Hacking HR

Interview with Deanna Pathak – Deanna is the Global Head of Talent Attraction at Klick. She has over 15 years of experience as a Senior talent management professional. Deanna works with business leaders and c-level executives to create, manage, and, optimize talent management strategies.

Interview with Destiny Thompson – Destiny is the Chief Human Resource Officer at Verano. She specializes in leading and transforming companies in various industries through their next evolution of growth, building and scaling the HR function to align to the overall business long-term strategy and revenue goals while also maintaining the People First philosophy and culture through continual innovation and change.

Interview with Jamie Starner – Jamie is the Director of Talent Acquisition at bartaco. She is a highly driven, strategic, and innovative Talent Acquisition Leader with a successful track record in motivating team members, revamping processes, implementing software, building strategy, and decreasing spending.

Interview with Tom Finn – Tom is the Co-Founder and CEO at LeggUP.  He is also the host of the Talent Empowerment podcast where he sits down with people leaders, talent development savants, founders, and executives from every industry to learn how they’re driving people innovation. Tom has many years of experience in employee benefits, InsurTech, business development, and underwriting strategies.

Interview with Gary Russo – Gary is the Executive Director of Workforce Intelligence at Providence St. Joseph Health. He supports 110,000 caregivers (employees) across the US West Coast. His passion is to empower others to embrace data-driven decision making through education and inspiration.

Interview with Kiran Menon – Kiran is the CEO and Co-Founder at Tydy (PageStich Inc.) He has more than 16 years of learning from around the world and in a handful of companies, from consulting to Cloud Products and not-for-profit.

Interview with Manisha Gupta – Manisha is the Global Head of Products and HCM Analytics at Oracle. Her curiosity led her to work across multiple functions, geographies, stages, and industries; strengthening her ability to create market-leading teams and products. Manisha’s expertise in the intersection of strategy, product management, and customer success, has enabled her to transform range of large-scale and start-ups that enable a conscious connection, collaboration, and growth.

Interview with Garima Gupta – Garima is Sr. Director of Global HR Partnerships & Inclusion at Relativity. She has worked with large corporations, new tech startups and non- profit organizations and has gained insights on setting up international field offices, mergers & acquisitions, team design, setting up HR/ recruitment function in startups, advising upcoming leaders and boosting mid-level managers. Garima is passionate about building capability, creating an inclusive workplace for all and grooming leaders within the organization.

Interview with Kerry Brown – Kerry is a Future of Work & Change Expert. She is an advisor to C-Level executives and has many years of experience helping organizations strategize and achieve organizational success and navigate the intersection of people and technology.

Interview with Jorge Quezada – Jorge is the Vice President of Inclusive Diversity at Granite Construction. He is deeply passionate about Diversity and Inclusion, and he enjoys stretching perspectives and guiding leaders from insights to action.