Tech Culture Club

Brightly Software's Erikka Buracchio on Ageism in the Workplace

Brightly Software Chief People Officer Erikka Buracchio joins our host Melissa Phillippi in the season one finale of Tech Culture Club. Don’t recognize that name? Cary’s Dude Solutions—after more than two decades—changed its name to Brightly in March 2022. Erikka talks about the reasoning behind the rebrand and subconscious bias with regard to Ageism. She also breaks down Brightly’s quarterly management process. Brightly is a leading SaaS provider of operations management solutions, which enables organizations to transform the performance of their assets. They have over 700 employees around the world, with offices in Canada, UK, Australia, and India.

Vaco's Tracey Power on Performance Management & Reviews

Vaco Chief People Officer Tracey Power joins our host Melissa Phillippi on this episode of Tech Culture Club. Tracey talks about practical tips for implementing performance management in an early stage company, how to conduct performance reviews, how companies can bolster their recruitment and retention rates, and much more.  Vaco is a global talent and solutions firm, specializing in consulting, recruiting, and staffing. They have over 4000 employees, with 45 offices across the country, 6 in Canada, and 2 in India.

Bandwidth's Rebecca Bottorff on the Return to the Office

Bandwidth Chief People Officer Rebecca Bottorff joins our host Melissa Phillippi on this episode of Tech Culture Club. Rebecca talks about the impact of remote work on subconscious bias, why you have to create a work culture around your company mission, and how Bandwidth stood by its decision to return to the office. Based out of Raleigh, Bandwidth is a global cloud platform that provides cloud-voice, messaging, and emergency service connectivity for enterprise companies.

Former Red Hat Exec DeLisa Alexander on a Meritocracy Work Culture

Former Red Hat Exec DeLisa Alexander joins our host Melissa Phillippi on this episode of Tech Culture Club. DeLisa began her career not in HR but as an attorney, eventually landing her a position on software development company Red Hat's general counsel. Based out of Raleigh, Red Hat is one of the world’s leading providers of enterprise open source solutions. DeLisa shined and was asked by the CEO to lead the people operations. She served as executive vice president and chief people officer during the later part of her two-decade journey. DeLisa, now a board director and executive advisor to fast growing businesses, chats with Melissa about the transition from Red Hat's legal team to the human resources team, their meritocracy model, and how they structured their recognition and rewards program.

Viably's Karen Clark on Dual-Career Tracks for Employees

Viably's Chief People Officer Karen Clark joins our host Melissa Phillippi on this episode of Tech Culture. This is by far one of the most applicable episodes. Karen talks about the importance of peer recognition, compensation strategy, and creating dual-career tracks for employees. Based out of Raleigh, Viably is an all-in-one free financial tool for SMBs to run and grow early-stage businesses. The app helps consolidate a business' banking, financial, and revenue data into one dashboard while providing insights and analytics.