Hiring Happy Humans

Is public speaking one of your most troubling fears? Tune in to hear Dawn chat with Marianne Hickman, a speaker and sales coach who brings moving speeches to empower women (and a few men) as they seek self-made careers through her This Is Me LLC company. She does this by speaking and mentoring people on domestic as well as international stages alike to captivate audiences through her deep mentoring strategies on how to make it to the top. In this podcast, listen to Dawn and her talk about how she started her company, the ways that she helps people make the big bucks, the podcast influencers that serve as their role models, and more. 

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Find more about Dawn Sipley & her HR services at:
www.sipleythebest.com

Tune in to hear Dawn chat with Alisa Gracheva, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor that works with people through a variety of different therapy modalities. Some of these methods include counseling psychology, EMDR, CBT, and existential therapy. Listen to her and Dawn talk about these processes that help overcome mental health issues while giving us insight into how our ever-changing culture is impacting forms of communication in the real world and in the workplace. 

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Find more about Dawn Sipley & her HR services at:
www.sipleythebest.com

Do you know what it means to turn a brown squirrel into a purple one within your business? Find out from Lisa Ealy, the CEO of Purple Squirrel Group and our most recent guest on the Hiring Happy Humans Podcast. Purple Squirrel Group is a Maryland-based HR consulting agency providing full-suite leadership, organizational, and employee development to help businesses build stronger teams and scale operations. Hear about Lisa’s background as an HR generalist and recruiter, and the critical roles that Purple Squirrel plays in fortifying businesses and coaching job seekers. Lisa shares insights into the role of HR experts as advocates for employees, who are the most valuable players - the real MVPs - of a business. She and Dawn also discuss organizational culture, powerful interview questions to help you deeply learn about your candidates, and the relationship between minimizing costs and investing in the humans who work for you. 

Timestamps 

0:00 - Introduction 

1:31 - How Lisa Founded Purple Squirrel Group

8:20 - The Team at Purple Squirrel

10:47 - Lisa’s Career Journey 

13:51 - The Intimate Role of HR Consultants as a Business Partner

16:10 - Defining Organizational Culture and Culture Audits

21:15 - Lisa’s Favorite Interview Questions

26:00 - Asking Candidates About Generative AI

35:10 - About Lisa’s Book, Profit Amplified

41:15 - Advice You Would Give Your Past Self

Follow along with Lisa and Purple Squirrel Group!  

Lisa’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lisaealyDreams?app=desktop 

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LisaEaly8 

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Find more about Dawn Sipley & her HR services at:
www.sipleythebest.com

Tune in to hear Dawn chat with Tricia Shields, the CHRO with Naviant. Tricia’s work is critical in integrating technology into HR processes for efficient, human-centric operations, and in managing a remote workforce of over 100 employees while building community and collaboration among diverse teams. Tricia shares about her career pathway and how she leverages the power of curious, open communication in her work as an HR professional. 

Timestamps 

0:00 Introduction 

2:46 - What HR looks like at Naviant 

8:52 - Employer branding at Naviant 

17:34 - Recommendations for candidates

20:58 - Challenges of executive leadership

23:51 - Tricia’s favorite books

28:00 - Tricia’s career path and family

36:30 - Fostering engagement among a fully remote team 

42:10 Favorite icebreaker questions 

46:05 What advice would you give your 18-year-old self? 

Follow along with Tricia and her work at Naviant: 

Naviant’s Website: https://naviant.com/ 

Tricia’s LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tricia-shields-3b112a21/ 

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Find more about Dawn Sipley & her HR services at:
www.sipleythebest.com

Dawn speaks today with Connie Martin, author of the book The Art of Picking Up Dog Poop: Leading from the Middle, and founder of Words From The Meander, LLC. With over 25 years of experience working at Lockheed Martin and a background in military service internationally, Connie shares insights and nuggets of wisdom for leaders managing the front lines of their businesses and organizations. 

00:00 Introduction

4:08 Military school and Connie’s career in the military 

6:45 Working with Lockheed Martin 

12:50 Her tenure with Lockheed

15:22 Advice for females in male-dominated fields

18:25 The changing world of work for women 

21:56 Retirement and founding her business 

42:38 Handling disciplinary action and conflict as a leader

57:54 Tips to your 18 year old self 

Learn more about Connie Martin here:

Website: www.wordsfromthemeander.com/ 

Connie’s book, The Art of Picking Up Dog Poop: https://a.co/d/9xrk7i9 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/connie.b.martin.3#/ 

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/connie-martin-0131907b/

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Find more about Dawn Sipley & her HR services at:
www.sipleythebest.com

Dawn speaks with Becky Stickley, who has built a thriving business as a certified coach, consultant, and public speaker. Becky shares insights learned from her career on the power of intrapreneurship, resilience, adaptability in a rapidly-changing world at work, and the three Ps (perspective, people, and processes) she uses when guiding clients toward change. Learn more about Peggy here: 

Timestamps for today’s session: 

00:00 - Intro 

3:02 - Explaining intrapreneurship, building resilience, and learning from failure

10:50 - Do you need a mental health professional, a business coach, or a niche coach? 

15:53 - Becky’s three pillars used in her business - perspective, people, and processes. 

18:54 - Becky and Dawn’s relationships, family, and their impact on their businesses 

23:53 - Becky’s vision for her business 

28:02 - Starting your career with the end in mind 

29:37 - Building yourself up to serve others through self-care and work boundaries

40:51 - What advice would you give your 18 year old self?

