DisruptHR Seattle

DisruptHR Seattle is officially a wrap! We're still buzzing over the energy from our first event Wednesday evening - a big thank you to all of our Disrupters, Advisory Board members, and sponsors for which without your hard work and support, none of this would be possible. Stay tuned for the release of videos from each of our Disrupter talks in the coming weeks and be sure to follow us on LinkedIn for updates and announcements so you don't miss out on a bigger and better DisruptHR LLC Seattle 2.0 in 2025! Scot Duffield Cyndi Donahue Maureen Clough Blaine Rigdon Zovig Garboushian, PCC, ELI-MP Elena Joy Thurston Brandy Ferrer Philip Jacobs, PMP Mallory Meyer Katie Augsburger, SHRM-SCP Robert Golden, MBA, CCP, SHRM-SCP, PHR Joy Margarito, SHRM-CP Sandy Williams Meghann Kern Kevin Blum, SHRM-SCP Meltzer Hellrung Wellworks For You HMA Cigna Healthcare Washington State SHRM UKG Headspace HUB International #disrupthrsea #disrupthr #hr #hrcommunity #seattle

We're thrilled to have Cyndi Donahue from Gonzaga University School of Leadership Studies return as an Official Disrupter presenting her talk 'Go! Go! Go! (Meno)Pause)' which explores how menopause affects our female leadership pipeline and recommendations on what your organization can do to support GenX women in the workplace. We're looking forward to hosting Cyndi and 9 other Disrupters at DisruptHR Seattle tomorrow! Registration is officially closed for the event - be sure to follow our LinkedIn page for updates so you don't miss out on DisruptHR Seattle 2.0 in 2025! #disrupthrsea #disrupthr #hr #hrcommunity #seattle

In order to discover who we are as HR professionals, it’s important to look back at where we’ve been and how deeply rooted our roles are in the history of work. We are thrilled to welcome self-proclaimed history nerd and three-time Disrupter, Katie Augsburger, SHRM-SCP of Future Work Design as an Official Disrupter, presenting her talk ‘From Personnel to Employee Experience: What the History of HR Tells Us about Our Future’ which takes us through an informative overview of the history of HR to explain how we’ve gotten to where we are today, and what it tells us about where we’re going and how we in HR can impact our roles of tomorrow. Join Katie and 9 other Disrupters featuring stories of pushing boundaries, creating change and positively disrupting the HR industry at DisruptHR Seattle, Wednesday, June 5th at the Bellevue Club. Last chance to reserve your space before this event sells out: https://lnkd.in/gWXySUHa #disrupthrsea #disrupthr #hr #hrcommunity #seattle

Thank you to all of our Gold Sponsors for supporting the first-ever DisruptHR Seattle. We appreciate your sponsorship and look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, June 5th at the Bellevue Club! Cigna Healthcare Headspace UKG Wellworks For You HMA Washington State SHRM Register today!: https://lnkd.in/gWXySUHa #disrupthrsea #disrupthr #hr #hrcommunity #seattle

Racial equity in the workplace is a crucial topic for HR teams to understand, practice, and champion – yet, it has proven to be difficult to have these conversations that lead to systemic change for most organizations. We’re thrilled to have Philip Jacobs, PMP of Rebel Firm, LLC as an Official Disrupter presenting his talk 'Gamifying Racial Equity in the Workplace' which explores how taking an innovative approach to addressing racial dynamics in the workplace by gamifying the conversations can yield the results that can spark positive change for an organization and its employees. Join Philip and 9 other Disrupters for DisruptHR LLC Seattle as they tackle topics that will leave you inspired and make you think differently about the workplace - it's all happening Wednesday, June 5th at the Bellevue Club! Tickets are nearly sold out for DisruptHR Seattle - Register today!: https://lnkd.in/gWXySUHa #disrupthrsea #disrupther #hr #hrcommunity #seattle

