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The Gathering Effect With Lindsey Caplan

My guest today is Lindsey Caplan, founder and lead consultant of The Gathering Effect. Through her company, Lindsey partners with businesses, executives, chiefs of staff, marketing leaders, etc., to assist them in defining, diagnosing and adjusting their gatherings for their desired effect. Think about your last work gathering. Why did you come together? What was…

Transform Your Career Through Virtual Work Experience Programs with Thomas Brunskill

My guest today is Thomas Brunskill. He’s co-founder and CEO of Forage, an open-access platform where professionals can learn about new careers and skills by participating in virtual work experience programs. In this episode, we discuss what these virtual work experience programs are, how they differ from internships or traditional learning platforms, and, most importantly,…

Changing the Lives of Adult Learners With Sean Flynn

My guest in this episode is Sean Flynn, chief customer officer at InStride. InStride partners with businesses to create life-changing workforce education programs through a leading academic network. Back in the day, these programs were called “tuition reimbursement,” but now, we are ensuring that adult learners have a better opportunity to learn, grow, develop and stay…

The Lighthouse Effect With Steve Pemberton

Today, my guest is the man, the myth and the legend, Steve Pemberton. Steve is the chief human resources officer at Workhuman and the bestselling author of two books, including his latest book, “The Lighthouse Effect.” In this episode, Steve and I talk about his journey from poverty to leading a top-notch HR department. We…

Why Org Charts Matter With Ian White

In this episode of Punk Rock HR, I’m joined by Ian White. He’s the founder, CEO and CTO at ChartHop, a people analytics platform that helps business leaders plan and build better organizations. I love what ChartHop is doing because their company makes it really clear why having an organizational chart matters — and solves…