Hacking HR

Interview with Anila Brown – Anila is the Head of Organizational Development and Learning at Harris; with a passion for helping people reach their full potential by coaching them to think differently. She is a talent strategy, leadership development, and learning professional with over 20 years of experience in employee and organization development.

Interview with Steve Rader – Steve is a speaker/consultant on open innovation, open talent, and the future of work.Through Crowd Resources Consulting LLC, he provides organizations the resources and knowledge for leveraging the crowd-based expertise and solutions required to stay competitive in the rapidly evolving global economy. Steve draws upon his 30 years of experience at NASA where he has worked to formulate and lead open innovation efforts over the past 7 years.

Interview with Barbara Zych – Barbara is a data-driven employer branding and HRtech evangelist. My mission is to match people's science with business for better results and work innovations. She has more than 15 years of experience, including 100 Fortune 500 companies consulting, and over 200 employer branding projects implemented, 7 books published on OD, 16 HR tools produced, 3 HR startups set up and hundreds of students educated.

Interview with Mary Glowacka – Mary is a talent & leadership development specialist working to improve peoples' careers through lifelong learning. Mary worked across many industries including Professional & Financial Services, Consulting and Technology to help them transform L&D strategies whilst harnessing latest thought leadership & technologies.

Interview with Yvonne Wolf – Yvonne is a strategic, operational, and compassionate global People + Culture leader, uniquely prepared to help organizations transform and thrive, especially during times of uncertainty and transition. She has held several c-suite and senior global HR leader roles for many companies, and is currently Head of HR for Gates MRI. Her broad industry experience, and expertise in leadership development, organization design, DEI, and culture alignment, equip her to create and implement global practices that accelerate organizational performance.

Interview with Desiree Pascual –  Désirée has led People Operations at small, mid-sized and large companies in the Digital Health and Healthcare industry. She is committed to curating joyful, resilient and psychologically safe workplace cultures where employees are empowered to do their best work.

Interview with Mikaela Kiner – Mikaela is a native Seattleite who spent fifteen years in HR leadership roles at companies including Microsoft, Starbucks, Amazon, PopCap Games, and Redfin. In 2015 she founded Reverb, providing flexible HR for growing companies. She is passionate about inclusive culture and published her first book Female Firebrands in 2020.

Interview with Alex Shubat – Alex is an entrepreneur and is the co-founder and the CEO of Espresa. He sits on advisory boards for Santa Clara University and the University of Toronto.

Interview with Stacey Lewis – Stacey is the Creator/Chief Influencer of HRInterrupted, an organization for human resource influencers who unapologetically interrupt historical workplace ideologies/practices through inspiration and insight. By day, she serves as the CHRO for the Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest seaport in the United States. Stacey has over 30 years of professional HR experience, both in the private and public sectors.

Interview with Shameek Bose – Shameek is an imaginative brand strategist and fundraiser with a reputation for building and developing organizations by finding value in unlikely places. As a business development executive and strategist with a truly global perspective, he has devoted his time at the World Economic Forum to help businesses scale while making a positive impact on our world.