HR & Payroll 2.0

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.

Live from Zoho Day 2026 with Special Guest Raju Vegesna
HR & Payroll 2.0April 02, 2026x
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00:30:38

Live from Zoho Day 2026 with Special Guest Raju Vegesna

In this special episode, Pete is joined by Raju Vegesna, Chief Evangelist at Zoho, live from the annual Zoho Day analyst 2026 event and update in Austin, Texas! Together they explore Zoho’s 30-year journey from shipping software on floppy disks to delivering integrated SaaS platforms and now AI-driv...

Live from Zoho Day 2026 with Special Guest Holger Mueller
HR & Payroll 2.0March 31, 2026x
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00:42:27

Live from Zoho Day 2026 with Special Guest Holger Mueller

In this special episode, Pete is joined by Holger Mueller, VP and Principal Analyst at Constellation Research, live from the annual Zoho Day 2026 analyst event and update in Austin, Texas! Drawing on decades of watching Zoho grow from early cloud pioneer to fully integrated “ecosystem,” Holger break...

The State of SMB HR & Payroll with Special Guest Matt Vaadi
HR & Payroll 2.0March 24, 2026x
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00:57:31

The State of SMB HR & Payroll with Special Guest Matt Vaadi

On this episode, Pete and Julie welcome Matt Vaadi, longtime payroll industry exec, CEO of GuHRoo, and host of The Payrollin’ Podcast, to take the pulse on the small businesses buyer and talk about the realities of the marketplace for SMB HR and payroll solutions. From tech-first vs service-first bu...

Workforce Management Is Having Its Moment with Special Guest Jim Jensen
HR & Payroll 2.0March 17, 2026x
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00:52:07

Workforce Management Is Having Its Moment with Special Guest Jim Jensen

On this episode, Pete and Julie are joined by veteran HR Tech exec and Founder and CEO of Traxxion, Jim Jensen, for a wide-ranging conversation on why workforce management has become one of the most strategic and misunderstood pillars of modern HR. Drawing on Jim’s decades of HR Tech experience, the...

The Mind of the SMB HR Tech Buyer with Special Guest Margaret Godwin
HR & Payroll 2.0March 10, 2026x
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00:42:48

The Mind of the SMB HR Tech Buyer with Special Guest Margaret Godwin

On this episode, Pete and Julie welcome longtime HR transformation consultant, HR tech expert, Margaret Godwin, to take the pulse on the SMB HR tech buyer, and explore what’s actually happening inside HR teams in small and mid-market organizations. From AI hype versus operational readiness to why se...

The Rise of Payroll as a Liquidity Strategy with Special Guest Andy Valentine
HR & Payroll 2.0March 03, 2026x
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00:43:34

The Rise of Payroll as a Liquidity Strategy with Special Guest Andy Valentine

On this episode, Pete and Julie welcome fintech and cross-border payments expert Andy Valentine to talk about the often-unseen realities of cross-border money movement in global payroll operations. From FX volatility and treasury bottlenecks to compliance risk, bank fragmentation, and payroll “last ...

HR & Payroll Tech Marketplace News & Updates (Winter 2026, February)
HR & Payroll 2.0February 26, 2026x
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00:47:09

HR & Payroll Tech Marketplace News & Updates (Winter 2026, February)

On this episode, Pete and Julie share their POV’s and insights on recent global payroll and EOR marketplace updates and activity making headlines to kick off 2026! Pete and Julie share their thoughts on recent events, including Dayforce SKO, Strada Global SKO, Papaya Global’s 2030 Workforce Summit, ...

What CHRO’s Must Get Right with Special Guest Mary Sue Rogers
HR & Payroll 2.0February 24, 2026x
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00:54:46

What CHRO’s Must Get Right with Special Guest Mary Sue Rogers

On this episode, Pete and Julie are joined by Mary Sue Rogers, a legend and pioneer in global HR, payroll, and workforce transformation! From her early days modernizing payroll systems to senior leadership roles at IBM, Talent2, and Ascender, Mary Sue shares a rare, long-view perspective on how payr...

The Davos Debrief with Special Guest Nicole Sahin
HR & Payroll 2.0February 17, 2026x
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00:27:24

The Davos Debrief with Special Guest Nicole Sahin

On this special episode, join Pete as he catches up with Nicole Sahin, Founder and CEO of G-P, who shares an insider’s POV on the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Together, they unpack what Davos is and what attending entails, and the value in the density of global CEOs, ...

Remote Work Takes a Big Step Forward with John Lee
HR & Payroll 2.0February 10, 2026x
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Remote Work Takes a Big Step Forward with John Lee

On this episode, Pete and Julie welcome show alumni, global mobility and remote work compliance expert John Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of Work from Anywhere, to unpack what may be the most consequential compliance shift for international remote work in more than a decade. John joins the show to break d...