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HR & Payroll 2.0
HR Trends Explored
Join Pete A. Tiliakos and Julie Fernandez as they combine their unique HR and payroll industry knowledge, experience, and POV’s for highly authentic conversations that unpack the key trends, challenges, and opportunities facing HR and Payroll leaders today! Powered ad-free by G-P, OneSource Virtual, and Zoho.
When IT Meets HR with Special Guest Amy Wang
On this episode, Pete and Julie welcome Amy Wang, a shared services and HR operations expert and leader, to explore the intersection of HR, payroll, technology, and enterprise service delivery. With more than two decades of experience spanning IT, HR operations, and shared services across industries...
Pete’s Top 10 Takeaways from the Workday Innovation Summit 2026
On this episode, Pete and Julie unpack the top 10 learnings and key takeaways from the recent Workday Innovation Summit for industry analysts in Napa, California. Each year, Workday gathers analysts for a peek behind the Workday curtain, its GTM, roadmap, customer stories, and big bets on what comes...
Payroll Is a Trust Function with Special Guest Kelly Westfall
In this episode of HR & Payroll 2.0, Pete and Julie welcome Kelly Westfall, a payroll leader known for bringing equal parts precision and heart to one of the most mission-critical (and most misunderstood) functions in the enterprise. Kelly shares how she found her way from HR and onboarding into pay...
HR & Payroll Tech Marketplace News & Updates (Spring 2026, April)
On this episode, Pete and Julie share their POV’s and insights on HR tech marketplace updates and activity making headlines in Q2’2026! First, an update from the road, including takeaways from the CloudPay Paymakers event in Malta, Workhuman LIVE in Orlando, the Dayforce Distilling AI virtual event,...
The State of HCM Technology with Special Guest John Kostoulas
On this special episode, Pete welcomes John Kostoulas, VP of Market Positioning & Strategy at Dayforce and former Gartner Vice President and distinguished HCM tech analyst, for a candid conversation on the future of HR technology, AI adoption, and what it really takes to modernize in the era of agen...
Payroll Like a Boss with Special Guest John Bernatovicz & Tammy Gillenwater
On this special episode of HR & Payroll 2.0, Pete & Julie are joined by friends of the show, John Bernativicz and Tammy Gillenwater of Willory Consulting to talk their new book: ‘Payroll Like a Boss.’ John and Tammy share the origin story behind the book, the inspiration for writing it, and why them...
Rebranding With Purpose with Special Guest Amberly Dressler
On this special episode of HR & Payroll 2.0, Pete catches up with Amberly Dressler, a brand marketing executive known for helping shape one of the most memorable community-led brand stories in HR tech and now leading corporate and partner marketing at Conga. Amberly shares on the brand mechanics tha...
When Compensation & Payroll Converge with Special Guest Briana ‘Bri’ Mullens
On this episode, Pete and Julie welcome payroll and compensation expert and practitioner, Bri Mullens, to the show to discuss the convergence of payroll, compensation, benefits, and total rewards. Bri shares how an accounting background led to a career in payroll and why the key ingredients that kep...
Asia-Pacific Compliance Pulse Check with Special Guest Lynette Liew
On this episode, Pete welcomes Asia-Pacific HR and compliance expert Lynette Liew of Links International to the show for a pulse check on one of the most complex and fast-moving regions in the world of work. They explore the rapid evolution of employment compliance across Australia, China, India, an...
The Past, Present, & Future of HR Reinvention with Trey Campbell
On this episode, Pete and Julie welcome Trey Campbell, legendary HR outsourcing and transformation executive, former CEO, and current board member of OneSource Virtual, for a candid conversation on how HR outsourcing and managed services have evolved and where they are heading next. Trey takes us fr...