People Over Perks Podcast Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/people-over-perks-podcast In People Over Perks, we go behind the scenes with forward-thinking HR and People Operations leaders to uncover how they are building a high-performance culture at their company. We dive into how they approach their role, the processes they’ve built, the structure of their teams, the challenges they face, how they structure their work-life, and much more. Hosted by the team at Leapsome. © 2025 Leapsome 6de49927-55d8-5e00-a367-9c1f230ecee8 no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:36:38 +0200 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:03:23 +0100 https://img.transistor.fm/VDqYPDicAoRORLdKyshbhyjZt4W-9PLyrs2Wu1mj7ss/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE2ODA1LzE2MDc0/NjYwODYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg People Over Perks Podcast episodic Leapsome In People Over Perks, we go behind the scenes with forward-thinking HR and People Operations leaders to uncover how they are building a high-performance culture at their company. We dive into how they approach their role, the processes they’ve built, the structure of their teams, the challenges they face, how they structure their work-life, and much more. Hosted by the team at Leapsome. In People Over Perks, we go behind the scenes with forward-thinking HR and People Operations leaders to uncover how they are building a high-performance culture at their company. HR, Human Resources, People Operations, Company Culture, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Career Development Andy Parker No No #11: Sandrien Boogaard - HR Director at GoodHabitz 11 11 #11: Sandrien Boogaard - HR Director at GoodHabitz full cde709a2-686f-4dfc-8313-55274d49f119 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3da54cb3 On this People Over Perks podcast episode, we have Sandrien Boogaard. Sandrien is the HR Director at GoodHabitz, an online training platform with tonnes of courses that aim to make learning fun. In this episode, we talk about how Sandrien is building her HR function from the ground up, the importance of employee development, and much more 🤌

]]> On this People Over Perks podcast episode, we have Sandrien Boogaard. Sandrien is the HR Director at GoodHabitz, an online training platform with tonnes of courses that aim to make learning fun. In this episode, we talk about how Sandrien is building her HR function from the ground up, the importance of employee development, and much more 🤌

]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:35:50 +0100 Leapsome Leapsome 2090 In this episode, we speak with Sandrien Boogaard. Sandrien is the HR Director at GoodHabitz, an online training platform with tonnes of courses that aim to make learning fun. In this episode, we speak with Sandrien Boogaard. Sandrien is the HR Director at GoodHabitz, an online training platform with tonnes of courses that aim to make learning fun. HR, Human Resources, People Operations, Company Culture, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Career Development No #10: Michael Nicodemus - Director of People & Growth Development at Vinted 10 10 #10: Michael Nicodemus - Director of People & Growth Development at Vinted full d4b841ff-487b-44a3-a72a-b8389e09cd6e https://share.transistor.fm/s/954abb39 On this person Over Perks podcast episode, we have Michael Nicodemus. Michael is the Director of People & Growth Development at Vinted, an online marketplace for buying, selling, and exchanging new or secondhand items. In this episode, we cover topics including how to create a feedback culture at a company, his approach to leadership, 360 performance reviews, and much more. 

]]> On this person Over Perks podcast episode, we have Michael Nicodemus. Michael is the Director of People & Growth Development at Vinted, an online marketplace for buying, selling, and exchanging new or secondhand items. In this episode, we cover topics including how to create a feedback culture at a company, his approach to leadership, 360 performance reviews, and much more. 

]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0200 Leapsome Leapsome 2830 This episode features Michael Nicodemus (Director of People & Growth Development, Vinted) on topics like 360 performance reviews, feedback culture & more. This episode features Michael Nicodemus (Director of People & Growth Development, Vinted) on topics like 360 performance reviews, feedback culture & more. HR, Human Resources, People Operations, Company Culture, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Career Development No #9: Vanessa Stock - Co-Founder & Chief People Officer at Pitch 9 9 #9: Vanessa Stock - Co-Founder & Chief People Officer at Pitch full 81156cd3-edea-416b-b26b-e0545266d6c0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/824fb45f On this People Over Perks podcast episode, we have Vanessa Stock. Vanessa is the Co-Founder and Chief People Officer of Pitch, a platform for presentations to enable every team’s best thinking. In this episode, we cover topics including her career path en route to co-founding Pitch, how the People team at Pitch help scale the company, and how she is passionate about creating a people centric organization.

