Cruising Altitude

About Cruising Altitude

If you are a leader at a company with over 30,000 employees, managing employee experience is a little different. Problems are more complex, and implementing change is more difficult. In this podcast, we will talk to leaders who are designing the best digital employee experiences in the world - from the front lines to the back office. Life is different over 30,000. Welcome to Cruising Altitude. Hosted by Firstup Founder and CEO, Nicole Alvino.

Publisher

Firstup

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 May 2021

Latest episode

30 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

54 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Jul 2025

   The Ripple Effect: How Employee Experience Shapes Customer Relations with Matthew Owenby, Chief Strategy Officer at Aflac

   Host Nicole Alvino interviews Aflac Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Owenby about how a positive employee experience drives exceptional customer relations.

2. 

   11 Jun 2025

   Building a Culture of Support and Trust: Strategies for People Leaders with Jess Harrah, CPO at KinderCare

   Chief People Officer Jess Harrah discusses KinderCare's strategies for cultivating a supportive work culture and prioritizing employee engagement with host Nicole Alvino in an interview.

3. 

   28 May 2025

   The Power of Perspective: How Colgate-Palmolive Champions Diverse Thinking

   Sally Massey, Chief Human Resources Officer at Colgate-Palmolive, explores strategies for cultivating a more innovative workforce by prioritizing upskilling, personalized experiences, and diverse perspectives in an interview with Nicole Alvino.

Who has been a guest on Cruising Altitude

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Matthew Owenby
• Jess Harrah
• Sally Massey
• Ginnie Carlier
• Alexander Senn

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

61

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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