If you've ever meant to celebrate an employee's birthday and suddenly realized it was three months ago — this episode is for you.

In this session, Tray Ross, VP of Growth at Corporate Traditions, walks HR leaders and business owners through a common but costly problem: employee recognition programs that start with great intentions and slowly collapse under the weight of manual work, missed milestones, and admin chaos.

What happens when seven birthdays a month turns into seventeen? When "just grab signatures" becomes a full-day project? When the personal touch you wanted to give becomes another fire to put out?

Tray shares how organizations of all sizes — from small businesses to brands like Pepsi, Kohler, and Chobani — are solving this with a simple, scalable system that takes about five minutes to set up, requires no contracts or down payments, and lets employees choose exactly what they want.

You'll hear a live walkthrough of the Corporate Traditions platform, including how to bulk upload employee birthdays and anniversaries, schedule gift cards to go out automatically, and give every employee a personalized experience — without the chaos.

This episode was originally recorded as a live webinar on January 21, 2026 — we're sharing it here so you don't miss out on the conversation.

If employee recognition has been on your to-do list longer than you'd like to admit, this one's worth a listen.

Check out Corporate Traditions at www.corporatetraditions.com