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.
Sabrina S Sakhrani on confidence, compassion, and astrology at SHRM 2025
Heroes of HR
17 minutes
3 months ago
Sabrina S Sakhrani on confidence, compassion, and astrology at SHRM 2025
Recorded live from the isolved booth at SHRM 2025 in San Diego, this episode brings a burst of spontaneity and soul with guest Sabrina S Sakhrani from Merch.com. What starts as a casual riff on cities, nightlife, and favorite TV shows quickly turns into a deeper conversation on transformation, empathy, and identity.
Sabrina shares how she went from painfully shy to confidently appearing live on TV during COVID—then drops a twist about an ex-boyfriend calling in while she was on air. Her take on empathy as both a strength and a challenge hits a nerve, and her belief in astrological compatibility makes for one of the most entertaining detours of the conference.
This one’s part career, part chaos—and completely unforgettable.
Timestamps
00:00 — William and Ryan kick off live from SHRM 2025
00:45 — Sabrina joins and the Vegas vs. Atlanta debate begins
01:50 — Why Atlanta beats LA for food, fun, and affordability
02:52 — The origin of “Sabrina S” and a Hong Kong birth certificate mix-up
03:22 — Working in business development at Merch.com (not Match.com)
04:07 — What a “people hero” means to Sabrina
04:39 — Her TV debut during COVID and how it changed her confidence
07:02 — A live caller twist: her ex-boyfriend crashes the show
08:09 — From shy boarding school kid to confident speaker
08:55 — Sabrina’s superpower is empathy—to a fault
10:21 — Astrology deep dive: sun, moon, rising, and dating compatibility
13:53 — Why she loves Atlanta (and why her Sagittarius is secretly obsessed)
15:59 — Wrapping up with laughs, gratitude, and one unforgettable conversation
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.
