The People First Podcast

On today’s episode of The People First Podcast, Devin Williams chats with Tom Huber, Chief Operating Officer, and General Counsel at Canoe Ventures about emotional intelligence in leadership positions. Devin and Tom talk about Tom’s realization that EQ was an important skillset to incorporate to be a leader, and Tom's journey to implement EQ into his various leadership positions. Devin and Tom wrap up with a discussion around resources and content that current and future leaders can digest to help begin implementing EQ into their day-to-day.

On today’s episode of The People First Podcast, Devin Williams chats with Jon Sousa, Director of Member Services at People First Professionals and Team Lead for Northeast Inside Sales at Red Hat about going from interviewer to interviewee. Devin and Jon chat about how Jon got into the position where he was conducting interviews and how valuing values in the interview process has benefited him. Devin and Jon wrap up with some advice for people just getting into interviewing candidates themselves, and a particular interview question that Jon enjoys asking to candidates.

On today’s episode of The People First Podcast, Devin Williams chats with Nadine James, Global Head of Social Impact & Community Engagement at AppDynamics about following your heart and living a life of giving. Devin and Nadine chat about Nadine’s realization that she was straying away from what her heart wanted and the challenges, sacrifices, and benefits of living a life of giving. Devin and Nadine wrap up with some advice, resources, and people to reach out to if they are feeling compelled by the conversation today.

On today’s episode of The People First Podcast, Jon Sousa chats with Alec Peterson, Co-Founder of People First Professionals and Account Manager at Red Hat about Career Transitioning. Jon and Alec chat about Alec’s background, why someone should make a career change, and the questions that one should ask themselves when considering a move from one field to another. Jon and Alec continue with dialogue around what to do when you’ve decided to make a change, from building industry-specific champions to the interview process and wrap up with a discussion on how to succeed once you’ve got your new role.

On today’s episode of The People First Podcast, Devin Williams chats with KC Onyekanne, HR Manager at NXP Semiconductors about having getting results the right way. Devin and KC chat about KC’s moment of realization in his own professional life about seeing results the right way, and the things that KC is putting into action in order to examine the “how” behind the results. Devin and KC continue with a discussion around addressing toxic culture/individuals and handling them from an HR perspective the right way. Devin and KC wrap up with a discussion about some lessons learned and advice to listeners who are driven to make a change.

On today’s episode of The People First Podcast, Devin Williams chats with Teevee Aguirre, Digital Marketing Specialist at Rockstar.Marketing about parenting with EQ. Devin and Teevee chat about Teevee’s journey to intentionally applying EQ to parenting, the effects of focusing on EQ more in the parenting process, and the specific effect of EQ on Teevee’s daughters and how that has lead to them tapping into their creative side. Devin and Teevee wrap up with a discussion around the lesson learned and potential pitfalls for listeners who would like to start their children down the path of learning about EQ.

On today’s episode of The People First Podcast, Jon Sousa flys solo and recaps Season 1 of the People First Podcast. Jon highlights a few episodes that were both impactful to him and act as a good starting point for people who may be stumbling upon the podcast for the first time. Jon wraps up by briefly talking about the plans for Season 2 of the podcast.

On today’s episode of The People First Podcast, Devin Williams chats with Endia Turney, Content Marketing Manager at soona about being a generalist in today’s working world. Devin and Endia chat about Endia’s realization that being a generalist is its own unique skill, and what she is now doing to further lean into cultivating this skillset. Devin and Endia wrap up with some advice to people looking to embrace the generalist mindset even more.

On today’s episode of The People First Podcast, Devin Williams chats with Lauren Bryant, VP of Global Value Practice & Field Architecture at AppDynamics and Founder at Spark Life Coaching about being your authentic self in the working world. Devin and Lauren chat about Lauren’s realization about her own authentic self, and the good/upside that comes from leaning into your authentic self, and how Lauren’s life changed once she did so. Devin and Lauren wrap up with a discussion around what steps listeners can take in order to be the architect of their own lives and be more authentic and happy.