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.

Simpplr is the leading AI-powered employee experience platform. Organizations use our products to deliver personalized experiences that inspire and engage their employees. We do it by enabling rich communications, personalized experiences, and real-time people insights. Simpplr is ready to use, highly configurable, simple, yet powerful. Wherever people work, Simpplr enables them to flourish

Simpplr is the leading AI-powered employee experience platform. Organizations use our products to deliver personalized experiences that inspire and engage their employees. Wherever people work, Simpplr enables them to flourish. According to Gartner, 9 out of 10 intranets fail. That’s a lot. We’re here to turn that statistic around – which is why Simpplr is backed by research to prevent intranet failure.

In early 2020, Ultimate Software and Kronos merged. After the integration, it became apparent that they needed a way to build unity, reinforce culture, and bring people together within the newly formed organization: UKG. That is when they decided to launch Simpplr. Watch this video to learn the Simpplr and UKG customer story, and hear from leadership about how their new intranet, UKG Today, has transformed employee collaboration and engagement. Learn the reasons they chose Simpplr and why the simplicity and ease of use has been the key driver for getting people to engage with the platform.

Keeping employees connected and engaged within an organization is complex. And with people working across multiple locations, it gets even worse. It should be simpler, and now it is… Discover Simpplr, the modern intranet software that connects people, creates conversations, answers questions, shares ideas, and finds information on any device, form anywhere. Hear about company news, events, policies, and more, it’s all in one place. Simpplr is purpose-built to help your employees collaborate across departments and stay connected to the broader organization.