From Illumination To Innovation

Are you ready to redefine HR's role in your organization? Join us for the 9th episode of the and the fourth installment of our HR Series, ': —' ?' In this riveting episode, we uncover how HR can transcend its traditional boundaries to become a catalyst for transformative change.

In this episode, we're thrilled to have , an HR luminary with 20 years of experience across industry giants like Microsoft, Expedia, Spiceworks, and TCP Software. As the Founder of Agile in HR and the VP of Customer Strategy & Ops at Mebebot, Mindy brings unparalleled insight into the evolving landscape of HR. Her expertise in developing vision and strategy for business growth, leading change, and mentoring executives will illuminate the path towards a more human-centric workplace.

Mindy shares her compelling vision: "We need healthier communities and society, which in part requires us to view humans as an investment, not a spend, in our workplaces. There is something we all need to individually and collectively mine to start living and interacting differently.” This episode challenges you to rethink traditional workplace dynamics and embrace a culture of trust, inclusion, and care.

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Mindy Honcoop is an HR leader with 20 years of experience and career-spanning roles at Microsoft, Expedia, Spiceworks, and TCP Software. She specializes in developing vision and strategy for business growth, leading change, and coaching executives. 

She is the Founder of Agile in HR and serves as the VP of Customer Strategy & Ops at Mebebot. She holds an MBA from Western Governors University and engages in mentoring the HR community.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindyhoncoop/

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The evolution of Human Resource Development: Strategic HRD to transform organizations into high performance organizations (Journal for Advancing Business Education)

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Stephanie Crain is a Corporate Mystic and owner of Tapas Innovation. A visionary collaborator, Stephanie empowers organizations and individuals to align their core values and unleash their authentic expression. With 25 years of experience in branding, culture, and creative strategy, Stephanie excels as an executive leader, fostering collaboration and talent elevation across diverse industries. As a Certified Master Jungian Coach specializing in Success Mindset, she guides executives, creators, and entrepreneurs to overcome obstacles and #vibratehigher by activating their true potential.

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Shaniqua Brown, Founder and Talent Strategist at Elevated TA brings over a decade of expertise in Talent Acquisition, with a distinguished background at industry leaders like Kforce and Google. Merging her academic prowess in Interdisciplinary Social Science with insights gained from a dynamic career as a professional dancer and NFL cheerleader, she infuses Elevated TA's mission with precision, agility, and an innovative spirit. Focused on revolutionizing talent acquisition strategies for mid-sized companies, Shaniqua's approach blends empathetic partnership with dynamic, data-informed solutions, ensuring businesses align their teams with their strategic vision for success and efficiency.

Are you ready to transform your workplace? Join us for episode 3 of our HR series, ': ℎ , ℎ , ℎ ,' where we discuss the : ’ ? Discover how prioritizing your employees can drive unparalleled organizational success.

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Episode Sources:

Clear Action: https://clearaction.com/employee-experience-faq/ 

Builtin Article: https://builtin.com/company-culture/positive-work-culture

Gallup: U.S. Employee Engagement Needs a Rebound in 2023

https://www.gallup.com/workplace/468233/employee-engagement-needs-rebound-2023.aspx 

FHSU.edu

https://scholars.fhsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=management_oer 

STEPHANIE’S BIO: 

Stephanie Crain is a Corporate Mystic, a visionary collaborator who empowers organizations and individuals to align their core values and unleash their authentic expression. With 25 years of experience in branding, culture, and creative strategy, Stephanie excels as an executive leader, fostering collaboration and talent elevation across diverse industries. As a Certified Master Jungian Coach specializing in Success Mindset, she guides executives, creators, and entrepreneurs to overcome obstacles and #vibratehigher by activating their true potential.

