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HR & Payroll 2.0

HR & Payroll 2.0

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 Join Pete A. Tiliakos and Julie Fernandez as they combine their unique HR and payroll industry knowledge, experience, and POV’s for highly authentic conversations that unpack the key trends, challenges, and opportunities facing HR and Payroll leaders today! Powered ad-free by G-P, OneSource Virtual, and Zoho.All rights reserved by WRKdefined Economics Management Management & Leadership Politics & Government
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  • When Recognition Becomes Rewarding with Special Guest James Gozney

    When Recognition Becomes Rewarding with Special Guest James Gozney
    Nov 3 2026
    In this episode, Pete and Julie welcome James Gozney, Founder and CEO of Aslan, for a conversation on how fintech is disrupting employee reward and recognition. James shares why traditional reward and recognition programs often struggle to reach employees and how connecting rewards to the ways people already spend and manage money can make them more immediate, personal, and useful. The conversation explores how employers can make compensation go further through tax-efficient benefits, give employees more choice, and reach workers who rarely engage with traditional HR channels. James highlights why adoption alone is a poor measure of success, what employers should look for in modern retention and engagement, and where to start when modernizing a rewards program. Connect with James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesgozney/ https://aslan.io/ Pete’s blog series for HR Executive on the convergence of fintech and HR Tech featuring Aslan: https://hrexecutive.com/why-fintechs-advances-have-made-it-a-hidden-talent-enabler-for-workers/ Connect with the show: LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/hr-payroll-2-0 X: @HRPayroll2_0 X: @PeteTiliakos X: @JulieFer_HR BlueSky: @hrpayroll2o.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HRPAYROLL2_0 WRKDefined Podcast Network: https://wrkdefined.com/podcast/hr-payroll-20 Thank you to our marquee sponsors for powering the HR & Payroll 2.0 podcast forward! G-P ‘Globalization Partners’: https://www.globalization-partners.com/ OneSource Virtual: https://hubs.ly/Q03YFNR90 Zoho: https://www.zoho.com/press.html Thank you to our ‘wizard behind the curtain’ and show producer Ryan Kielma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-kielma/
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    39 mins
  • Betting on What’s Next in HR Tech with Special Guest ‘Oz’ Khan

    Betting on What’s Next in HR Tech with Special Guest ‘Oz’ Khan
    Oct 27 2026
    In this episode, Pete welcomes Usman ‘Oz’ Khan, Senior Vice President of ADP Ventures, for a look inside the corporate venture engine helping shape what comes next in HR, payroll, and workforce technology. Oz pulls back the curtain on ADP Ventures’ operator-led approach to corporate venture capital. He shares how the team builds businesses, develops strategic partnerships, bets on specific enterprise use cases, and uses ADP’s ecosystem and marketplace to help emerging solutions reach scale. Pete and Oz also examine the rapidly changing AI marketplace, including what is moving from slideware to shipped software, why established providers may be better positioned than many expect, and why impressive demos can still fall short on trust and reliability. From systems of action and agent-driven workflows to data readiness, interoperability, security, and trust, Oz shares what must be true before intelligent technology can operate and orchestrate safely across mission-critical processes. The discussion also challenges the idea that AI value begins and ends with cost reduction. Oz argues that the real opportunity is to deliver better service, remove transactional friction, and build more connected experiences while balancing ambition with the discipline required to invest, integrate, and scale responsibly. Connect with Oz & ADP Ventures: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozkhan2/ https://ventures.adp.com/team/usman-khan/ Connect with the show: LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/hr-payroll-2-0 X: @HRPayroll2_0 X: @PeteTiliakos X: @JulieFer_HR BlueSky: @hrpayroll2o.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HRPAYROLL2_0 WRKDefined Podcast Network: https://wrkdefined.com/podcast/hr-payroll-20 Thank you to our marquee sponsors for powering the HR & Payroll 2.0 podcast forward! G-P ‘Globalization Partners’: https://www.globalization-partners.com/ OneSource Virtual: https://hubs.ly/Q03YFNR90 Zoho: https://www.zoho.com/press.html Thank you to our ‘wizard behind the curtain’ and show producer Ryan Kielma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-kielma/
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    42 mins
  • The Talent Hiding in Plain Sight with Special Guest Erica McMannes

    The Talent Hiding in Plain Sight with Special Guest Erica McMannes
    Oct 20 2026
    On this episode of HR & Payroll 2.0, Pete sits down with Erica McMannes, Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer at Instant Teams, to explore the realities of military spouse employment and why the challenge extends far beyond unemployment. Together, they discuss career portability, underemployment, skills-based hiring, remote work, and the hidden obstacles that prevent employers from accessing this extraordinary talent pool. Military spouses represent one of the most capable yet overlooked talent communities in today’s workforce. Despite bringing resilience, adaptability, leadership, and problem-solving skills shaped by years of navigating military life, too many still face barriers created by traditional hiring models that were never designed for mobility, career continuity, or distributed work. Drawing from her own experience as a military spouse and entrepreneur, Erica shares how organizations can rethink hiring, job design, and workforce strategy to unlock talent hiding in plain sight. The conversation offers an important reminder that the military spouse employment challenge is not a talent problem. It is a work design problem. Connect with Erica & Instant Teams: https://instantteams.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericamcmannes/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/instant-teams/ Connect with the show: LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/hr-payroll-2-0 X: @HRPayroll2_0 X: @PeteTiliakos X: @JulieFer_HR BlueSky: @hrpayroll2o.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HRPAYROLL2_0 WRKDefined Podcast Network: https://wrkdefined.com/podcast/hr-payroll-20 Thank you to our marquee sponsors for powering the HR & Payroll 2.0 podcast forward! G-P ‘Globalization Partners’: https://www.globalization-partners.com/ OneSource Virtual: https://hubs.ly/Q03YFNR90 Zoho: https://www.zoho.com/press.html Thank you to our ‘wizard behind the curtain’ and show producer Ryan Kielma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-kielma/
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    36 mins
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