About The Guest: Tiersa Hall, a world-class master trainer and HR consultant, shares her journey into the field of HR and the challenges she faced along the way. She emphasizes the importance of mindset and confidence in HR professionals and offers advice on how to navigate complex workplace issues. Tiersa also discusses the role of HR in shaping company culture and highlights the need for a balance between policy and human connection. She shares insights on how to sell the value of culture...

About The Guest(s): Charisse Fontes is a human and accomplished author, international speaker, and visionary in the culture industry. She is the founder of Culture Circles, where she creates healthy cultures for culture-conscious companies. With a background in anthropology, Charisse offers a human-centered approach as a trusted advisor. She is also the leader of a nonprofit organization that aims to end harmful isms in humanity. Charisse is known for her intuitive nature and passion for...

About The Guest: Matt Parkin is the Business Development Lead at FindWRK, a search-based alternative to job boards. He is also a LinkedIn Top Marketing Voice and helps entrepreneurs and executives grow their personal brands on LinkedIn. Matt is actively involved in the community as an entrepreneurship mentor and has been featured in various publications for his thought leadership in HR and talent acquisition. Summary: Matt Parkin, the Business Development Lead at FindWRK, shares his...

About The Guest(s): Brittany King is a Senior Level Talent Acquisition, Talent Intelligence, and Diversity Leader. She is a passionate advocate for helping others create opportunities in the midst of life's most challenging circumstances. Brittany is also a self-proclaimed "neighborhood hope dealer" and is dedicated to using her voice and message to inspire and uplift others. Summary: In this episode, host Ricklyn interviews Brittany King, Senior Manager-Talent Acquisition, Talent...

About The Guest(s): Julie Turney is a heart-centric and people-focused HR professional with over 15 years of experience in the field. She is the founder of HR at Heart Consulting, Inc., a coaching firm that helps HR professionals build resilience and agility while providing a safe space to recharge. Julie is also the lead organizer of Disrupt HR Caribbean for Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad, the host of the HR Sound Off podcast show, and the author of the book "Confessions of an HR Pro:...

My guest for this episode is Lauren Davis, an HR professional with a juris doctorate and 15+ years of experience working with clients in multiple industries. She offers a full-suite of HR services to small to mid-sized businesses to help mitigate risk and secure their bottom lines. Lauren has worked both in-house and as a consultant for a large PEO. She has mentored many newer HR professionals to broaden their depth of HR knowledge.  If you've ever considered hanging your own shingle and...

My guest for this episode is Rebecca Weaver. She is the Founder and CEO of HRuprise, a marketplace and community that connects people with HR coaches to help them grow, develop, and navigate their toughest workplace challenges. After 20 years of working in HR, Rebecca grew frustrated with just how much is stacked in favor of the company, including the role of HR. Her experience has run the gamut, from well-established companies like Target and Home Depot, to experimental companies like Tony...

Lisa, a Partner at Meritarc, where she and her colleagues believe that people strategy IS business strategy. Lisa delivers exceptional business outcomes through a deep understanding of client needs and how to solve unique challenges. She develops talent through proven strategies. and has over 20 years of HR experience, including roles as Head of U.S. HR for Scotiabank, SVP of Leadership Development at Bank of America Merrill Lynch along with a variety of global HR roles at CIBC and Deutsche...

In this week's episode, Ricklyn is joined by Carla Patton. Carla is a Certified Professional in Human Resources, offering an 18 year HR career distinguished by commended performance and proven results. She has demonstrated success in a broad range of HR-related activities. Carla prides herself on inspiring trust and engagement with Business Partners through building relationships at all levels of an organization. She is also the Co-Owner of The Career Salon, LLC and has a podcast with her...

In this week's episode, Ricklyn is joined by Angela Shaw.  Angela is Angela Shaw is an accomplished HR professional. She grew her career from an administrative employee to leadership and has served as a Vice President of HR and was recently named Chief People Officer at a growing juice company in Austin, TX. She has a BS degree in Business with a minor in Human Resources. She is certified as a SHRM Senior Certified Professional. Angela has a love of HR but is specifically devoted to...

In this week’s episode, Ricklyn is joined by Kevyn Rustici. Kevyn is a Strategic Human Asset Consultant - Flipping HR from Cost Center to Profit Center with HRevolution. His "passion project" is upskilling HR professionals to become better business partners through data, metrics, and analytics. By focusing on the people, process, and technology today we can relieve HR of the administrative, reactionary practices of yesterday to a more strategic proactive function, to maximize the bottom-line...

In this week’s episode, Ricklyn is joined by Sandra M. Reed, SPHR. Sandra is a leading expert in the certification of Human Resource Professionals.  She is the author of HRCI’s Official Guide to the Human Resource Body of Knowledge, and numerous PHR SPHR exam preparation books, SHRM case studies, learning modules and training for adult students.  Sandra holds her undergraduate degree in Industrial-Organizational psychology, and her graduate degree in Organizational Leadership.  She is a...

