Podcasts

Eightfold AI, which many companies use as they screen job candidates, is being accused of gathering information about applicants without their consent.

TextNow's VP of people and culture shares how empowering employees with offerings has led to better retention and performance.

Gina Downs does the blocking and tackling for retired athletes and their families when it comes to accessing medical and behavioral healthcare.

HR and benefit leaders are being asked to be more tech savvy as part of their roles.

Leaders who create a more educated, accepting workplace culture have a better chance of retaining critical female talent.

Chuk Okpalugo is the founder of Stablecoin Blueprint, an independent research and education initiative. He also serves as editor of Money Code, a stablecoin-focused newsletter published by This Week in Fintech.

Sarah Biernbaum is the director of business development at Choice Mortgage Group

Venkat is a senior manager in the Tax Technology and Transformation practice of Ernst & Young LLP (EY US), where she helps to define the digital strategy for the US firm's indirect tax platform and wider innovation agenda. Drawing on deep experience in AI, data engineering and cloud architecture, she leads cross-functional teams that translate complex tax requirements into agile, client-ready solutions, keeping EY US at the vanguard of tax modernization. Venkat works with tax executives to build enterprise-scale data lakes and embed agentic automation for real-time insight, reinforcing trusted delivery to businesses worldwide. She holds an MS in Information Management from Syracuse University and a B.Tech in Information Technology from Anna University.