The HR Sound Off Podcast Show

Let’s Sound Off with Anitra St. Hilaire - HR Playbook: Strategies for Developing Business Acumen

I am thrilled to have Anitra St. Hilaire as my guest today. Anitra is an accomplished and values-based executive with over fifteen years of experience in human resources, talent, and operations. She has worked with start-up, for-profit, and non-profit organizations in the financial services, education, and digital media industries.
In today's episode, Anitra shares her HR story and talks about the importance of developing business acumen for HR professionals. She provides valuable insights on how to present yourself to an organization and how to share your personal values to be successful in the company.
I enjoyed talking with Anitra, and I know you will too. So, make sure to check out this episode and learn from her vast experience in HR leadership.
And as always, if you enjoy this podcast, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your friends and colleagues. Thanks for tuning in, and let's get started!
 
Anitra's Resources:
The Speed of Trust - Stephen Covey
CGP Grey on YouTube
Episode Sponsor: HR@Heart Consulting Inc. - The HR Safe Space

Let’s Sound Off With Beth Elletson - HR Untangled: Navigating the Maze Called HR

The incredible Beth Elletson, a 3x Startup Founder and former MLB HR Executive, is joining us this week.
With over 13 years of experience in leadership, talent management, sales, recruiting, training, career coaching, and HR, Beth has achieved top-ranking performance in corporate and startup environments. In this episode, we hear Beth's journey of navigating her HR career while growing her family and her experience of working for the Major League Baseball team, the Miami Marlins. But that's not all; we also hear her insights on the biggest misconception about HR that bothers her.
Beth now runs her career development firm, ABE, and we want you to tap into this resource, so check out Abe.work to learn more.
 
Sponsored by: HRatHeart Consulting Inc.

Let’s Sound Off with Anita Grantham - Building a Purposeful People Culture Using Data

On this week's episode, I'm thrilled to be joined by Anita Grantham, the Head of HR at BambooHR. Anita is a culture champion who is dedicated to creating teams that inspire individuals to do their best work.
During our conversation, Anita shares her journey of how she got into HR and the importance of prioritizing self-care. She also gives us a peek into what life is like at BambooHR and the steps they take to create an intentional people culture using their people data. Additionally, Anita shares how my content on Instagram and LinkedIn has helped her in her HR journey.
If you're looking to learn more about building a positive work culture and finding ways to take care of yourself while managing HR responsibilities, then this episode is for you. Join us for an insightful discussion with Anita Grantham on the HR Sound Off Podcast.
Anita also shares why she hates when people say that HR people are not fun.
 
Anita's Resources:
🎙️ The Tim Farris Show - Podcast
🎙️ FranklinCovey on Leadership with Scott Miller - Podcast
📺 Ted Lasso 
 
Sponsored by: HR@Heart Consulting Inc.
 

Let’s Sound Off with Paula Walcott - What Makes a Great HR Pro

In this week's HR Sound Off Podcast Show episode, we're thrilled to have Paula Walcott as our special guest. Paula is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Sagicor in Barbados, and she has a wealth of experience and expertise in various aspects of strategic and functional HR.
Paula is a business-focused HR Professional who has successfully managed change during mergers and acquisitions while keeping the organization focused on the desired outcomes. She has also developed strong skills in organizational culture-building and has repeatedly demonstrated that a focus on employee engagement, especially in a post-merger business, positively impacts all stakeholders, including corporate shareholders.
During our conversation, Paula will share her HR journey, her experience with internships in HR, and what she believes makes a great HR professional. We'll also discuss why knowing the business matters and much more.
So, whether you're an HR professional or simply interested in learning more about the HR industry, you won't want to miss this episode. Sit back, relax, and enjoy as we dive into the world of HR with Paula Walcott.
 
Paula's Resources:
No Ego - Cy Wakeman
Disruption Proof - Brant Cooper
 
Sponsors:
HR@Heart Consulting Inc.

Let’s Sound Off With Rachel Martinez - Pivoting From Legal to HR

Welcome to another episode of the HR Sound Off Podcast Show. I'm excited to have Rachel Martinez with me today. Rachel is a seasoned bilingual Human Resources Professional with a legal background who believes that HR is more than just enforcing disciplinary procedures and handbooks.
As a true curator of cultures, Rachel has partnered with leadership to establish and continuously improve awesome cultures and employee experiences in large companies and start-ups. Rachel has proven to be a key player in the leadership teams she has been a part of, resulting in a substantial impact on the organization and its employees.
During this episode, Rachel shares her experience on how her legal background has helped her in her HR career, the importance of developing a coaching mindset and balancing your HR career. She also shares who she is listening to in Twitter spaces.
Rachel has achieved many accomplishments throughout her career, including restructuring disciplinary procedures, implementing an efficient employee engagement strategy to maintain a low turnover ratio, and aligning departmental strategies with organizational goals, resulting in a high retention rate for new hires.
Rachel is passionate about results-driven and dynamic environments where employee success, achievement, collaboration, and compliance are highly valued. In addition, she loves writing HR-related articles on her blog and LinkedIn page @ HR Power by Rachel.
So, please sit back and relax as Rachel shares her knowledge and experience on this week's HR Sound Off Podcast Show episode.
 