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Find more about Dawn Sipley & her HR services at:
www.sipleythebest.com

Dawn speaks with Samantha Kovuch, a lifestyle influencer, social media consultant, and entrepreneur of the Maniscripting Journal, a planner designed to help women achieve their goals and dreams through gratitude journaling, positive manifestation, and building a long-term vision that inspires them. Samantha shares her journey from an influencer at the dawn of popular social media platforms, to becoming the owner of multiple six-figure businesses, including a video production company, social media company, and most recently, the Maniscripting Journal. Hear about the challenges, both personally and professionally, she’s overcome along the way.  

Learn more about Samantha and the Maniscripting Journal here: 

Facebook (Samantha’s): www.facebook.com/SamanthaAnneKozuch 

Facebook (the Maniscripting): www.facebook.com/TheManiscriptingJournal/ 

Instagram (Samantha’s): www.instagram.com/samanthakozuch/ 

Instagram (the Maniscripting): www.instagram.com/themaniscriptingjournal 

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/samanthakozuch/ 

Website: maniscripting.com/ 

Timestamps for today’s session: 

00:00 - Intro 

1:09 - Samantha’s career as an influencer, social media coach, and Maniscripting entrepreneur  

2:37 - Samantha’s shift from creating online courses to creating a successful product line 

4:57 - Finding balance between her personal and professional lives, and hiring amazing talent to build your business 

8:13 - Culture of work at Samantha’s business 

9:43 - Samantha’s upbringing and its impact on her business 

14:09 - Finding her direction and passion in her career 

17:46 - Parentification and its impact on first generation children 

19:30 - Samantha’s inspiration for the Maniscripting Journal

24:30 - Structuring her business 

27:57 - Samantha’s tips on social media influencing

30:00 - Finding your sweet spot in your career based on your personality and strengths 

34:20 - Maximizing productivity, and happiness, by promoting employees to use their strengths

40:40 - What advice would you give your 18-year-old self? 

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Find more about Dawn Sipley & her HR services at:
www.sipleythebest.com

Today Dawn speaks with Melissa DelBuono, the Senior Director for Travel Funders Network. Melissa is a leader and entrepreneur in the hospitality industry who has advanced through a variety of positions to reach her current role as a team leader and mentor. Hear about Melissa’s experiences managing the competition, demand, sexism, and diversity in hospitality operations, as well as her insights on building powerful teams. A cancer survivor and advocate for building resiliency as a working professional, Melissa shares powerful lessons on finding your purpose and passion within the world of work.  

You can learn more about Melissa and read some of her publications here: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-delbuono-ms-cha-cham-08095634/ 

Melissa's Articles: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelalpiner/2021/02/09/travel-industry-professionals-seek-new-horizons-after-pandemic-losses/?sh=34bca1081d36

https://www.hotel-online.com/tag/project-save-hospitality/

https://aspireship.com/do-i-stay-or-do-i-go-how-project-save-hospitality-is-helping-industry-peers-rethink-their-career/

Timestamps for today’s session: 

00:00 - Intro 

3:12 - Hidden careers within the hospitality industry 

5:04 - Challenges of running a hotel  

8:03 - Melissa’s cancer diagnosis and impact on her leadership and resilience 

9:52 - Importance of active listening, emotion regulation, and empathy for leaders

13:13 - What led Melissa to the hospitality industry and background mentoring high risk children

16:50 - Traits of a trusted mentor and female empowerment in the hospitality industry 

19:00 - Embracing strengths of being female entrepreneurs and executive 

23:00 - Handling sexism and sex-related comments at work 

27:18 - Keeping information confidential and training staff on confidentiality 

30:20 - Encountering diversity when working in the hospitality industry

35:22 - Building strong teams by hiring for motivation and skills, rather than job titles 

40:47 - Playing the infinite game in hospitality 

41:40 - Knowing how to retain and terminate as a leader

43:45 - Most memorable days as a hospitality leader 

47:00 - Melissa’s career goals, vision, and trajectory 

50:38 - Impacting the room through your presence, identity, and story 

52:11 - Advice you would give your 18-year-old self

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Find more about Dawn Sipley & her HR services at:
www.sipleythebest.com

Today Dawn speaks with Michael Allison, the CEO of the Adversity Academy. His journey includes military service and recognition as a purple heart veteran and running a thriving business as a consultant, coach, and keynote speaker inspiring his audience with his message  of recovery and resilience. Join us for a session full of insights on recovering and healing from trauma through self-care and community, so that we can continue giving to the things that matter the most to us. 

You can learn more about Michael here: 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammikewallison 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammichaelwallison/ 

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

Website: https://www.michaelwallison.com/ 

Timestamps for today’s session: 

[3:12] What creates resiliency

[4:20] Service in the Marine Corps, its effect on leadership, and building relationships 

[10:56] Setting boundaries in workplace relationships 

[19:25] Michael’s coaching practice on finding clarity and healing from trauma 

[25:45] How our self-care practices affect our work 

[27:27] Michael’s daily routine for wellness and thriving 

[32:20]  Self-improvement books 

[36:30] Serving through churches and our families 

[49:30] Advice for your 18 year old self  

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Find more about Dawn Sipley & her HR services at:
www.sipleythebest.com

Dawn speaks with Chris Joyce, CEO and founder of Gusher. Gusher’s vision is to transform start-ups into viable businesses, moving entrepreneurs from visionaries into owners of real, thriving companies. Think you have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur? He and Dawn talk about the patterns of traits that they have seen in successful business owners, including grit, humility, consistency, and (perhaps surprisingly) participation in extreme sports.  

You can learn more about Chris and Gusher here. 

Gusher Website: https://gusher.co/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gusher.co 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gusher.co 

Chris’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dealrules/ 

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Find more about Dawn Sipley & her HR services at:
www.sipleythebest.com