In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we’re chatting with Emily Olinger, Chief People Officer at Monolith. She has 16 years of overall experience with various perspectives on organizational management. Tune in to learn Emily’s thoughts on the unique role of CPOs to be a culture conduit, the current perception of HR, organizationally designing teams, and more!

Emily earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a Minor in Mathematics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She brings 16 years of overall experience with various perspectives on organizational management. Her most recent experience was 7 years as Chief People Officer at Spreetail where she scaled the organization from 100 to 1,600 people and built out the HR organization from 1 to over 70 today. During her tenure at Spreetail, they expanded from 3 locations to 8. She oversees talent acquisition, talent management including leadership coaching and onboarding, HR business partnership including employee relations, Total Rewards, HRIS and People Operations including communications and employee experience. Emily most recently joined Monolith as the Chief People Officer. Emily will be a member of the executive leadership team and be responsible for providing the overall people leadership and strategy for the company. She will build a scalable, best-in-class Human Resources function, with oversight of all aspects of HR management including talent acquisition, talent management, leadership development, compensation and benefits, compliance, succession planning, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, and HR operations. She will serve as a strategic business partner and adviser to the CEO and executive management and set and drive people-related strategies in support of all Monolith employees.