphasis on strategic workforce planning, where it’s having the largest impact, and why its principles are essential in designing the hybrid workforces of today. We also strike...

Chris Thomson is the Head Coach for the Student Works Management Program, an immersive development opportunity for full-time students to learn the practical skills necessary for business leadership. They apply those skills by operating their own home services business under the Student Works banner - everything from painting, cleaning, and whatever else their customers need - over the summer break...

This discussion was long overdue.  Andy Storch is a talent development connector, author, speaker, consultant, facilitator & family man, based in Orlando, Florida. He’s also my friend. And he’s just published his first book: ‘Own Your Career. Own Your Life’, where he helps others take ownership over their careers to create better lives.  He walks the talk. Andy is one of the most passionate, a...

Khurshid Anis is a global HR analytics advisor, culture strategist, executive coach & the VP of Human Resources at KeyBank, one of the largest financial services companies in the United States. Key Companies provide investment management, retail & commercial banking, consumer finance & investment banking products to individuals & companies throughout the United States and, for cert...

In this episode, we get a rare two-for-one deal.  Ken Charman is the CEO of uFlexReward, a cutting-edge HR & rewards data platform that collates employee costs (salary, pension, bonus, shares etc) into a real-time platform.  Peter Newhouse joined Unilever in September 2010 as their Global Head of Reward and a member of the Unilever HR Leadership Team, having previously worked as a senior execu...

Lisa Fain is a mentoring expert, speaker & coach based in Seattle, Washington. A practicing lawyer in a major multinational firm for almost ten years, Lisa counselled employers on creating inclusive policies and practices. And recognizing that the best kind of inclusion comes from understanding others’ needs & interests, she became certified as a mediator through Chicago’s Centre for Confl...

Neil Pretty wears a few different hats. He’s the Managing Partner, North America for System2 & the Co-Founder / CEO of Aristotle Performance - two organizational psychology & strategy consultancies that make organizations healthier places to be in.  He’s passionate about creating high-performance environments. With a wealth of experience that spans industry, Neil has coached hundreds of le...

Alain Hunkins is a sought-after leadership speaker, consultant, trainer & coach. His recent book, Cracking the Leadership Code: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders (Wiley, March 2020) launched as the #1 Bestselling New Release in Business Communication on Amazon.   Over his 20-year career, Alain has led over 2,000 groups in 25 countries, with past clients that include: Wal-Mart, Pfizer, C...

Jennifer Brown is an award-winning entrepreneur, dynamic speaker and diversity & inclusion expert. She’s the Founder and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting (JBC), a strategic leadership and diversity consulting firm that coaches business leaders worldwide on critical issues of talent and workplace strategy.  A passionate advocate for social equality who helps businesses foster healthier, more pr...

Stuart Knight has written, produced & starred in shows that have been seen by over one million people and each year speaks around the world helping some of the planet’s biggest companies reach new levels of success.   Stuart proudly identifies as an ‘expert communicator’ & was a great sparring partner, as together we tackled some of the most-complex topics I’ve ever discussed on this podca...

By her own admission, Madison Campbell has always been a rule-breaker. First defying her parents and leaving high-school to enter the competitive ballet world, before going to college to study epidemiology in space populations, Madison has always forged her own path.  At a statuesque 5'3', Madison stands tall over the competition; launching several social enterprises. Iyanu, a software d...

As Founder & Chief Strategist at CyberSC, Dominic Vogel holds a proven track record within cybersecurity across multitude of industries (financial services, logistics, transportation, healthcare, government, telecommunications, and critical infrastructure). He provides strategic security leadership to technology start-ups and small/midsize businesses to proactively solve their cyber risk chall...

Sam Neo is a founder of 2 start-ups: People Mentality Inc, one of APAC's top 10 HR and Employer Branding consultancy firms & Stories of Asia, a story-tech platform designed to give the Asian business community a voice. He’s worked with some of the largest organizations in the APAC region: Singtel Group, Under Armour, and Mitsubishi. And as a millennial HR thought leader, Sam is regularly...

In this episode, I chat with Len Ptak, an experienced global leader with a passion for inspiring others.  For many years, Len lived the hybrid work / life many of us have now been thrust into. As an individual contributor and leader.  Together we discussed how he learned to best select, manage & develop remote teams - a circumstance that many of us are now  facing for the first time.  Accordin...

In this episode, Prince Ghuman and I are going to discuss a topic that may be relatively new to what HR and more broadly other leaders can learn from the marketing function-the neuroscience of marketing. This is such a cool topic to discuss!     From Prince: “There are opportunities for advancement and experiential learning opportunities and chance to be involved in certain projects or to have acc...

Bryan Wish is the founder of BW missions, an organization that helps entrepreneurs, CEOs and authors build their communities and amplify their voices. He is also a Host of The One Away Show, a podcast that connects thought leaders to young professionals and explores the stories of people who made the one call sent the one email or had the one experience that made the difference to them and set the...

Tim Mulligan is the chief HR officer for Vulcan, a Seattle-based organization that was originally founded by the late Paul Allen who also happens to be one of Microsoft's original founders and the organization is set up to realize Paul's vision.  In this episode, Tim and I are going to talk about topics revolving on building resilient organizations and the Five Point Model that are very...

Vivek Ravi is an HR Executive, Design Thinker & Digital Humanist. In his role as Tata Consultancy Service's Head of Talent Development for North America, he leverages experiences in human resources, computer science and program management to discuss 'phygital' transformations - the intersection between the physical space & the digital world. In this episode, Vivek and I disc...

Karen Calder is a high-performance coach and has 30 years of experience running a consulting and coaching firm with a background in human resources, organization development and effectiveness. In this episode, Karen and I are going to discuss a topic that all of us are familiar with: The idea of seeking comfort in discomfort . Having worked with Karen before, this podcast episode is definitely a j...

Traditional education has been about providing everyone with the same information. It was very administratively driven. It was very lecture driven. Quote from Lauren : “Technology could be used as a platform. And let's be, let's be very clear. Technology is a tool. It is not a solution. It is a tool, not a solution. It hasn't solved the underlying problems. Universities all across t...