Francis Aquino is an industry expert in designing physical environments at work that increase employee engagement, productivity, and creativity.

Francis' goal is to evolve the physical design of space to recognize the value of the employee experience. He discusses how the workspace can help enhance attitudes, emotions, and productivity for employees.

Additionally, Francis shares how he developed the culture at multiple organizations and his thoughts on open offices.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francis-m-aquino/

Website: http://www.francisaquino.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/franceux

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Jodi Krangle is a audio brander, singer, and voice actor who focuses on how audio can influence human behavior.

While talking with Chris, they discuss how audio can be used to influence employee behaviors, brand the employee experience, and even be fun.

This new dimension of the employee experience is sure to become an earworm for leaders who are looking for a unique way to brand their experience with their teams.

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Podcast: http://audiobrandingpodcast.com/

Website: http://voiceoversandvocals.com/

Music: http://jodikranglemusic.com/

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Sejal Thakkar is not your average employment law attorney!

In this episode, Sejal and Chris discuss how law can integrate with the employee experience and why it's important for organizations to go above and beyond the minimum requirements of the law.

Sejal shares her work in bringing more proactive, relevant, and impactful workplace training to her clients and executive leaders.

Chris and Sejal also discuss the role of civility, developing a values-driven culture, unconscious bias, and cyberbullying in the workplace.

Connect with Sejal!

Website: www.trainxtra.com

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

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In this episode, Ellen Sweeney discusses how she leads the People Operations team at MeUndies to create a human experience for all employees.

Ellen has grown and built the People & Culture functions at multiple startups and continues leading people first by implementing policies and procedures that recognize and respect humans as individuals.

We also discuss the importance of recognizing individual strengths, allowing for growth, creating real leadership development opportunities, and building company culture for an amazing employee experience.

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

Anyone Running Club https://www.instagram.com/anyonerunningclub/

Email [email protected]

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In this episode, Chris talks with Roland Castro-Boulware, a Project Manager focused on the Social Determinants of Health.

Roland shares how important it is for leaders to build relationships first in order to create a People First employee experience, especially in a virtual world.

We discuss various topics around Leading People First including the building relationships, connections, and Beyonce.

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In this episode, Chris talks with Melissa Goldner, Principal in Account Management at Slalom Consulting in New York.

Melissa shares her journey and how she forged ahead, often without support, in order to lead others and create paths for those behind her to grow and be supported.

We discuss various topics around Leading People First including the employee experience, self-advocacy, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and how people in organizations need to be the focus during change.

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Welcome to The Leading People First Podcast!

This episode is an introduction to the podcast where you get to meet Chris Lin, the host of The Leading People First Podcast.

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. How Chris got here
2. What "Leading People First" is
3. What to expect from the show

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