Scaling Culture

David Sturdee has been with Yum! Brands for the past 13 years, working in several regions; MENA, Asia Pacific and most recently Europe, as COO/CCO for Pizza Hut. David has been at the forefront of driving a foundational approach to the brand engagement, while deploying technology to change the customer experience. A firm believer in culture as the multiplier to strategy and technology deployment. 

Renata Mrazova is the Chief People Officer at Home Credit International with more than 78,000 employees.

Renata is also a Co-founder of Polaris, a network and community focusing on improving the diversity and inclusiveness in society via mentoring, peer-to-peer coaching, organizing educational workshops and events and inspirational conferences.

Carlos Adame is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Providence which is the 3rd largest not-for-profit system in the United States with more than 115,000 employees or caregivers as they like to call them and 170 years old legacy.

Tanya Moore has over 20 years of consulting and Human Resource (HR) experience in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. She is currently the Chief People Officer for M.C. Dean with responsibility for attracting, hiring, engaging world-class technical and business talent.

Tanya served as a Partner in IBM’s Talent & Transformation organization, bringing leading practices to clients to support their workforce transformation. Ms. Moore also served as the Global Corporate Headquarters Director of IBM Career & Skills, with responsibility for envisioning and executing a new career and skill acceleration experience for the IBM workforce, which included the vision, strategy, and execution of corporate-wide career and skill programs.

Bennie Fowler is a wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints. In 2016 he became an NFL Superbowl Champion and caught Peyton Manning's last pass. 

He is a public speaker and In 2019 he authored “Silver Spoon: The Imperfect Guide to Success”, where Bennie shares stories that will help you overcome what’s holding you back.

Hollie Delaney is one of the best HR speakers in the world and has many years of experience in the world of human resources. She started her Human Resources career in 1996 and then led the Zappos Human Resources team for 15 years. 

Hollie is a trailblazer in building HR departments that drive cultures who treat their employees as customers. She spearheaded things like 30-day onboarding at Zappos for everyone from the front line to CEO.

Kelly Ann Doherty serves as EVP and Chief People & Communications Officer for Mr. Cooper Group overseeing all facets of human resources and corporate communications. She also leads their culture initiatives to create a more encouraging and empowering work environment.

Kelly Ann is a strategic leader, seasoned in navigating the landscape of the financial services industry and served as a crisis spokesperson, public affairs expert, communications innovator and executive counselor.

Kelly Ann is also active in the community, serving on the Board of Directors for The Women’s Center of Tarrant County.

On today's episode Kelly Ann speaks to us about how to manage culture through crises, hybrid working & fairness models and building an organization that attracts the next generation.

Jodi Rabinowitz is the head of talent and organization development at Zoom Video Communications and former head of talent acquisition and organizational development at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she implemented a five-year strategic plan focused on enhancing the employee experience. She honed her nimble leadership approach as a talent advisor at The Center for Creative Leadership and through her early career in social work. 

Today Jodi shares with us everything about the culture at Zoom and what makes an amazing ‘Zoomie’.

Paul Akers is the founder and president of FastCap, a product development company specializing in woodworking tools and hardware for professional builders.

He is also the author of 2 Second Lean, Lean Health, Lean Travel, lean  Life and Banish Sloppiness. In 2016, Paul’s book, 2 Second Lean, was recognized by the Shingo Institute and won the Research and Professional Publication Award.

Paul is an energetic speaker whose core passion is helping people discover their full potential and showing others how to implement Lean in their business and personal life.

Former Head of Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness for Manulife, Former Head of Enterprise Business Engagement and Implementation for Global HR at CIBC and Chief People Officer of ATB.

Tara oversees human resources, team member programs, change management, and internal communications. Tara brings a wealth of leadership experience in human resources and talent development to the People & Culture teams.