The Pepelwerk Podcast Ep 3 - Don't Move Your Mouth, Move Your A$$
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the third episode of the Pepelwerk Podcast. My name is Kim Kelley, the CEO and founder of Pepelwerk, and today, we're actually going to talk about one of our most followed social media tags, that was basically saying, "Quit talking...
What’s the Difference Between Talent and Employee?
Talent fills the needs of employers. Talent provides their skills to an employer in exchange for wages, tips, and earnings. For us, it's pretty simple. In the pepelwerk world, Talent is someone who wants to work and is free to represent themselves in whatever work they choose to do....
4 Mentorship Lessons
As someone who is starting a new career or advancing in one, graduating from college and entering the workforce or taking a leap as a first-time entrepreneur, you may have been told to seek out a mentor to gain knowledge and support growth. Unfortunately, mentorship...
The Pepelwerk Podcast: Ep 2 - Who We Are
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the second episode of the pepelwerk podcast. My name is Kim Kelley, the CEO and co-founder of pepelwerk. Today, we're going to dive into who pepelwerk is and what we're really here to do for you. The last week's...
Change Management: 5 Key Steps to Success
You’ve been tasked to oversee the rollout of a major company initiative. Congrats! But where to begin? Implementing change successfully takes a high level of commitment and cooperation. The effort and resources required to complete a successful change might surprise the uninitiated. No matter how...
The Pepelwerk Podcast: Episode 01
Transcript from the first episode of The Pepelwerk Podcast, available to listen on SoundCloud. Welcome to episode one of the pepelwerk podcast, where we dive into the truth about our working world today and share the best ways to navigate its future. Now, here's our...
5 Ways to Avoid the Big D, Discrimination
Large corporations find themselves at risk for expensive, time consuming, and brand-injuring lawsuits when they don't take discrimination claims seriously. The people that bring these suits have generally tried to go through the "proper channels" without much satisfaction. Nike, Wal-Mart, and Uber and have been in...
5 Steps to Decide What to Do (or Not to Do) After High School
Graduating high school is best described as bittersweet. You like being around your friends and hate being around everyone else and you're ready to be done with your last final to get to Cap and Gown Day. That is until your parents, teachers and school...
What is the Solution to the Online Job Application Mess?
Black holes and online job application platforms have a lot in common. You can’t see them and only special technology can make sense of them. You leave your resume in the hands of HR, but doubt whether it was time well spent. Perhaps a human...
The Business of People
With 25 years’ experience in the people business, I’ve learned a thing or two about our working world and talent acquisition. As my responsibilities in HR and recruiting have spanned the globe, I can tell you that hiring in the U.S. vs China vs Africa...
Working Remotely as the Boss of Product Management
We interview Amanda Imperial, the Boss of Product and Project Management talks about what her work means to her and how pepelwerk will change the way we connect to work. She discusses her previous work history and what she's looking forward to from the pepelwerk...
A Love Letter to Millennials and Gen Z from Gen X
Dear Millennials and Gen Z’s, We just wanted to write you a quick note of encouragement from the Latchkey Kids. Y’all are getting a raw deal, and we see it. You should be renamed the Gaslit Generation for all the emotional whiplash, Millennials, in particular, have been experiencing. After giving it some thought, we came...