WHY People

On Episode 42 of WHY People: Adam Thomas (Chief Administrative Officer at MOMA Therapeutics) chats with Sean about how growing up in Scotland, Rugby (team sports), and being curious & reliable led him to different HR/People roles at some of the largest biotech companies in the world; eventually jumping into the top role at some of the most exciting early stage companies in Greater Boston.

On Episode 40 of WHY People: Lori Barone (CHRO at Moore) chats with Sean about her professional journey; how someone who didn't actually know they wanted the top People Job (but also didn't know they didn't) ended up leading it at one of the top philanthropic marketing & strategy consultants in the world.

On Episode 39 of WHY People: Andrew Dawson (Chief People Officer & Head of Corporate Affairs at BVI Medical) chats with Sean about his professional journey; how he learned about HR, and how the People & HR function and leadership has changed over four decades. Perhaps most importantly; how it's stayed the same.

On Episode 38 of WHY People: Amanda Bailey (CHRO & VP of HR) chats with Sean about her professional journey; how she "found" People & HR, her ascension to one of the most distinguished Higher Education People & HR Executives in the world and most importantly - what's next?

On Episode 37 of WHY People: Sandhiya Vignesh (Senior Human Resources Business Partner at Apexon) chats with Sean about her amazing journey - from India to the U.S. and from Physics to Human Resources. Along the amazing journey, Sandhiya continued to adopt early stage technology to help in her career - putting her expert in the technology everyone is talking about; GenAI.

On Episode 36 of WHY People: Marianne Monte (Chief People & Administration Officer at Shawmut Design & Construction) chats with Sean about the power of relating to all people & that empowering our differences is the secret sauce to creating an amazing place to work. Marianne opens up about her amazingly varied background and how it's helped her become one of the most recognized and com...

Josh Varone (EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer, Centreville Bank) chats with Sean about how a History major & fanatic worked his way into the good graces of a mentor, through many different industries, to eventually lead the function at one of the most recognizable regional banks in New England.

Brad Batchelder (Chief People Officer, Applause) chats with Sean about how growing up playing team sports in a competitive family ultimately shaped his approach towards building great teams and scaling what is now a world leading technology testing company.

Erica Bell (Chief People Officer, Quanterix) chats with Sean & Paul about how one of the most recognizable faces and leaders in the Boston Life Sciences scene originated from a sociology & communication major who always raised her hand for the most challenging and dynamic opportunities.

Carrie Walecka (Chief People Officer, Covera Health) chats with Sean & Paul about how a career of high impact Talent Acquisition strategy at some of the top companies in the world propelled her into the Chief People Officer role - a role in which she uses fun & humanizing problem solving abilities to solve some of the toughest business challenges.

On Episode 31 of WHY People, Joe Sangregorio (SVP & Global CHRO, Curia) chats with Sean & Paul about his 42 year Human Resources career, 19 of which have been spent leading the function in a CHRO seat. Discussed are the changing nomenclatures, trends, and dynamics; along with the thing that's remained the same; the function leads between "The People" and "The Business."

On Episode 30 of WHY People, Lauren Dunn (Chief People Officer, Wiss) chats with Sean & Paul about how a passion for working and dancing led to a career in hospitality, eventually dancing into leading the People & HR function at a leading accounting firm in the Northeast.

On Episode 29 of WHY People, Adriana Bokel Herde (Chief People Officer, Risepoint) chats with Sean & Paul about how an academic background in clinical phycology, love, travel, great university opportunities, and great mentors - put her on a path to eventually lead the people function at some of the most recognizable technology brands in the world.

On Episode 28 of WHY People, Tobi Russell (Chief People Officer, Public Consulting Group) chats with Sean & Paul about how growing up with HR Executives at home and the willingness to always take a leap into new subject matter areas has allowed her to climb the HR & People executive landscape in Greater Boston - to lead the function at some of the most recognizable organizations around.

On Episode 27 of WHY People, Debra Vasques Bruneau (Executive Vice President of Human Resources, JSR Life Sciences) chats with Sean & Paul about how being a first generation American has taught her about courage, bravery, and vulnerability - and ultimately shaped her amazing executive journey to the top of the HR & People function.

On Episode 26 of WHY People, Lisa Crawford (Chief Human Resources Officer, Precisely) chats with Sean & Paul about how an untraditional university major flowed into a career as a marketing executive - which ultimately led to Lisa's passion; building amazing teams as a CHRO.

On Episode #25 of WHY People, Janice Deskus (Chief Human Resources Officer, Staples) chats with Sean & Paul about how an Organizational Phycologist & first person in her family to enter Corporate America - ascended to lead the HR & People function at one of America's most recognizable brands.

On Episode 24 of WHY People, Christy Pambianchi of Intel chats with Sean & Paul about how her impressive 30+ year executive HR & People career has been headlined by leading through some of the most challenging economic times ever. It’s this leadership that has propelled her into a Fortune 50 Chief People Officer and Christy encourages folks to not shy away from those challenges.

On Episode 23 of WHY People, Sabrina Williams of NESN chats with Sean & Paul about how her impressive HR & People executive career has been fueled by embracing the power of differences among human beings. Listen in as Sabrina maps out her amazing journey.

On Episode 22 of WHY People, Chris D’Arcy of Arcadia chats with Sean & Paul about an amazing 30+ year journey that started in education as a job coach, transitioned into Corporate America as a recruiter, and has flourished into leading the function at some of the most well-known technology & services companies in New England.

On Episode 21 of WHY People, Lisa Abbott of Boston Children’s Hospital chats with Sean & Paul about how an untraditional background as an IT Consultant progressed into leading People & HR at some of the leading healthcare systems in the country, and currently leading the function at one of the most recognizable brands and missions in the world.

On Episode 20 of WHY People, Lauretta Siggers of Cambridge College chats with Sean & Paul about how an amazing journey up the HR & People ladder has resulted in some amazing leadership opportunities. We hear about one of them live!

On Episode #19 of WHY People, James Slaughter of Flexcon chats with Sean & Paul about how a career at some large household brands, a foray into consulting, and strong personal values - catapulted him into leading the function at a large, global manufacturing leader.

On Episode #18 of WHY People, Kelley Boucher of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals chats with Sean & Paul about how a somewhat traditional (Recruiting) start in HR pivoted into a business venture with a friend - and ultimately came full circle to HR Executive Leadership at some of the most recognizable brands in the Life Sciences industry.

In Episode #17 of WHY People, Adam Robitaille of MilliporeSigma chats with Sean & Paul about how a very untraditional start in business developed into being a leading HR executive at one of the most recognizable biotech organizations in the world.