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Cruising Altitude

Empowering Healthcare Professionals with AI

This episode of Cruising Altitude features a conversation with Meredith Williams, CHRO at VillageMD, hosted by Nicole Alvino, CEO and co-founder of Firstup. Together, Nicole and Meredith discuss the integration ...

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Cisco’s Formula for Building Engagement in Complex Workforces

This episode of Cruising Altitude features a conversation with Joey Wilkerson, Sr. Manager, M&A Employee Experience and Change Management at Cisco, hosted by Nicole Alvino, CEO and co-founder of Firstup. ...

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Taking Employee Engagement to New Heights

This episode of Cruising Altitude features a conversation with Elizabeth Bryant, Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer at Southwest Airlines, hosted by Nicole Alvino, CEO and co-founder of FirstUp. ...

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HR Innovation at Diageo

This episode of Cruising Altitude features a conversation with Brittany Polanco, Director of HR Innovation at Diageo, hosted by Nicole Alvino, CEO and co-founder of FirstUp. Brittany shares insights on ...

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Data Empowerment and Positive Culture

The discussion highlights the critical role of data in understanding and improving the employee experience, drawing a direct correlation to business success. Gerend shares his journey and the various leadership ...

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Matching the Employee Experience to the Customer Experience

In this episode, our host Nicole Alvino is talking with Shaelyn about re-engineering digital employee processes for greater efficiency, empowering employees to drive their own career at Northern Trust. and ...

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Fizzing with Wisdom: PepsiCo’s HR Strategies for Success

In this episode, host Nicole Alvino and Andrea discuss forming a psychological contract with employees early on, balancing standardization and customization of the employee experience, and building a change practice ...

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Introducing Our New Host, Nicole Alvino!

In this episode, Nicole talks about how the employee experience starts with the pre-hire motion all the way through retirement, how to hyper-personalize it for each employee, and working cross-functionally ...

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Welcome to Season 3 of Cruising Altitude!

This season, we’re introducing our new host, Nicole Alvino, founder and CEO of Firstup. Our mission is to help you deliver irresistible employee experiences so you are empowered to retain ...

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How to Create One Employee Superapp to Rule Them All

Richard is discussing the ins and outs of Walmart’s Superapp, applying design thinking to the employee journey, and crafting one seamless digital experience that can do everything from inform employees ...

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The Human Factor: Unlocking the Power of People

Jamie shares what tools, ideas, and programs set her and Canon USA employees up for success.

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Boosting Employee Productivity With a Digital Toolkit

Tope describes her work and research on how we move, achieve objectives, connect, and collaborate between physical and virtual spaces.

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Navigating the Perfect Storm: How to Bridge Workforce Communication Gaps in 2025

February 11, 2025

9 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. GMT