The Hennessy Report

Dave is joined by long-time friend, going all the way back to the start of the podcast, Ann Hargraves. Ann is the SVP at TScan Therapeutics and an amazingly eloquent speaker, passionate about the work and mission of TScan that she feels so connected to. As a cancer survivor herself, Ann speaks to the impact she feels working at a company whose mission is focused on life changing th

Dave is joined by Jen Nash, strategist and author of "The Big Power of Tiny Connections: How Small Interactions Spark Awesome Outcomes." This episode of The Hennessy Report was recorded live at NEHRA's annual conference after Jen's appearance as the keynote speaker. Through her research for her book, she has found that "highly engaged workforces are 21% more profitable and 17% more

On this holiday edition of The Hennessy Report, Dave is joined by Erin Lovering, the CHRO at Edelman Financial Engines. Erin discusses her start in clinical psychology, juggling strong legacy cultures after a merger, as well as their mission statement: everyone deserves to move their financial lives forward. She believes HR’s job is to get the best out of organizations and the be

Dave is joined by Keystone colleague Shawna Simcik in this special edition of The Hennessy Report. Shawna and her team from ICC, the company Shawna co-founded with Susan Ruhl, recently joined the Keystone Partners community, bringing some amazing expertise and passion for leadership development. Together we will continue to support organizations and leaders at all levels through de

Dave is joined by Ajit Vakharia, President and CEO at Flare Education. Dave first met Ajit three years ago, at the start of Flare's creation, and has remained inspired by the mission ever since. Ajit shares that mission of providing high school students, often from generationally poor backgrounds, with work-based learning experiences. Flare is redefining the way internships can and

Dave is joined by Bob Selle, CPO at Ocean State Job Lot, in this episode of The Hennessy Report. From a memorable presentation at NEHRA, to sitting on NEHRA's board with Dave, to the podcast, we've been fans of Bob for years and are excited to share his unique expertise with our audience! Bob shares the origin story for Ocean State and how they've maintained their humble, family cu

Dave is joined by colleague Kim Littlefield and guest Paul Francisco, the first Chief Diversity Officer for State Street. On that topic, Paul speaks about a mindset change he experienced, no longer believing the goal is to work himself out of a job. Paul shares what it was like growing up in Honduras and his unexpected move to the US, which prompted his passion for DEIB. He also di

Dave interviews Josh Bersin, Founder and CEO of The Josh Bersin Company and author of "Irresistible." Josh describes his unique path to become an industry analyst, researcher, educator, and technology analyst covering all aspects of corporate HR, training, talent management, recruiting, leadership, and workplace technology. An innovative thinker, Josh shares his insight on the futu

Dave is reunited with Lisa Reilly, the CPO at PTC, having known each other for more than 20 years. Rob Byron, Dave's colleague from Keystone Partners, also joins this episode of The Hennessy Report. Lisa shares her journey from falling into HR and moving from a global HR business partner role to leading the function as a CPO. She even reminisces on her time working as a consultant

Dave is joined by colleague Brenda Stanton and Paul McKinlay, VP of Communications & Remote Working at Cimpress & Vista. Paul discusses their revolutionary rise to remote work and how they encourage employees to "live their best possible experience while working and achieving their best possible work" and how they began this ongoing transition. He also covers their dedication to sm