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]]> On this People Over Perks podcast episode, we have Vanessa Stock. Vanessa is the Co-Founder and Chief People Officer of Pitch, a platform for presentations to enable every team’s best thinking. In this episode, we cover topics including her career path en route to co-founding Pitch, how the People team at Pitch help scale the company, and how she is passionate about creating a people centric organization.

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]]> Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0100 Leapsome Leapsome 2293 In this episode, Vanessa Stock covers topics including her career path en route to co-founding Pitch, how the People team at Pitch help scale the company, and how she is passionate about creating a people-centric organization. In this episode, Vanessa Stock covers topics including her career path en route to co-founding Pitch, how the People team at Pitch help scale the company, and how she is passionate about creating a people-centric organization. HR, Human Resources, People Operations, Company Culture, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Career Development No #8: David Hanrahan - CHRO at Eventbrite 8 8 #8: David Hanrahan - CHRO at Eventbrite full 3c13cd84-8d72-42a7-87d8-3efd59efe3b9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e4928ff6 On this People Over Perks podcast episode, we have David Hanrahan. David is the CHRO at Eventbrite, a ticketing and event technology platform that helps businesses organize and sell tickets to events online. In this episode, we cover topics including the company’s cultural evolution, their approach to compensation and performance, what it means to be a great CHRO, and more.


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]]> On this People Over Perks podcast episode, we have David Hanrahan. David is the CHRO at Eventbrite, a ticketing and event technology platform that helps businesses organize and sell tickets to events online. In this episode, we cover topics including the company’s cultural evolution, their approach to compensation and performance, what it means to be a great CHRO, and more.


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]]> Thu, 04 Nov 2021 06:30:00 +0100 Leapsome Leapsome 2354 In this episode, we speak with David Hanrahan, CHRO at Eventbrite. David covers many topics including the future of work, Eventbrite's approach to compensation and performance, their cultural evolution, and more. Enjoy. In this episode, we speak with David Hanrahan, CHRO at Eventbrite. David covers many topics including the future of work, Eventbrite's approach to compensation and performance, their cultural evolution, and more. Enjoy. HR, Human Resources, People Operations, Company Culture, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Career Development No #7: Matt Bradburn - Co-Founder of The People Collective 7 7 #7: Matt Bradburn - Co-Founder of The People Collective full 4c3e9ba1-ae58-4c35-b0cf-937efcc179fb https://share.transistor.fm/s/e3a2ea8c Welcome to another episode of the People Over Perks podcast by Leapsome. Each episode features an HR and People Operations leader, sharing behind-the-scenes details about their role and the processes they’ve put in place to build a high-performance culture in their company. We’ll also discuss the future of work and how to make workplaces more humane and diverse.

In this episode, we speak with Matt Bradburn, co-founder of The People Collective. Matt covers many topics including frameworks for career progression, how to build processes for professional development, how to develop in the world of People Ops, and more. Enjoy. 

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In this episode, we speak with Matt Bradburn, co-founder of The People Collective. Matt covers many topics including frameworks for career progression, how to build processes for professional development, how to develop in the world of People Ops, and more. Enjoy. 

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]]> Tue, 13 Jul 2021 06:00:00 +0200 Leapsome Leapsome 2497 On this People Over Perks podcast episode, we have Matt Bradburn. Matt is the Co-founder of The People Collective, a People, HR, and Talent Consultancy.  In this episode, we cover many topics including frameworks for career progression, how to build processes for professional development, salary benchmarking, and more. Enjoy.  On this People Over Perks podcast episode, we have Matt Bradburn. Matt is the Co-founder of The People Collective, a People, HR, and Talent Consultancy.  In this episode, we cover many topics including frameworks for career progression, how to build proce HR, Human Resources, People Operations, Company Culture, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Career Development No #6: Jennifer Samreny - HR Business Partner at Pinterest 6 6 #6: Jennifer Samreny - HR Business Partner at Pinterest full ac158057-305f-4f91-b940-9795b455b46f https://share.transistor.fm/s/5719823a Welcome to another episode of the People Over Perks podcast by Leapsome. Each episode features an HR and People Operations leader, sharing behind-the-scenes details about their role and the processes they’ve put in place to build a high-performance culture in their company. We’ll also discuss the future of work and how to make workplaces more humane and diverse.

