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Culture Comms and Cocktails

Workforce communications knowledge with a twist

Internal comms served straight up. Culture, Comms & Cocktails is an internal comms-themed podcast from Firstup and hosted by Chuck Gose. 

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The Ripple Effect: How Employee Experience Shapes Customer Relations

In this episode, host Nicole Alvino and Aflac's Chief Strategy Officer, Matthew Owenby, discuss Aflac's hiring processes, their focus on dignity and respect, and how AI can enhance the employee ...

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Building a Culture of Support and Trust: Strategies for People Leaders

In this episode, host Nicole Alvino talks with KinderCare's Chief People Officer, Jess Harrah, about the importance of employee engagement, the impact of offering childcare benefits, and the strategies KinderCare ...

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The Power of Perspective: How Colgate-Palmolive Champions Diverse Thinking

In this episode, host Nicole Alvino talks with Colgate-Palmolive's Chief Human Resources Officer, Sally Massey, about key strategies for building a stronger and more innovative workforce through upskilling, creating personalized ...

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Culture, Comms & Cocktails with Jeremy Ball from Big Lots

Please Note: SocialChorus and Dynamic Signal merged in 2021 to form Firstup, creating the most innovative and customer-focused provider of digital employee experience cloud-based software. On this episode of Culture, ...

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Culture, Comms & Cocktails with Kelly Lawrence McCarran

Culture, Comms & Cocktails · Ep #51 – Kelly Lawrence McCarran, Weatherford On this episode of Culture, Comms & Cocktails, Chuck Gose is joined by the inspirational Kelly Lawrence McCarran, ...

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Extreme Networks is combining internal comms & social media

Culture, Comms & Cocktails · Episode 49, Jasmine Davis & Lisa Yeaton, Extreme Networks Data is the new currency — even for internal comms.  “ enables us to target our ...

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