Workday Podcasts

Research recently published by Workday found that 65% of small business leaders in the UK and Ireland have already started using Artificial Intelligence, unlocking more than 850 extra hours per year. With AI giving small and medium sized businesses a much-needed productivity boost, are we on the cusp of creating a more competitive business landscape, where size is no longer a barrier to success? J...

In this episode of the Workday Podcast, Kenyatta Berry, Student Product Marketing at Workday, sits down with Gary Christensen, Associate Vice President of Enterprise Solutions at the University of Tampa, to discuss the university's digital transformation journey with Workday Student. They explore the challenges of legacy systems and paper-based processes, highlighting the impact on student success...

From cloud adoption to AI integration, how are CIOs navigating and making decisions during this ever-evolving tech landscape? Rogerio Almeida, Workday group vice president of partner sales, discusses these ideas with seasoned executive Dave Smoley, winner of the Workday Customer Lifetime Achievement Award at our most recent Workday Rising.

In this installment of Workday Shift: Moving Financial Services Forward, we delve into the operational complexities of business transformation with Lee Vanderpool, Chief Accounting Officer at General Atlantic. In this episode, Vanderpool reveals how the ability to quickly extract intelligence from financial data has become a critical competitive advantage. Tune in to discover how your organization...

Patty Patria, CIO at Babson College, and author Jeff Selingo discuss how Babson integrates technology with its mission as a leader in entrepreneurship and higher education. They explore the college’s cloud-first strategy and efforts to align innovation with institutional goals to stay at the forefront of change in the higher ed space.

In this installment of the Shift: Moving Financial Services Forward series, it's all about the future of FSI, with special guest Oliwia Berdak, Financial Technology Research Director at Forrester Research. We caught up with Berdak to talk about Forrester’s predictions for 2025 and beyond. Tune in to hear a discussion about major trends, how finance and technology could intersect, and how FSI leade...

Both Texas A&M and LSU faced challenges with their legacy systems, including limitations in data accessibility and reporting capabilities. In this Workday podcast, representatives from the universities discussed their experiences transitioning to Workday. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/workday-podcast-tailgating-and-talking-tech-with-lsu-and-texas-a-m.html

Dallas-based broker Integrity maintains a positive employee culture by focusing on its people—and employee-friendly technology is a big component of that. Rachelle McReynolds, chief people and culture officer at Integrity, shares insights. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2025/workday-podcast-integrity-people-first-approach-large-scale-growth.html

In this episode of the Workday Podcast, Donna Troeger, industry director of higher education solutions marketing at Workday, talks with Carol Smith, CIO of DePauw University and president of the HESS Consortium, about the modernization of higher education. They discuss the challenges and opportunities facing small colleges today, including enrollment concerns, data security, and the role of techno...

Jason Burg of Washington University and Scott Moyer of Workday discuss how the prestigious St. Louis institution empowered its people with data-driven insights, setting the stage for strategic change and transforming the student experience. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/workday-podcast-how-washington-university-evolved-into-a-data-driven-organization.html

Can AI technology help foster a more human-centric future of work? On this special guest episode of the HR Happy Hour, recorded on the Workday Forever Forward bus, longtime HR Happy Hour hosts Steve Boese and Trish Steed talk with Workday leaders Dave Wachtel and Kathy Pham about AI’s impact on HR. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2024/hr-happy-hour-podcast-revolutionizing-hr-tech-ai.html

In this installment of the Shift: Moving Financial Services Forward series, it's a discussion about the talent management challenges shaking up the financial services industry. Tune in for a conversation between Nicole Carrillo, managing director for financial services at Workday, and Brian Christman, Chief People Officer at Circle, as they discuss how AI is transforming the role of the CHRO and d...

Laura Bagus, chief technology officer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Chuck Thresher, Workday ERP coordination director at VUMC, discuss their approach to keeping their organization agile via digital transformation. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2024/workday-podcast-how-a-culture-of-innovation-creates-an-agile-organization.html

Digital transformation gave the global tax and compliance provider unprecedented insight into its data and in the process also leveled up its finance and accounting teams to provide greater value for the business. Transcript: https://blog.workday.com/en-us/workday-podcast-how-vertex-modernized-its-erp-system-to-fuel-rapid-growth.html

Washington State University (WSU) wanted to better forecast grants to support its groundbreaking research. We talked with WSU’s Gerik Kimble and Christine Galbreath about how their modernization project helped streamline inefficient processes to project future expenses and remaining balances on grants. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2024/workday-podcast-wsus-journey-from-oregon-trail-ai.html

How can HR leaders ensure their people have the right skills for the future? In this episode, Sharon Wingfelder, chief human resources officer at First American, sits down with Emma Chalwin, chief marketing officer at Workday, to talk trends in HR, getting the most out of AI, and cultivating a positive workplace culture. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/workday-podcast-how-ai-supercharges-future-peo...

Workday leader Katy Colletto talks with Chevron's Heidi Groot and Dave Warren about how they leverage technology and a people-centric approach to create a supportive and engaging workplace, driving employee satisfaction and organizational growth across a global workforce. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/workday-podcast-chevrons-approach-to-employee-experience.html

Organizations in the public sector are removing academic qualifications as a necessity for certain jobs, which in turn, expands their candidate talent pool and creates new career pathways for workers who have been historically overlooked due to the “paper ceiling.” Chandler Morse, vice president of public policy at Workday, chats with a leader at Opportunity@Work on the progress being made toward...

Earlier this year, Professor Taha Yasseri was appointed the inaugural Workday Professor of Technology and Society at Trinity College Dublin and Technological University Dublin. Under his guidance, the new team will examine research at the intersection of technology and society. In this episode, we speak to Professor Yasseri, as well as Clare Hickie, EMEA CTO, Workday and Graham Abell, VP, Software...

In the process of digital transformation at Bill Gosling Outsourcing, Joe Fanutti went from the company’s CFO to its chief integration officer—while embracing technology that provided better insights, improved efficiency, and enabled future growth. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/workday-podcast-how-bill-gosling-outsourcing-set-itself-up-ai-powered-growth.html

In this installment of the series, "Shift: Moving Financial Services Forward", we explore a new "I" in CIO. We believe success in the role is no longer just about information, but about interoperability. The ability for your systems to talk to each other is at the heart of all enterprise ambition – particularly in financial services. Stability, security, growth, innovation, agility, efficiency, co...

There are over 3 million truck drivers in the United States alone, and without them, it’s safe to say that our lives would look a lot more...empty. Keeping those drivers safe and engaged is sometimes a challenge for transportation companies, with so much outdated technology still hanging on from decades gone by. Today’s guest on the Workday Podcast is working hard to transform his company’s techno...

Embracing technology to adapt and grow seems essential for insurance companies, but how can organizations prepare for the big change that comes with it? Recorded on the Forever Forward bus tour, Bob Toohey, EVP & CHRO of Allstate, shares how emerging technologies such as AI can build a better employee experience and how leaders can help their organizations and people transform. For more on the...

How is skills-based hiring reshaping the way we think about talent? Carrie Varoquiers, chief philanthropy officer at Workday, chatted about this with the founder of Grads of Life and a Workday program manager who is an alum from Year Up. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/workday-podcast-benefits-skills-based-hiring-for-businesses-and-employees.html

Michelle McCrimmon, CFO of the City of Orlando, shares how she leverages technology to continue to transform finance, attract and retain talent, and help the fast-growing city prepare for the future. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/workday-podcast-how-cfo-orlando-helps-city-grow.html