People Operations Strategy

Strategic approach to human capital management that treats people as fuel rather than friction, optimizing hiring, culture, and organizational design to support high-growth company objectives.

2 episodes

Ep46-Rachel Zeller: Hiring Humans in an AI World

Ep46-Rachel Zeller: Hiring Humans in an AI World

Rachel Zeller, Managing Director at Kitces.com, discusses how her company maintains human-centered hiring practices in an AI-saturated world. She shares strategies for identifying authentic candidates, including requiring AI transcripts with work samples, conducting process-focused interviews, and deliberately slowing down applications by turning off easy-apply features. The conversation explores balancing AI as a productivity tool while preserving genuine human connection in recruitment.

Ep 34 - Brantley Fry: Why Connecting People and Process Is Your Secret Weapon

Ep 34 - Brantley Fry: Why Connecting People and Process Is Your Secret Weapon

Brantley Fry, partner at Tech CXO's human capital management practice, shares her unconventional career path from environmental lawyer to political state director to HR strategist. She discusses her work on major environmental cases including the TVA coal ash spill and BP oil spill, her role as state director for Senator Doug Jones, and her current focus on helping high-growth companies optimize people operations. The conversation explores M&A communication strategies, non-traditional hiring approaches, and Birmingham's emerging biotech ecosystem.

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