In this episode, we speak with Jennifer Samreny, HR Business Partner at Pinterest (http://pinterest.com). Jennifer tells us about the road to her current role, her criteria on how she evaluates opportunities, cultural differences she has experienced in the US vs. Europe, as well as working at a start-up vs. a scale-up. She offers career advice to HR professionals, talks about the importance of implementing frameworks, and much more.

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]]> Welcome to another episode of the People Over Perks podcast by Leapsome. Each episode features an HR and People Operations leader, sharing behind-the-scenes details about their role and the processes they’ve put in place to build a high-performance culture in their company. We’ll also discuss the future of work and how to make workplaces more humane and diverse.

In this episode, we speak with Jennifer Samreny, HR Business Partner at Pinterest (http://pinterest.com). Jennifer tells us about the road to her current role, her criteria on how she evaluates opportunities, cultural differences she has experienced in the US vs. Europe, as well as working at a start-up vs. a scale-up. She offers career advice to HR professionals, talks about the importance of implementing frameworks, and much more.

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]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:00:00 +0200 Leapsome Leapsome 2360 In this episode, we speak with Jennifer Samreny, HR Business Partner at Pinterest. Jennifer tells us about the road to her current role, her criteria for evaluating opportunities, cultural differences she has experienced in the US vs. Europe, as well as working at a start-up vs. a scale-up. She offers career advice to HR professionals, talks about the importance of implementing frameworks, and much more. In this episode, we speak with Jennifer Samreny, HR Business Partner at Pinterest. Jennifer tells us about the road to her current role, her criteria for evaluating opportunities, cultural differences she has experienced in the US vs. Europe, as well as w HR, Human Resources, People Operations, Company Culture, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Career Development No #5: Jessica Hayes - VP People & Talent at Whereby 5 5 #5: Jessica Hayes - VP People & Talent at Whereby full d1fb6921-aa34-47ac-9253-2987250ae782 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8cae7b61 Welcome to another episode of the People Over Perks podcast by Leapsome. Each episode features an HR and People Operations leader, sharing behind-the-scenes details about their role and the processes they’ve put in place to build a high-performance culture in their company. We’ll also discuss the future of work and how to make workplaces more humane and diverse.

In this episode, we speak with Jessica Hayes, VP People & Talent at Whereby (www.whereby.com). Jessica tells us about her experience of being a VP People in a remote business, how she is building up "people ops as a product", how she approaches building her HR budgets and a lot more.


]]> Welcome to another episode of the People Over Perks podcast by Leapsome. Each episode features an HR and People Operations leader, sharing behind-the-scenes details about their role and the processes they’ve put in place to build a high-performance culture in their company. We’ll also discuss the future of work and how to make workplaces more humane and diverse.

In this episode, we speak with Jessica Hayes, VP People & Talent at Whereby (www.whereby.com). Jessica tells us about her experience of being a VP People in a remote business, how she is building up "people ops as a product", how she approaches building her HR budgets and a lot more.


]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0200 Leapsome Leapsome 2823 In this episode, we speak with Jessica Hayes, VP People & Talent at Whereby (www.whereby.com). Jessica tells us about her experience of being a VP People in a remote business, how she is building up "people ops as a product", how she approaches building her HR budgets and a lot more. In this episode, we speak with Jessica Hayes, VP People & Talent at Whereby (www.whereby.com). Jessica tells us about her experience of being a VP People in a remote business, how she is building up "people ops as a product", how she approaches buildi HR, Human Resources, People Operations, Company Culture, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Career Development No #4: Daniela Kurrer - Chief People Officer at HeyJobs 4 4 #4: Daniela Kurrer - Chief People Officer at HeyJobs full 6d937d00-be93-4d9a-b8e8-fe1c600b1bd3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1ab2313f In this episode, we speak with Daniela Kurrer, the Chief People Officer at HeyJobs. We speak about how Daniela has scaled HeyJobs as they have grown over the past four years, how she is building a feedback culture within the company, and how HeyJobs is supporting their employees with their mental health and much more.

