Episodes

Nov. 18, 2025

How to Actually Achieve Work-Life Balance For All Employees

Welcome to People Person! In this episode, host and Morning Brew’s SVP Head of People Operations Kate Noel, speaks with Sam DeMase, a writer, career coach, former HR exec, and current career expert at ZipRecruiter. Sam shares strategies for how HR teams can lead culture change and implement boundaries to actually achieve work-life balance, for both employees and HR teams. She also provides actionable tips on setting good examples, especially for managers and leaders, and explains why work-life b...
Nov. 4, 2025

Perfecting the Performance Review with Barbra Gago, CEO and Founder of Pando

Welcome to People Person! In this episode, host and Morning Brew’s SVP Head of People Operations Kate Noel, speaks with Barbra Gago, the CEO and Founder of employee progression platform, Pando. Barbra explains how Pando came to be and how it is designed to help the performance review process for both employees and HR leaders, important tips for level-setting in reviews, where she sees AI’s role in the process, and how leaders can construct better feedback for their employees. 00:00: Intro 01:0...
Oct. 21, 2025

Managing Open Enrollment Season: Handling Employee Comms, Missed Deadlines & More

Welcome to People Person! In this episode, host and Morning Brew’s SVP Head of People Operations Kate Noel, speaks with Melissa Foster, VP Head of Enrollment at Prudential Financial about best practices for HR professionals during open enrollment season. Melissa shares some of her favorite tips for dealing with employees that miss deadlines, how to make sure your employees are aware of all the elements in a benefits package, and how HR professionals can get the best, up-to-date training on thri...
Oct. 14, 2025

Introducing People Person, A New Show for HR Pros

People Person is a candid and conversational show where People Professionals can feel seen and heard, and learn from fellow experts in their field. Host and SVP, Head of People Operations at Morning Brew Inc, Kate Noel, brings years of expertise and a healthy sense of humor to discussions about the latest developments and insights that can help others enhance their workplace and their careers. Biweekly episodes will feature Kate speaking with entertaining and experienced professionals about eve...