The HR Social Hour Half Hour Podcast
HR pros Jon Thurmond and Wendy Dailey talked to other practitioners about connecting, giving back, and building your network.
HR pros Jon Thurmond and Wendy Dailey talked to other practitioners about connecting, giving back, and building your network.
Episodes
Nov 11, 2019
Nov 11, 2019
32 min
In this special episode recorded during CareerArc's EMBARC conference, Jon is joined by Kerry Noone (Director, Employer Branding and Recruitment Marketing for CVS Pharmacy), Summer Baruth (Director, Digital & Insights for Compass Group USA), and Craig Barnes (HR Strategic Solutions Manager for the City of Plano, TX). We discuss recruiting challenges, how CareerArc has offered solutions, and what we're looking forward to in employer branding and recruiting in the coming year.
How to reach Kerry:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerrynoone/
https://twitter.com/KerryNoone
How to reach Summer:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/summerbaruth/
https://twitter.com/summerbaruth
How to reach Craig:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-barnes-ipma-scp-8130a525/
https://twitter.com/barnestormers22
Special thanks to CareerArc for hosting us and sponsoring this episode!
Nov 7, 2019
Episode 89 - Jon & Wendy talk to Tim Sackett
Nov 7, 2019
Nov 7, 2019
40 min
We're joined by Tim Sackett, who is not a life coach. We talk about his path from third party recruiting to corporate HR, how companies can go about fixing their recruiting processes, and Jon shares his unfiltered opinion on the co-creator of Deadpool (warning: there's some bleeping going on here, too). It's an episode that was months in the making!
Tim's recommendation:
https://twitter.com/torinellis
How to reach Tim:https://twitter.com/TimSackett
https://www.linkedin.com/in/timsackett/
https://timsackett.com/
Be sure to join us the 4th Sunday of each month at 7 PM ET for the #HRSocialHour chat on Twitter!
Oct 31, 2019
Episode 88 - Jon & Wendy talk to Lilian Phung
Oct 31, 2019
Oct 31, 2019
27 min
We're joined by Lilian Phung, Client HR Business Partner with ADP in Los Angeles, CA. We talk about challenges she is seeing with small businesses, the complexity of HR law in California, and what exactly Toastmasters is all about.
Lilian's recommendation:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlareyes1/ (Karla Reyes)
How to reach Lilian:
https://twitter.com/lilianphungHR
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilianphung/
This episode is sponsored by CareerArc. Go to https://www.careerarc.com/blog/ to check out great content and download these guides:
https://www.careerarc.com/social-recruiting-guide
https://www.careerarc.com/outplacement-guide
Be sure to join us the 4th Sunday of each month at 7 PM ET for the #HRSocialHour chat on Twitter.
Oct 24, 2019
Episode 87 - Jon & Wendy talk to Mike Spinale
Oct 24, 2019
Oct 24, 2019
38 min
We're joined by Mike Spinale, Director of People Operations for AppNeta in Boston, MA. We talk about changing colleges and degree tracks, what Mike sees teaching college students about HR, and how not getting let into a party at a SHRM conference lead to one of his closest relationships. Jon and Wendy also recap the EMBARC conference!
Mike's recommendation:
https://twitter.com/HRPaul49 (Paul Lalonde)
How to reach Mike:
https://twitter.com/MikeSpinale
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikespinale/
This episode is sponsored by CareerArc. Go to https://www.careerarc.com/outplacement to learn more about their outplacement offerings. Previous podcast guest Caroline Vernon will be the special co-host for this month's chat, also being brought to you by CareerArc.
Be sure to join us the 4th Sunday of each month at 7 PM ET for the #HRSocialHour chat on Twitter.
Oct 17, 2019
Oct 17, 2019
47 min
In this mega sized episode, Jon and Wendy talk to each other. We catch up on what's been going on with us personally and professionally, recap a few conferences, answer the new "Question Connection" questions, and talk about our friend Callie Zipple.
