Episodes: 337
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.6/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 386 subscribers
Instagram: 31.0k followers
Publicly listed emails
wrkdefined@gmail.com
hello@letsfixwork.com
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Laurie Ruettimann - HR writer, speaker, consultant, and workplace commentator known for challenging conventional approaches to human resources and organizational culture.
Amy Wilson - Financial Freedom, Career Advice, Workplace Anxiety, Childcare, Housing, And The Social Safety Net.
Meg Bear - Financial Freedom, Career Advice, Workplace Anxiety, Childcare, Housing, And The Social Safety Net.
Lisa Sterling - Replacing Traditional HR Practices, Employee Engagement Metrics, Capability Systems, Performance Management, And Organizational Growth.
David Barrett - Employee Experience Measurement, Workforce Sentiment, People Investment, Organizational Performance, And The Business Case For Caring.
Rae Shanahan - Benefits Personalization, Anticipatory Benefits, Financial Fragility, Benefits Technology, And The Future Of Benefits Work.
314: Job Searching with Stefanie Fackrell
October 06, 2026
Stefanie Fackrell was laid off in 2023 and decided to bet on herself. The next two years tested that bet hard. Her brother, who was also her best friend, was killed by a drunk driver in 2024, and a year later she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She kept building her business through all of it, and she kept showing up online to help people find work. She's now head of talent for two venture-backed startups through her firm, dysruptiveHR, and she isn't sugarcoating the market. Many white-col...
313: You're Not Broken. The System Is.
August 04, 2026
Laurie sat down with Meg Bear and Amy Wilson on their podcast, the Meg & Amy Show, and the conversation was good enough that she wanted to share it with Punk Rock HR listeners too. They talk about financial freedom and what it actually buys you, and why Laurie thinks AI is taking the blame for problems that are really about childcare, housing, and a missing safety net. If you want Laurie's honest take on work, money, and what's really breaking people right now, this is the conversation. In...
312: Blowing Up the HR Playbook with Lisa Sterling
June 29, 2026
Lisa Sterling said "absolutely not" when she was first asked to take a Chief People Officer role. Not because she didn't care about people, but because everything she believed about organizational performance was at odds with what HR was supposed to be. She took the job anyway, with one instruction: get rid of all of it and build what you actually believe in. She's now CPO at Perceptyx, and that's still her operating mode. The engagement score obsession, the job architectures, the performanc...
Glass and Out · High booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
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The publicly listed emails for Punk Rock HR: wrkdefined@gmail.com and hello@letsfixwork.com.
Podseeker estimates Punk Rock HR reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Punk Rock HR typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior HR, people, benefits, technology, or organizational leaders; founders and CEOs of relevant companies; workplace researchers; and authors or thought leaders with practical expertise in the future of work. Common among recent guests: Executive leadership in human resources or people operations; Founded or led a workplace, HR technology, benefits, or organizational research company; Developed research, frameworks, or operating models addressing workplace and employee experience challenges. Recent guests include Amy Wilson, Meg Bear, and Lisa Sterling.
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