Workplace Geeks
Workplace Geeks is the podcast on a mission to celebrate the most innovative workplace research in the world. Hosted by Chris Moriarty and Ian Ellison, each episode explores fascinating work with the authors themselves, capturing practical learning and business impacts. Join the Workplace Geeks to bridge the gap between academia and business as we explore the diverse elements that can affect workplace experience, employee value and business performance.
Workplace Geeks
2025 Workplace Leaders Top 50 #4 LIVE! | Emma Armstrong, Paul Hammond, Gurtake Singh & Simon Hilton
The Workplace Event’s Workplace Leaders Top 50 awards are now in their third year, and once again the Geeks were honoured to sit down with winners to hear their stories. Across this four-part mini-series, we’re asking each guest the same questions and then letting the conversation unfold, uncovering how they arrived in the workplace sector, what’s shaped their journey, and what advice they’d share with others.
This episode is coming to you LIVE from the swanky London celebration, where Chris joined the party, soaked up the speakers, grabbed some BBQ, and sat down with four more of this year’s inspiring leaders.
The collective theme? Career paths. Some expected. Some bizarre. Some accidental. Some not as planned. It’s a common thread in our sector — and maybe every sector — but what shines through is just how many different routes can lead here, and how everyone is united by a shared mission: making work better.
In this episode you’ll hear from:
- Emma Armstrong, Founder at Empro
- Paul Hammond, Global Workplace Ops at Pinterest
- Gurtake Singh, Principal at Gensler
- Simon Hilton, Head of Business at Spica Technologies
These are candid conversations full of twists, turns, and personal reflections — showing that there’s no single way into the world of workplace, but plenty of reasons to stay and make a difference.
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