Wendy's recommendation:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefrancesrios/
Jon's recommendation:
https://twitter.com/KevinRudlosky
This episode is sponsored by CareerArc. Go to https://www.careerarc.com/blog/ to check out great content from the EMBARC HR Innovators Summit and much more.
Be sure to join us the 4th Sunday of each month at 7 PM ET for the #HRSocialHour chat on Twitter.
Oct 10, 2019
Episode 85 - Jon & Wendy talk to Caroline Vernon
Oct 10, 2019
Oct 10, 2019
27 min
We're joined by Caroline Vernon, Director of Sales, Career Transition Services for CareerArc in Omaha, NE. We talk about surviving payroll, how to be human and humane in outplacement, and guess who Caroline's seen 10 times in concert?
Caroline's recommendations:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottturriff/
https://twitter.com/Dragon734 (Greg Modd)
How to reach Caroline:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinethompsonvernon/
https://twitter.com/outplacementSME
This episode is sponsored by CareerArc. Go to http://web.careerarc.com/embarc and use the code HRSOCIAL to get your discounted ticket to the EMBARC HR Innovators Summit October 16-18 in Hollywood, CA!
Be sure to join us the 4th Sunday of each month at 7 PM ET for the #HRSocialHour chat on Twitter.
Oct 1, 2019
Oct 1, 2019
33 min
Wendy and Anne talk to Rhonda Taylor about her new book, Offside. In this book, Rhonda talks about her experiences and challenges as a woman in hockey in Canada in the early 1980s. Rhonda was the first female to sit on Hockey Canada's Board of Directors and fought for the right to hold a vote on the council. In this episode we discuss Rhonda's experience and how her experiences are relevant to all women.
Rhonda's book goes on sale October 5 and can be ordered from Amazon.
Rhonda's recommendation:
https://twitter.com/melindagates
How to reach Rhonda:
https://twitter.com/Social_Rhonda
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhonda-taylor-13331a14/
https://rhondaleemantaylor.com/
Sep 26, 2019
Episode 83 - Jon & Wendy talk to John Friend
Sep 26, 2019
Sep 26, 2019
30 min
We're joined by John Friend, Human Resources Manager with PS Industries in Grand Forks, ND, recorded on location at North Dakota SHRM! We talk about how money was part of his move into HR, the challenges of recruiting in a small town, and how John prepares students as an adjunct professor.
John's recommendation:
https://twitter.com/jbalive
How to reach John:
https://twitter.com/JohnFriends4
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-friend-phr-shrm-cp-136b194/
This episode is sponsored by balanceTRAK. Visit www.balancetrak.com/social to schedule a demonstration.
Be sure to join us the 4th Sunday of each month for the #HRSocialHour chat on Twitter!
Sep 19, 2019
Sep 19, 2019
24 min
We're joined by Georgette Cartagena, Human Resources Generalist with Source1 Purchasing in Boca Raton, FL. A self proclaimed "newbie," we talk about her path to HR, how Georgette found connection through Twitter, and her first conference experience with HRFlorida 19.
Georgette's recommendation:
Kelly Merbler
How to reach Georgette:
https://twitter.com/OddGeoBlue
https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgette-cartagena/
This episode is sponsored by balanceTRAK. Visit www.balancetrak.com/social to schedule a demonstration.
Be sure to join us the 4th Sunday of each month for the #HRSocialHour chat on Twitter!
Sep 16, 2019
Sep 16, 2019
52 min
In this episode, Wendy & Anne talk to Jennifer Brown, a member of the LGBTQ+ community, entrepreneur, podcaster, and author. We talk about inclusion, the importance of normalizing conversations around diversity, and we spend a bit of time on pronouns.
Links to articles shared in the conversation:
Boss Betty article
https://www.sxsw.com/
Jennifer's podcast The Will to Change
Jennifer's books: How to be an Inclusive Leader
Connect with Jennifer
Facebook
Instagram: @jenniferbrownspeaks
https://twitter.com/jenniferbrown
LinkedIn






