Send us a text Back again with a solocast after close to a 6 month break! I give a an update on half year business performance as well as talking about what's planned for the second half of the year. In these solocasts I share everything I am learning as a fist time founder bootstrapping to £1 mil AR. Some of todays themes: Product updatesUser discoveryProfitabilityBrand refresh / re-alignmentScaling SapienX beyond me!------------------------------------------------- Contact Luke: Email...

Send us a textIn this episode, Sarah Power, Head of People and Operations at Vable, shares her journey of building a thriving remote-first culture in a high-growth environment.From operationalising company values like kindness and ownership to balancing parenting with work, Sarah offers practical advice and personal stories that highlight the importance of transparency, flexibility, and psychological safety. Discover how Vable fosters advocacy through positive employee experiences, values-bas...

Send us a text Kicking off this year with a look back on 2024, in fact a look back on the first 3 years as a Solopreneur, from revenue and cashflow to product and community, all documented in this reflective episode. Enjoy - Catch you next time! ✌️ ------------------------------------------------- Support for this episode of the PX Espresso Hour comes from: Sana - an AI company transforming how organizations learn and access knowledge 🤖🧠 Take a look👀: Unlocking knowledge with AI | Sana (...

Send us a textThis week, Luke chats with Dart Lindsley, strategic advisor of People Experience @ Google and Co-founder of 11fold, a company formed to help companies design, build and deliver work that makes employees feel alive. Dart has over 25 years of experience in HR, business architecture, and PX product design, and is leading the charge on transforming how organisations think about work and the employee experience 🌟 This conversation is packed with actionable insights for People Leaders...

Send us a textBoooooom 💥Back once again with the ill behaviour 😎This week, Luke chats with Alice Burks, Director of People Success at one the fastest growing global People Tech scale-ups, Deel 🚀... in fact, not just in People tech; Deel is one of the the fastest-growing start-ups in history 😱Meet Alice 🌟Prior to Deel, Alice was Global Head of Learning at DICE and Global Leadership Development Partner at Trustpilot... Safe to say, this conversation is packed with actionable PX insights for Peo...

Send us a textThis week, Luke chats with Kinfolk co-founder, Jeet Mukerji. As a former Product Manager and current co-founder building HR Tech, Jeet has a TON of valuable insights to share about how People Teams can leverage Product Management principles to be more strategic and drive value + growth. Meet Jeet 🌟 Band Manager turned Product Manager, turned People Tech Co-founder... Jeet brings a depth of knowledge from Product to the People space which not many others can! Product Manage...

Send us a textThis is part 2 of my conversation with Lauren Gomes, experienced VP People and pioneer of People Experience as a Product.In part 1 we explored Lauren’s career and the reality of life in the People team in hyper-growth start-ups / scale-ups. In Part 2, we get much more practical and tactical focusing on defining and getting started with PX as a Product 🤘🏻Meet Lauren 🌟 Lauren is a People Experience leader who honed her craft during ASOS & Booking.com’s remarkable hyper growth ...

Send us a textIn this episode Luke chats with Lauren Gomes, experienced VP People and pioneer of People Experience as a Product.Meet Lauren 🌟 Lauren is a People Experience leader who honed her craft during ASOS & Booking.com’s remarkable hyper growth phases, before finding her home in scaling start ups. She’s known for growing and transforming People teams; embedding the concept of People Experience as a Product and accelerating the speed of cultural change 5x QoQ.Life as a People person ...

Send us a textThis week on the PX Espresso Hour, Luke chats with John Faulkner-Willcocks, co-founder of OpenOrg, about his "squiggly" journey into the People profession, the challenges of entrepreneurship, and balancing fatherhood and work.Meet John 🌟 John shares his transition into the People space from a non-traditional background, how to make culture tangible and the unique challenges as an entrepreneur and a father.Key Themes:Squiggly People / HR careers 🐍 Many of us find our way into a P...

Send us a textThis week, Luke chats with Katja, founder of Shape Up HR, about progressive people practices, product-led PX design, Agile HR, and HR tech.Meet Katja 🌟 Katja shares her journey from working in startups to becoming an HR tech and process design expert. She discusses the rapid learning opportunities in startups and the career growth they offer, along with the challenges and benefits.TomTom’s Product-Led PX Design 🗺️ Katja provides insights into TomTom’s approach to people experien...

