This episode features an interview with Stephanie Briggs, Director of Employee Experience at ivanti. In this episode, Amanda and Stephanie discuss who owns and is responsible for creating the ideal employee experience in an org and how storytelling makes for powerful communications.

In this episode, Carolyn, Julie, and Paralee discuss how they wish Internal Comms to be perceived, learning from their mistakes, and trends they’re looking forward to in 2023.

This episode features an interview with with Olga Skouteli, Head of Culture and Engagement at Lilium. In this episode, Amanda and Olga discuss breaking down silos, nuances of language, and their hopes for internal communications in 2023.

This episode features an interview with Leslie Quinton, VP of Communications at Ubisof. Leslie shares her must-do’s for doing global communications right, what the secret ingredient is for improving company culture, and her advice for comms leaders struggling to get company buy-in.

In episode 37 of Simpplr’s Cohesion Podcast, Amanda speaks with Katherine King, Director of Employee Communications at Etsy. They discuss the spectrum of tone and voice, key business relationships that improve employee communications, and helping leaders develop empathetic messages. To stay in touch and learn more about Simpplr, please like this video and subscribe to our YouTube channel.

This episode features an interview with Will Leahy, VP of People Development and Business Partners at Greenhouse; and Layla Kajer, Director of People Experience at Greenhouse. Will leads people development, focusing on optimizing performance, career growth, and driving culture. Layla spearheads people experience where she creates productive, connected, and empowering work environments for employees.

This episode features an interview with Laila Tarraf, author of Strong Like Water. After losing her parents and husband, Laila learned that compassion was essential in her personal and professional life. Prior to writing her book, Laila served as the Chief People Officer for Allbirds and Peet’s Coffee, and was the Vice President of HR for Walmart.com. In this episode, Amanda sits down with Laila to discuss leading with love, harmony between company values and felt experience, and psychological safety.

This episode features an interview with Suman Gopalan, Chief HR Officer at Freshworks. Suman has spent her entire professional career in HR, holding positions at publicly traded companies like The Nielsen Company, Dell Technologies, and Whirlpool. At Freshworks, Suman pilots the global people strategy to develop and engage their employees. In this episode, Amanda and Suman examine diversity in the workplace. They discuss Suman’s passion for women in the workforce, key elements of workplace culture, and why it’s better to hire people that add to that culture versus fitting in.

This episode features an interview with Victoria Dew, CEO of Dewpoint Communications. In this episode, Amanda sits down with Victoria to discuss how the pandemic affected DE&I, what we can learn from Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, and why to stop waiting for a seat at the table.

This episode features an interview with Sophie Hamersley, Manager of Internal Communications at HubSpot. With over a decade of experience under her belt, Sophie has held positions at fully integrated agencies such as RF|Binder and Image Unlimited Communications. Sophie joined HubSpot in 2018 as the Communications Manager of the Culture Team where she helped attract talent through storytelling.