Feb 4, 2020
In the first episode of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Jessica Lee, Tim Sackett and Kris Dunn get together to make fun of themselves, talk about their long term friendship and generally discuss the low wattage impact of being "HR Famous."
Show Highlights:
1:35 - JLee comes over the top to correct Kris for his pronunciation of Marriott, even though the way he says it is how the rest of the world says it.
3:00 - KD, JLee and Tim discuss each other's backgrounds, starting to write and speak on all things HR and the impact all of it has had on them.
7:59 - The gang discusses their nicknames and JLee breaks the news that if she would have taken her husband's last name, future projects inside the team could have been named "Chun and Dunn."
10:05 - Tim breaks down the inside joke and self-deprecation of the name of the podcast, "HR Famous."
13:40 - Jessica, Tim and Kris discuss their top HR famous moments, which is enough to be recognized but quickly followed by something that returns them to reality. Highlights include bosses not realizing they write/speak, being asked to take selfies of other people after they speak, occasionally being recognized on airport walkways before boarding in coach, their likeness being broadcast on a book and friends/colleagues seeking to protect their rights, and being awful with names.
27:50 - KD Shares the origin story of how the gang met when he onboarded Jessica and Tim at Fistful of Talent.
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