Sponsor: HR@Heart Consulting Inc.
 

Let’s Sound Off with Anthony Louis - Mastering Talent Engagement

Join us on this week's episode as I sit down with Anthony Louis, a seasoned recruiter who's helped growth-stage companies hire, retain, and scale their organizations. With over 1,000 open roles filled, Anthony has partnered with CEOs and executive teams across various functions and industries. In addition, he'll share his talent strategy, headcount planning, and organizational development expertise. 
In this episode, you'll also glimpse Anthony's life as an avid journaler, amateur marathonist, and corporate TV drama junkie. In addition, he'll share his current watchlist, including Succession and The Morning Show, and his bookshelf filled with must-read titles like "Principles" by Ray Dalio and "Imposter Syndrome" by Kathy Wang.
Don't miss out on this exciting episode, where Anthony will share his wealth of knowledge and help you navigate the world of talent engagement.
Get in touch with Anthony for a consultation at anthonylouis44@gmail.com.
Sponsored by: HR@Heart Consulting Inc. - The HR Safe Space

Let’s Sound Off With Daniel Space - Growing your HR Career

Daniel Space, or you may know him as Dan from HR on TikTok, is a Senior HR Business Partner who describes himself as passionate and experimental in the HR field and discipline. In 2021 Daniel began creating HR Content on TikTok - focused on debunking destructive job search myths, writing optimal resumes, optimizing Linkedin and how Compensation works. As a fan of his content, I asked him to join me on the show, and he said yes! In this episode, we talk about the following:
Creating HR content on social media
How to grow your HR career
The importance of mentors
Is HR your friend?
 
Daniel's movie pics:
Sinister
Seven
Follow Daniel on LinkedIn & TikTok
 
Sponsors:
Process Street
HR@Heart Consulting Inc.

Let’s Sound off With Alisha Parchment - Developing Young People in HR

I found Alisha Parchment on Instagram, and I was instantly hooked on her content and personality.
Alisha is a People Career and Performance Management Partner at Dassault Systemes. Her aim and purpose for this role is to provide clarity and guidance to employees and managers by coaching and advising on career development topics. Alisha wants individuals who work with her to realise their potential and the opportunities available on their respective journeys. Alisha also helps HR students, graduates and professionals gain clarity and confidence in CV writing and interview techniques to land entry-level HR roles. Through her YouTube channel, HR Talks with Lish, Alisha is on a mission to motivate, inspire and elevate. 
In this episode, we talk about the following:
Alisha's HR career journey
Encouraging your people to get into HR
HR on social media
Alisha's self-care regime
Alisha's booklist:
The Gifts of imperfection and Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
 
Special shout out to Adese Okojie & Black Women In HR
 
Check Alisha on social media:
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@hrtalkswithlish
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hrtalkswithlish/
Alisha's Website - https://www.alishaparchment.com/
Connect LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alishaparchment98/
 
Sponsors:
Process Street - https://www.process.st/
HR@Heart - https://hratheart.co/
 

Let’s Sound off with Lizabeth Wesley-Casella - The Attrition & Retention Paradox

When it comes to attrition and retention, do you have all the answers? The truth is none of us has the solutions to every HR challenge that comes our way, which is why we need community.
 
Lizabeth Wesley-Casella joins me this week to share some practical tips and tricks to help you with retention and attrition. Lizabeth is the Founder & CEO of L-12 Services, which helps CEOs, owners, and operations professionals ensure their teams are poised for success, functioning at high capacity, and experiencing unparalleled job satisfaction.
 
Lizabeth's Resources:
Testing Business Ideas by David Bland - https://amzn.to/3Hq7RTG
Take the attrition prevention quiz - https://l12services.com/quiz/
 
Sponsors:
Process Street - https://www.process.st/
HR@Heart Consulting Inc. - https://hratheart.co/

Let’s Sound of with Amy Lavoie - The Future of HR is People Success

Amy Lavoie joins me for this week's episode, and she is breaking down why she loves focusing on people success. As an HR professional, I truly believe it is essential to do the things that make your heart sing because our profession can be very lonely and thankless.
Amy shares her HR story and why she agrees with me when it comes to changing the title of the HR profession to people experience/success.
Amy has spent her career studying, practicing, building, and evangelizing the science of happiness at work. She is on a mission to help organizations, leaders, and teams create cultures where people can bring their best selves to work and do their best work. Because happier employees = better humans and a better world. And oh yeah, it's great for business!
Amy's Pic's
Good Inside Podcast by Dr. Becky
The Dip by Seth Godin
Connect with Amy on LinkedIn to learn more about her work and HR journey.
This episode is brought to you with compliments of Process St.