SHANIQUA’S BIO

Shaniqua Brown, Founder and Talent Strategist at Elevated TA brings over a decade of expertise in Talent Acquisition, with a distinguished background at industry leaders like Kforce and Google. Merging her academic prowess in Interdisciplinary Social Science with insights gained from a dynamic career as a professional dancer and NFL cheerleader, she infuses Elevated TA's mission with precision, agility, and an innovative spirit. Focused on revolutionizing talent acquisition strategies for mid-sized companies, Shaniqua's approach blends empathetic partnership with dynamic, data-informed solutions, ensuring businesses align their teams with their strategic vision for success and efficiency.

Is HR your friend? Are any corporate departments your friend? In the second episode of our HR series HR: The Good, the Bad, and the Potential, we examine this question and go deeper into the real impact HR has in business. Using one of Stephanie’s more controversial IG reels as a kick start for our discussion, we explore difficult questions with our guest, Lisa Novak. Lisa brings a wealth of in-depth expertise combined with a passion and commitment to how HR can serve as an advocate for both the employee and the business. HR: Friend or Foe? is an elevated conversation that is guaranteed to illuminate your perspective on Human Resources and its impact or influence on corporate culture.

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Lisa Novak is a Fractional HR Leader serving the global tech startup market, headquartered in Austin, TX. She provides leadership guidance and program development that elevates culture, drives growth, and increases revenue performance for multiple evolving businesses.

Lisa has over 25 years of experience in HR leadership, helping to build companies as they ramp up for significant growth or organizational change. She’s been responsible for the corporate strategy for acquiring, developing, and retaining talent, providing leadership development, curating effective compensation and benefits programs, driving DEIB, and helping to build positive, high-performing cultures. Prior to starting LMNHR, Lisa served on the executive teams for a number of organizations leading HR and Employee Experience for companies including data.world, RenewData, SigmaTel, and Brooktree through rapid growth, M&A activity, and turnaround situations.

Episode Sources:

HR is Not Your Friend -what is it?

HR is NOT Your Friend - IG Reel

STEPHANIE’S BIO: 

Stephanie Crain is a Corporate Mystic, a visionary collaborator who empowers organizations and individuals to align their core values and unleash their authentic expression. With 25 years of experience in branding, culture, and creative strategy, Stephanie excels as an executive leader, fostering collaboration and talent elevation across diverse industries. As a Certified Master Jungian Coach specializing in Success Mindset, she guides executives, creators, and entrepreneurs to overcome obstacles and #vibratehigher by activating their true potential.

SHANIQUA’S BIO

Shaniqua Brown, Founder and Talent Strategist at Elevated TA brings over a decade of expertise in Talent Acquisition, with a distinguished background at industry leaders like Kforce and Google. Merging her academic prowess in Interdisciplinary Social Science with insights gained from a dynamic career as a professional dancer and NFL cheerleader, she infuses Elevated TA's mission with precision, agility, and an innovative spirit. Focused on revolutionizing talent acquisition strategies for mid-sized companies, Shaniqua's approach blends empathetic partnership with dynamic, data-informed solutions, ensuring businesses align their teams with their strategic vision for success and efficiency.

Welcome to Episode 1 of our enlightening five-part series, 'HR: The Good, the Bad, and the Potential.' Dive into our first episode, 'HR: Then and Now, an Illuminating Education,' where we unravel the evolving landscape of Human Resources—from its administrative roots to its current significance as a strategic business partner.

Join hosts Shaniqua Brown and Stephanie Crain and our distinguished guest, , a seasoned HR expert with over 27 years in the field. In this episode, Prudence shares profound insights on how - is pivotal for . We delve into HR's transformation, challenging the often negative portrayal seen in viral media and illustrating its true potential as a cornerstone of corporate success.

This episode isn't just a historical overview; it's a forward-looking perspective on how HR impacts workplace culture and influences executive decisions. Listeners will gain valuable insights into HR's strategic role, understand its deep-rooted functions, and discover how it shapes every aspect of employee experience.

. Learn why Human Resources can be a formidable ally in fostering workplace excellence and driving company growth when embraced and executed with dedication.

