In this episode, Jennifer discusses:

-       Her experience leaving one company and joining another in the middle of the pandemic;

-       Using donuts and tacos to humanize employee experience;

-       How to bring together leaders and employees as communication equals;

-       Why “One and Done” is never enough;

-       How video games can inform hybrid work;

-       Why flexibility is the name of the game;

-       And much more! 


Jennifer Yi Boyer is Chief People Officer and SVP of DEIB at FiscalNote. She leads the FiscalNote People Team and their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility initiatives. Building creative workforce solutions that are responsive and relevant to both individuals’ career growth and enabling strategic business capabilities while operationalizing equity, creating community, and enhancing inclusive global leadership capabilities are cornerstones of her team’s work. Prior to joining FiscalNote, Jen served as the Chief Talent Officer at ACT where she led the transformation of the HR function to a contemporary, agile-based center of excellence. Throughout her career she has fulfilled various senior-level leadership roles in human resources, customer service, and TQM/quality management for global organizations across financial services, hospitality, manufacturing, and non-profit education. Jen focuses on creating agile, pragmatic practices within organizations to drive complex enterprise-wide change, talent integration, and strategic workforce solutions at FiscalNote. Her goal is that these practices will nurture belonging, inclusive teams, a coaching culture and leadership practices that invite all our team members to contribute in ways that fulfill their passions and purpose while providing measurable results that differentiate FiscalNote from the competition. Jen holds a BS from Cornell University’s Hotel School, a Masters in Leadership and Strategic Communication from Seton Hall University, and a Certificate in Executive Leadership from Harvard’s JFK School of Government.

In this episode, Kate discusses:

- The pillars of internal communication;

- How hybrid work has exposed companies with toxic cultures;

- What we need to do to restore serendipitioius communication to the hybrid workplace;

- Why knowledge is actually power;

- The central importance of inclusion;

- And much more!


Kate Isichei is a global collaboration and internal communications consultant. She is also the creator and host of the Engagement Express podcast which has published over three dozen episodes so far. She has over twenty years of experience working with multinationals on technology implementations, transformation projects, and leadership visibility, including at Aon, Foundry, Ciber, Sage, Infosys, Medtronic, and the UK Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment. She has recently launched a new collaboration programme for organisations 'Collaboration Station' which is a simple 6-step process to increase collaboration, knowledge sharing and communities within the workplace.

In this episode, Beatriz discusses:

- The different HR challenges of working in a not-for-profit “mission-driven” company’

- Why traditional Performance Management has run its course;

- How she sees HR as similar to customer service’

- The special challenges of remote and hybrid work in an international organization;

- What a fully virtual office should contain;

- The importance of researching what actually works;

- And much more!


Beatriz Coningham is  Chief People Officer at the Pan American Development Foundation. She has lived, studied, traveled and worked in different countries in Latin America, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Her educational background includes English and Portuguese languages and literature, teaching English as a foreign language, psychology, and human resource development. Beatriz started her professional life as a teacher of English as a foreign language in Brazil, where she grew up. While living in the state of Mato Grosso, she cofounded and led a private language school, which offered her deep exposure to entrepreneurship and local capacity building. Her experiences in recruiting, training and developing teams led her to gradually transition into organizational development and human resources. In 2003, she moved to Washington, DC to pursue a doctorate degree in Human Resource Development at the George Washington University. Since then, she has worked in the non-profit sector in healthcare and international development. Beatriz is known for her dynamic and versatile leadership style, as well as her ability to work effectively in multicultural environments. Her passion is to create human resources functions that are vital to the organization through leveraging technology, great customer service, simplification and continuous improvement.

In this episode, Khalilah talks about

• How she works as the HR lead for a company staffed by active gang members
• Why skydiving is part of her onboarding process;
• How you can use the techniques of public interest HR for your corporation;
• Why the future belongs to impact companies;
• What she means by “Three the Hard Way”;
• How and why to make an individual purpose plan to help your company;
• And more!

