The Culture Builders Podcast by Hoppier

In this episode of The Culture Builders Podcast, Zoe shares details of the Catchafire work environment, desired leadership qualities and strategies to elicit employee motivation.

The crux of Zoe's job is to connect Catchafire's employees to what they feel inspired by. Zoe shares how she incorporates this into Catchafire's recruitment process, the development of their culture and why values are typically a precursor to the development of an effective culture.

In this episode of The Culture Builders Podcast, we are joined by Erin Miller, the Vice President of People & Culture at Lulu Press, to discuss how building a proactive support system for employees can increase productivity and foster a more positive work environment. 

Erin started her career in sales, but after realising the potential of people management, she moved into people leadership to work toward boosting satisfaction and therefore productivity of employees. Erin emphasises the importance of building a culture of trust among employees, providing a safe space and building an inclusive culture.

She covers:

• The story behind Erin’s career shift
• How to incorporate sales skills into people development strategies
• The importance of providing a supportive environment for employees
• How companies can nurture an inclusive culture for their people to allow them to progress professionally
• Ways in which companies can develop their people and teams
• The metrics that can be used to measure success
• How to be an active listener
• Using curiosity to seek understanding and avoid assumptions

According to Megan, a compelling culture, the right investment in the people, whilst giving them scope to excel in various departments and roles can really impact growth. Megan believes it is important to say yes to all kinds of opportunities irrespective of whether you know if you will be able to succeed, if you're smart and hard-working, the rest will fall together.

Tune in to this episode and learn:

• The importance of culture in growing a company
• How to be self-reliant and committed to supporting others and yourself
• The importance of an open, collaborative working environment
• How to ensure your core values that resonate with each new hire you make
• Importance of growing people and their careers through development programs
• The importance of giving employees different experiences to keep them challenged and engaged

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In this episode of The Culture Builders Podcast, Jessica talks about how she made a career out of her love for people. As the head of People and Places at Catalyst Software, Jessica throws some light on a functional office's leadership side and how to keep the office environment proactive.

Having an experience of 10 years at Digital Ocean as the director of the employee experience, Jessica looks at the office culture to focus on the employee's mental well-being and the office experience. Jessica shares that she loves people, and that's why she thrives at what she does. Jessica talks about the type of values that are significant at the Catalyst Software, which includes transparency. She gives herself credit for being able to listen to other people before reacting or forming an opinion. During COVID, the CEO of Catalyst would ask employees to take a break for their mental health. The remote situation during COVID was not an issue for them since their setup is entirely based in New York only.

Tune in to this episode and learn:

• How can a company keeps the growth pattern constant during COVID
• What is the inspiration and derive that ignites leadership
• Importance of team’s collaborations and participation of each stakeholder in a company
• How to maintain transparency in the workplace.
• How to scale companies and ensure that clients are involved in eliminating any toxicity in the workplace.
• How fun-filled activities can motivate employees for massive productivity

In today's world, fast growth is considered vital for a company's success. But how can companies balance that growth with a company culture that prioritizes people first? In this episode of The Culture Builders podcast, we discuss that and more with Keira Torkko, VP of employee experience at Assent Compliance. With years of experience spanning multiple diverse fields and a passion for sports and coaching, Keira believes in inspiring change through leadership.

According to Keira, a culture of growth and inquiry can only be cultivated by having a committed and accessible leadership that actively promotes these qualities. Approaching challenges as puzzles to be solved together and advocating for employees at all times is a step to creating enduring values.

Erin Blaskie, the director of marketing at Fellow, has been a keen storyteller and a tech aficionado from an early age. Logically, this lead her to pursue an acclaimed career in digital marketing while also being passionate about community building. In this episode, Erin shares her insights into why leadership that embraces a strong 'why' is what attracts passionate people and why authenticity and transparency are key to ensuring that people can thrive in their roles. 

This has been a taxing year for companies trying to navigate an unprecedented shift from traditional work environments to almost everyone working remotely. Who better to offer valuable insight into the issue than Tia Smith from Collaborative Solutions, who has extensive experience in people development and performance management. 

Accessible leadership, listening, and inclusivity are all key to fostering a company culture where employees feel free to express themselves and realize their potential, according to Tia. And in this extraordinary time of remote work, nothing is as important as trust. 