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]]> In this episode, we speak with Daniela Kurrer, the Chief People Officer at HeyJobs. We speak about how Daniela has scaled HeyJobs as they have grown over the past four years, how she is building a feedback culture within the company, and how HeyJobs is supporting their employees with their mental health and much more.

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]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0100 Leapsome Leapsome 2891 In this episode, we speak with Daniela Kurrer, the Chief People Officer at HeyJobs about building a feedback culture and a lot more. In this episode, we speak with Daniela Kurrer, the Chief People Officer at HeyJobs about building a feedback culture and a lot more. HR, Human Resources, People Operations, Company Culture, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Career Development No #3: Ulrike Schadeberg - Head of People & Global Executive Recruitment at Cherry Ventures 3 3 #3: Ulrike Schadeberg - Head of People & Global Executive Recruitment at Cherry Ventures full b5c47854-4f94-48b7-b799-50f5e162a4f8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cd91754c Welcome to another episode of the People Over Perks podcast by Leapsome. Each episode features an HR and People Operations leader, sharing behind-the-scenes details about their role and the processes they’ve put in place to build a high-performance culture in their company. We’ll also discuss the future of work and how to make workplaces more humane and diverse.

Our guest on this episode is Ulrike Schadeberg. Ulrike is the Head of People & Global Executive Recruitment at Cherry Ventures. In this episode, we discuss how Ulrike balances wearing multiple hats, how she supports the early-stage startups from the Cherry portfolio with all HR topics, and much, much more. Enjoy the discussion.

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]]> Welcome to another episode of the People Over Perks podcast by Leapsome. Each episode features an HR and People Operations leader, sharing behind-the-scenes details about their role and the processes they’ve put in place to build a high-performance culture in their company. We’ll also discuss the future of work and how to make workplaces more humane and diverse.

Our guest on this episode is Ulrike Schadeberg. Ulrike is the Head of People & Global Executive Recruitment at Cherry Ventures. In this episode, we discuss how Ulrike balances wearing multiple hats, how she supports the early-stage startups from the Cherry portfolio with all HR topics, and much, much more. Enjoy the discussion.

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]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0100 Leapsome Leapsome 2925 Our guest on this episode is Ulrike Schadeberg. Ulrike is the Head of People & Global Executive Recruitment at Cherry Ventures. In this episode, we discuss how Ulrike balances wearing multiple hats, how she supports the early-stage startups from the Cherry portfolio with all HR topics, and much, much more. Enjoy the discussion. Our guest on this episode is Ulrike Schadeberg. Ulrike is the Head of People & Global Executive Recruitment at Cherry Ventures. In this episode, we discuss how Ulrike balances wearing multiple hats, how she supports the early-stage startups from the C HR, Human Resources, People Operations, Company Culture, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Career Development No #2: Krystall Fierens-Lee, Chief People Experience Officer at Proxyclick 2 2 #2: Krystall Fierens-Lee, Chief People Experience Officer at Proxyclick full 7f309b50-6801-48be-84a2-f76dc9c33841 https://share.transistor.fm/s/dddb1619 Welcome to another episode of the People Over Perks podcast by Leapsome. Each episode features an HR and People Operations leader, sharing behind-the-scenes details about their role and the processes they’ve put in place to build a high-performance culture in their company. We’ll also discuss the future of work and how to make workplaces more humane and diverse.

In this episode, we have a conversation with Krystall Fierens-Lee, Chief People Experience Officer at Proxyclick. We cover many topics, including how Krystall is creating a consistent employee experience across Proxyclick’s global offices, how she would advise someone looking for their first role as a Head of People, and the differences between working in HR in a corporate environment compared to startups and scaleups.

