Our guest, Erin McCann, has been a part of multiple fast growing startups where she's helped People Ops start from scratch and shaped processes. Over the course of our episode, you'll learn about her windy-road journey into People Ops and everything that growing organizations should be considering when it comes to setting up compensation structures and strategies at their orgs.

Not a decision maker? Currently employed folks and candidates searching for roles alike have an opportunity to learn about all the different facets of compensation packages and even questions that you might consider asking potential or current employers. Who knows, maybe you'll walk away with a fresh perspective on what motivates you to show up every day to work! 

In this episode, Billy Moyer, Human Capital Thought Leader, joins us to talk about the when, why, and how on developing the role of Chief People Officer at organizations. We'll talk about his work partnering with CEOs and C-level executives on developing organizational culture and when is the sweet spot to bring in a People Leader. 

Along with diving deeper into Billy's work, you'll learn more how to identify: 

• Who should be responsible for focusing on People from Day 1 of a business
• Why you need someone focused on understanding People from the inception of your business 
• When to hire a People Leader (hint, it's probably sooner than you think) 
• What options companies have for inserting someone into a People Strategy role (there are a variety of options!) 

"Take your judgment out of your policies." says our guest, Lorraine Vargas Townsend, People and Culture Executive and Chief People Officer at ESO.

In this week's episode, our conversation starts with discussing how organizations should be supporting working-parents and over our time together progresses into discussing the changing employee-value proposition, what it means to truly listen to your people, how "HR" has progressed over time, how employees can become empowered, AND more. 

This is a must-listen episode with takeaways that are extremely thought provoking, whether you are an IC facing challenges in your own worklife, a manager trying to navigate transforming people experience, or perhaps an entrepreneur thinking about what we need next in "people tech".

More about our guest: Lorraine Vargas Townsend has been featured in Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, and has been a key note speaker at  Women in Tech Festival, Silicon Valley Organization, Siemens Digital Summit, Sharp Heels Conference for Women in Business, and more. Because of her progressive HR practices, she has been recognized as a Female Health IT Leader to Know, and in 2019 was named one of the Leading Latinas by Hispanic Executive Magazine.