She doesn't just want to make leaders better. She wants to help us be better humans.

It's easy to see a lifelong HR leader and assume the path was always clear. This conversation pulls back the curtain on the real journey of a native Austinite who built her career from the inside out. We explore her path to leadership, her love for her community, and why she believes HR must be the example setters.

Who she is: Angela L. Shaw, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, is an SVP of Talent, a native Austinite, and a lifelong HR leader. She didn't arrive here by chance, she built it over a full career rooted in her community.

What she does: She leads talent at the senior level, building leaders and better workplaces while helping people navigate their own paths in HR.

What she believes: That HR must set the example, and that leadership can be both brave and kind. The goal isn't just better leaders, it's better humans.

How she works: From the inside out. Angela leads with roots and community at the center, modeling the kind of brave, kind leadership she wants others to carry forward.

In this episode:

  • What it really looks like to lead from the inside out
  • Why HR has to be the example setters
  • How leadership can be both brave and kind
  • Building roots, building leaders, and building better workplaces

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