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- Books that Krystall mentions: 'The Hard Thing About Hard Things' and 'What You Do Is Who You Are', both by Ben Horowitz
- Krystall mentions Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer at VaynerMedia as a great person to follow on social media.
- Krystall recommends the Getting Things Done method by David Allen https://gettingthingsdone.com/
- Krystall also recommends training by https://www.marshallgoldsmith.com/

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]]> Welcome to another episode of the People Over Perks podcast by Leapsome. Each episode features an HR and People Operations leader, sharing behind-the-scenes details about their role and the processes they’ve put in place to build a high-performance culture in their company. We’ll also discuss the future of work and how to make workplaces more humane and diverse.

In this episode, we have a conversation with Krystall Fierens-Lee, Chief People Experience Officer at Proxyclick. We cover many topics, including how Krystall is creating a consistent employee experience across Proxyclick’s global offices, how she would advise someone looking for their first role as a Head of People, and the differences between working in HR in a corporate environment compared to startups and scaleups.

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- Books that Krystall mentions: 'The Hard Thing About Hard Things' and 'What You Do Is Who You Are', both by Ben Horowitz
- Krystall mentions Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer at VaynerMedia as a great person to follow on social media.
- Krystall recommends the Getting Things Done method by David Allen https://gettingthingsdone.com/
- Krystall also recommends training by https://www.marshallgoldsmith.com/

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]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:55:38 +0100 Leapsome Leapsome 3369 Krystall tells us about how she is creating a consistent employee experience across Proxyclick’s global offices, how she would advise someone looking for their first role as a Head of People, and the differences between working in HR in a corporate environment compared to startups and scaleups, and much more. Krystall tells us about how she is creating a consistent employee experience across Proxyclick’s global offices, how she would advise someone looking for their first role as a Head of People, and the differences between working in HR in a corporate enviro HR, Human Resources, People Operations, Company Culture, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Career Development No #1: Till Neatby, Co-Founder & Head of Culture at Marley Spoon 1 1 #1: Till Neatby, Co-Founder & Head of Culture at Marley Spoon full 3bccf153-1cdd-4903-ae15-7d80f4018b72 https://share.transistor.fm/s/00d1a8f1 Welcome to the People Over Perks podcast by Leapsome. Each episode features an HR and People Operations leader, sharing behind-the-scenes details about their role and the processes they’ve put in place to build a high-performance culture in their company. We’ll also discuss the future of work and how to make workplaces more humane and diverse.

In this episode, we sit down with Till Neatby, the Co-Founder and Head of Culture at Marley Spoon. Till shares why the Head of Culture role was created, the big levers that have helped them scale their culture as they have they’ve grown to over 1,500 people, how they run employee engagement surveys, and a whole lot more.

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- Till's book recommendation: 'The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable' by Patrick Lencioni.
- The Slack App that Marley Spoon uses to schedule coffee meetings with colleagues is called 'Donut'.

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]]> Welcome to the People Over Perks podcast by Leapsome. Each episode features an HR and People Operations leader, sharing behind-the-scenes details about their role and the processes they’ve put in place to build a high-performance culture in their company. We’ll also discuss the future of work and how to make workplaces more humane and diverse.

In this episode, we sit down with Till Neatby, the Co-Founder and Head of Culture at Marley Spoon. Till shares why the Head of Culture role was created, the big levers that have helped them scale their culture as they have they’ve grown to over 1,500 people, how they run employee engagement surveys, and a whole lot more.

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- Till's book recommendation: 'The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable' by Patrick Lencioni.
- The Slack App that Marley Spoon uses to schedule coffee meetings with colleagues is called 'Donut'.

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]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:36:51 +0100 Leapsome Leapsome 2736 Till shares why the Head of Culture role was created, the big levers that have helped them scale their culture as they have they’ve grown to over 1,500 people, how they run employee engagement surveys, and a whole lot more. Till shares why the Head of Culture role was created, the big levers that have helped them scale their culture as they have they’ve grown to over 1,500 people, how they run employee engagement surveys, and a whole lot more. HR, Human Resources, People Operations, Company Culture, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Career Development No