Episodes

Anessa Fike has led 125+ organizations, pioneered the Fractional HR model in the U.S., and built a career by saying the things most people won’t. In this episode, she joins Rhona to break down what it really costs to speak up...

In this bonus episode, recorded live at SHRM 2025, Rhona Pierce interviews Tara Amaral, a veteran talent acquisition expert. Tara shares practical strategies for building effective recruiting functions, highlighting the impor...

When two established HR professionals decide to launch a podcast together, what could go wrong? According to Desiree Goldey and Ashley King, co-hosts of the new Talentless podcast, quite a lot – and that's exactly what made t...

In this bonus episode, recorded live at SHRM 2025, Rhona Pierce interviews Haggai, co-founder of Bites, a platform revolutionizing training and communication for frontline employees. Haggai explains how Bites transforms exist...

Can you really master LinkedIn monetization and personal branding without quitting your 9–5? Bonnie Dilber proves it’s possible. As a recruiting manager at Zapier and a recognized LinkedIn content creation expert, Bonnie has ...

What happens when a trained playwright enters the corporate world? Tara Turk-Haynes, founder of Equity Activations and former VP of DEI and Talent Acquisition, reveals how theatrical storytelling techniques can revolutionize ...

What happens when you want to build your personal brand, but your company isn’t on board? This week on the Workfluencer Podcast, Tiffany Tate flips the mic and interviews our host, Rhona Pierce, about what it really takes to ...

Lorna Erickson and Victoria Gates turned their decades of interviewing expertise into a profitable content business—landing 30+ brand deals worth six figures in under two years. Here's exactly how they did it, plus the tactic...

When HR executive Jessica Winder decided to share her sobriety journey on LinkedIn, her family warned it would destroy her career. Instead, it became her most powerful content and helped hundreds of professionals struggling i...

Ever wondered what it really takes to create those polished conference recaps you see flooding LinkedIn? Rachel Bourne and Lydia Wu teamed up to create daily conference recaps at Unleash America - and what they discovered abo...

What happens when your newsletter becomes the unofficial therapy session for HR professionals everywhere? In this episode, Rhona sits down with Hebba Youssef, Chief People Officer at Workweek and the creator of I Hate It Here...

When candidates ghost your hiring process before the first interview, it’s easy to blame the job market. But what if the real problem is trust ? In this episode of Workfluencer , we’re joined by Meghan Cantrell, Senior Manage...

Mike Peditto didn’t plan to go full-time as a content creator—at least not yet. But after building a massive audience with his no-BS job search videos, the timing came sooner than expected. Now with over 100 million views and...

If AI can help you move faster… can it also make you sound just like everyone else? In this episode—recorded live at Transform—Rhona sits down with Trent Cotton , HR executive, content creator, and certified AI nerd (his word...

If HR wants to shape the future of work, it has to be part of the conversation. At Transform 2025, I sat down with John Baldino—HR exec, speaker, and co-host of But First, Coffee —to talk about why content isn’t just for mark...

This is Workfluencer, a podcast about professionals who use content to challenge norms, create opportunity, and build real momentum — without needing to go “all in” as influencers. In this trailer episode, host Rhona Barnett-Pierce introduces the show’s mission and what to expect: honest, behind…

In this solo launch episode, host Rhona Pierce introduces Workfluencer—a podcast about professionals using content to build careers, spark conversations, and challenge how we talk about work.

Recruitment technology has never evolved faster—but without a clear strategy, even the best tools can slow you down. In this episode, I’m joined by Lisa Skinner, CHRO at Teamtailor, live from Transform 2025. We dig into one of the biggest blind spots in talent acquisition today: adopting HR tech…

Are fake candidates on the rise in 2025? Stefanie Fackrell and I discuss how to protect companies from these scams without undoing years of work towards fair, unbiased, hiring practices.

Learn how to build engaged talent pipelines and drive better hiring outcomes using email nurture campaigns.

Learn how to build a powerful employee advocacy program that transforms your team into authentic brand ambassadors. Nicole Stephens shares battle-tested strategies from Fortune 50 companies, proving that successful employee advocacy doesn't require a big budget.

Learn why 33% of new hires leave within their first 6 months and how effective onboarding can save companies an average of $390,000 annually in turnover costs.

Around 20% of the population in the US is neurodivergent, yet most hiring processes contain significant barriers for neurodiverse candidates. If you’re not intentional about prioritizing neuro-inclusivity, AI-driven recruiting is going to make this worse!

Planning to create content at your next conference? There's more to it than just snapping selfies! This week, I’m joined by Mike Peditto to dive into his experience creating content at RecFest USA.