The Agile Brand with Greg Kihlström®: Expert Mode Marketing Technology, AI, & CX

Today we’re going to talk about the employee onboarding process, remote work, and the best methods to ensure success with onboarding new employees. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome David Secunda, the Founder and CEO of WorkBright, an HR tech startup that moves traditional employee onboarding to a 100% remote process that workers complete before they arrive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the importance of planning for meaningful customer experience measurement across multiple platforms and systems where strategic planning, and connections between data sources are crucial. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Dushyant Mitra, Director of Professional Services - Partner Experience and Practice Success at Medallia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a special episode of the show brought to you in partnership with Arlington Economic Development, where we discuss issues related to the workforce, the role of place in the future of work, and the role of the creative sector in a larger business context. We call this Return on Creativity. Today we’re going to talk about the changing role of HR and how organizations need to ensure their talent acquisition and retention strategies take into account a broader scope and perspective than narrowly focusing on compliance. Instead, organizations who think of employee acquisition and retention in terms of how other areas of the organization have been thinking about customer acquisition and retention will set themselves up for success. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Annissa Deshpande, Principal of Loglab, and author of The Comeback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about the gap between leadership, HR, and DevOps in many organizations, and how aligning them can bring better results to both the individuals within the organization, as well as the success of the organization as a whole. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Duena Blomstrom, Co-Founder and CEO, People Not Tech and author of the book “People Before Tech” to her second time on this show. Duena - welcome back to the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a special episode of the show brought to you in partnership with Arlington Economic Development, where we discuss issues related to the workforce, the role of place in the future of work, and the role of the creative sector in a larger business context. We call this Return on Creativity. Today we’re going to talk about the challenges and opportunities that organizations face as they return to the office, and how meaningful collaboration can transcend remote, in-person, and hybrid work arrangements. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Michael Barata, Master Trainer at CultureRx. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You could say that there’s never a wrong time to make a positive change in your life, whether that’s personal or professional. Today we’re going to talk about career changes in the midst of the pandemic, and how the last year has provided us all with some perspective about what we do and don’t want in our lives. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Jeremy Cline, host of the Change Work Life podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a special episode of the show brought to you in partnership with Arlington Economic Development, where we discuss issues related to the workforce, the role of place in the future of work, and the role of the creative sector in a larger business context. We call this Return on Creativity. Today we’re going to talk about why it is so important for organizations to find agile methods to source new talent, including internships and internship programs. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Steve Cooper, CEO at Exelaration, which has an innovative way of working with companies to provide great technology talent via its Professional Internship Organization model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about going beyond adaptivity and agility into something called regeneration, and how to not lose who you are as a business in the process. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Carol Sanford, Author and Executive Producer at The Regenerative Business Summit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a special episode of the show brought to you in partnership with Arlington Economic Development, where we discuss issues related to the workforce, the role of place in the future of work, and the role of the creative sector in a larger business context. We call this Return on Creativity. Today we have an excerpt from our July 13 event: Return on Creativity: Return to Work, featuring a panel with Steve Blair, David Cornbooks, and Jesyka Simpson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re going to talk about Agile M&A - applying iterative processes and systems in place in order better ensure the success of a merger or acquisition. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Chris Von Bogdandy, Senior Director at Slalom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices