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PX Espresso☕with Luke O'Mahoney
Luke O'Mahoney is a former start-up Head of People turned creator, entrepreneur, and innovator in the start-up and scale-up People and HR scene.
Luke created SapienX as a platform of content, courses and community for the post-HR generation, with the focus on turning People teams into Product teams and People Leads into Product Leads.
As well as leading in the innovation and adoption of product-led PX (People Experience), Luke is also bootstrapping SapienX to £1Million AR and will share wins, fails, and learns about that journey along the way too.
PX Espresso ☕is for People Leaders who think like Product Leaders. It's also for employees who think like entrepreneurs, those who want to break free from traditional 9-5 employment to build something of their own.
So, if you are People Leader seeking out new ways of thinking and working inspired by product & GTM, you are in the right spot!
Equally, if you are thinking about, just starting-out, or already deep in your own entrepreneurial adventure, you will find plenty of honest reflections and insights on that front too!
Oh, and at the start of every episode you will also get a little insight into the world of speciality coffee☕... combine your passions and work becomes play!
✅Product-led thinking
✅Progressive People Ops
✅Scaling Start-ups
✅Speciality Coffee
We got you covered! Enjoy!
Episodes
54 episodes
035 - Solocast vol. 6 - Scaling Beyond Solopreneurship
Back again with a solocast after close to a 6 month break! I give a an update on half year business performance as well as talking about what's planned for the second half of the year. In these solocasts I share everything I am lear...
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034 - Sarah Power - Building a People-First Culture in a Fully Remote Org
In this episode, Sarah Power, Head of People and Operations at Vable, shares her journey of building a thriving remote-first culture in a high-...
033 - Solocast vol. 5 - 2024 Open Business Review
Kicking off this year with a look back on 2024, in fact a look back on the first 3 years as a Solopreneur, from revenue and cashflow to product and community, all documented in this reflective episode.Enjoy - Catch you next time! ✌️...
032 - Dart Lindsley - What if we thought about Work as a Product?
This week, Luke chats with Dart Lindsley, strategic advisor of People Experience @ Google and Co-founder of 11fold, a company formed to help companies design, build and deliver work that makes employees fee...
031 - Alice Burks - 🎙️ep. 031 - Alice Burks - Scaling PX in a Global + Fully Remote scale-up in Hypergrowth
Boooooom 💥Back once again with the ill behaviour 😎This week, Luke chats with Alice Burks, Director of People Success at one the fastest growing global People Tech scale-ups, Deel 🚀... in fact, not just...
030 - Jeet Mukerji - Product Management lessons for People Teams
This week, Luke chats with Kinfolk co-founder, Jeet Mukerji. As a former Product Manager and current co-founder building HR Tech, Jeet has a TON of valuable insights to share about how People Teams can leverage Product Management principles to ...
029 - Lauren Gomes (pt.2) - People Experience as a Product
This is part 2 of my conversation with Lauren Gomes, experienced VP People and pioneer of People Experience as a Product.In
028 - Lauren Gomes (pt.1) - Scaling Start-ups & Imposter Syndrome
In this episode Luke chats with Lauren Gomes, experienced VP People and pioneer of People Experience as a Product.Meet Lauren 🌟 Lauren is a People Experience leader who honed...
027 - John Faulkner-Willcocks - Trust, Parenting + Work, & Making Culture Tangible
This week on the PX Espresso Hour, Luke chats with John Faulkner-Willcocks, co-founder of OpenOrg, about his "squiggly" journey into the People profession, the challenges of entrepreneurship, and balancing fatherhood and work.Meet Joh...
026 - Katja Vincetić - Transform HR with Agile Product Principles
This week, Luke chats with Katja, founder of Shape Up HR, about progressive people practices, product-led PX design, Agile HR, and HR tech.Meet Katja 🌟 Katja shares her journey from working in startups to becoming an HR tech and p...
