
HR Superstars
Hosted by Karina Young · 15Five
5.0from 140 ratings
- 212
- Episodes
- 95
- Transcribed
- 140
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About HR Superstars
HR and People Ops can be challenging, but there's a community of others who've been in your shoes. HR Superstars is the podcast from 15Five that connects you with confident and respected strategic people leaders who have conquered a myriad of challenges and now have valuable and actionable insights to share. In each episode, our host, Karina Young, VP of People at 15Five, will talk to some of the world's leading innovators in the HR/People Ops space willing to share their insights and advice to help you in your journey. We get real with topics like being a strategic business partner to the rest of the organization, how to have difficult conversations while maintaining empathy, and how to make DEI a part of your cultural DNA instead of just lip service. 15Five is here to help you do what matters most—develop your workforce, create a strong employer brand, and be respected as the strategic business partner you are. Come join thousands of your fellow HR Superstars. We're so excited to have you.
- Publisher
- 15Five
- Category
- business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Feb 2021
- Latest episode
- 20 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
95 of 212 episodes have a transcript.

20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How to Get Your CEO to See HR as a Strategic Partner with Elles Skony

6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
What Curiosity Unlocks in Leadership with Dr. Debra Clary

22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Mental Health Beyond Wellness Programs with Melissa Doman
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How to Get Your CEO to See HR as a Strategic Partner with Elles Skony
Published 20 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You get my business so well, right? From an HR perspective, I think HR... can pigeonhole itself in the sense of this is my job. This isn't my job. But the strategic HR aspect of it is that you are a partner to the business. You are a thought partner and you are putting yourself in a position where everyone on that executive team wants you in the room. You are providing a lot of value and you're contributing a lot of value. It's often that we'll get stuck in that kind of like victim mindset where it's happening to us or they're not inviting us or The CEO has a certain perspective of HR. And I think one of the most fun challenges in my career has been, how do I make that story change? […]
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- Elles Skony
- Dr Debra Clary
- Melissa Doman
- Paula Brockwell
- Brittany Storie
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 118 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 22 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100
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- Quality
- 84
- Social presence
- 100
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts HR Superstars?
Karina Young host the show. Published by 15Five.
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