Hacking HR

Interview with Bobbi McPherson – Bobbi is a seasoned executive leader with a demonstrated track record of driving cultural and transformation initiatives throughout her career. She’s currently the Chief People Officer for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.

Interview with Ashira Gobrin – Ashira is Chief People Officer at Wave. She blends a get-it-done performance style with the ability to fuel enterprise-wide employee engagement, retention, revenue, and growth. Ashira has over 20 years experience leading fast growth technology companies.

Interview with Nkechi Runsewe – Nkechi is a certified Global Talent Management Leader. She’s passionate aboutidentifying, nurturing and developing talent to transform businesses and drive a high-performanceorganization. Nkechi has cross-industry management and HR leadership experience across Consulting, Media &Telecommunications, Financial Services and Manufacturing sectors.

Interview with Laura Schroeder – Laura is an HR technology advisor who has led product strategy and marketing teams forPeopleSoft, Workday, and Oracle. In 2018 she co-founded Red Rocks, an investment firm dedicated to creatingpositive social and environmental impact. She is currently the Head of Brand and Communications at Personio.

Interview with Dawn Klinghoffer – Dawn's responsibilities include advanced people analytics &research for Microsoft’s business unitsglobally, as well as analytics and reporting support for HR programs, such as Global Diversity &Inclusion, Global HR Services, Talent Management, and Learning & Development. Dawn is alsoresponsible for reporting tools and technology for HR and employee data privacy. Dawn has been atMicrosoft for over 20 years and she’s held positions in HR and Finance.

Interview with Danielle Arraes – Danielle is the VP of Human Resources at Puratos. She is a happy HR professional, with a diversified functional expertise along 20 years of experience, workingin diverse multinational companies. She’s eager to contribute in multiple HR matters and to keep mymind open to constantly learn from others. She’s currently leadingthe HR function in South and CentralAmerica for Puratos, a belgium B2B multinational.

Interview with Anju Choudhary – Anju is currently the Head of Learning and Development at NextRoll. Prior to joining NextRollshe’s ledglobal L&D teams at UST Global and IBM. With an unique thought leadership and extensive experiencein L&D, Anju strives to help her organization accelerate performance through learning.

Interview with Alex Smith – Alex is the Chief Human Resources Officer at the City of Memphis. She is also the “Chief Change Officer,” focused on evolving the City of Memphis’s culture to enable Mayor Strickland’s mission of “improving the quality of life for all Memphians, every day.

Interview with Erich Kurschat – Erich is a credited actor on IMDB, an occasional backup singer, and a 2-time Chicago marathoner. He also builds HR community, helps individuals and organizations leverage the DiSC personality assessment, and he believes in the power of meaningful connection to shape lives and transform careers.

Interview with Candace Giesbrecht – Candace’s passion for connecting people, building stronger organizations and communities has been her “why” for over 20 years. As an HR Professional, with a social work, mental health and fin tech background, she has a large and varied toolbox to draw on to to support the pursuit of healthy workplaces and great candidate experiences.