We welcome Albrey Brown, General Manager and Senior Vice President of Strategy at Joonko, a large platform focused on recruiting underrepresented talent. Joonko has been used in large organizations such as Adidas, American Express, Crocs, and PayPal. Mr. Brown was recently featured in Fast Company where he talked about Diversity & Inclusion. Before working at Joonko, he built out Diversity, Equity & Inclusion programs from the ground up at DocuSign and Airtable.

Jennie Blumenthal talks about how women can break free from the hustle culture, reinvent their careers and reimagine the way they work. She is a professional speaker, author, CEO, and founder of Corporate Rehab, a professional coaching consultancy that’s helped hundreds of executives ditch workplace hustle culture and find their path toward a greater sense of purpose. Her new book is titled Corporate Rehab: Ditch The Hustle Culture and Thrive Again. Her website is https://www.corporate-rehab.com/

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

We talk about Women’s Careers and Resigning with Sara McElroy, an ex-chief marketing officer, the Wall Street Journal’s poster girl for pandemic career burnout, and a two-time member of the Great Resignation: class of 2021 and 2022. Sara is a journalist and founder of the RAZE TO RISE project, a movement aimed at amplifying the powerful voices of women from the Great Resignation.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Marcus Sawyerr talks about how Web3 will impact the future of work. He is the Founder & CEO of EQ Community, which is a private group cultivating connections, community, and careers for multicultural professionals interested in tech. Marcus is also an active startup advisor, drawing on his extensive experience in technology and in recruiting from his roles at companies such as the Adecco Group, CareerBuilder, and Microsoft.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

We welcome Anirban Chakrabarti (AC). AC is CEO of Hirelogic, an HR tech software firm that recently received seed funding from several prominent investors, including Edward J. Zander, former CEO and chairman of the board of Motorola. AC talks about ramping up internal hiring.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Anitra St. Hilaire, an HR professional with more than 25 years of experience is currently employed at the company ThreeFlow. Anitra talks about her experience being a Black female HR leader. She also gives us some tips on how to create attractive employee benefits packages on a shoestring.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ee welcome Steven Rothberg and his wife Faith Rothberg. Steven is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of the company College Recruiter. Faith is its CEO. We’re going to discuss some pros and cons of co-directing a company with your spouse/live-in partner.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ira Wolfe is the Founder of Googlization Nation, a TEDx speaker, a podcast host, and a frequent speaker at the Society for Human Resource Management. In 2021, he was in the Top 100 HR influencers. He’s going to talk about The Great Collision: when the Perfect Labor Storm meets Googlization.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

How can founders identify whether their personalities are positively impacting their culture, and how can they make changes if needed? That’s what we discuss with Sophie Theen, an award-winning people management expert and author of The Soul of Startups: The Untold Stories of How Founders Affect Culture.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Melissa Dexter is Chief People Officer at Uprise Health. She is a leader in mental health human resources. and digital solutions and is responsible for building the blueprint for the well-being strategy. Melissa brings over 25 years of HR experience in all facets of People Operations including specialization in building HR infrastructure, talent acquisition, employment law, cultural transformation, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. She received a dual JD/MBA degree from Southern Methodist University. Melissa gives us some actionable ways HR professionals can use to deal with the re-invention of work and the huge toll it is placing on them.

Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.

Mixing: Kelly Minnis