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Culture Starts Here: Do Mission, Vision, and Values Really Matter?
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ADVISA CEO Heather Haas and leadership consultant BJ McKay spill the T in ATLAS, delving into the second of five essential drivers for creating cultural competitive advantage: Trust and Shared Purpose. Heather and BJ define what this driver really means and provide practical tactics any organization can use to promote it. This episode decodes the i…
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Live from CultureCon® 2025: Who Are You? Not What You've Done with Natasha Nuytten
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Why are we still using resumes like it's 1995?! 📄 Live from CultureCon® 2025, Nikki Lewallen Gregory is joined by Natasha Nuytten, CEO of CLARA, for a rapid-fire convo on shaking up everything we thought we knew about HR. From blowing up the resume to embracing AI in ethical and human-first ways, Natasha dishes on how leaders can stop playing it sa…
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Live from CultureCon® 2024: Building Brave Spaces with Faatima Khan
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What does it really mean to show up authentically at work? In this special live episode from CultureCon® 2024, Nikki Lewallen Gregory sits down with Faatima Khan, former Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at WPS Health Solutions, to unpack how leaders can create trust-filled, brave spaces where people feel safe enough to be real. 💬 From mood ele…
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Why Culture Needs a Plan with Greg Livings and Pete Savage
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What if shaping culture felt less like guesswork and more like strategy? 🎯 Nick and Zach sit down with Greg and Pete from CultureShape to dive into the tools and insights that are helping leaders make culture intentional, measurable, and lasting. From the "Culture Wheel Playbook" to lessons learned from hundreds of conversations with leaders, this …
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Culture Starts Here: One Thing Your C-Suite Absolutely Can't Delegate
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In this episode, ADVISA CEO Heather Haas and leadership consultant BJ McKay discuss the concept of Cultural Competitive Advantage, focusing on the ATLAS framework – five drivers that organizations can leverage to align their culture with the goals of the business. Heather and BJ delve into the importance of the first driver, 'Activation from Above'…
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When Growth Breaks Culture with Dr. Julia Wiener
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What does it really take to grow a business from your garage into an international company with 300+ employees… and then turn that experience into a career helping leaders build thriving cultures? 🚀 Dr. Julia Wiener takes Nick and Zach inside her journey from corporate life to co-founding one of Inc. Magazine's fastest-growing companies, and now le…
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WorkPossible: Authentic communication beats corporate spin with Martin Fitzpatrick
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What if the way we've always done things at work is exactly what's holding us back? In this episode of "WorkPossible," Elaine and Hattie sit down with Martin Fitzpatrick, Global Employee Communications and Engagement Director at Ericsson, to challenge some of the most outdated practices in the workplace. From the uninspiring employee handbook that …
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The Fun, the Fumbles, and the Future of CultureCon®
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What happens when two self-proclaimed non-event planners accidentally create one of the most meaningful culture conferences around? In this recap of CultureCon® 2025, Nick and Zach pull back the curtain on the behind-the-scenes chaos, lessons learned, and the magic that made this year's event unforgettable. From 3,200+ connections and Madison, WI's…
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Introducing Culture Starts Here with Heather Haas and BJ McKay
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Welcome to the kickoff of "Culture Starts Here," a fresh new series from The CultureCon® Podcast in partnership with Advisa! 🎉 Meet Heather Haas, CEO of Advisa and former elementary school principal, and BJ McKay, a track coach-turned-leadership guru. Together, they break down how culture isn't just a feel-good HR project, it's a strategic lever fo…
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Doing Good Is Good Business | B Corps 101 with Nathan Stuck
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Ever wondered if doing good can actually grow your business? Nathan Stuck proves it's not only possible—it's the future of work. In this kickoff to the CultureCon®️ Podcast, Nick and Zach welcome their first-ever guest: Nathan Stuck—purpose-driven leader, TEDx speaker, author, and founder of Profitable Purpose Consulting. He breaks down what B Corp…
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Introducing WorkPossible with Hattie Roche and Elaine Page
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What would the employee experience be like if we binned the playbook? In a world where the workplace is being redefined daily, we're ditching the checklists and reimagining what leadership, culture, and employee experience. Welcome to WorkPossible. In this kick-off episode, hosts Hattie Roche, Co-Founder and Strategy Chief at Fauna, and seasoned Ch…
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Making Work Suck Less: The Birth of CultureCon®️
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Welcome to the very first episode of The CultureCon®️ Podcast 🎉 Nick and Zach kick things off with the wild and wonderful origin story of CultureCon®️: from blizzard-filled roundtables and zero event planning experience, to surprise Vegas marquees and full-on imposter syndrome. Along the way, they share the heart behind why CultureCon exists: to ma…
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Introducing the Official CultureCon® Podcast! 🎙️ Hosted by Nick Lombardino and Zach Blumenfeld, they're taking the CultureCon® experience beyond the conference. Launching this week, the Official CultureCon® Podcast brings you candid conversations with bold thinkers, everyday culture shapers, and unique voices pushing to make work better for everyon…
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