Purva Gera is the Strategic Head of People, with over 20 years of expertise in People Operations, Talent Management, and Organizational Development across the Web3, Edtech, and Banking industries.

She is also specialized in creating and implementing token-based rewards, async work practices, and decentralized team structures tailored for Gen Z and gig economy workforces.

In this episode, Purva joins us for a deep dive into:

- 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘏𝘙 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵?

- 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘏𝘙 𝘪𝘯 𝘞𝘦𝘣3 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦?

Don't miss this insightful conversation with one of the industry's sharpest minds.

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(00:00) Intro

(02:42) Managing HR in Culturally Diverse Teams

(11:47) Working in Dubai is like working in United Nations

(22:34) Advice to move to UAE

(23:26) What's Unique in managing HR in Web3?

(26:09) Token-based rewards in Web3

(33:57) Work environments for Gen Z, Millennials, Gig Economy Workers

(41:57) What are the Top 3 Skills every HR professional should develop right now?

(44:33) Advice to someone starting a career in HR

(48:45) HR Vs Challenge

Cosmo Currey is an International Headhunter, co-founder of Van Kaizen, a global collaboration platform for independent headhunters.

In this episode, Cosmo joins us for a deep dive into:

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘝𝘢𝘯 𝘒𝘢𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 — 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸

Don't miss this insightful conversation with one of the industry's sharpest minds.

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(00:00) Intro

(02:53) What is Van Kaizen and why is it the best place for Top Performer Recruiters to work?

(26:59) What is the meaning behind the name "Van Kaizen"

(32:55) What has changed in Recruitment since you started?

(35:00) Mistakes Companies Make in Recruitment

(38:26) Who needs more pushing? Candidates or Clients?

(41:14) AI and Recruiters in the future

(43:31) Roles Hot & Cold Right now

(46:21) How to impress in interviews

(49:40) What is harder - Dream Candidate or Dream Client?

(51:50) The best question you can ask in an interview

💬 Eileen Farnham helps professionals to connect, communicate, and collaborate for impact and change.

In this episode, we dive into:

📌 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺’𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 — 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮

📵 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴

🎤 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦

Clear, human-centered communication is more critical than ever — let’s talk about how to get it right.

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(00:00) Intro

(02:55) What are the biggest Communication Challenges

(12:10) Remote Communication Challenges

(26:10) Cameras turned off during training

(35:18) What communication trends are worrying you?

(36:50) Best strategy to captivate audiences - Storytelling and Be Authentic

Dorota Kasperek-Kowalczyk, HRBP at Data Rocks, brings deep insights from supporting both Polish and global organizations.

In this episode, we explore:

📊 The evolving role of People Analytics

🤖 How AI can drive value in HR

🇵🇱 And how it all plays out within the unique lens of Polish workplace culture

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(00:00) Intro

(04:20) How HR data is used in the Company

(12:50) How Polish Culture reflects in HR

(34:21) How HR has changed since you started your career - Ai Analytics, Sentiment, AI bots

(45:05) Top 3 Skills every HR Professional should develop right now

(01:01:15) The Vs Challenge

Lou Matthews helps Founders, CEOs, and Executive Teams scale with clarity, discipline, and execution.

As a Chief of Staff, drives alignment across people, strategy & operational delivery. But…

What is a Chief of Staff, and is it logical for an HR professional to aim for that position?

What is the importance of knowing your internal stakeholders for smooth cross-departmental communication?

What Role does a Chief of Staff play in Culture, Engagement, and Remote Operations?

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(00:00) Intro

(06:55) What is a Chief of Staff?

(14:39) Cross-Departmental Communication and Internal Stakeholder Management

(21:00) What role does the Chief of Staff play in shaping the company's culture and Engagement?

(24:38) Conflict within Executive Teams

(28:08) Operational challenges for a Chief of Staff in remote environments

(38:34) The Vs Challenge

(41:45) Neurodivergent Employees

Kay Fabella helps Leaders Optimize Global, Remote, & Hybrid Teams.

With 11+ years of experience advising leaders in 47+ countries, she helps organizations harness the full potential of their distributed teams.

She is also the Podcast Host of the show called “Inclusion in Progress”.

In this episode, Kay Fabella shares an honest discussion about the unfulfilled promises of remote work, explores the full spectrum of work models—from fully remote to fully in-office—and offers insights on choosing the right fit for your organization. She also delves into the current state of DEI initiatives in today’s workplace.

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(00:00) Intro

(03:30) Why did you call Hybrid Work a "Quick Fix"?