Khalilah “KO” Olokunola is the Chief People Officer of TRU Colors, where she is the force behind defining a company culture that drives connection, team cohesion, personal & professional growth. She also oversees developing and executing a Re-Engineered People strategy for the seven main areas of traditional HR in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization. She was born and raised in New York and spent much of her teen years on the streets with Brooklyn & Troy’s most notorious street gangs.KO remained adamant about the importance of education & making impact in the lives of others. KO is an advocate for workplace diversity, inclusion, and second-chance hiring. She has attended college both in NYC & NC and has completed additional coursework at MIT uLab & Harvard University on Entrepreneurship, Leading from the Emerging Future, and Deliberations of Social Change. KO has been named one of the top twenty  influencers in the People Operations industry by Lattice & Top 22 leader by Conscious Companies. She has been featured online , in print and on TV notably in Forbes, on Good Morning America & Dr. Oz.

In this episode, Sebastien shares about:

-       How employee experience is different from engagement, and why experience trumps engagement every time;

-       How the health care industry adapted quickly to hybrid;

-       How the pandemic has accelerated a talent crisis;

-       The need for intentionality in maximizing the hybrid employee experience;

-       What types of technology he believes are most important now and into the future;

-       Why you should never waste a good crisis;

-       And more.


Sebastien Girard is Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer at Centura Health. A native of Montreal, Canada, Seb joined Centura from Atrium Health, where he served as the Senior Vice President responsible for workforce engagement and workforce operations. He previously served as the Chief Workforce Officer at Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas, Texas. He spent nearly fifteen years with Randstad, a Dutch-based global human resources consulting firm, in executive and operations roles in both the United States and Canada. Seb has a Masters of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Sloan School of Management. He completed Randstad’s international Senior Executive Program and the Human Capital Institute’s strategic workforce planning development program. He also serves as an advisory board member with three independent HR companies, innovating in nurse staffing, professional nurse development, and health care workforce-managed solutions. In addition to his professional experience, Seb is passionate in giving back to the community and has engaged in international humanitarian projects to recruit and attract some of the world’s best engineers to support those living in India with mobility obstacles.

In this episode, Bridgett shares about the multiplicity of ways that hybrid work has changed the corporate culture, and how her own company has responded to it to transform and improve employee experience, in so many ways that she has given her company’s approach it’s own name: Ibexology.

Bridgett Hart is Senior Director of Communications & Change Management at IBEX. Previous to this, she was the US Director of Training, and before that spent more than twenty years in a variety of positions in the telecommunications industry including at Sykes, Travelocity, AT&T, and Frontier Communications. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Virginia’s College at Wise and completed her advanced studies in teaching/education at Western Carolina University. Bridgett has a teaching endorsement in both Virginia and North Carolina and recently received certification in Change Management. Bridgett is a HUGE supporter of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where her son was treated and cured of leukemia at an early age.

In this episode, Power discusses “the people stuff”:
- How to deal with the increased levels of adversity brought forth in the COVID-19 pandemic by breathing, reframing, and embracing the principles of emotional intelligence;
- How to develop emotional flexibility and why it matters;
- The techniques to overcome tool fatigue;
- The importance of mental hygiene in creativity;
- The central role of leaders in modeling mental safety;
- The positive impact of a diverse approach to diversity;
- And more!


Elizabeth Power, M. Ed. is the CEO of EPower & Associates, Inc. She is a speaker, facilitator, teacher, and consultant via the EPower Change Institute and The Trauma Informed Academy. She is a subject matter expert on trauma-informed care, trauma- responsive systems, change and resilience and is also an Adjunct Instructor in Psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical Center. Power develops cross-cultural adaptations of models of care for the mental health community.  Her current projects include helping Japan create a culturally appropriate model of trauma- informed care, supporting several NHS trusts that are addressing how to help frontline workers develop hope in the face of chronic moral injury, and finishing her Healer series of books. Power’s Trauma Responsive System focuses on mastering 9 elements akin to applied emotional intelligence. She was recently published as third author of an article in Family Medicine about the outcomes of the NIMH research project assessing the effectiveness of the use of the core principles of Risking Connection by Primary Care Providers in their clinical settings. She received her M.Ed. in HR Development from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody School of Education in 1997 has multiple coaching, educational, and facilitation certifications.

