It was my pleasure to have a good friend of mine on the show as my guest today. Michael Krengel has spent the last decade in the HR Tech space and is currently a consultant for Paylocity in Southern California. However, as you will see, he talks about much more than integrating workflows.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!

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Panagiota Hatzis is the Vice President of Differentiation at Common Thread Collective (CTC). Not only is CTC changing the way both major brands and startup retail companies think of their online marketing and sales; they are also applying the same disruption to their HR and Culture. This was a great talk!

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!

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Jeff Minter is the Managing Director of Business Development for Hardesty, LLC. Hardesty, LLC is an executive services firm providing experienced chief financial officers, controllers and other financial management professionals to companies ranging from emerging growth to large public entities.

Thanks for listening, I hope you enjoy!

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Larry Lloyd is the Cheif Financial Officer for Catalina Island Conservancy. With almost 3 decades in business finance, he has a lot of valuable insights.

Make sure to connect with Larry on LinkedIn.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!

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Today's episode features Lorna Larson from Avid Bioservices. Her successful career in HR and her desire to always be improving give her a depth of knowledge to pull from.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!
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Raul Huete is the Head of Talent at Reborn Cabinets. In this episode, we talked about the story of Reborn Cabinets and how they built the company into the kitchen remodeling powerhouse that it has become today. We talked about company culture, leadership, recruiting top talent and a lot more.

Check out Reborn Cabinets on all their socials:
Instagram
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Check out Reborns Talent Socials here:
Instagram
Facebook
Glassdoor
Indeed

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!
-Watson

John Beaver is the Cheif Financial Officer for Biolase. BIOLASE, Inc. is a medical device company and global market leader in the manufacturing and marketing of proprietary dental laser systems that enable dentists and dental specialists to perform a broad range of minimally invasive dental procedures, including cosmetic, restorative, and surgical applications.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!

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Jessica Liu is the Operations Leader for CHUGH, LLP. She has extensive experience in operations.

In this episode we spent a lot of time talking about how important communication is within an organization.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!

-Watson

Jaime Cummings is the HR Manager for the William Warren Group. Her experience before that spans a number of unique and interesting positions. From Ring (during their startup phase) to Private Equity, her experience is broad and so is her perspective on HR and business as a result. 

In this podcast we discuss:

• Grit: Perseverance and Passion.
• How to become a trusted advisor to those in authority over you.
• What to do when you are the youngest leader in the group.
• "We are guiders in HR, not enforcers."
• Burnout in HR and Business (Startups)
  • How to handle it
  • Flip to the positive
  • Focus on self-care
• How to get into HR  
  • What experience should you look to add to your resume?
  • To "start-up" or not to "start-up."
• Being solution-oriented. 
• A funny story about me trying to get Jaime her next job.
• The importance of developing a network.
• Breathwork, being present, slowing down and handling stress.  
• Taking control of your life as a professional

Connect with Watson and Jaime on LinkedIn!

Chris Wood is the founder of the Recruiting Collective. He has 13 years of experience in the recruiting industry and his perspective on recruiting is very insightful as a result. 

In this podcast we discuss: 

• Chris' philosophy of recruiting. 
• How companies should look at recruiting. 
• Whether you should have an inside recruiting team, outside recruiting team or both. 
• Company culture and how to attract the new workforce. 
• Flex Schedules. 
• Tips for being recruited.    

http://businesstalkspodcast.buzzsprout.com

Thanks for listening, I hope you enjoy!    
-Watson