Samantha Gadd has a long career in HR, starting in a New Zealand law firm, pursuing a coaching career and then starting up “HR Shop” consulting in Wellington. The success of her consulting business and her exposure to the ideas of employee experience led her to refocus her business on employee experience, rebrand it as “Humankind” and then on to setting up Excellent and the Employee Experience Design School. Recently back from South at South west in the United States Samantha is a practical thought leader in all thing's employee experience showing how New Zealand businesses can lead the way.