On this episode of the BragWorthy Culture Podcast, Jordan speaks with Jen Paxton, VP of People at Smile.io. Jen was the previous VP of People and Talent at Privy, an e-commerce marketing platform that helps small and growing brands get from $0 to $1 million in online sales. Jen works on building a company that employees and candidates love.

Jen talks about her Master’s degree in opera, what that experience translates to today and how she shifted from opera to her current field. She discusses what Privy is all about, why she loves working there and what their mission, vision and values look like. She shares how Privy’s employees are doing amidst COVID and how they get feedback on employee satisfaction. Jen also talks about how to guide people towards taking time off and the benefits of mental health programming. She and Jordan discuss the potential link between the predicted upcoming turnover and cultural experience, along with how Privy plans to provide equity for people working in and out of the office. Lastly, Jen offers advice for people new at hiring employees to ensure that those planted seeds will fully blossom over time.