Heroes of HR is your backstage pass to the unsung champions of every workplace—the People Heroes. This limited-series podcast, brought to you by isolved, cuts through the fluff to highlight the real leaders, innovators, and change-makers redefining HR, payroll, and talent management.
Each short, bingeable episode hits the big questions head-on: What’s keeping you up at night? What’s got you fired up about 2025? How do you explain isolved to someone who’s never heard of HR tech? And how do you recharge when the grind gets real?
We’re talking bold insights, no BS, and stories that’ll stick with you. If you’re in the trenches of HR or just curious about the people shaping the future of work, this series delivers the goods.
Ready to meet the People Heroes redefining what’s possible? Hit play.
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Heroes of HR is your backstage pass to the unsung champions of every workplace—the People Heroes. This limited-series podcast, brought to you by isolved, cuts through the fluff to highlight the real leaders, innovators, and change-makers redefining HR, payroll, and talent management.
Each short, bingeable episode hits the big questions head-on: What’s keeping you up at night? What’s got you fired up about 2025? How do you explain isolved to someone who’s never heard of HR tech? And how do you recharge when the grind gets real?
We’re talking bold insights, no BS, and stories that’ll stick with you. If you’re in the trenches of HR or just curious about the people shaping the future of work, this series delivers the goods.
Ready to meet the People Heroes redefining what’s possible? Hit play.
Jennifer Conway on California compliance, AI fear, and why HR needs warmth and clarity
Heroes of HR
6 minutes
3 months ago
Jennifer Conway on California compliance, AI fear, and why HR needs warmth and clarity
This live conversation from the SHRM floor in San Diego features Jennifer Conway of Coastal Payroll—an isolved partner who brings boots-on-the-ground insight into what’s keeping HR leaders up at night.
She joins William Tincup and Ryan Leary to unpack the big three: compliance risk, the slow-but-steady rise of AI, and what makes someone a true people hero. Jennifer shares why California remains ground zero for wage and hour anxiety, how small businesses struggle without full-time HR staff, and why her own CHRO stands out for being both blunt and deeply human.
From AI curiosity to compliance fear, this one hits the pain points HR leaders are quietly navigating—while offering a little hope, too.
Timestamps
00:00 — Live from SHRM San Diego with Jennifer Conway
00:45 — Jennifer explains Coastal Payroll’s role in the isolved network
01:18 — The HR help small businesses desperately need
01:51 — California compliance fears and rising legal risk
02:07 — What “people hero” means to Jennifer
02:19 — Why her CHRO stands out in a risk-heavy world
03:01 — Making HR relatable to business owners
03:36 — The real conversation around AI adoption
03:58 — Last year’s hype vs this year’s real interest
04:27 — DIY AI regret and turning to isolved too late
04:45 — Some HR leaders still hesitate, but curiosity is rising
04:59 — Jennifer’s one piece of advice: get proactive on compliance now
This episode was recorded live with isolved at the SHRM Annual Conference in San Diego.
The Heroes of HR podcast is a limited series sponsored by isolved. isolved is an HCM platform that modernizes HR, benefits, and payroll across Healthcare, Hospitality, Manufacturing, and more.
Learn more about isolved: https://www.isolvedhcm.com/
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Heroes of HR
Heroes of HR is your backstage pass to the unsung champions of every workplace—the People Heroes. This limited-series podcast, brought to you by isolved, cuts through the fluff to highlight the real leaders, innovators, and change-makers redefining HR, payroll, and talent management.
Each short, bingeable episode hits the big questions head-on: What’s keeping you up at night? What’s got you fired up about 2025? How do you explain isolved to someone who’s never heard of HR tech? And how do you recharge when the grind gets real?
We’re talking bold insights, no BS, and stories that’ll stick with you. If you’re in the trenches of HR or just curious about the people shaping the future of work, this series delivers the goods.
Ready to meet the People Heroes redefining what’s possible? Hit play.
