Alex Holland, a global talent and leadership executive with extensive experience in the talent development sector, shares best practices for employee on-boarding with Epiko co-founder Anne Spear. The conversation centers on the relationship between on-boarding, organizational culture, and employee engagement and retention.

Often, on-boarding is confused with basic orientation and HR paperwork. But it’s actually a very important process: a robust on-boarding process can increase your ability to retain your new hires by between 50 to 82%, and increase new employee productivity by 54 to 70%. In this episode, Epiko co-founders discuss why many companies are missing out on an easy HR win.

In this episode, Epiko cofounder Anne Spear speaks with Kylie Roth, Vice President of Workplace Research, and Kimberly Smith, Senior Director for Workplace Strategy, at the modern furniture design company, Knoll. The conversation centers on the links between research on teams, workplace design, and human behavior.

What do juveniles in an outdoor rehabilitation program have in common with MBA execs? Join Epiko cofounders Romina da Costa and Anne Spear in a discussion about team dynamics and how they can impact your bottom line -- whether that is completing a grueling hike, or delivering a high end design product.

Julie Allison is Founding Partner at the Law Offices of Julie W. Allison in Miami, FL. A rare mix of hard and soft skills, Julie is at once highly empathic and self confident, leading with authenticity and grace in a highly competitive, high stress field. Tune in to hear what Julie has to share about the lessons she has learned in leading a highly successful small business.

In this episode, Epiko cofounders Romina da Costa and Anne Spear discuss the reasons why leadership retention features as a central pillar of Epiko's approach to employee retention. Tune in to learn more about the ways in which leadership development will not only help transform your managers into true leaders, but improve employee retention across your entire organization.

In this week’s podcast we address a question we have heard from a LOT of our friends, family, and our closest allies. “What is it that you DO at Epiko?”

Tune in to find out more about how our work supports employee retention, and why delivering this result is at the heart of what we do.

In this episode, Epiko co-founder Anne Spear reconnects with former colleagues at the University of Maryland and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Drs. Grace Ngai, Natasha Chapman, and Stephen Chan join Anne in reflecting about their experiences leading a virtual class that brought together undergraduates at both their institutions, discussing both the students' and their own learning outcomes.

In this episode José Soares, a Sales Manager at the German mobility company FlixBus, shares insights for adapting to remote work and remote team management. José also speaks about the importance of employee retention and motivation for longterm success following the COVID crisis.

Principal Uwezo Frazier is a transformational urban principal at William Turner Tech High School in Miami Dade County Public Schools and an inspirational speaker and leader.  In this episode, Anne is reunited with her former boss, who was pivotal in her journey to a doctoral program. Principal Frazier talks about digitalizing education even prior to COVID-19, and how technology can be an important equalizer in education. His story will make you think differently about leadership as he discusses how he inspires educators and students to achieve their best.