Amari Leigh runs Admin by Amari, a virtual assistant (VA) and social media agency that has worked with over 100 businesses across 17 countries and 19 U.S. states. Every client is sex positive and queer-affirming. That wasn’t a calculated brand decision. It’s just who kept showing up. She studied sociology, volunteered at sex worker charities…
Most leaders will tell you they care about culture. Far fewer can tell you what it costs them when culture fails. Yolanda Fraction can. As an organizational development consultant, doctoral student in IO psychology, and author of Joyful Workplaces, she has spent her career translating the soft stuff into hard outcomes. Turnover. Absenteeism. A workforce…
Longevity expert Ken Stern joins Punk Rock HR to talk about what helps people live longer, healthier lives and why relationships play such an important role. Ken is the author of Healthy to 100, a Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, and chair of The Longevity Project. His research explores how social connection,…
Karen Fleshman works at the intersection of race and power. As the founder of the Interracial Sisterhood Coalition, she brings white women together to examine how conditioning, proximity to power, and institutional loyalty can reinforce racial hierarchy — often unintentionally. Karen’s career began in immigrant rights and youth workforce development. But after listening closely to…
Ashley Herd did not set out to become a management expert. She started as a lawyer, moved into HR, and saw firsthand how often leadership decisions ignore the human impact. In this conversation, Ashley shares how her path from corporate law to founding Manager Method shaped her philosophy: pause before reacting, consider the real-world impact…
This week on Punk Rock HR, I sit down with Mary Ellen Slayter and Steve Smith from Rep Cap to make sense of a market that feels confusing, uneven, and unforgiving. Why does the job market feel terrible even when the numbers say otherwise? Why are some companies thriving while others quietly struggle? And what…
This week on Punk Rock HR, I’m joined by Scott Stratten, speaker, author, and one of my favorite people to chat with about work. We recorded this conversation live on LinkedIn to explore AI in HR. Instead of diving into features or vendors, we looked at what AI adoption really means for people and organizations.…
In this week’s episode of the Punk Rock HR Podcast, Laura Maffucci, Head of HR at G-P, joins me for a conversation about the changing world of HR. We dig into how companies can expand globally with Employer of Record (EOR) solutions, and why AI adoption is both an opportunity and a challenge for HR…
In this week’s episode of the Punk Rock HR Podcast, Blair Whitman, VP of Client Success at Homethrive, joins me for a conversation about caregiving. Why is it so hard to name at work? How does stigma keep people silent about its challenges? What can employers do to meaningfully support their people? Blair shares her…
In this week’s episode of Punk Rock HR, Robin Schooling joins Laurie Ruettimann for an honest conversation about what’s broken in HR and what it’ll take to fix it. Robin’s new book, Real HR: What It Is, What It Can Be, and How to Get There, is part memoir, part manifesto, and thoroughly grounded in…