We bookend Black History Month at Paychex with a podcast featuring vice president of service Ted Jordan, guest-hosted by diversity, equity, and inclusion manager Thelá Thatch. Ted addresses his personal and professional experiences as a Black man in America, individuals that inspire(d) him, and the advice he’d give his 18-year-old self.

We're closing the book on 2020 and season 2 of the Culture: Unfiltered podcast by celebrating the great conversations we had with some of the Paychex employees and leaders who work so hard to make our culture something to be so proud of! Join us as we revisit highlights from those conversations and add some new thoughts with our 2020 hindsight in this year-end recap! 

In less than 14 minutes, we crisscross the top myLink stories from last month. On this episode, we talk about clients who clean, our new DEI* dean, and employees who used Fitbit to get lean and mean. *DEI = Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

What does it mean to "be ethical"? As a company that has been named "most ethical" several times, it's something Paychex clearly takes very seriously. But does that mean we can't have fun discussing ethics? Absolutely not. We turned to Human Resources Director Joe Daggar and Compensation Director Marty Cannon to get their perspective on the importance of ethics as part of our strong culture. Cannon and Daggar...that sounds like it would be a great movie title, don't you think?

There’s more to our employees than what they do during work hours. On this episode, we talk with two champions of the Artists of Paychex Yammer page, a community that welcomes employees to share photos of their creative talents, hobbies, and skills. From amateur photography to woodwork, stitching to palette knife painting, we’ve got some true artists here at Paychex.

We're taking a look at what it means to Be Helpful at Paychex with Tami Duncan, Vice President of SMB Sales, who shares with us how critical the partnership is between Sales and Service when trying to be helpful to our customers. Tami also shares some of her favorite reminders on being a more active listener, while also introducing us to...squirrels at a rave? All this and more on this fresh episode of Culture: Unfiltered!

Before you turn the page (get it now?) to 2021, join Michael and Becky as they count down the top ten Paychex employee and company news stories of the year. We had marriage proposals, celebrity sightings, scholarships, and much more. Get notified of all new episodes by following Inside Paychex on the Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Podbean mobile apps.

It’s a bit of a hat on a hat, isn’t it? The stress of Year End on top of everything we’re already contending with in 2020? But there’s good news – a bunch of it, in turns out. Sensing a collective appetite for warm, uplifting stories, Oasis sales director Barry Gauch kicked off The Guiding Light video series. During this conversation, Barry explains how the program came to fruition.

As we highlight what it means to "Be Helpful" at Paychex, we spend some time with Steven Martinez, a Senior Learning Instructor in Albuquerque, who has spent his career finding new ways to be helpful in multiple roles. 

On this episode, we revisit the top myLink stories from October. Topics covered include: 2021 Open Enrollment, Personal and Professional Development during Year End, November’s Culture Shaping concepts, and how Paychex is celebrating Veterans in November.