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!

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.