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Prudence Pitter is an executive with 27+ years of Human Resource leadership across several industries. In addition to her HR and consulting experience, she previously served as an Adjunct Professor of HR, for 9+ years. She is currently a Board Member and volunteers her time to help junior HR professionals. Her passion is delivering leadership development presentations to business leaders while also inspiring alignment of people practices to business priorities while keeping the employee experience as a key focus. Prudence enjoys writing about HR trends, and influencing leadership behaviors that enhance the employee experience.

Episode Sources:

The history of HR in the US

100 Year History of HR

The History of HRM

In this must-listen episode of From Illumination to Innovation, David Greenspan and Justin Follin, founders of Blue Case Strategic Partners, share game-changing insights on how adaptive leadership styles can transform organizational culture and drive innovation. Discover the power of the TILT model for improving collaboration, the critical role of the CEO in shaping company culture, and practical strategies for creating an environment of openness, authenticity, and continuous learning. If you're a leader looking to navigate change, unlock untapped potential, and take your organization from mediocrity to greatness, this episode is for you. Tune in now and subscribe for more illuminating conversations on leadership and innovation.

MORE ABOUT DAVID: David Greenspan, Ph.D., is the founder and President of BLUECASE Strategic Partners, a leadership development, strategic planning, and executive coaching consultancy headquartered in Austin, TX. He has a PH.D. in High-Performance Psychology with expertise in why certain individuals and teams perform at exceptional levels, even in suboptimal circumstances. BLUECASE facilitates strategic planning and teaches managers and executives at fast-growing companies how to create seamless cross-functional collaboration, feedback-rich cultures, and high levels of engagement. An expert in creating high-performance corporate cultures and teams, he is an energizing leader, coach, and facilitator known for his capacity to galvanize groups to generate breakthrough results. David has over fifteen years of experience working with senior executives at Fortune 100 companies and executive teams of fast-growing PE-backed companies with between $50 Million and $2 Billion in annual revenue. Notable clients include ESO, Intersys, Four Hands, AffiniPay, Logix, University of Texas, Tailos, Bypass Mobile, Austin Fitness Group/Orange Theory Fitness, Kerby Lane Cafe, ShippingEasy, Triangle Services, SKYGEN, Moby Capital, RPM living, and YPO.

MORE ABOUT JUSTIN: Justin Follin is a lifelong student and teacher of what brings out the best in people, and a trusted advisor to CEOs and leaders in fast-growth business sectors. As the co-founder and CEO of BLUECASE Strategic Partners, Justin has successfully coached top leaders in fast-growing companies ranging from $20 Million and $2 Billion in annual revenue, and led hundreds of Executives, Directors, and Managers through cross-functional leadership development. Throughout his career, he’s coached public and private CEO's, business leaders, TEDx presenters, poker players, musicians, academic professors and athletes to perform at optimal levels. Justin graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill with a degree in Philosophy focusing on business and morality. He currently resides in Austin, Texas, where he plays music in his free time, does yoga, and beats the heat as often as he can at Barton Springs pool.

Episode Sources:

Empower Your Team: The Benefits of Empowerment in Leadership 

A Better Team by Friday - David’s and Justin’s book 

What Leadership Style Do You Major In? 

Tilt360

What happens when a business needs to innovate, but they haven’t nurtured a culture of innovation? A recent study by leadershipIQ showed clearly that while companies like to describe themselves as valuing innovation, they don’t actually like employees who exhibit innovative traits, such as a willingness to take risks or ask questions. How do we encourage leaders to value innovation without fear? That’s what we explore this week with our ultra-creative guest, Melinda Rothouse, author, speaker, and professional creativity and leadership coach. 

