In this episode of We’re not recording, Roxanne Petraeus and Melanie Naranjo explore why HR leaders deserve a permanent seat in the boardroom. With guest Katelin Holloway (Founding Partner at 776, former Reddit HR exec), the conversation unpacks how people strategy drives business outcomes, why culture clarity matters more than perks, and how HR’s influence expands when leaders move beyond compliance into performance.

From the myth of “People Ops rebrands” to the real lessons of the Netflix culture deck, Katelin makes the case for why HR leaders can’t just track payroll—they should be shaping company strategy. And she explains how that boardroom perspective inspired her pivot into investing, where she’s backing the next generation of founders and making the case for funding women.