Reimagining Company Culture

Take the PR out of HR - Josh Dazel, Vice President of Human Resources at Skai

About This Episode

In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we’re chatting with Josh Dazel, Vice President of Human Resources at Skai. Josh has 15+ years of experience in People Operations in both start-up and established global technology companies. Tune in to learn Josh’s thoughts on showing up for the full lives of employees, defining employee engagement, measuring belonging, and more!

About Our Guest

Josh Dazel [he/him] is a white, cis, gay male living in Los Angeles, CA, with 15+ years of experience in People Operations in both start-up and established global technology companies. Josh received a master's degree in Organization Development from Pepperdine University in 2013 and is an avid Barry's Bootcamp, music, and theater enthusiast. Prior to his career in People Ops/HR, Josh was a stage performer, with an undergraduate degree in Musical Theater. He largely attributes his success in HR to the years he spent cultivating empathy as a performer. He has held global HRBP positions with Ericsson, Western Union Digital, and spent two years as Head of Human Resources to the San Francisco-based cloud start-up Apcera. Currently, Josh acts as Vice President of Human Resources, Americas, at Skai. He oversees all regional HR disciplines while designing and implementing global programs; including in the areas of Employee Engagement and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Josh's personal/professional mission is to operate with a transparent, empathy-first, approach, with an aim toward taking the "PR" out of "HR". You can learn more about the how and why of that mission by watching the podcast.

About This Episode

In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we’re chatting with Josh Dazel, Vice President of Human Resources at Skai. Josh has 15+ years of experience in People Operations in both start-up and established global technology companies. Tune in to learn Josh’s thoughts on showing up for the full lives of employees, defining employee engagement, measuring belonging, and more!

About The Guest

Josh Dazel [he/him] is a white, cis, gay male living in Los Angeles, CA, with 15+ years of experience in People Operations in both start-up and established global technology companies. Josh received a master's degree in Organization Development from Pepperdine University in 2013 and is an avid Barry's Bootcamp, music, and theater enthusiast. Prior to his career in People Ops/HR, Josh was a stage performer, with an undergraduate degree in Musical Theater. He largely attributes his success in HR to the years he spent cultivating empathy as a performer. He has held global HRBP positions with Ericsson, Western Union Digital, and spent two years as Head of Human Resources to the San Francisco-based cloud start-up Apcera. Currently, Josh acts as Vice President of Human Resources, Americas, at Skai. He oversees all regional HR disciplines while designing and implementing global programs; including in the areas of Employee Engagement and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Josh's personal/professional mission is to operate with a transparent, empathy-first, approach, with an aim toward taking the "PR" out of "HR". You can learn more about the how and why of that mission by watching the podcast.

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