In this week’s episode, Ricklyn is joined by John Carlson, Talent Leader at LivingHR. John (he/him/his) is an HR and DEI expert who has worked with some of the top organizations in the world, helping to analyze their business and create/revamp their D&I and culture programs. As a Talent leader for LivingHR, John specializes in DEI Strategy Consulting, Equity Analytics, and HR Operations. In this episode, you will learn:  What working in the talent acquisition space looks like How...

Have you ever wondered what DE&I is and how it fits within an organization? Join Ricklyn in this week's episode as she chats to Jocelyn Thompson, the Principal & CEO of WorkVision Consulting, a boutique Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Consulting firm whose services focus on creating strategic DE&I plans, providing training and implementation, and assessing compensation equity. Jocelyn has eight years of experience working in the Human Resources and DE&I space but began her...

In this week’s episode, Ricklyn is joined by Cassandra Rose. Cassandra is a Partner at Meritarc and is setting a new standard for helping organizations optimize their Human Resources and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion strategy. Having held roles at multibillion-dollar global brands and unicorn startups, Cassandra has developed proven strategies which positively impact the physical, mental, and financial wellbeing of employees and embed equitable practices. Cassandra has over 15 years of...

Are you studying HR Management and would love to hear about the transition into the workplace? In this week’s episode, Ricklyn is joined by Jalonni Weaver. Jalonni is currently working as a Talent Acquisition Intern for Charles Schwab. Jalonni didn't know majoring or getting a degree in HR was a thing until last year. She received a Bachelors in Fine Arts focus in Photography in undergrad and once out of college started working for Southwest Airlines. But then the pandemic hit and the airline...

Joining Ricklyn today is Chris Rollins. Chris is a purpose-driven leadership and executive coach who helps senior leaders – especially in the LGBTQ+ community – experience new levels of growth, success and fulfillment. Before working as an independent coach, Chris spent a decade in corporate America, first in sales and sales leadership roles, and most recently as SVP of Organizational Development on the executive team for eMarketer, a leading digital marketing research company in NYC. He was...

Join Ricklyn as she chats to Erika Benjamin, who has done just that. Erika had a 20 year career in HR before becoming a full time entrepreneur and is now Founder, CEO and Head Chef of Southern Girl Granola.  In this episode, you will learn:  The benefits of having a network as a recruiter How to show up for job interviews and stand out from the others How to pivot from employee to entrepreneur   Connect with our host:  LinkedIn Website    Connect with our guest:  Instagram: Website  

On the show chatting with Ricklyn this week is Katrina Strohl, a Navy veteran who served as an Aviation Structural Mechanic (AM). Now, with over 10 years of HR experience, several HR Certifications and multiple career coaching certifications, Katrina continues to serve others. Katrina is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Fill Your Cup Consulting LLC, where she provides career coaching, resume revamp, LinkedIn profile editing, HR Consulting services, workshop facilitation and corporate...

Laura Mazzullo is the Founder and Owner of East Side Staffing, a boutique Recruitment Firm specializing in the placement of experienced HR professionals. East Side Staffing’s values are kindness, curiosity, and humility. Laura is led by those values and is committed to strategic talent acquisition by consistently creating new ways to innovate and partner with her HR network. Laura offers customized coaching and consulting services to talent acquisition professionals, HR Hiring Managers, and...

This week, Ricklyn welcomes Nikki Pounds, an accomplished business Executive with more than 25 years of corporate human resources expertise and the owner of HR Unequivocally®. HR Unequivocally® partners with organizations to create growth strategies involving all aspects of human capital management, engagement and talent development. Nikki founded her company in 2018 after discovering her true passion for helping leaders lead authentically. She utilizes tools to help leaders understand their...

This week, Ricklyn welcomes Michelle Raymond, an HR Specialist, and Trainer, Visibility Strategist, Certified Master NLP Practitioner and award-winning International TEDx Speaker on a mission to make the inVisible Visible. As CEO and Founder of The People’s Partner, an HR and Coaching Consultancy that provides inclusive training solutions, Michelle is also a champion of diversity and inclusion. Her team of experts supports organizations in building inclusive leadership and cultures, often...

In this episode, Ricklyn chats to Irene Asare, International Human Capital Expert with 25 years' experience across multi-geographies across Africa & Europe. Irene is the Founder and CEO of CarvinClay People Development; a leading-edge HR and People practice Consultancy in Ghana offering unique HR Advisory, HR Transformation, Executive Recruitment, Training and HR Business Support. As a Change Agent, Irene's focus on transformation is evident as she has led significant organizational...

This week, Ricklyn chats with Khalilah Olokunola, Chief People Officer for TRU Colors, a for-profit company with a social mission to unite gang rivals.  In her current role as an HR Executive that began training active gang members, she understands the importance of building the right culture & systems for a sustainable organization, She is also a passionate advocate for workplace diversity, inclusion, and second-chance hiring. Khalilah learned about life & leadership growing up in...