Mike Potter, the founder, and CEO at Rewind shares his story of how always being the back-up guy led him to create Rewind, a rapidly growing platform that allows companies to secure their SaaS data. From plastering his walls in rejection letters in the early days of his career to now leading a company where one of the key goals is to make it a great place for employees to work, Mike is all about creating opportunities for his team that will ensure that everyone can grow alongside the company.

In this episode of The Culture Builders podcast, the tables have turned. This time we're invite our host, Cassy Aite, the co-founder and CEO of Hoppier, to join us as a guest to talk about how HR can be a key factor that increases a company's probability of success.

Enjoying leadership from an early age, Cassy firmly believes that true happiness comes from enabling others to do their best work. Working with teams worldwide and experiencing different cultures, Cassy knows first-hand that HR has a direct impact on wellbeing and productivity, which is why businesses that invest here early, tend to do best.

Featuring Navid Nathoo, the co-founder of The Knowledge Society (TKS) that helps next-generation global leaders solve the world's biggest problems through their knowledge-based approach and technology.

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On this episode, you'll learn:

• Why passion matters and why it's something we can develop
  
• How a strong level of self-awareness and data acquired through experiences... creates leaders
  
• Why traditional education needs to evolve
  
• If a new approach to education can unlock hidden potential
  
• If passion correlates with wealth
  
• Why companies must share values with their employees

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In this episode, we welcome Stacy Robin, who has immense experience applying change management strategies and challenging the status quo. We discuss the future of education and why non-traditional systems are essential to creating a strong foundation for a current and future workforce.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• The importance of change management and managing a global workforce in a time like this
• Why the checkbox approach to corporate learning simply doesn't work
• How education going remote offers both great challenges and the possibility for growth
• Why being taught to challenge ourselves and fail are key to embracing change
• The importance of using side projects to help place the right people in the right position
• Why companies should always support the learning potential of their people
  
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When it comes to remote working, playing the long game, and the value of patience, Chris knows his stuff. As an entrepreneur and co-founder of ‘Snappa, a bootstrapped SaaS, which recently hit it’s first $100K milestone, Chris is passionate about autonomy, trusting your employees, and adopting a less timeframe preference in both work and life.

But, with more businesses going ‘remote’, many face a range of challenges, like managing work from home employees and ensuring productivity. In this interview with Chris, we get the skinny on compounding growth, hiring the right people as a remote-first business, and why location really doesn’t matter.

Listen in on the interview with Chris by clicking play above.

On this episode, you’ll learn:

• How compounding can positively impact business growth
  
• Why a low time preference and playing the long game is preferable to quick wins.
  
• Secrets of a successful remote organization (hint: trust your employees)
  
• Why getting the right hire should be your #1 priority
  
• How to onboard new employees
  
• Why output matter more than location when it comes to remote working

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In this incredible episode, Gillian Fisher shares her personal experience driving change and creating an outstanding company culture in a diverse, sometimes chaotic world.

‍We also discuss the importance of building self-confidence. Gillian summed up how she reached her potential in the industry: “As a young, female, blond, non-technical leader, I had to tear down my own walls and turn them into pedestals."

Our conversion also covered the relationship between AI and humans, and the impact this connection can and will have on cultural change.

Gillian is an incredibly talented leader focused on driving growth, transformation, and technology adoption, including AI.

She has a wide range of global experience, extending from developing and managing a strategic account program to leading complex organizational transformations for multinational companies, such as IBM and MindBrindge AI.

Outside of work and volunteer initiatives, Gillian is a passionate endurance athlete, amateur artist, and creative baker.

Tune in to hear Gillian's advice on how to drive positive change within your organization!

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Heidi is no stranger to supporting employees, yet these times are different from what anyone has faced before. Executives look to their HR leaders to ensure that teams are working effectively, together.

In these unique times, we have to be creative with our approach to work - and in this interview, we discuss the core things to keep in mind while doing so: communication, connectedness, community.

Listen in on the interview with Heidi by clicking play above.

On this episode, you’ll learn:

• Practicing empathy and understanding to engage your team
• 3 things Heidi did in Invest Ottawa’s transition to work from home
• Innovating HR practices in these times
• Keeping employees engaged
• What should HR focus on?
• Communication with your team
• The harmony between HR and Finance

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The Culture Builders is a podcast for CEOs, People Ops, and HR teams who want to become better at creating an outstanding company culture. Learn from today's leaders to build the companies of tomorrow.