Jeremy Vesta is Chief Financial Officer of Curally. With his background as an economist and a wealth of experience in business leadership, Jeremy is passionate about helping companies optimize their investment in their most valuable resource—their employees. He empowers businesses to create a thriving and productive workforce. In today’s episode, he shares his insights on how to impact employee health insurance expenses. 
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 077 - Yes, small businesses can afford health insurance - Jeremy Vesta

Kelsey Pytlik and Rachel Bauer are the co-founders of Gild Collective, an organization dedicated to change individual views and behaviors that shift workplace cultures and break down gender barriers. In this episode, they talk about how HR managers can make a measurable difference in gender equity.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis
If listeners are interested in furthering your organization’s journey towards gender equity, Kelsey and Rachel have a very simple audit that listeners can fill out at gildcollective.com/start
 Website: gildcollective.com. You will find information on the Gender Inequity Simulator, the leadership development and inclusion training along with many other resources for bringing change to your teams.

Ep. 080 - How HR Managers Can Make a Difference in Gender Equity - Kelsey Pytlik & Rachel Bauer

Sheldon Gilbert, entrepreneur and founder of Kura Labs, a cloud infrastructure computing training and job placement non-profit academy for under-served communities, discusses how alternative education paths will empower marginalized communities.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 084 - Alternative education paths to empower marginalized communities - Sheldon Gilbert

Scott Greenberg, a business speaker, writer, and coach helps leaders and teams perform at a higher level. He has given presentations in the U.S. and throughout the world with clients including McDonald’s, the U.S. Air Force, TEDx, Allstate, Great Clips, RE/MAX, Salesforce, Nike, and others. His book, "Stop The Shift Show: Turn Your Struggling Hourly Workers into a Top-Performing Team", was released in 2024.
In this episode, Scott talks about "Overcoming the “Kids These Days” effect: seeking to understand the values and expectations of younger generations to “earn their devotion" and what that means for employers and HR.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 085 - Overcoming the “Kids These Days” effect and impact on HR - Scott Greenberg

Dr. Hope Tiesman is a research epidemiologist at the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). She has published extensively in the field of occupational safety and health and worked with many occupations including the U.S. military, health workers, farmers, teachers, and first responders. Dr. Tiesman serves on multiple advisory boards, occupational safety and health councils, and injury research groups including the Workplace Suicide Prevention & Postvention Committee and NIOSH’s Mental Health Initiative for Health Workers.
In this episode, Dr. Tiesman talks about Suicide in the workplace: Why it happens, the science behind it, some tools to help detect an employee who is in distress, and some strategies for HR.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 086 - Suicide at Work: Strategies for Employees and HR - Dr. Hope Tiesman

Janice Omadeke, Founder & CEO of The Mentor Method, talks about        why mentoring isn't one size fits all and about setting boundaries with your mentor. She provides some advice on what to talk about and what to never bring up.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 089 - Mentoring isn't one size fits all -Janice Omadeke

Dimple Dhabalia, a human-centered leadership coach and founder of Roots in the Clouds, talks about her book, Tell Me My Story– Challenging the Narrative of Service Before Self, a map to healing for those doing humanitarian work. She also talks about “generational trauma and its surprising impact on wellbeing in the workplace”. 
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 090 - Generational trauma and its impact on wellbeing in the workplace -Dimple Dhabalia

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Dr. Pam Hurley is the founder of Hurley Write Inc. She talks about “Enhancing Remote Recruitment with Effective Writing”
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 093 - Enhancing Remote Recruitment with Effective Writing - Dr. Pam Hurley

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Ty Wang left his tech job at Palantir in 2019 to build a modern, digital-first healthcare company called Angle Health. Inspired by his immigrant parents' struggles with chronic illnesses and inadequate healthcare, Ty aimed to make Silicon Valley tech company health insurance plans  accessible to all employers through digitization. Ty has taken the business from $0 to over 70 million dollars in annualized revenue in the first 18 months of launching. In this episode, Ty talks about some roadblocks to health care coverage and how to overcome them.
Host: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 094 - Roadblocks to health care coverage and how to overcome them - Ty Wang

Alex Hall has been an active alumnus of the Master’s degree in HR program at Western Carolina University for over a decade. His career in HR has spanned several industries, most notably Insurance where he spent nearly 12 years with Liberty Mutual Insurance. Alex is a seasoned expert in talent management. He is also passionate about the future of HR, effective systems & processes, and artificial intelligence. He recently started his own HR consulting firm, Valinor Talent Solutions. In this episode, Alex talks about the future of the HR profession and shares his thoughts about AI.
Host and Producer: Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D.
Mixing: Kelly Minnis

Ep. 107 - The Future of the HR Profession - Alex Hall

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