025 - Solocast vol. 4 - Diary of a Solopreneur
In this episode, Luke discusses his experience as a solopreneur in the field of people ops. He talks about the challenges and insecurities he faces as he transitions from an operational practitioner to a researcher and creator. Luke shares his ...
024 - Rita Azevedo - The Future of AI Enabled Learning
Summary:Luke and Rita discuss the importance of creating exceptional learning experiences through a problem-led approach. They emphasize the need to focus on the big idea and the evidence of learning, rather than just the content...
023 - Geraldine Butler-Wright - Creating Sustainable Start-ups
TakeawaysCamel organizations, which are sustainable and self-sufficient, are becoming more important than unicorn organizations with high valuations but high burn rates.Characteristics of camel organizations include ...
022 - Rita Wittek-Verbeek - The Unique Challenges & Opportunities for a Solo People Lead in a Start-up
Summary:In this conversation, Rita discusses her experience in People Operations within small businesses and startup / scale-ups. She emphasizes the importance of building a strong foundation in HR and the unique challenges and o...
021 - Becki Nazareth & Jessamine Ringer - How to Create Impactful Learning Programmes
Key Takeaways (Ai Generated):Effective learning programs start with analysis and discovery to understand the needs of individuals and the organization.Design principles should focus on a holistic approach, spaced lea...
020 - Solocast vol. 3 - Diary of a Solopreneur
Booooom 💥This week is a Solocast, part of the Diary of a People Ops Solopreneur subseries, where I share my experience of building and scaling a business of one in the People / HR space.In Vol. 3, I talk about:...
019 - Thomas Forstner - Operationalising Organisational Health to Navigate the Inevitable Crises Which Will Come!
Episode Summary:Understanding your People Product and the role you are there to play as a the People LeadDefining and operationalising organisational health"Fixing the roof whilst the sun s...
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018 - Amanda Halle - Getting Started with AI and GPTs in People Ops & HR
Episode Summary:Fundamentals of AI and how to start engaging with itWhat are GPTs and how should we use them?Democratising access and the benefits of generative AICreating organisational guardrails ...
017 - Frieda Möcker - Implementing Product Led People Ops + Building a Company Behaving Awesomely
Episode Summary:Transitioning from IC to People ManagerHow Frieda got past her biggest bottle neck... Herself!Finding confidence as a LeaderGetting started with Product Led People OpsCo-cre...
016 - Solocast vol.2 - Diary of a Solopreneur
Booooom 💥The second instalment of the Diary of a People Ops Solopreneur subseries, where I share my experience of building and scaling a business of one in the People / HR space.In Vol. 2, I talk about:Content strate...
015 - Ella Overshott - Creating Great Workplace Culture Where People Love to Work and Customers Love to do Business
Booooom 💥Another very enjoyable conversation to share with you today! I was joined by Ella Overshott, Co-founder of Culture Change agency, Pecan Partnerships.We got super nerdy about cultural evolution and explored what is requi...
014 - Virgile Raingeard - Innovating Compensation Benchmarking & Early Stage Startup Culture
Booooom 💥This was a really great conversation and one I had been looking forward to for a while. I have been following Figures and the work Virgile have been doing with Figures for the last year or so.Not only is their work impa...
013 - Jessica Zwaan - Built For People, Work like a Product Team in People Ops
Guest Bio:Jessica is the author of Amazon Best Selling, Built for People and fou...
012 - Lavinia Mehedintu - How to Design Impactful & Lasting Learning Experiences
Booom 💥Another AWESOME conversation, this week with pioneer of modern L&D and an inspirational solopreneur turned entrepreneur 🤘🏻The main focus of our conversation was exploring "learning" as a concept and unpacking how to g...
011 - Colleen Saringer, Phd - Impactful Workplace Wellbeing that goes Beyond "Band Aids" and Benefits
Guest Bio:Colleen Saringer, PhD - Fractional Chief Wellbeing Officer - is an accomplished population health expert, published author and speaker. She has 25 years of experience helping organisations nation...