Send us a text In this episode, Luke discusses his experience as a solopreneur in the field of people ops. He talks about the challenges and insecurities he faces as he transitions from an operational practitioner to a researcher and creator. Luke shares his business goals and his plan to scale his revenue to one million pounds annually. He also explains his growth hacking strategy and the importance of identifying growth levers. Luke reflects on the mistakes he made in branding and website d...

Send us a text Summary: Luke and Rita discuss the importance of creating exceptional learning experiences through a problem-led approach. They emphasize the need to focus on the big idea and the evidence of learning, rather than just the content. They also highlight the importance of interactivity and personalization in learning experiences. Rita shares her journey from working in an NGO to L&D and her current role at Sana, an AI tool for learning. They also touch on the concept of fin...

Send us a textTakeawaysCamel organizations, which are sustainable and self-sufficient, are becoming more important than unicorn organizations with high valuations but high burn rates.Characteristics of camel organizations include intentional design, co-creation, effective communication, and a focus on business goals.HR professionals should prioritize and focus on business goals, understand numbers and data, and tell compelling stories to showcase the impact of their work.Building credibility ...

Send us a textSummary:In this conversation, Rita discusses her experience in People Operations within small businesses and startup / scale-ups. She emphasizes the importance of building a strong foundation in HR and the unique challenges and opportunities that come with being a small and lean organization. Rita also shares insights into the recent acquisition of her company and the potential for growth and change. The conversation highlights the need for trust, clear communication, and a focu...

Send us a textKey Takeaways (Ai Generated):Effective learning programs start with analysis and discovery to understand the needs of individuals and the organization.Design principles should focus on a holistic approach, spaced learning, and interactive experiences.Consider individual learning styles and create programs that cater to different preferences.Focus on behavioral change and creating a supportive learning environment to drive results. Create sticky learning experiences to ensur...

Send us a text Booooom 💥 This week is a Solocast, part of the Diary of a People Ops Solopreneur subseries, where I share my experience of building and scaling a business of one in the People / HR space. In Vol. 3, I talk about: Using LinkedIn to build an audience (10 month content update)2023 Product RetroLessons Learned from building and launching 2 cohort based programmesBeta launch of my first fully async digital courseScaling a Newsletter from 0 to 2,000+ subscribers in 32 weeksMy...

Send us a textEpisode Summary:Understanding your People Product and the role you are there to play as a the People LeadDefining and operationalising organisational health"Fixing the roof whilst the sun shines" to survive the inevitable crises which will come!"SLT first approach" - Recognising that SLT need to operate like a team, not a group of individuals who manage other teamsPreparing the Leadership Team to operate as the crisis response unitSecuring buy in from Founder / CEO for People in...

Send us a textEpisode Summary:Fundamentals of AI and how to start engaging with itWhat are GPTs and how should we use them?Democratising access and the benefits of generative AICreating organisational guardrails around the use of AIPotential impact of AI for Job SeekersHow to start using AI in People OPs / HRAs always, I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope that you do too!Guest Bio:Amanda has 15+ years of experience building, operating, consulting, and advising over 50 diverse compani...

Send us a textEpisode Summary:Transitioning from IC to People ManagerHow Frieda got past her biggest bottle neck... Herself!Finding confidence as a LeaderGetting started with Product Led People OpsCo-creating a PX vision: Company Behaving AwesomelyIf you are just starting out as a first time Head of People OR first time People Manager, this was such a refreshing conversation.It's REALLY hard to transition from an individual contributor role to managing people. Most of us struggle with it, I k...

Send us a text Booooom 💥 The second instalment of the Diary of a People Ops Solopreneur subseries, where I share my experience of building and scaling a business of one in the People / HR space. In Vol. 2, I talk about: Content strategy and updates on audience and community growth (including the top line numbers follower count, impressions and engagement etc)Upcoming rebrand and core brand messaging updateProduct Development: How I have evolved the current cohort programme over the last 12 ...