Totally Rewarding Chats

Aligning Talent Acquisition and Compensation on Offers

This episode explains how recruiters and compensation teams can work together to make better job offers, reduce pay compression, and improve early retention. A former hea

AI Adoption in HR Without Losing Control

HR and compensation leaders get a practical look at bringing AI into their organizations without creating new risks. HR consultant Jodi Brandstetter joins Sean and Paul t

Rising Healthcare Costs and Employee Benefits Strategy

Healthcare costs keep rising, and employers have to decide who pays for it and what gets cut. This conversation looks at what is driving benefits costs right now, includi

Lessons Learned From Changing Lanes

Sean and Paul bring in Jessica Pontious, a compensation leader who spent a decade inside one company. Jess explains what actually changed when she started advising organi

Is Merit Dead?

Sean and Paul get together with Christina Watts, Consultant with Marsh, to debate whether the traditional annual pay increase cycle still earns its place, and what compan

Building Job Architecture That Actually Works

Travicka Keaton, Senior Manager of Compensation with Monogram Foods, walks through what it actually takes to build a job architecture inside a company that grew fast with

A Look at the Larger HR Tech Space

This episode explains why the HR technology market feels chaotic right now and what that means for the people who buy and build it. George LaRocque of WorkTech describe

Season 3 Kickoff with Sean and Paul

This season-opening conversation covers what is shifting in compensation and total rewards heading into 2027, and what practitioners should watch. Sean shares some exci

End of Season 2

This episode explains why most compensation and HR teams are not getting real results from AI, and what to fix first. You will learn how to tell where your organization a

Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 49: Best Practices in HR and a New Age Employee

In this episode, Shayna Cooke from Dominion Payroll shares her journey from education to HR leadership, her approach to building effective programs, and how AI is transfo

Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 48: Wisdom from a leadership and performance coach

Paul and Sean sit down with Holly Benner to explore what sustainable high performance looks like and how aligning your values with your work can lead to greater impact.

Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 47: Perspective of a new comp professional

Paul and Sean sit down with Dane Hickey to explore the evolving world of compensation and what it takes to build a successful career in the field. Dane shares lessons fr

Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 46: Managing a large global program

Paul and Sean sit down with Evren Yildirim to explore what it takes to successfully manage and scale HR programs across global organizations. Evren shares insights from

Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 45: The TR Space from a Recruiters perspective

Paul and Sean sit down with Josh Mensinger to explore the current state of the HR and total rewards job market and what it takes to stand out in today's competitive hirin

Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 44: UK Perspective on HR best Practices and EUPTD

Paul and Sean sit down with Kelly Light to explore how pay equity and pay transparency are evolving across the globe. Kelly shares insights into UK pay gap reporting, gl

Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 43: Annual Incentive plans

Paul and Sean sit down with Susan Malinowski to explore what makes short-term incentive programs successful and why thoughtful design matters just as much as the payout.

Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 42: Compensation best practices for small orgs

Paul and Sean sit down with Cassandra Vaughan to explore how small and mid-sized organizations can build effective HR and compensation programs without overcomplicating t

Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 41: Hanging with a technology anthropologist

Paul and Sean sit down with Lee Cage to explore how organizations can approach technology transformation with a clear understanding of their business needs, culture, and

Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 40: Hacking HR and what is HR working on

Sean and Paul sit down to discuss the latest trends shaping AI, HR, and workforce management. Drawing from recent industry events, customer conversations, and real-world

Totally Rewarding Chats | HR and Payroll 2.0 Special Episode

In this special episode Paul and Sean sit down with HR and Payroll 2.0 hosts Pete Tiliakos and Julie Fernandez. It is a lively conversation from the floor at WorldatWork