The HR Social Hour Half Hour Podcast

Episode 232 - Jon & Wendy talk to Bonnie Natko

We're joined by Bonnie Natko, Brand Recruiting Team Lead with Capital One in New Windsor, NY. We talk about the challenges in hiring creative talent, what Bonnie thinks is on the horizon in Talent Acquisition, and we reminisce about the "good old days" of Twitter chats where we first met Bonnie. Remember #OMCChat? We do!
Bonnie's recommendation:
https://twitter.com/data_recruiter
https://twitter.com/SeanPageTalent
How to reach Bonnie:
https://twitter.com/bondidwhat
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Episode 231 - Jon & Wendy welcome back Jess Miller-Merrell

We welcome back Jess Miller-Merrell, Founder of Workology in Austin, TX. We talk about her upcoming book on digital recruiting, what she's learned helping fellow HR pro prep for certification testing, and embracing social video. There's also talk about washing top sheets and what happened when Kerri Russell cut her hair on "Felicity." It's always a joy to have talk to Jess and this was no exception!
Jess' recommendation:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelalshaw/
How to reach Jess:
text 512-548-3005 in the United States
workology.com
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Episode 230 - Jon & Wendy talk to Aura María Huot

We're joined by Aura María Huot, Director of People & Culture for Lavallee Brensinger Architects in the greater Boston, MA area.  We talk about HR industry challenges, Hacking HR and launching "People & Leadership," and more!
Aura's recommendations:
https://twitter.com/uncommonjulie (Julie Quinne) 
#HRCommunity
How to reach Aura:
https://twitter.com/AuraHuot
https://www.linkedin.com/in/auramariahuot/
Register for Jon's webinar with Paycor 8/11/22 at 2 PM Eastern at https://www.paycor.com/resource-center/webinars/how-to-build-a-culture-of-high-performance/.
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Episode 229 - Jon & Wendy talk to Matt Stollak

We're joined by Matt Stollak, Associate Professor of Business Administration at St. Norbert College in De Pere, WI. We talk about growing up with parents in academia, how HR and not necessarily students have changed over the years, and what professors learned about education during the pandemic.  Matt also shares one of the best childhood career stories to date AND offers up 2 questions for future guests, not to mention his favorite conference story is one for the ages.  A tremendous conversation all around.
Matt's recommendations:
https://twitter.com/Adam_Karpiak
https://twitter.com/corprteUnicorn (Madison Butler)
How to reach Matt:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewstollak/
https://twitter.com/akaBruno
Listen to our pal Rob Targos' The Cerebral Podcast at thecerebralpodcast.podbean.com or your favorite podcast platform. 
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Episode 228 - Jon & Wendy talk to Jenny Cotie Kangas

In this episode, we talk to Jenny Cotie Kangas, Vice President of Marketing for Plum in Minneapolis, MN.  We talk about Jenny's start in Talent Acquisition, the head injury that reset her life and career, universal design, and more. It's a fantastic conversation with added commentary from Jenny's dog Charlie.
Jenny's recommendation:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickhodgdon/
How to reach Jenny:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcotie/
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Episode 227 - Jon & Wendy talk to Dr. Amy Dufrane

We're joined by Dr. Amy Dufrane, CEO of the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) in Alexandria, VA. We talk about how she got started in HR, the value of professional certification, challenges the HR community is seeing on the global level, and the launch of the Human Resources Standards Institute. Amy has done a lot for the HR profession and we were honored to have her take part in the show. Plus, Wendy gives us an update on her latest acting endeavor!
Amy's recommendation:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-denise-caleb/
https://twitter.com/dave_ulrich
How to reach Amy:
https://www.amydufrane.com/
https://www.hrci.org/
https://www.hrsi.org/
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Episode 226 - Jon & Wendy talk to Rachel Taculad

We're joined by Rachel Taculad, Talent Acquisition pro working in Employer Branding and Recruitment Marketing in Las Vegas, NV. We discuss her start building Facebook groups, challenges organizations are having in branding, and how Rachel "met" Wendy at UNLEASH America and didn't know it. 
Rachel's recommendation:
https://twitter.com/KatrinaKibben
How to reach Rachel:
https://talentbrandmanager.com/
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Episode 225 - Jon & Wendy Ask Us Anything part 5

We celebrate 225 weekly episodes by answering YOUR questions!  Middle management, where HR's headed, dream podcast guests, diamonds, ice cream, and exploding luggage are among the topics of conversation. Jon also gives a brief state of the podcast. Don't worry, we're not going anywhere but we could sure use your help in spreading the word and following/subscribing if you're not already.
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Episode 224 - Wendy & Nicky Hoyland recap UNLEASH America

Nicky Hoyland invited Wendy to attend the Unleash America conference in Las Vegas so they decided to take some time to review the conference for you! The speakers at the conference really focused on how to put the employee first in a wide variety of experiences. This was Wendy's first in-person conference since October 2019 and Nicky's second. We talk speakers, vendors, beer, and all the awesome food! 
Check out Unleash: https://www.unleash.ai/unleashamerica/
Connect with Nicky: https://twitter.com/thenickyh
Connect with Huler: https://twitter.com/hulersocial
 
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Episode 223 - Jon & Wendy talk to Ben Travis

We're joined by Ben Travis, Founder of HR Chief in Richmond, VA.  We talk about his path to HR tech, going on a travel sabbatical during a global pandemic, launching HR Chief, and why Ben thinks organizations need to take "big swings." It was a pleasure to finally have Ben on the show, Jon thought he'd appeared before (that's how involved he's been in our community).
Ben's recommendation:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-dales-57868713/ (Charlotte Dales) 
How to reach Ben:
https://www.hrchief.com/
https://benjamintravis.com/
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