In this episode, Bridgette shares about how hybrid work, employee experience, and culture work differently in higher education, the role of technology, and much more.


Bridgette Wilder is Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at the California Institute of the Arts since June 2021. Prior to her appointment at CalArts, she served the Albany State University in the role of CHRO, and before that in the dual role of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Safety Officer/Senior Manager at the City of Memphis. Additionally, she has served as the Chief Human Resources Officer for Media Fusion; Deputy Director of Human Resources/Chief Diversity Officer at The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina. She was the first African American Deputy Director and the only person to hold the dual role; an Employee Relations Representative & Corporate Trainer for Airborne Express; Manager of Recruitment & Training at INROADS, Inc. in Richmond, VA.; Market Source Corporation where she marketed IBM personal systems to the VA higher educational system; Automation Specialist for SouthTrust Corporation and Jefferson State Community College where she coordinated job fairs, presented career seminars, and provided job assistance to undergraduates and alumni; and Communications Link which she owned and specialized in facilitating career planning and software training workshops. Bridgette is also the Owner and Principal Consultant of Wilder HR Management & EEO Consulting which focuses on simplifying HR for small to mid- size businesses through customized solutions to manage their HR function. She earned an MBA from Averett University, a BA in Human Resources from Birmingham-Southern College, a BS in Workforce Education from Southern Illinois University and AAS in Computer Science from Jefferson State Community College. She is a graduate of the Furman University/ Riley Institute Diversity Leadership Academy and a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Humanitarian Award. Bridgette is a member of the Forbes Human Resources Council, SHRM Expertise Panel for Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility and SHRM A-Team.

In this episode, Dr. Larson shares about:

-       Working simultaneously as both a CHRO and independent HR and leadership consultant;

-       The latest challenges in HR due to the pandemic and hybrid work;

-       Specific challenges in the manufacturing industry;

-       The primary importance of inclusion and communication in engagement;

-       The connection between trust and culture;

-       How critical it is to get great feedback;

-       And much more.


Dr. Wade Larson is the Chief Human Resources Officer for Wagstaff, Inc. and President of Optimal Talent Dynamics. He is on a personal mission to overcome mediocrity and help others achieve the best versions of themselves. Dr. Wade has worked with hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals as a consultant and HR executive to do more, achieve more, and be more. As an international speaker and author, he challenges leaders to transform their organizations, people, and communities. His latest book, Transform HR, helps businesses successfully navigate 6 of the most significant challenges facing leaders today as they manage in the new world of HR 3.0. In addition, Dr. Wade teaches for multiple universities.

In this episode, Awo discusses how the lessons of working in Africa can teach America about employee experience, the importance of asking questions and listening, the special circumstances of hybrid work in the mining industry, how after years in the gold business she’s never actually seen gold and how that’s a metaphor for hybrid work, and much more.


Awo Quaison-Sackey is Regional Vice President, Human Resources, Africa Region, at Newmont Mining. She has forty years of experience in the manufacturing, insurance and mining industries. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from the University of Ghana, and Master of Laws, LLM and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Temple University, Pennsylvania. Awo has participated extensively as a volunteer with such organizations as the United Nations Fund for Women (UNIFEM) where she served as chairperson of the Global Advisory Committee, working to build strategic partnerships between African information technology entrepreneurs and women’s organizations and business associations in different parts of Africa. She also worked with a team to found the Digital Diaspora Network for Africa whose purpose was to leverage the resources of the diaspora to enable economic development in Africa. She has served on the Board of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut – a ninety-five-year old organization established to promote awareness and greater understanding of the world through experiences and dialog.  She is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Ghana. In her current role, Awo participates as a member of the regional African leadership team bringing her human resources expertise to create, develop, and support people practices. She collaborates with other functions to ensure that the employee experience and company values are at the heart of actions and decisions that are implemented.  In this role, Awo is able to bring her passion for leadership, employee wellness, community support to implement top-notch programs and policies for over five thousand employees and contractors in the Newmont Africa region.