Welcome to the Raising The Bar on Leadership Podcast!

We're excited to have you joining us today as we welcome the very insightful Kelly Buchanan, CPO at Revinate, to the show.


In this episode you will learn:


How hungry team members can become Ambassadors for cultural growth
Why we should shift our focus from getting more people to cultural initiatives to the people that are showing up
Wise words from leaders and past experiences + more

Kelly brings 20+ years of experience to her role as Chief People Officer at Revinate, where - as a proud boomerang hire - she oversees the team’s global people and culture strategy. She is also a founding member of Chief’s San Francisco chapter - a network focused on developing female executive leaders.


Kelly’s had a wide range of experience as a people leader and in this conversation we dive deep into the importance of experimentation, what it looks like on a people team and how to get initiatives off the ground faster so your business doesn’t have to wait to reap the benefits.


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