On this episode, Pete and Julie welcome the first-ever guest to HR & Payroll 2.0! Future of work thought leader, speaker, advisor, and HR tech and services industry veteran Anita Lettink joins the show to discuss a packed list of topics and her latest work and insights! Together, they unpack several market updates and announcements over the recent weeks and discuss the impacts of these acquisitions and product launches on the HR tech and services marketplace. Anita also shares insights and takeaways from her week at the UNLEASH event in Paris earlier this month. (For more on the event see Anita’s blog ‘What Happens in Paris’ here: https://bit.ly/3fi1K8A). They dive into Anita’s work including her new book How to Select Your Next Payroll: The Ultimate Guide and discuss where disruption is occurring, how fintech is playing a role, and where the future of payroll is headed. Next, they dig into Anita’s research, writing, and POV on the future of work, and the overall HR technology market investments and growth. Links to Anita’s work and how to connect: Website: https://www.anitalettink.com/ Newsletter: https://newsletter.anitalettink.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/let_anita Want to engage with HR and Payroll 2.0?  We welcome your feedback, questions, and ideas for topics or challenges we should tackle on the show, or simply drop us a line and just say hi! Email: [email protected] Messages:  https://anchor.fm/hrpayroll20 Twitter: @HRPAYROLL2_0  Twitter (Julie): @JulieFer_HR Twitter (Pete): @PeteTiliakos