Today’s episode of The Shape Of Work podcast features Tim Streit, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Grand Venturesa, n early-stage venture fund investing in seed-stage B2B SaaS companies in emerging regions of the US and Canada focused on Supply Chain, Fintech, DevOps, and Digital Health. In this episode, Tim sheds light on the evolution of the entrepreneurial community and the importance of having the right mindset.

"Each company is going to have a slightly different diligence plan, and especially you get a sense for what's going to make or break this company, and you focus your energy there."

Tim is a seasoned veteran who has an overall work experience of twenty-three years. He has worked at multiple organisations such as JP Morgan Chase, HSBC Card Services, Huron River Ventures, SkySpecs, etc. He did his BSE from the University of Michigan and his MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Episode Highlights

• The evolution of the entrepreneurial community
• What are the two most important factors to consider when starting a company?
• How do founders react under pressure?
• Advice to aspiring entrepreneurs

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast host: Moshe Vhanunu

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.

"The success of our hiring system lies in its ability to bring together all candidate information in one platform, enabling hiring managers, recruiters, and candidates to make the right hiring decisions based on synthesised information."

Today’s episode of The Shape of Work podcast features Mudita Chauhan, Head of Human Resources at CoinDCX, India’s most valued Crypto Investment App which provides users single-point access to a diverse suite of crypto-based financial products and services that are backed by security processes and insurance. In this episode, Mudita sheds light on some key technology trends that can shape the future of HR and using tech for hiring.

Mudita has had a long career of over sixteen years and started her career at Credit Suisse. From there she worked at various organisations including Bank of America, IDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, and EduBridge Learning. She did her B. Eng from Nanyang Technological University and PGP from the Indian School of Business.

Episode Highlights

• Key HR technology trends that can shape the future of work
• How well can we use tech for hiring?
• Effective strategies for encouraging employees to take calculated risks
• How to measure the success of team efforts?

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Archit Sethi

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.

“The next 5-10 years are going to be the game-changing years with respect to AI. I think companies will have to also take into consideration this particular aspect going forward.”

The newest instalment of the Shape of Work podcast highlights how to adapt to the industry’s transformation and how AI and technology will impact the HR industry. Our Guest for this episode is Gaurav Garg, Senior Director of HR at NoBroker.com, a disruptive brokerage-free property search portal that connects house/property owners & tenants/buyers directly by eliminating the middleman.

Gaurav has an overall work experience of almost fifteen years. He has worked at many organisations including Amdocs, Capgemini Consulting, Airtel, and CapitalVia Global Research Limited. He did his B.Tech from the National Institute of Technology Surat and his PGDM from XLRI Jamshedpur.

Episode Highlights

• How to adapt to transformations in the industry?
• How will AI shape the industry over the next two years?
• Why is it important to Build a culture of trust and accountability in an organisation?
• How to adopt diversity and inclusion more effectively?

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Archit Sethi

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.

“Another key change that I'm seeing with regard to clients is their understanding of digital itself, how they can improve their workforce efficiency, how they can improve their work style and their work culture by bringing in digital first."

This latest episode of The Shape of Work introduces our listeners to Rajaram Surianarayanan, Senior Strategy Consultant at Ma Foi Strategic Consultants Pvt Ltd., a business services and consulting company with a service spectrum that extends beyond Recruitment and covers the entire gamut of HR services like Staffing, Training, Consulting, Outsourcing and HR Automation.

Rajaram is a lawyer with nine years of work experience in Strategy, Growth, Policy, Governance, Cross-Cultural Communication, Public Relations, International Affairs and Leadership across Higher Education, Technology, Start-ups, Media and Management/Political/Policy Consulting sectors.

Episode Highlights

• Strategic approach to staying ahead of competition and incorporating industry changes
• Rajaram talks about the driving forces that motivated him to become a consultant
• Advice for aspiring consultants in the future

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Aparajeeta Boro

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.

“Creating an inclusive work culture requires a combination of policy changes and cultural shifts. We as employers can start by ensuring that our policies and benefits are inclusive and supportive of all employees and this being regardless of age, gender, or race.”

The newest episode of the Shape of Work podcast highlights how the nuances of the HR industry have changed over the past few years, particularly with respect to women and working moms. Our guest for this episode is Michele Sereno, HR Director at Chargeback Gurus, an award-winning provider of tech-enabled chargeback management, prevention, recovery, and risk mitigation services.

Michele has almost 16 years of experience and has worked in companies like Essar Oil and ArtisArk Pvt. Ltd. & 7Mantle Studios, across sectors like the oil and gas, predominantly the technology industry, and the animation industry. She has also bagged multiple prestigious women leadership awards across her career span.

Episode Highlights

• How the nuances of the HR industry have changed over the past years particularly with respect to women and working moms?
• How to foresee the changes in the HR industry evolving in the future?
• Programs implemented at Michele's organization, Chargeback Gurus, to foster inclusivity.
• What does the future hold for female employees returning to full-time work after maternity leave?

