In the inaugural episode of the Happy at Work Podcast, we spoke with Otmar Szafnauer to learn how he's made his organization a happy place to work.

Mr. Szafnauer was most recently the CEO and team principal of Aston Martin F1 Racing.

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In this episode of the Happy at Work Podcast, we spoke with Dr. Robert Langer about how impact-driven work yields high-performing and resilient teams.

Dr. Robert Langer holds degrees from Cornell University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He holds around 1,400 patents and is one of the most published and cited scholars of all time. Additionally, Dr. Langer is one of 5 living individuals to have received both the United States National Medal of Science (2006) and the United States National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2011).

Learn more about Dr. Langer's accolades and current work here: https://langerlab.mit.edu/langer-bio/

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In this episode of the Happy at Work Podcast, we spoke with Zak Brown about the importance of building strong teams.

Zak Brown acts as Chief Executive of McLaren Racing, where he's responsible for strategic direction, operational performance, marketing and commercial development. Mr. Brown brings 10 years of professional racing experience to McLaren Racing, and has deep knowledge of motorsport marketing having founded JMI (now CSM, a division of Chime Communications) over 27 years ago.

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In this Happy at Work Podcast, we speak with the Founder of OfficerTogether - Amy Yin.

Amy Yin founded OfficeTogether in 2020 for companies who want to empower their employees with the flexibility to work how they are most productive while also honoring the magic of in-person time. With 10+ years of experience in software engineering, and previous roles at Facebook, Coinbase, and Hired, Amy is a leader in the hybrid workplace industry.

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In this episode of the Happy at Work Podcast, we speak with Nikki Salenetri, VP of People at GymPass, about the importance of building a healthy work environment.

Nikki Salenetri has licenses and certifications from reputable organizations including, Talent Acquisition Strategist Certification from Human Capital Institute and Behavioral Interviewing Certification from ZERORISK HR, Inc. Previously, she worked at Rodale Inc, a global health and wellness content company as a Senior Director of HR. She also spent more than two years working at Equinox as the Regional Director of HR. She graduated from New York University with a master’s degree in Industrial & Organizational Psychology and received her bachelor’s from Franklin & Marshall College in Biological Foundations of Behavior.

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In this episode of the Happy at Work Podcast, we spoke with Representative Mark Takano to discuss workplace policy, culture, and his vision for the 4-day-work week.

Rep. Takano is an American politician and academic who has been the United States representative for California's 41st congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Takano became the first openly gay person of Asian descent in Congress upon taking office. Additionally, Rep. Takano has made history for legislation he's put forward that would reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours to 32 hours by lowering the maximum hours threshold for overtime compensation for non-exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Learn more about Rep. Takano's district and legislature here: https://takano.house.gov/

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In this episode of the Happy at Work Podcast, we spoke with Ginnie Carlier about creating an empathetic work environment, from the top down.

In her role, Ginnie leads efforts to create exceptional and transformative experiences for over 80,000 EY people across 31 countries. She serves as the executive sponsor for College MAP (Mentoring for Access and Persistence), a multiyear, group-mentoring program focused on enabling and empowering students in underserved high schools so that they can gain access to college and succeed in higher education. Carlier also chairs the EY Americas Talent Executive Committee and is a member of the US Executive Committee, Americas Operating Executive Global Talent Executive and Americas Inclusiveness Advisory Council.

Learn more about Ginnie's work at EY here: https://www.ey.com/en_us/people/ginnie-carlier

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In this episode of the Happy at Work Podcast, we spoke with Laura Hamill, PhD about mitigating burnout in the workplace.

Laura Hamill, PhD, is an organizational psychologist and owner of Paris Phoenix Group, a consulting firm specializing in the intersection of science and HR. Laura also was a co-founder of Limeade, an employee experience software company, holding the Chief People Officer and Chief Science Officer roles, and she continues her work with Limeade as their Chief Science Advisor. Before Limeade, she worked at Microsoft as the Director of People Research and has worked at various other companies in employee research roles.

Dr. Hamill earned her Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology from Old Dominion University and a B.S. in psychology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Learn more about Limeade here: https://www.limeade.com/

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