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Welcome to People Championing, a show where we sit down with founders and the people leaders of the world's fastest-growing scale-ups to understand how they tackle culture and L&D at their organizations.

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Making the Right Decisions When Building a Rapidly-growing Business from 0 to 1

Making the Right Decisions When Building a Rapidly-growing Business from 0 to 1

In Episode 5, Rafael Guper discusses the importance of strategic hiring for tech businesses with experts on product development, team alignment, and cost management. Key points include the need for core role hires like a CTO or head of engineering, the focus on developing a Minimal Viable Product (MVP), and balancing speed with perfection in scaling growth.
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Season 2

Unlocking the Power of Tech in HR & Learning

Unlocking the Power of Tech in HR & Learning

In Episode 4, Rafeal Guper discusses integrating technology in HR and learning, with insights from leaders at Stack One and JLL. They cover the importance of seamless platform integration, skills-based learning, and data automation to improve workforce efficiency. Key takeaways include the evolving role of L&D professionals and the power of gamification to enhance engagement."
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Documenting Company Culture for Rapidly Growing Teams

Documenting Company Culture for Rapidly Growing Teams

In Episode 3, Rafeal Guper discusses the role of documentation in startup culture with Virgil Renard and Sarah Emily. They highlight how effective documentation boosts onboarding, fosters collaboration, and accelerates productivity. Key takeaways include the importance of feedback loops and creating engaging, inclusive content
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Leveraging HR Tech to build strong teams - For startups in their early days & beyond

Leveraging HR Tech to build strong teams - For startups in their early days & beyond

In Episode 2, Rafael Guper talks with HR tech experts Smitha and Dille about leveraging technology for recruitment. They discuss the importance of a strong tech stack, balancing tech with human touch, and tracking HR metrics. Key insights include focusing on soft skills, integrating HR tools, and fostering company culture from the top down.
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The Importance of the Physical Workplace When Building Teams and Culture

The Importance of the Physical Workplace When Building Teams and Culture

In Episode 1, Rafael Guper discusses the role of physical workplaces in team building and culture with Jose and Asad. They highlight how face-to-face interactions enhance communication, the importance of sustainability, and balancing in-person and remote work for a positive culture
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Season 1

Episode 6:  Leverage a culture that promotes diversity and inclusion to build high-performing teams

Episode 6: Leverage a culture that promotes diversity and inclusion to build high-performing teams

In Episode 6 of People Championing, we sit down with Joe Seddon (Founder and CEO, Zero Gravity) and Lisa Kalstrom (CHRO at TeamTailor), to chat about how businesses can leverage a culture that promotes diversity and inclusion to build high-performing teams.
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Episode 5: Importance of transparency, authenticity and documentation as cornerstones of company culture

Episode 5: Importance of transparency, authenticity and documentation as cornerstones of company culture

In Episode 5 of People Championing, we sit down with Derry Holt (Founder and CEO, One Up Sales) and Eveline Van Belle (Head of People at Bizzy), to talk about the importance of transparency, authenticity and documentation as cornerstones of company culture.
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Episode 4: Nurturing and scaling culture in rapidly expanding businesses

Episode 4: Nurturing and scaling culture in rapidly expanding businesses

In episode 4 of People Championing, we’re discussing scaling company culture - how founders and people leaders can come together to build and nurture
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Episode 3: Building a healthy remote workplace environment

Episode 3: Building a healthy remote workplace environment

Raf talks with Jakob Knutzen, CEO of Butter, and Esra Goksel, People Leader at Eatron, about productivity in remote teams. Jakob covers remote collaboration, while Esra discusses fostering wellbeing and productivity for remote employees.
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Episode 2: Driving People Growth That Creates Tangible Business Impact

Episode 2: Driving People Growth That Creates Tangible Business Impact

Raf speaks with Anthony Rose, CEO of Seed Legals, and Elise Lockyer, Chief People Officer of Sonovate, about the role of upskilling in business growth. Anthony emphasizes building learning-focused teams, and Elise shares her experience in developing effective training programs.
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Episode 1: Building High Performance Teams The Sales VS People approach

Episode 1: Building High Performance Teams The Sales VS People approach

Raf interviews Gautam Rishi, CEO of One Shot AI, and Adam Horne, Co-Founder of Open Org, on building high-performance teams. Gautam discusses creating successful sales teams, while Adam focuses on fostering transparent workplaces.
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