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I am a professional creativity, leadership, and career coach, consultant, educator, and facilitator based in Austin, Texas. I am the founder of Austin Writing Coach and co-founder of Syncreate, which offers creativity coaching, consulting, workshops, and retreats designed to enhance creativity in life and work, and to foster communication, collaboration, and community. I'm a professor of Creativity, Innovation & Leadership within the Humanistic Psychology program at Saybrook University, and the host and creator of The Syncreate Podcast: Empowering Creativity. I am the author of two books: A Mindful Approach to Team Creativity and Collaboration: Creating a Culture of Innovation, drawing on insights from my doctoral research and my experiences working with organizational leaders and teams, published in 2020 from Palgrave Macmillan, and the co-author of the Silver Nautilus Award-winning Syncreate: A Guide to Navigating the Creative Process for Individuals, Teams, and Communities, published in 2021 from Mandorla Books.

Episode Sources:

The Artist's Way - https://a.co/d/agdKmOK 

Son of Cormack - https://sonofcormack.com/ 

Randy Langford - https://www.shamanacana.com/ 

Jamie Gallagher - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie4thew/ 

LeadershipIQ Innovation Study - https://www.leadershipiq.com/blogs/leadershipiq/managers-don-t-love-innovators 

Leadership Circle - https://leadershipcircle.com/leadership-assessment-tools/leadership-circle-profile/ 

Employee Churn - https://www.peoplekeep.com/blog/employee-retention-the-real-cost-of-losing-an-employee 

In this enlightening episode of From Illumination to Innovation, hosts Stephanie Crain and Shaniqua Brown explore the untapped power of intuition in business with Ann Humes, Chief Solutioneer at Pivotal Path. Examine the science and stories behind intuition's critical role in decision-making and leadership. Discover how embracing our innate instincts can revolutionize corporate culture, drive innovation, and enhance ROI. This is a must-listen for those looking to merge the analytical with the instinctual for transformative business success.

Show Resources:

UKG Workforce Study - https://www.ukg.com/about-us/newsroom/managers-impact-our-mental-health-more-doctors-therapists-and-same-spouses 

GUEST BIO: Ann Humes is committed to helping business leaders and owners avert master disasters. Ann has worked in various roles, from Fortune 50 companies like Microsoft and IBM to startups and everything in between. Ann has created the Inflection Point Business and Pivotal Path methodology to help business owners harness the inertia from inflection points to bounce higher!

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Are you harnessing and activating your organization’s core values? In this episode, we sit down with our charismatic guest and Healthcare Industry Disruptor, Margo Wickersham, to explore what activating organizational values looks like and how businesses and individuals can become more value-aligned. Margo brings wit, wisdom, and expertise as an employee benefits consultant to help us illuminate some of the challenges and opportunities business leaders have when navigating this sometimes tricky landscape. Join us for another great episode as we work together to help businesses and people vibrate higher!

More About Margo

Margo is a seasoned professional dedicated to working with both enterprises and SMBs to revolutionize their approach to employee healthcare plans. With a focus on delivering cost-saving solutions and enhancing benefits, Margo has proven expertise in delivering innovative plans that help organizations retain and recruit the best workers.

Known for fostering collaboration for mutual success, Margo excels in building relationships with the C-Suite at a variety of companies to build successful partnerships. She thrives when she’s creating cultures that are not only productive but also healthy and fun.

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Margo’s Book: Gratitude in the Storm: When Not Dying Is Enough To Keep Fighting

Join co-hosts Stephanie Crain and Shaniqua Brown in a compelling episode of 'From Illumination to Innovation' as they explore the integral roles of Ethos and Intuition in business. This episode delves into how these elements shape decision-making and define the authentic character of a company. The conversation highlights the significant influence of leadership in cultivating genuine company culture and the hidden costs of a toxic work environment, with insights from Stephanie’s encounter with Mark Cuban and Shaniqua’s reference to 'The Great Reflection' by Gartner HR.

The discussion progresses to aligning organizational values with employee and customer expectations, emphasizing the human element in leadership. It touches upon the necessity of understanding team needs and the importance of evolving company values alongside business growth. Concluding with a poignant reflection on labor exploitation and its ongoing impact, this episode offers thought-provoking perspectives and actionable insights for business executives, leaders, and managers. It underscores Ethos and Intuition as foundational to successful, authentic leadership.