DisruptHR Raleigh-Durham

This week’s featured speaker is Nathaniel Kocho, and he has a very interesting take on the emergence of AI and knowledge capital in regards to creating a competitive advantage in organizations not as a function of IT or technical leadership, but as an HR function to empower every individual within a company to utilize AI. Nate proposes a model to learn, educate, pilot, and deploy to create synergy between AI and employees to increase workforce productivity and promote continuous learning. Well done! https://lnkd.in/eh4YF_27

Videos are out! For this week's video, hear Mel Gower discuss the evolution of how we think about the 40 hour work week that is over a century old, doesn't apply to the 21st century, and its correlation with lower productivity and burnout. Well done! https://lnkd.in/eYH68BZ8

APPRECIATION POST!!!!! We wanted to take the opportunity to thank everyone involved in the making of an incredible evening at DisruptHR Raleigh-Durham 8.0 at Raleigh Founded! Thanks to our great speakers: Mel Gower Nathaniel Kocho Orshi Kocsis Kim Jokisch Ben Madden, MSOD, SHRM-CP, PHR, ICP-AHR Cherisa Z. Rachel Garland Emma Browning Matt Martin, Ph.D. Tony Gambill Thanks to our sponsors: Intraview Soul Advantage, LLC Elevated Talent Solutions Gallagher UKG The Pocket PhD Kevin O'Sullivan Creative Planning Retirement Services yellowDog creative Thanks to our hosts, Amy Robertson, Daniel Vent, MBA, PHR, and Candice Keenan, and most of all thank you to all of you who came and supported us! Watch for videos soon, and we'll see you all in 2025!

Let’s goooooo!!!

Are you ready to Disrupt!?!?!?! Today is the day! Please join us tonight at Raleigh Founded - North Street off of Glenwood South to have a beer, meet and network with thought leaders from around the Triangle, and gain insight from our great speakers! Get tickets here! - https://lnkd.in/eR7Ww9VR

DISRUPTHR Raleigh-Durham 8.0 IS HERE!!!!!! Please join us this Thursday, September 12th from 5:30-8:30 PM (after party to follow) at Raleigh Founded - North Street off of Glenwood South in Raleigh to hear transformational ideas on the future of HR from our expert speakers, and network with HR professionals, startup enthusiasts, and business leaders from the Triangle and beyond! Get your tickets here, they're going fast! ~ https://lnkd.in/eZGKfNKi

So excited to welcome Cherisa Z. back to be a speaker at DisruptHR Raleigh-Durham 8.0 on September 12th at Raleigh Founded - North Street! Cherisa Zafft the mastermind behind Core Collaborate Create in Chapel Hill, NC. With 25 years of experience, she’s basically a Swiss Army knife for leadership and team development. As a Cultural Change Agent, She’s got a resume that reads like a novel, with stints in healthcare, hospitality, higher ed, nonprofits, and tech, making her the Yoda of consulting and facilitation. Curious about her magic touch? Visit her website (https://lnkd.in/gtzDJtAW) and dive into the rave reviews from those who’ve been lucky enough to work with her. If you’re lost in the woods of organizational chaos, Cherisa’s the one with the flashlight, map, and a few witty remarks to get you out before you're eaten by a bear.

So excited to welcome Matt Martin, Ph.D. back as a speaker at DisruptHR Raleigh-Durham 8.0 on September 12th at Raleigh Founded - North Street! Matt Martin is a veteran of US Army Special Operations, holds a PhD in Business Psychology, and a Masters in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Matt will continue learning and going to school as long as they let him attend, and someone else pays for it. He is a change management professional, a public speaker and facilitator, and is an expert in psychological contract theory, which focuses on how employees create expectations and choose behaviors based on the experiences they have within their organizations. Originally from Charleston, SC, Matt now lives in Cameron, NC, with his wife, daughter, and cat.

Going to be an exciting week in the Triangle!

Very excited to announce Nathaniel Kocho as a speaker at DisruptHR Raleigh-Durham 8.0 on September 12th at Raleigh Founded - North Street! Nathaniel (Nate) Kocho is a Business Associate with CustomGPT in Needham, MA; an AI startup that gives companies the ability to leverage AI with their data. He is the technical bridge to organizations, simplifying advanced AI use cases into easy to understand competitive advantages business can use to harness the power of AI. He graduated from Claremont Mckenna College with a degree in Science Management. At CustomGPT, Nate works directly with customers to understand their business model, develop RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) solutions, and deploy the solutions across the organization. In his free time he enjoys making music, getting into nature, and listening to Sean Carroll's Mindscape Podcast. He is also an advocate for using LLMs in education - at all levels - and works with many of our education-focused customers.