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Archit Sethi

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.

“The biggest transformation in the industry has been the growth of cloud kitchens as delivery became a bigger part of the business, especially during the pandemic. During this time, many brick & mortar stores opened up cloud kitchen formats while several entrepreneurs started their food business as only cloud kitchens".

In today’s episode of The Shape of Work podcast, our guest talks about the restaurant industry and the biggest transformations in the industry.

In this episode, we have Mini Jacob, Co-Founder of Oddbox Business Solutions, a B2B conference & tradeshow company. Mini is a seasoned veteran with an overall experience of three decades. She has worked at various organisations in various roles. Some of them being Faculty MDP at SIBM, Cultural Coordinator at the Alliance Francaise, Food Columnist at Femina Pune and Production manager at Fleming. She did her MBA from Osmania University and her Masters in Project Management from the Heriot-Watt University.

Episode Highlights

• How has the restaurant industry changed during the pandemic?
• The growth of cloud kitchens
• What are the biggest challenges when it comes to technology?
• Why is people management important to successful entrepreneurs?

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Archit Sethi

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.

“The real health care system that we need is one that combines virtual and in-person in a seamless experience for the patient that is delightful for the patient. That's the thing that we need to focus on”

In today’s episode of The Shape of Work podcast, our guest talks about the current healthcare system and the challenges in the medical industry. We have Mary O’Connor, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Vori Health, an all-inclusive healthcare provider practising a holistic, integrated approach starting with musculoskeletal care.

Mary has an overall experience of over three decades. She started off her career as an Orthopaedic Surgeon at Mayo Clinic Florida, where she worked for 23 years, where she later went on to become the Medical Director. She also worked at the Yale School of Medicine as the Director and also was the Board Director for BONESUPPORT AB. She is also a published author of Taking Care of You.

Episode Highlights

• The importance of treating the symptom instead of the root cause
• What is the problem with the current healthcare system?
• How to make the home exercise program more engaging?
• Challenges in the healthcare industry

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast host: Moshe Vhanunu

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.

“We host conferences and monthly gatherings of individuals centred around these same ideas of knowledge sharing and staying on top of what the current trends are, and what's hype, and what's actually going to drive the real business value for our customers.”

Today’s episode of The Shape of Work podcast features James Metcalf, Campus Evangelist and Administrator at Grace Christian Church, an IT Services and IT Consulting firm. In this episode, James Metcalf talks about balancing priorities and the importance of knowledge sharing and learning.

James completed his BBA from Colorado State University in the year 2009 and also worked as the Admissions Ambassador for the same University. He went on to work as a Student Staff Assistant at Outdoor Adventure Program and as a Campus Evangelist at Grace Christian Church prior to his time at Semantic Arts. He has an overall work experience of sixteen years.

Episode Highlights

• How to Balance day-to-day activities and long-term strategic initiatives?
• The importance of knowledge sharing and learning
• How can the company set itself apart from its competitors?
• Advice and inspiration for the listeners

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Aparajeeta Boro

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.

Today’s episode of The Shape Of Work podcast features Guillermo Cornejo, co-founder and CEO of Riders Share, an online marketplace for street-legal motorcycle rentals. In this episode, Guillermo talks about risk management and hiring the right people for the job.

“Hiring remains a mystery and what has worked for me best is to hire someone as a contractor first and then hire them full-time. People that are really passionate about the space tend to perform better than the people that are a little more qualified.”

Guillermo has had a long career of fifteen years. He started off as a Research Associate for Council on Hemispheric Affairs, later went on to work for major motor companies such as Nissan North America and Hyundai Capital America. He has also worked for GM Financial as a Pricing Analyst. He did his B.S. and B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the Texas Christian University and later did his MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Episode Highlights

• The importance of risk management in a company
• The evolution of technology in influencing and mitigating risk factors
• What are the challenges of hiring the right people?
• Ways to build brand awareness without spending money

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast host: Moshe Vhanunu

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.

“The medical or the pharmaceutical establishment is coming to terms with the idea that psychedelic medicines can be the future of mental health and can be some of the most impactful treatments that will happen the next five years”

This latest episode of The Shape of Work introduces our listeners to Matias Serebrinky, CoFounder and General Partner at PsyMed Ventures, a company that ventures funds & syndicates investing in transformational technologies that elevate mental health & wellness. In this episode, Matias sheds light on the misconceptions of psychedelics and mental health, and mental fitness as a continuum.

Matias is a veteran who has an overall work experience of over fifteen years. He has worked at major tech companies such as Sony, Sony Computer Entertainment, and NVIDIA. He has also worked with CookUnity and Business Trip as a CoFounder. He did his Bachelor’s Degree from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and is a graduate of AngelPad.

Episode Highlights

• Misconceptions about psychedelics and psychedelic treatment
• What do investors look for in companies that they invest in?
• The future of psychedelics and the future of technology
• Challenges in the psychedelic healing journey

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast host: Moshe Vhanunu

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.