Anessa Fike, otherwise known as the "Queen of Fractional HR," is the CEO and Founder of Fike+Co, a multi-million-dollar consulting firm that specializes in interim or fractional people, human resources, and talent executive leadership with companies that are experiencing growth, scale, transition, or transformation.
A 2007 Penn State graduate, Anessa has led more than a dozen startups and organizations as Chief People Officer and has worked with more than 110 organizations globally including NPR, Niche, and Uber.
Her work has led her to become an industry leader on all things people and talent, and she has also won multiple human resources awards, including Most Inclusive HR Influencer.
Watch the video version of this podcast on our YouTube page.
Connect with Anessa on LinkedIn and Instagram! Be on the lookout for her upcoming book, "The Revolution of Work."
Timestamps for our conversation with Anessa:
0:00 — Intro
2:14 — Becoming a Penn Stater
5:50 — Anessa's career journey in human resources
10:57 — What it means to be a human resources influencer
14:35 — Working with NASA
16:14 — A people first mindset in the workplace
21:15 — Her upcoming book "The Revolution of Work"
28:35 — AD Read (LionPerks)
30:05 — Lightning Round Q&A
32:45 — Outro
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