41 episodes

If you are a leader at a company with over 30,000 employees, managing employee experience is a little different. Problems are more complex, and implementing change is more difficult.

In this podcast, we will talk to leaders who are designing the best digital employee experiences in the world - from the front lines to the back office. Life is different over 30,000. Welcome to Cruising Altitude. Hosted by Firstup Founder and CEO, Nicole Alvino.

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    • 4.7 • 14 Ratings

If you are a leader at a company with over 30,000 employees, managing employee experience is a little different. Problems are more complex, and implementing change is more difficult.

In this podcast, we will talk to leaders who are designing the best digital employee experiences in the world - from the front lines to the back office. Life is different over 30,000. Welcome to Cruising Altitude. Hosted by Firstup Founder and CEO, Nicole Alvino.

    Introducing Our New Host, Nicole Alvino!

    Introducing Our New Host, Nicole Alvino!

    This episode features an interview with Nicole Alvino. Nicole is a visionary entrepreneur and CEO with a passion for transforming the employee experience. As the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Firstup, a leading enterprise SaaS company, Nicole is responsible for driving innovation and growth in employee experience, engagement and communications. She believes that investing in employees is key to building high performance cultures that improve the top and bottom lines of any business, and is proud to call 40 of the Fortune 100 customers. 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 to deliver a truly exceptional employee experience.

    • 19 min
    Welcome to Season 3 of Cruising Altitude!

    Welcome to Season 3 of Cruising Altitude!

    Welcome to Season 3 of Cruising Altitude, hosted by Nicole Alvino and brought to you by Firstup.

    • 1 min
    How to Create One Employee Superapp to Rule Them All with Richard McColl, VP of People Technology at Walmart

    How to Create One Employee Superapp to Rule Them All with Richard McColl, VP of People Technology at Walmart

    This episode features an interview with Richard McColl, Vice President of People Technology at Walmart. Richard applies Human Centric Design, Design Thinking, AI, and Technology to the associate experience at Walmart. Prior to joining Walmart, Richard served IBM for over 18 years, having held several leadership roles including Vice President and Senior Partner, Talent Technology Practice Leader. And on this episode, 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 about their credit score to support their mental wellbeing.

    • 28 min
    The Human Factor: Jami Schultz Unlocks the Power of People at Canon USA

    The Human Factor: Jami Schultz Unlocks the Power of People at Canon USA

    This episode features an interview with Jami Schultz, Senior Director of Employee Relations and Development at Canon USA. Canon is a leading provider of consumer, B2B, and industrial digital imaging solutions. In her role, Jami makes sure employees love their jobs, and she solves people problems every day. In this episode, she’ll share what tools, ideas, and programs set her, the company, and employees up for success.

    • 39 min
    Boosting Employee Productivity With a Digital Toolkit with Tope Sadiku, former Global Head of Digital Employee Experience at the Kraft Heinz Company

    Boosting Employee Productivity With a Digital Toolkit with Tope Sadiku, former Global Head of Digital Employee Experience at the Kraft Heinz Company

    This episode features an interview with Tope Sadiku, former Global Head of Digital Employee Experience at the Kraft Heinz Company, one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world with $25 billion in global sales. Tope has recently moved into her new role as the Strategic Planning Lead, Transformation, Agile and Digital Revolution at Kraft Heinz where her focus is to increase employee productivity and creativity through the use of technology. And on this episode, Tope is describing her work and research on how we move, achieve objectives, connect, and collaborate between physical and virtual spaces.

    • 27 min
    Transforming Your Business through High Performance Culture and Diversity with Marlon Sullivan, EVP and CHRO of Johnson Controls

    Transforming Your Business through High Performance Culture and Diversity with Marlon Sullivan, EVP and CHRO of Johnson Controls

    This episode features an interview with Marlon Sullivan, EVP and CHRO of Johnson Controls International. Johnson Controls is a world leader in smart buildings and creating safe, healthy, and sustainable spaces. Here, Marlon works in every part of human resources. He focuses on talent acquisition, retention, and leadership development while defining a high performance culture that includes diversity and inclusion.

    In this episode, Marlon defines a high performance culture, and what HR elements businesses should focus on. He also emphasizes the importance of diversity and inclusion for true positive transformation.

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
14 Ratings

14 Ratings

B_Dow_Wilson ,

Great Show

Really great for managing employee experience at big companies. Very informative!

kawika_g ,

Can’t wait!

This show will really spark a new way to approach large businesses. Really looking forward to hearing what the guests have to say!

JLib21 ,

Excited for this show!

Can’t wait to hear the insights from some fascinating guests!

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