In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we’re chatting with Veronica Setzke, Senior Director of People Operations at Pax8. Veronica believes that employees deserve a culture that values the work they do, and in turn will respond to such a culture by creating amazing results. Benefits, compensation, and all of the other extrinsic needs must be coupled with a culture that values the employee’s intrinsic drives. Tune in to learn Veronica’s thoughts on leadership empowerment, measuring the effectiveness of managers, redesigning spaces to be equitable, and more!

As Senior Director of People Ops, Veronica is responsible for ensuring that Pax8 obtains and retains the very best employees and are keep engaged, motivated and even have a little fun throughout the day. Her responsibilities include the strategic vision for Talent Acquisition, Payroll and People Operations. Her work ensures that Pax8 employees have access to the best resources to achieve their goals, that Pax8 provides the best new co-workers for current Pax8 employees, and that Pax8 is continually strengthening our ability to provide an incredible Global employment experience. Veronica believes that people want to be excellent, and it is her role to help move the obstacles to their achieving success. She believes that employees deserve a culture that values the work they do, and in turn will respond to such a culture by creating amazing results. Benefits, compensation, and all of the other extrinsic needs must be coupled with a culture that values the employee’s intrinsic drives. Employees deserve People Ops professionals that are equally as dedicated to excellence to help them throughout their employment. Ms. Setzke has her undergraduate degree from Columbus State University in Social Science and her master’s degree from the University of Denver in Strategic Human Resources Management. She also has certifications from SHRM and HRCI. She’s been a People professional for over 16 years. She is happily married to a wonderful surfer named Dan. They have two adult children, two boxer dogs and a phenomenal garden. She spends her downtime travelling, gardening, reading and having fantastic adventures with her family