foHRsight
A podcast about making work better brought to you by future foHRward, hosted by Mark Edgar and Naomi Titleman Colla.
Do you ever dream of eavesdropping on the conversations of the most fascinating leaders and thinkers in the People space?
Each week, our co-hosts Naomi Titleman Colla and Mark Edgar discuss relevant topics (amongst themselves and with incredible guests) like employee engagement, retention, flexible work, and AI, that are impacting Human Resources and influencing the way we work.
No need to eavesdrop. This is your opportunity to join the forefront of the conversation.
Episodes
158 episodes
Unlocking Human Potential with AI: Insights from “The AI Guy” Vaseem bAIg
This episode, Naomi was joined by Vaseem bAIg, otherwise known as “The AI Guy”, whose passion is making artificial intelligence accessible for everyone. Vaseem brings a wealth of experience in helping people and organizations navigate the world...
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Episode 157
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33:54
Breaking Barriers to Parenthood: How Jackie Hanson and Sprout Family Are Transforming Fertility Support at Work
Jackie Hanson is CEO and Co-founder of Sprout Family, Canada's first end-to-end family building platform launched in 2024. Jackie was inspiried to build her mission based company following the experience of her own parents who went through IVF....
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Episode 156
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30:03
2025 Year-End Reflections & Future Foresight: Navigating Trust and AI in HR
It’s New Years Day so perfect timing for this week’s episode to drop as co-hosts Mark and Naomi catch-up on their reflections on 2025 and predictions for 2026.Key discussion topics include:2025 Insight...
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Episode 155
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28:07
Unlocking High Potential: How Top Talent Thrives—and What Holds Them Back Insights from Glain Roberts-McCabe on Engaging and Leading High Performers
This episode features Naomi Titleman meeting with Glain Roberts-McCabe, Founder & President of The Roundtable Inc. They dive deep into high-potential talent research, exploring what engages top performers and what causes them t...
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Episode 154
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42:50
Managing Your Emotions with Guest Greg Stewart
This episode of features Mark Edgar interviewing Greg Stewart, a counselor, executive coach, and consultant at Becoming More. Greg is the author of books on harnessing negative emotions.Greg shares his path from ministry to counseling to...
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Episode 153
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38:17
Supporting Women Through Life Transitions with Guests Maturn
This week podcast co-host Mark Edgar connects with the co-founders of Maturn, Jen Murtagh and Sonja Baikogli Foley to talk about the incredible work they do to support women through life-stage transitions at work including fertility, maternity ...
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Episode 152
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32:19
The Wisdom of Ignorance with Guest Alan Gregerman
In this week’s episode, Mark Edgar connects with author and business consultant Alan Gregerman who shares insights from his latest book “The Wisdom of Ignorance”. Alan provides his perspective on the dynamic world of work and what organizations...
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Episode 151
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39:49
Celebrating 150 Episodes with Our Friends Anna Petosa & Greg Smith
Mark and Naomi celebrate their 150th episode milestone by hosting two special guests: Anna Petosa from Rock Paper People and Greg Smith the author of Safe Brave Places. The conversation covers their HR career journeys, current challenges in the...
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Episode 150
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38:55
Why Feeling Ideas Works Better Than Hearing Them with Guest Andrea Guertin
In this week’s episode Naomi connects with Andrea Guertin who is the Founder & President of Wemaygo. Andrea was educated in interior architecture but has spent her career in strategy. She taught management consultants how to thi...
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Episode 149
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36:56
Play As a Tool For Learning and Culture Building with Guest Alex Suchman
This week co-host Naomi Titleman connects with Alex Suchman who is CEO & Co-founder of Barometer XP – a culture measurement and adjustment company.In this episode they talk about how companies can leverage play to build cultures that...
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Episode 148
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33:33
Collecting Workspaces with Guest Aamna Coskun
This week co-host Mark Edgar has connects ith Aamna Coskun to learn more about her HR journey. Aamna is Founder of PocketHR with extensive experiences across a broad range of sectors and HR disciplines.Aamna describes herself as a "colle...
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Episode 147
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43:56
Using AI to 10x Performance by Focusing On Humans with Guest Jodi Baker Calamai
This week co-host Naomi Titleman has the opportunity to connect with future foHRward friend Jodi Baker Calamai. Jodi is the National Managing Partner for Deloitte’s Human Capital Practice in Canada.They explore how artificial intelligenc...
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Episode 146
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33:46
Leading Change with Guest Yvonne Ruke Akpoveta
This week Mark had the opportunity to connect with change leadership strategist Yvonne Ruke Akpoveta. Yvonne is a change strategist, author and board director who through her company The Change Leadership helps organizations navigate change.
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Episode 145
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36:15
Collaboration and the Need for Collective Intelligence with Guest Nigel Scott
This week Mark had the opportunity to connect with behavioural expert Nigel Scott to discuss workplace collaboration challenges including how collaboration is often treated as a tool rather than a mindset and how ego and competitive behaviors h...
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Episode 144
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42:25
Stress Mastery with Guest Dr. Safia Debar
This week Mark meets with fellow podcaster Dr. Safia Debar about stress management and resilience. Dr. Safia is a general practitioner with expertise in stress management. They discuss her concept of "stress mastery" rather than stress manageme...
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Episode 143
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41:30
Are We the Clutter We're Trying to Cut Through? How We're Adapting to AI at future foHRward
In this week’s special episode, Mark Edgar and Naomi Titleman share how they are responding to how AI is impacting the way content is created and information gets accessed by making some changes to their weekly newsletter format.Here are...
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Episode 142
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20:55
Does HR Still Need Humans?
In this week’s episode, co-hosts Mark Edgar and Naomi Titleman have a discussion focused on the changing role of CHROs and HR in organizations. Key topics discussed include statistics showing CHRO influence declining since pandemic (42% of C-su...
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Episode 141
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26:51
The AI Gender Gap with Guests Jeanne Meister and Leo Goncalves
In this episode is joined by Jeanne Meister who is a future of work strategist and author and Leo Goncalves who is Head of Workforce Solutions at the University of Phoenix. They share insights from their recent combined research on the state of...
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Episode 140
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41:51
The Power of Simplicity with Guest Ben Clarke
This podcast episode of the features host Mark Edgar interviewing Ben Clarke, who transitioned from a 15-year career as a geologist to becoming an HR professional and executive coach. The conversation focuses on simplifying HR practices....
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Episode 139
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35:34
The Purpose of Purpose with Guest Ron Tite
This week co-host Naomi Titleman connects with thought leader and keynote speaker Ron Tite who shares insights from his recent book the Purpose of Purpose.You can follow Ron on LinkedIn here:
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Episode 138
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39:20
The Curiosity Advantage with Guest Kayla Campbell
This week co-host Mark Edgar connect with Kayla Campbell from Canadian Tire who is writing a book called "The Curiosity Advantage" scheduled for release in all 2026. Kayla explains that curiosity is an innate trait that everyone possesses but o...
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Episode 137
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37:15
Loving to Human with Guest Ruth Penfold
We were excited to have Ruth Penfold on the podcast this week. Ruth is a former Chief People Officer who now works with organizations, leaders and women leaders to help them thrive.Ruth courageously shares how her own experience has info...
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Episode 136
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43:11
Flourishing at Work with Guest Julian Chapman
This week we welcome Julian Chapman to the podcast to share his insights on flourishing at work and leadership. Julian is President of Forrest & Co. a Toronto based consulting company focused on helping to create great places to work that a...
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Episode 135
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39:14
