# chief people officer
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0:00The Vet Analogy: Why HR Leaders Feel LonelyAl Elliott: Tom Emery spent 20 years in corporate HR, the last few years as a Chief People Officer, surrounded by people all day, every day. And he said at times he felt really lonely Tom Emery: The book People People waEP 321 · 23 Jul 2026·interview· 0:00–5:413:11Meeting Amy: 30 years in HR, from labor relations to Chief People OfficerAmy Bouque: Nice Amy Bouque: My name is Amy Bouque. I am privileged to serve as Kelly Services Chief People Officer here in the United States, and Kelly Services is a global workforce solutions provider headquartered herEP 233 · 18 Sept 2025·interview· 3:11–6:4227:04Becoming Chief People OfficerTodd Davis: So, so about 20 years ago, our CEO, I had been with the company for about 9 years at that time. And our CEO president came to me and said, hey, we'd like you to interview for the chief people officer role becEP 96 · 9 May 2024·interview· 27:04–30:4436:55When should you invest in a CPO?Todd Davis: Well, that's a really great question. So for a smaller organization, I believe that someone in the leadership function needs to have a part of their role as the chief people officer. It may not be full-time wEP 96 · 9 May 2024·interview· 36:55–38:100:33The Great Regret and Apple's first Chief People OfficerRyne Sherman: Nice Al Elliott: Check out hopspot.com, the agentic customer platform for growing businesses Ryne Sherman: Which was this, you know, top 5 company globally and was just completely ruined, mostly by his persEP 26 · 15 Feb 2023·panel interview· 0:33–9:07
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