The HR Social Hour Half Hour Podcast

SHRM19 Live Special - Jon & Wendy talk to Kevin Hubbard

We're joined by Kevin Hubbard for our first ever live in front of an audience recording of the show!  This was part of our session with the Emerging Professionals group at SHRM19 in Las Vegas.  Kevin is currently an Executive MBA - Human Resources Leadership student with the Jack Welch Management Institute as well as a Campus Coordinator for Strayer University in Columbus, GA.  We talk about why Kevin is pursuing HR as a career, getting involved in the online HR community, and more. 
Kevin's recommendation:
https://twitter.com/GemmaTothSCP
How to reach Kevin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevindhubbard/
https://twitter.com/KevinHRHubbard
Be sure to join us the 4th Sunday of each month at 7 PM ET for the #HRSocialHour chat on Twitter! 

Episode 74 - Jon & Wendy talk to our #SHRM19 International Blogger Pals

In the mega episode, we recap our #SHRM19 experience (hint: it was great and included both of us having our makeup done). We then catch up with our friends Renee Robson, Mofota Sefali, and Anish Ararvind who we interviewed during last year's conference.  They tell us what they've been up to and how HR is changing in their respective countries.
How to reach Renee:
https://twitter.com/ReneeRoberz
https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneerobson/
How to reach Mofota:
https://twitter.com/Mofota
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mofotasefali/
How to reach Anish:
https://twitter.com/anisharavind
Be sure to join us the 4th Sunday of each month at 7 PM ET for the #HRSocialHour chat on Twitter!
 

HRSocialHour Wonder Women Episode 11 - Wendy & Anne talk to Minda Harts

We had a great conversation with Minda Harts, founder of The Memo, LLC, a career development company for women of color. She is also a fellow podcaster at #SecuretheSeat and new author of “The Memo” which comes out August 20th, 2019 and we are thrilled to be giving away a copy. Visit https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/d76b6fec2/ to start entering today, all entries are due by 12:00 AM EST August 16.
Minda recommends you follow 
Tanzania Vega https://twitter.com/tanzinavega
Mel Robbins https://twitter.com/melrobbins
Soledad O’Brien https://twitter.com/soledadobrien
 
Don’t forget to follow Minda 
http://mindaharts.com/
https://twitter.com/MindaHarts
 

HR Florida 2019 Special - Jon talks to Heather Deyrieux and Tina Kuga Garrell

Jon is joined by Heather Deyrieux, President of the HR Florida State Council and Tina Kuga Garrell, Conference Director.  We talk about what they have planned with keynotes, vendors, after hours fun, and more!  Heather and Tina also offer up ideas for first time attendees to make the most of their conference experience.
HRFlorida19 is being held August 25-28 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, FL.  Jon and Wendy will be there as part of the social media team!
To learn more and register for the conference, visit https://hrfloridaconference.org/.
If you're already registered and would like to check out the VIP packages available, go to https://hrfloridaconference.org/attendee/.
Where to follow HRFlorida:
https://www.facebook.com/hrflorida
https://twitter.com/hrflorida
https://www.linkedin.com/company/hr-florida-state-council-inc/
Track the #HRFL19 hashtag up to and throughout the conference!

Episode 73 - Jon & Wendy talk to Valorie Kondos Field

We're joined by Valorie Kondos Field, recently retired head coach of the 7 time NCAA Champion, 22-time Regional and 18-time Pac-12 Champion UCLA Women’s Gymnastics team.  "Miss Val" was inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. The four-time “National Coach of the Year” was previously named “West Region Coach” of the Year, Pac-12 Coach of the Year, and “Coach of the Century” for her solid track record as a preeminent coach.
In this episode, we talk to Miss Val about how "making the ask" changed her career path, building winning coaching teams, her relationship with John Wooden, and what it was like for her to speak at her first Human Resources conference.  We were fortunate enough to hear Miss Val speak at HRRedefined earlier this year, big thanks to our friends at Namely for helping us put together this interview!
Miss Val's recommendation:
https://twitter.com/katelyn_ohashi
Find Miss Val's book "Life is Short, Don't Wait to Dance" and all of her social profiles at www.officialmissval.com.
Be sure to join us the 4th Sunday of each month at 7 PM ET for the #HRSocialHour chat on Twitter!

Episode 72 - Jon & Wendy talk to Callie Zipple

We're joined by Callie Zipple, Field Services Director for SHRM and host of the "Honest HR" podcast (our 3rd crossover show!).  We talk about her transition from practitioner to working for SHRM, dealing with negative feedback, and non traditional wedding dance songs (Callie and Wendy bonded over this).
Callie's recommendation:
#StateLineCrew
How to reach Callie:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/calliezipple/
https://twitter.com/SHRMCallieZ
https://pages.shrm.org/honesthr
Note: We recorded this episode during SHRM19 in Las Vegas prior to the annoucement about Callie's cancer diagnosis.  Prayers, thoughts, and positive vibes are appreciated. If you'd like to contribute to her GoFundMe for medical expenses, go to https://t.co/FVc6LRApsY.

HRSocialHour Wonder Women Episode 10 - Wendy & Anne talk to Janet Sullivan

Janet Sullivan is the founder of Planted Leadership https://plantedleadership.com/, a leadership coaching and HR consulting firm devoted to helping leaders embody exceptional leadership skills. She coaches in all industries and disciplines. We had a fantastic conversation!
 
You can reach Janet on Linked In. https://www.linkedin.com/in/plantedleadership/

Episode 71 - Jon & Wendy talk to Ashley Valenzuela-Ruesgen

We're joined by Ashley Valenzuela-Ruesgen, Director of HR for White Construction Group in Castle Rock, CO.  We talk about her experience as the first person to practice HR in her organization, the challenges women face in the construction industry, and how Ashley has partnered with community groups to improve the talent pool.
Ashley's recommendation:
https://twitter.com/Khalilahequips (Khalilah Olokunola)
How to reach Ashley:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-valenzuela-ruesgen-phr-76892115/
Be sure to join us the 4th Sunday of each month at 7 PM ET for the #HRSocialHour chat on Twitter!

Episode 70 - Jon & Wendy talk SHRM19

In this pre-conference episode, we talk all things SHRM19 and Las Vegas.  We'll let you know where we'll be hanging out, sessions we can't wait to see, and Jon shares his not so secret crush on one of the keynotes (don't worry, it's a good thing).
Be sure to join us at the Namely booth 1702 Sunday, 6/23 at 7 PM ET/4 PM local time for the monthly chat!
Check out the Bonusly article on conference prep here.
This episode is brought to you by CareerArc. Jon will be speaking at their first Embarc HR Innovators Summit, October 16-18 in Los Angeles, CA!  You can get a $250 discount on your registration for the event by using code HRSOCIAL.  Learn more here.
 

SHRM19 Special Edition - Wendy talks to Caron Greaves

In this special SHRM19 episode, Wendy is joined by Caron Greaves, managing director of Choice HR Limited. We talk about reward & recognition and you will get a few great ideas from the conversation - but be sure to hit her session for more great ways to engage your employees.
 
Caron is speaking in a concurrent session on Monday, June 24 at 4:15 PM and will be signing copies of her book in the SHRM store immediately following her session (and I'm hoping to get her in a Facebook live session around that time as well so be sure you are following us on Facebook so you don't miss it).
 
You can find Caron on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceHRLimited/ or LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/carongreaves/.