Leadership development is a critical aspect of any organization’s success and as HR professionals, we have a love affair of sorts, to position ourselves as amazing strategic partners in helping emerging leaders achieve amazing results - but how often do we stop and ask "can we do better?" We're very excited to have Brandy Ferrer of Pathfinder Strategies as an Official Disrupter presenting her talk 'The Donut Hole in Leadership: The truth about our love affair with leadership and development' which unravels the gaps in leadership development, especially for new leaders, and steps we can take to create meaningful, impactful leadership opportunities that will help your retention and create effective competent leaders that will move the organization into the future. Join Brandy and 9 other Disrupters for DisruptHR Seattle as they dive into stories of pushing boundaries, creating change and positively disrupting the HR industry at DisruptHR Seattle, Wednesday, June 5th at the Bellevue Club. LOW TICKET ALERT - tickets are moving quickly for this must see even! Register today to secure your space: https://lnkd.in/gWXySUHa #disrupthrsea #disrupthr #hr #hrcommunity #seattle

HR leaders are tasked with the responsibility of creating workplace cultures that foster inclusion - yet, we cannot be truly inclusive of anyone ever, until we are radically inclusive of ourselves. We're thrilled to have Elena Joy Thurston of the Elena Joy Experience as an Official Disrupter presenting her talk 'Radical Self-Inclusion: The antidote to allyship shame in HR' which dives into how creating a space for people to address their shame through radical self inclusion in turn resulting in the removal of shame are the key to the safe and equitable future we all deserve to experience. Join Elena and 9 other Disrupters for DisruptHR Seattle as they tackle topics that will leave you inspired and make you think differently about the workplace - it's all happening Wednesday, June 5th at the Bellevue Club! Time is running out to be a part of this one-of-a-kind event - Register today!: https://lnkd.in/gWXySUHa #disrupthrsea #disrupthr #hr #hrcommunity #seattle

We are grateful for our Platinum Sponsor Meltzer Hellrung for supporting DisruptHR LLC Seattle. We appreciate your sponsorship and look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, June 5th at the Bellevue Club! Tickets are moving quickly for the inaugural DisruptHR Seattle event - register today to reserve your space before they're all gone: https://lnkd.in/gWXySUHa #disrupthr #disrupthrsea #hr #hrcommunity #meltzerhellrung #sponsor #seattle

In the wild ride that is the jungle of modern recruiting, there's no one size fits all in the quest for a perfect job candidate. We're very excited to have Blaine Rigdon from OnsiteIQ as an Official Disrupter presenting her talk 'BEYOND PERFECTION: A reality check on unicorn hunting' which explores the idea that recruiting is much less of a numbers game than we think and why we should start to look beyond the realm of perfection to embrace the diversity of talent and the quirks that make us unique. Join Blaine and 9 other Disrupters as they dive into stories of pushing boundaries, creating change and positively disrupting the HR industry at DisruptHR Seattle, Wednesday, June 5th at the Bellevue Club. Don't miss the opportunity to be a part of this one-of-a-kind event - Register today!: https://lnkd.in/gWXySUHa #Disrupthrsea #disrupthr #hr #hrcommunity #seattle

In today's fast-paced workplace, leaders grapple with the dual challenge of achieving results while designing a resilient, engaged, and thriving team culture, especially with Gen Y and Gen Z. We're thrilled to have Mallory Meyer of Mallory Meyer, White Wolf Reiki as an Official Disrupter presenting her talk 'Neuro-Fit Leadership: Building resilient leaders and thriving teams' which explores the often-overlooked dimension of nervous system fitness and its profound impact on leadership presence, team performance, and organizational well-being. Join Mallory and 9 other Disrupters as they dive into topics that will leave you inspired and make you think differently about the workplace - it's all happening Wednesday, June 5th at the Bellevue Club as part of the first-ever DisruptHR Seattle! Believe us when we say this is an information exchange unlike any other you won't want to miss! Reserve your space today: https://lnkd.in/gWXySUHa #disrupthrsea #disrupthr #hr #hrcommunity #seattle