Welcome to this very, very special edition of the HRchat Podcast. Today marks the 500th episode!

Many years ago when we started the podcast, there was no way we thought we’d reach such a big milestone. Since then, we've published over 12,000 minutes of content, received hundreds of thousands of downloads, and featured some of the biggest brands in the world of work.

The HRchat podcast has given Bill Banham and guest hosts including Tim Baker, Matt Burns, and Pauline James the opportunity to speak with, and learn from, some of the best and brightest minds in Human Resources, leadership, tech, talent, law, wellness, DEI, and more.

Before we go any further, we'd like to acknowledge the 100s of guests who've been kind enough to offer their time and share their expertise on the podcast. Amazing experts featured on HRchat include: Dave Ulrich, Matthew Hamilton, Elizebeth Varghese, Mark S. Babbitt, Dave Millner, Brian Kropp, Ben Eubanks, Roger Thorpe, Event Preview, Monika Roots, Craig Fisher, Rob Bromage, Pauline James, Chris Bjorling, Kevin W Grossman, Jacob Morgan, Ray Wang, Jim Knight, Matt Charney, Janice Sutherland, Pete Lamson, Barry Flack, Rupert Morrison, Phillip Meade, Russell Robinson, Hassan Farooqi, Rick Cottrel, Mike Sipple, Bill Treasurer, Mervyn Dinnen, Perry Timms, Nicole Fernandes, Jesse Ryan, Erika Broadwater, Kevin Oakes, Josh Linkner, Al Adamson, Charles Handler, Brian Sommer, Ben Brooks, Mandy Price, John Boudreau, Shally Steckerl, Joey Price, Kelly Kauffman, Scott Lane, Kathy Caprino, Sean Fahey, Cecilia Crossley, Ben Kalevitch, Yves Boudreau, Ryan Porter, Lauren Florko, Paul Gray, Tia Graham, Natalie Egan, Stephen Shedletzky, Ilya Brotzky, Charlene Thomas, Leigh Mitchell, Bobby Umar, Lauren Waters, Rob Catalano, Bill Howatt, Johnny C. Taylor, Diana Spencer, Louise Triance, J.T O'Donnell, Janet Stovall, Debbie Muno, Sam Eaton, Gethin Nadin, Elvin Turner, Tim Sackett, Chris Bailey, and the awesome William Tincup!

As it's the 500th episode, we decided it would be fitting to offer up the mic to someone we hold in very high regard because, among other things, he leads a company creating an impressive amount of high-quality and insightful content to educate and inspire the HR, Talent and leadership communities. This includes a super impressive podcast!

Jason Averbook is the CEO and Co-founder of Leapgen, the HR technology consultant and digital transformation company shaping the NOW of work.

Jason is a very well-respecte

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