Here to Help

This week, Chris catches up with the woman at Indeed who launched the $10 million project called “Essentials to Work".  The multi-prong investment to help struggling job seekers in the U.S. get access to technology, transportation, and criminal record-clearing services.

Parisa Fatehi-Weeks, who is on the board of Housing Works, Austin, and the Workers Defense Project, speaks about the goals set by the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) team at Indeed– to help 30M job seekers facing barriers get hired.

This week, Chris catches up with Emmy Award-winning journalist, author of "Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys’ Club of Silicon Valley", and anchor at Bloomberg TV, Emily Chang.

As executive producer and host of daily show Bloomberg Technology and the interview series Studio 1.0, Chang speaks to top tech executives, investors, and entrepreneurs, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and CEO Sheryl Sandberg.

Chris learns what Emily has discovered about the staggering gender inequality in the tech industry, and to understand more about how we got here and how we can foster real change.

This week, Chris speaks to Ruth Leonard, a senior sales director at Indeed who leads an Inside Sale Organization, that collaborates with clients to deliver world-class recruitment tactics.

Ruth has spent the majority of her career in sales and it's something she is highly passionate about. We hear what it’s like to be a woman in sales, and how to boost the number of women in sales -- also why it's important to focus on mental health...

As we make our way through Women’s History Month, we reflect on the contributions of the many strong women that help empower Indeed's mission each day — one of which is Zulaika Jumaralli, a Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DI&B) Business Partner at Indeed.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Jumaralli not only found her next job at Indeed but also helped her husband start a business when he lost his job. What happened next is a story of resilience, perseverance, and a renewed commitment to helping others.

Chris and Zulaika speak about why promoting a culture of continuous learning, psychological safety, and growth help those at work thrive...

Chris  speaks to  Dr. Chela White-Ramsey PhD, a Senior Training and Development Manager, Enterprise Client Engagement at Indeed

A first-generation college graduate, Chela earned her Bachelor's degree and Master’s degree from Louisiana State University and the University of West Florida, respectively. From there, she was awarded the prestigious Huel D. Perkins Fellowship and received her PhD in Human Resource Leadership from Louisiana State University.

Hyams and White-Ramsey delve into how employees can navigate burnout, imposter syndrome and limiting beliefs like perfectionism, and we learn how pottery can teach you about your career and life. 

This week, Chris speaks to Preston L. James II, CEO, and co-founder of DivInc., a non-profit organization whose mission is to generate social and economic equity through entrepreneurship. 

Preston, who is a former 20-year veteran at Dell, served in executive leadership roles across Enterprise IT Sales and Consulting leading teams responsible for driving $250M+ in revenues. He also served as Managing Director for the Dell Global Center for Entrepreneurship, where he oversaw the $100M Dell Credit Fund. 

Hyams and Preston discuss Indeed's sponsorship of the 'Champions of Change' Awards and why it is not enough to sit on the sidelines.

Gyasi Barber is the first guest in February to join Chris to observe Black History Month at Indeed. Gyasi pursued a career in Opera and trained for years in the vocal arts before pivoting to a career in sales, eventually leading him to a role at Indeed in New York.

Hyams and Barber delve into the importance of a ‘brave space’ in times of change and disruption, and why it's important to have the courage to ask questions. They also chat about Black History Month and the Black Lives Matter movement, and why 'belonging 'matters more than you think...

In this episode of Here to Help, Chris speaks to Dr. Jan-Emmanuel De Neve– a Belgian economist and professor at the University of Oxford.

With Dr. De Neve’s guidance and research, Indeed’s ‘Work Happiness Score’ was developed.

The underlying theme throughout his research is the study of human wellbeing. This ongoing research agenda has led to new insights into the relationship between happiness and income, productivity, economic growth, and inequality.

Hyams and De Neve discuss why Indeed's ‘Happiness Score’ matters, and how it was developed. They also delve into what a world that puts worker well-being first would look like…

This week, Chris speaks to Gabriela Ortega, an award-winning writer, director, and actress born and raised in the Dominican Republic. 

Gabriela was selected as one of the 2021 Rising Voices fellows, a program created in partnership with Lena Waithe's Hillman Grad Productions and Indeed. The companies produced Gabriela's short film HUELLA which will screen at the 2022 Sundance film festival and turn into a feature film. 

Ortega, who is a graduate of the University of Southern California, a 2021-2022 Sundance Institute "Art of Practice" fellow and is currently based in Los Angeles. 

This week Chris speaks to Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, the first female president of the combined institutions of  Huston-Tillotson University -- Austin’s oldest institution of higher learning and it is a historically Black University.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Burnette is a strong proponent of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and civic and community engagement. Dr. Burnette, who is laser-focused on finding resources to support a student-centered university, is a committed servant leader in her leadership positions in the Austin community as co-chair of the Mayor of Austin’s Task Force on Institutional Racism and Systemic Inequities, Board Chair of Leadership Austin, Treasurer of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas and through her receipt of the 2019 ULI Austin Vision Award.