(04:50) What are the biggest challenges companies face when implementing full remote or hybrid models?

(06:15) There are 12 distinct work models

(08:54) How to access the best work model for my company

(12:49) Fairness in different models inside the same company

(15:11) How do young people learn in remote?

(18:00) The rug has been pulled out from under Remote Workers

(24:02) Reasons behind Move back to the office

(30:30) What your bet for the next years?

(35:36) Assess DEI in Remote

(41:58) DEI Compliance and current reality

(47:44) What was your motivation to create a podcast about these topics?

Sam Hall, a seasoned recruiter based in Japan, shares insights drawn from his extensive experience living and working in the country.

In this video, he explores key cultural differences and their influence on recruitment practices.He also addresses common misconceptions surrounding Japanese work culture and offers a candid perspective on the challenges facing the future of Japan's workforce.

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(00:00) Intro

(02:06) How did you end up in Japan?

(07:24) Biggest trends in Recruitment in Japan

(11:30) How is the Japanese recruitment market different from other regions?

(16:52) The role of Honor and Loyalty in Japan

(21:00) How is job-hopping perceived?

(22:44) What would be the best tactic to attract talent in Japan?

(24:15) Japan will have no people in 20 years

(26:30) Life in Japan is now costly

(28:48) Reasons for the low birth rate in Japan

(34:18) Common misconceptions about working in Japan

(38:56) The Black Companies

(42:00) How does Japan view foreign talent?

(44:06) Advice for someone moving to Japan

Tech recruiter Antonela Maglica has found a unique way to boost candidate engagement. By incorporating Star Wars memes into her messages, she has significantly improved her success rate.

In this episode, being a dedicated Star Wars fan, she explains the rationale behind this approach and discusses the ongoing influence of AI on the recruitment landscape.

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(00:00) Intro

(02:25) How did you get into Recruitment?

(04:30) Challenges in hiring Tech Talent

(13:31) Using Star Wars memes to reach candidates

(22:00) Candidates will test you

(25:43) Testing Antonela's Star Wars knowledge

(28:00) Recruitment and AI

(35:37) How to stay updated/learn from candidates

(38:38) Handling Manager's Expectations

(45:09) Advice to someone starting tech recruitment

Rita Mendes is Head of People @ Alts Digital, a fully remote company with people in several countries

For this conversation, I’ve asked for her help covering topics like Employee Engagement, Workplace Culture, Performance Management, and Recruitment in a remote environment.

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(00:00) Intro

(01:33) How would you define an exceptional remote culture?

(08:30) Making team building intentional

(14:40) Missing Company Events

(16:18) Communication challenges in distributed teams

(22:44) HR in Remote is HR in Hard Mode!

(25:00) Hiring in Remote

(28:55) Onboarding in Remote

(36:54) How to keep employees motivated in a remote environment

(41:20) When employees get into the "death zone"

(46:15) Performance Reviews in Remote

(50:42) Remote inhibits conflict?

(55:53) Trends in remote

(58:10) Skils HR must develop right now

(01:01:10) Advice to someone starting in HR

(01:05:07)The VS. Challenge

Anastasia Evstigneeva is a Leadership & Group Dynamics Consultant helping teams to grow fast while addressing typical issues emerging in high-performing or remote teams environment

She is also a Psychodynamic Coach, trained to apply Freud’s psychoanalysis into organizational issues

Does the organizational dynamics reflect the human psyche at a deeper level?

How are micro traumas important to develop psychological resilience?

Why is poor communication the root of all problems?

Meet Anastasia Evstigneeva

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(00:00) Intro

(01:23) What is Psychodynamic Coaching?

(06:30) Psychodynamic Coaching vs Psychoanalysis

(08:10) What drew you into Psychodynamic Coaching?

(18:31) Techniques are used to explore

(23:12) The difficult tech founders have to talk about their emotions

(27:49) Employee Vs Founder struggle

(33:33) Micro traumas help develop resistance

(37:08) Micromanagement is a lack of self-confidence

(38:50) Advice to someone starting a business

(40:30) Best founder drive to create a business

(41:52) Handling resistance and discomfort from clients

(44:32) How is Psychodynamic Coaching evolving?

(57:45) Team problems are common and very basic

(58:51) Poor Communications is the root of all problems

(01:02:08) Strategies to maintain culture in scaling teams

(01:06:02) Performance Reviews in a Remote Environment

(01:09:40) Keep morale and engagement in a Remote Environment

(01:12:00) What more could Leaders do to improve communication?

(01:17:14) Vs Challenge