Category: Faces of HR

Faces of HR profiles members of the human resources community, sharing their personal experiences, successes, challenges, current practices, aspirations, and opinions on topics impacting the industry and its workforce.

Best of Faces of HR: Pro Advice

As we say goodbye to 2023 and look toward a new year, we couldn’t be more excited to share timely news and commentary with our dedicated HRDA audience. For our Faces of HR column this week, we look back at some of our favorite Faces and share their expert insights from the front lines of creating better workplaces. So, […]

Faces of HR: Michael Pilnick on Creating Culture and Balancing Trust and Objectivity

As CHRO for First Advantage, a global provider of employment background screening and verification solutions, Michael Pilnick leads all human capital functions and people systems that directly impact employee engagement and business outcomes across the Americas, EMEA, India, and APAC. Since joining the Atlanta-based company in 2013, Pilnick has not only been a key advisor […]

Faces of HR: Bryan Otte on Being Proactive, Trust, and HR’s Impact on the Bottom Line

Before Bryan Otte got his start in the HR industry, he had an impressive career serving in executive marketing and operations roles at several of the nation’s leading news and entertainment companies. Prior to joining MGAC, a global boutique consultancy, Otte led his own HR consultancy, where he partnered with a diverse, global client base, […]

Faces of HR: Cori Davis on Honesty, Inclusion, and Investing in People

Meet Cori Davis, Chief People Officer at Genentech, a leading biotechnology company and member of the Roche Group. Davis not only brings more than 25 years of HR experience as an innovative leader to her role, but also a commonsense approach to problem-solving, thinking, empathy, and results orientation. In her role as CPO, she oversees […]

Faces of HR: Best of L&D Leadership

It’s Learning & Development Week at HR Daily Advisor—and we couldn’t be more excited to share the timely news and insights with our dedicated HRDA audience. For our Faces of HR column this week, we look back at some of our favorite Faces and share their expert commentary and insights from the front lines of […]

Faces of HR: Katya Laviolette on Curiosity and Cultivating Support Networks

Meet Katya Laviolette, Chief People Officer at 1Password, a leader in human-centric security and privacy. Laviolette has more than 25 years of experience as a business-oriented people leader in HR, hyper-growth leadership, mergers and acquisitions (M&As), cultural change, talent management and acquisition, global rewards, organizational effectiveness, real estate operations, and health and safety. Since joining […]

Faces of HR: Beth Christensen on Moving the Needle Forward in DEI Recruiting

Like many of the HR professionals we profile, Beth Christensen also took a nontraditional route to the world of HR. After graduating from the University of Florida with a degree in marketing, Christensen took a job she thought would have her “wearing linen suits and devising strategies” and drove a delivery truck for Frito Lay. […]

Faces of HR: Adam Weber on Courage, Conviction, and Believing in Yourself

Meet Adam Weber, Chief Evangelist at 15Five, a performance management platform. 15Five’s platform combines coaching and manager training, 360° performance reviews, in-depth engagement surveys, and more to help HR leaders deliver better business outcomes. Weber also previously co-founded Emplify, an employee engagement measurement platform, and Bluebridge Digital, a mobile app platform. He sold the companies […]

Faces of HR: Chelsea Searan on Using an HR Lens to Better Your Organization

Meet Chelsea Searan, Human Resources Lead at Instant Financial, a free platform that allows businesses to offer employees earned wage access. Through Instant, employees have free real-time access to the money they have earned but have yet to be compensated for. Before joining the organization, Searan served as HR Manager at a third-party logistics company. […]

Faces of HR: Sabra Sciolaro on Acts of Courage, Coaching, and Communication

Meet Sabra Sciolaro, Chief People Officer (CPO) at Firstup, a content and collaboration software company. Sciolaro brings not only more than 15 years of HR and organizational development experience to her role but also a history of leading transformational change and strengthening employee engagement in myriad industries, including software development, cybersecurity, retail, and health care.  […]