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HR Leaders

Chris Rainey

Booking Overview

An interview-led HR leadership show focused on people strategy, executive leadership, workplace performance, and the future of work, typically featuring CHROs, senior HR executives, learning leaders, and specialized workplace experts. Credible pitches include senior people officers, organizational leadership practitioners, workplace researchers, and authors with actionable expertise; booking difficulty is high because the show favors established leaders from prominent organizations and highly relevant subject-matter experts.

Metrics

Episodes: 880

Frequency: Several times a week

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 14.5k subscribers

Instagram: 3.9k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

hello@hrleaders.co

hello@hrdleaders.com

chris@hrleaders.co

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Host

Chris Rainey - Host of the HR Leaders Podcast, where he interviews senior human resources executives and leading experts about people strategy, leadership, workplace performance, and HR innovation.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Chief People Officers, CHROs, vice presidents and other senior HR executives at established organizations; senior learning and development leaders; executive advisors; and authors or recognized specialists with practical expertise in workplace leadership, organizational performance, wellbeing, or HR transformation.
Required Achievements:  
Senior leadership roles at prominent organizations, Published books or established subject-matter expertise, Leading organization-wide HR, learning, leadership, or transformation initiatives

Recent Guest Discussions

Nabeela Elsayed - Burnout Risks Among High Achievers, Sustainable Performance, Ambition, Purpose, Identity, And Workplace Wellbeing

Simon Brown - Upskilling Employees For Artificial Intelligence, Hands-on Learning, AI Agents, Responsible AI, And Human Judgment

Joshua Horenstein - Cross-functional Executive Leadership, Career Mobility, Succession Planning, Artificial Intelligence, And Leadership Breadth

Rich Jennings - CHRO Influence, CEO Advising, Business Fluency, Executive Decision-making, And Strategic HR Leadership

Josh Klein - CHRO Influence, CEO Advising, Business Fluency, Executive Decision-making, And Strategic HR Leadership

Recent Topics

Business, Human Resources, Leadership, Workplace Culture, Artificial Intelligence

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
HR Leaders
:

5 Mistakes Every Company Needs to Fix Before Adding Another AI Tool

October 12, 2026

What if the biggest barrier to better work is not a lack of technology, but unclear priorities, inconsistent ways of working and disconnected teams?In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I sit down with Sandra Ma, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Richard H., Jr., Co-Founder and Chief Design Officer at Jovial, to explore why better workplaces start with clarity, consistency and connection.From meetings after the meeting to information scattered across Slack channels, Sandra and ...

5 Ways to Build a Workplace People Don’t Want to Leave

October 07, 2026

What if the strongest workplace culture is not built through expensive perks, but through the everyday systems that make people feel seen, supported and able to grow?In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I sit down with Laura Lawson, Chief People Officer at United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), to explore how UWM has built an unusually intentional workplace culture for its 9,000 employees in Pontiac, Michigan.From onsite healthcare and career coaching to monthly employee-led conversations and...

How to Move From AI Pilots to Real Business Impact

October 05, 2026

What if the biggest mistake companies are making with AI is trying to improve individual tasks instead of redesigning the entire process?In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I sit down with Bruno Da Sola, Group Chief People Officer at Inetum, to explore what changed when the company moved beyond scattered AI experiments and started redesigning critical end-to-end workflows.For HR leaders, the bigger lesson is not simply to add more AI tools. It is to identify the workflows that matter m...

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Frequently asked questions

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HR Leaders
:

How do I get in touch with HR Leaders?

HR Leaders is hosted by Chris Rainey. Its publicly listed emails are hello@hrleaders.co, hello@hrdleaders.com, and chris@hrleaders.co. 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 HR Leaders?

The publicly listed emails for HR Leaders: hello@hrleaders.co, hello@hrdleaders.com, and chris@hrleaders.co.

How many listeners does HR Leaders have?

Podseeker estimates HR Leaders reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for HR Leaders?

HR Leaders typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Chief People Officers, CHROs, vice presidents and other senior HR executives at established organizations; senior learning and development leaders; executive advisors; and authors or recognized specialists with practical expertise in workplace leadership, organizational performance, wellbeing, or HR transformation. Common among recent guests: Senior leadership roles at prominent organizations; Published books or established subject-matter expertise; Leading organization-wide HR, learning, leadership, or transformation initiatives. Recent guests include Nabeela Elsayed, Simon Brown, and Joshua Horenstein.

How hard is it to get booked on HR Leaders?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does HR Leaders cover?

Recent episodes cover Business, Human Resources, Leadership, Workplace Culture, and Artificial Intelligence. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

hello@hrleaders.co

hello@hrdleaders.com

chris@hrleaders.co

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