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Signals is Starbold’s platform for capturing and amplifying the real challenges and bold ideas shaping people and technology. Leaders and practitioners submit “signals” from their organizations—emerging trends, obstacles, or opportunities they’re seeing. Each week, those signals fuel a podcast: short, four-minute solo reactions that cut through the noise with sharp insights, alternating with 16-minute panel discussions featuring practitioners, advisors, and technology providers. Occasionally, the original signal-sender joins the conversation to add a firsthand perspective. The result is a rhythm of dialogue that helps organizations navigate complexity, act boldly, and chart a clear course forward.
In Episode 3 of Signals, recorded live from the HR Technology Conference 2025, host Jeremy Ames welcomes industry leader Maren Hogan, CEO of Red Branch Media. Together they dive into the shifting landscape of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)—once at the forefront of HR strategy but now facing ...
This 16-minute panel episode of Signals explores the critical intersection of organizational courage and psychological safety with guest Angela Cheng-Cimini, CHRO at Chronicle of Philanthropy. Host Jeremy Ames dives deep into why courage is the missing corollary to psychological safety—and why it ma...
In the debut of Signals, host Jeremy Ames shares why he launched this new podcast at the intersection of people, culture, and technology. From his 20 years in HR and people management to the bold shift he’s making now, Jeremy lays out the vision for the show: short and sharp four-minute takes, longe...