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Built By People

Madeline Safsten, Kimball Payne

Booking Overview

This executive leadership interview podcast features CEOs, HR leaders, founders, and other senior professionals discussing workforce strategy, organizational performance, talent, and leadership. Agencies can credibly pitch current or former executives, HR and people-operations specialists, founders, business coaches, and experts with practical experience in hiring, employee engagement, retention, or scaling organizations; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 413

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

support@previ.com

hello@previ.com

tanner.green@previ.com

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Host

Madeline Safsten - Co-host of Built By People, where she interviews executive leaders about leadership, people strategy, and organizational performance.

Kimball Payne - Co-host and publisher of Built By People, an executive podcast focused on leadership and workplace strategy.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
CEOs, retired CEOs, HR and people-operations executives, founders, business coaches, and senior leaders with substantial experience in organizational strategy, workforce management, talent, or business growth.
Required Achievements:  
Executive leadership of companies or major business functions, Experience building or transforming people and talent operations, Successful entrepreneurship, organizational scaling, or business growth, Recognized expertise in hiring, employee engagement, workforce planning, or leadership

Recent Guest Discussions

Oscar Perez - People Operations, Recruiting Strategy, Executive Communication, Startup Leadership, Learning From Failure, And Making Thoughtful Recommendations Without Being The Subject-matter Expert.

Ken Sobaski - Leadership Development, Talent Building, Market Redefinition, Customer-centricity, Trust, Business Scaling, And Process Improvement.

Shannon Russo - Strategic Hiring, Leadership, Technology Adoption, Salesforce, AI, Process Automation, Data Analytics, And Team Performance.

Jennifer L. Tabiza - Entrepreneurship, Business Resilience, Scaling, Team Building, Communication, Personal Branding, And Leadership Behaviors.

Whitney Badoer - Workforce Planning, AI Integration, Employee Engagement, Workplace Communication, And Supporting Caregivers.

Recent Topics

Business, Leadership, Human Resources, Employee Engagement, Talent Acquisition

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
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Communication Is So Underestimated | Sophia Okeke

October 09, 2026

Sophia Okeke is Executive Vice President and Chief People & Culture Officer at The Center for Family Support. She worked in news before moving into HR, then spent seven years building HR for country offices in Sub-Saharan Africa, including a first town hall in Togo before she could speak French. She and Maddie talk about why communication is the skill leaders underestimate, how she measures whether a training program worked, and what she's focused on now: hiring for hard-to-fill care ...

Don't Police, Partner | Nicole Buck

October 07, 2026

SummaryNicole Buck is Head of People & Culture at Black Rifle Coffee Company. She started her career as a graphic designer, found her way into recruiting at a staffing firm, and joined Black Rifle as a recruiter in 2019. She and Kimball talk about why she tells her team "don't police, partner," what she's learned moving off Workday, and how she got started with AI by asking the AI what it could help her with. She also tells the story of hiring her own boss, who became he...

You Don't Have to Be the Expert | Oscar Perez

September 30, 2026

SummaryOscar Perez spent 8 years building DEI recruiting at Meta, then became the first people hire at Equilibrium Energy, a startup. Before HR, he taught 10th grade English with Teach For America. He and Maddie talk about the executive who walked out of a pitch Oscar's team spent weeks preparing, then approved all of it over email a few days later. They also cover what the classroom taught him about people who show up with really big feelings, and why he thinks failure should be somethin...

Frequently asked questions

Here's some frequently asked questions for
Built By People
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How do I get in touch with Built By People?

Built By People is hosted by Madeline Safsten and Kimball Payne. Its publicly listed emails are support@previ.com, hello@previ.com, and tanner.green@previ.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Built By People?

The publicly listed emails for Built By People: support@previ.com, hello@previ.com, and tanner.green@previ.com.

How many listeners does Built By People have?

Podseeker estimates Built By People reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Built By People?

Built By People typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: CEOs, retired CEOs, HR and people-operations executives, founders, business coaches, and senior leaders with substantial experience in organizational strategy, workforce management, talent, or business growth. Common among recent guests: Executive leadership of companies or major business functions; Experience building or transforming people and talent operations; Successful entrepreneurship, organizational scaling, or business growth. Recent guests include Oscar Perez, Ken Sobaski, and Shannon Russo.

How hard is it to get booked on Built By People?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Built By People cover?

Recent episodes cover Business, Leadership, Human Resources, Employee Engagement, and Talent Acquisition. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

support@previ.com

hello@previ.com

tanner.green@previ.com

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