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PODCAST

The ASHHRA Podcast

Robert "Bo" Brabo and Luke Carignan

The ASHHRA Podcast is where healthcare HR leaders come to connect, learn, and lead.Hosted by Bo Brabo and Luke Carignan of The Bo & Luke Show, each weekly episode dives into the real challenges and innovations shaping today’s healthcare workforce. From leadership development and employee engagement to workforce strategy, policy updates, and the latest HR data, this podcast brings practical insights straight from the experts who are redefining what it means to work in healthcare.Through authentic

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34:10

#180 - Beyond Perks: Engagement, Recognition, and...

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2025/10/23

In this engaging solo-hosted episode (Bo's out traveling!), Luke Carignan chats with Erica Samalis, Director of HR Business Partners at Tufts Medicine. Erica shares her pivot from pre-med to HR via business school, her 12 years at Children's National in DC, and her return to New England roots. Amid talent shortages and industry shifts, she discusses elevating HRBPs to strategic roles, workforce development, AI's potential, and fostering engagement in a changing healthcare landscape. Key takea...

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32:54

#179 - Healthcare HR in High-Stakes Las Vegas

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2025/10/22

In this lively episode of The ASHHRA Podcast, hosts Luke Carignan and Bo Brabo welcome Michelle Nicholl, CHRO in Las Vegas, NV. With a diverse career spanning call centers, hospitality, banking, and 15 years in healthcare, Michelle shares her unscripted journey—from building and dismantling an HR department during an FDIC closure to tackling talent shortages in Vegas' competitive market. Amid casino perks and nursing gaps, she discusses innovative strategies for recruitment, retention, and em...

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36:59

#178 - Rethinking Talent Acquisition and Team...

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2025/10/21

In this dynamic episode of The ASHHRA Podcast, hosts Luke Carignan and Bo Brabo chat with Suzanne Kercher-Liedke, Director of Talent Acquisition at Hoag Health System in Orange County, CA. From her unexpected start in recruiting (post-agricultural business major) to scaling Hoag from 2,700 to 10,000 employees, Suzanne shares her 22-year journey and forward-thinking approaches to talent challenges amid shortages and competition. Explore Hoag's evolution into a fully integrated system, emphasiz...

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35:41

#177 - Monday News Drop: Building the Future of...

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2025/10/20

In this week’s Monday News Drop, co-host Bo Brabo is joined by Jeremy Sadlier for a deep dive into three powerful stories shaping the future of healthcare HR. From building tomorrow’s workforce to protecting today’s talent, this episode connects the dots between education, staffing, and leadership sustainability. 💡 Here’s What You’ll Learn: Healthcare Systems Are Building High Schools. Bloomberg Philanthropies just announced earlier this year a $250 million national initiative to partner

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49:56

#176 - How TA Operations Drives Success

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2025/10/16

In this insightful episode of The ASHHRA Podcast, hosts Luke Carignan and Bo Brabo welcome Cyann Peterson, Recruiting Operations Lead at Tenet Healthcare. With a unique journey from agriculture and NASCAR roots to agency recruiting at Apex Systems, Ascension, HCA, and now Tenet, Cyann shares her evolution into TA Ops. She dives into optimizing processes, tech stacks, and team enablement in large-scale healthcare recruiting—drawing from experiences like boosting Ascension's career site to mill...

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43:17

#175 - From Bad Bosses to Great Leaders

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2025/10/15

In this energizing episode of The ASHHRA Podcast, hosts Luke Carignan and Bo Brabo chat with Shaina Lane, Senior Leadership Development Specialist at AccentCare. With a background in sports medicine and healthcare operations, Shaina shares her pivot to HR and her passion for building better leaders. Drawing from her book Leadership Is Easy, Said No One Ever: 11 Habits to Learn Early So You Can Lead Expertly, she tackles common pitfalls like reactive "shitty" leadership and offers actionable s...

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46:06

#174 - The Human Side of Surgery: Lessons for...

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2025/10/14

In this captivating episode of The ASHHRA Podcast, hosts Bo Brabo and Luke Carignan sit down with Dr. Tali Lando, a board-certified pediatric otolaryngologist at Westchester Medical Center Health Network in New York. Dr. Lando shares her inspiring path to medicine, from volunteering in NICUs and sign language interpreting to rigorous training at Cornell, Columbia, and CHOP. Now a mother of three, she balances high-stakes surgeries with family life, offering raw insights into the demands of pe...

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34:01

#173 - ASHHRA Podcast Weekly News Roundup

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2025/10/13

Kick off your week with the inaugural "News Drop" episode of The ASHHRA Podcast! Hosts Luke Carignan, Bo Brabo, and new co-host Jeremy Sadlier (ASHHRA CEO) deliver a fresh weekly roundup of top healthcare HR headlines. From critical staffing shortages to AI's role in HR, they break down trends, stats, and implications—sparking discussions on innovative solutions for HR pros. Key headlines & insights: Staffing Shortages Escalate: Physician gap hits 124K by 2033; need 200K nurses yearly, wi...

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50:48

#172 - Pharmacy Policy Shifts: Winning Strategies for...

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2025/10/10

In this special RxBenefits-sponsored episode of The ASHHRA Podcast, hosts Bo Brabo and Luke Carignan explore the dynamic pharmacy benefits landscape with experts Sarah Hearn and Wes Hill (Director of Compliance & Legal Operations). Amid the busiest legislative season yet—over 1,500 bills—they discuss PBM reforms, ERISA challenges, compounding alternatives for GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, 340B pricing, and emerging lawsuits. Gain insights on transparency, cost savings, and compliance for heal...

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49:22

#171 - Building Best-in-Class HR: Process, People,...

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2025/10/09

In this inspiring episode of The ASHHRA Podcast, hosts Luke Carignan and Bo Brabo welcome Lisa Kemph, CHRO at Brooks Rehabilitation in Jacksonville, FL. With 30 years in HR across six industries, Lisa shares her journey from logistics to healthcare, emphasizing emotional intelligence, leadership development, and building a people-first culture amid rapid organizational growth. Lisa offers timeless advice on work-life balance, including marriage tips like maintaining humor, giving grace, and d...

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44:07

#170 - Bold Leadership and Big Ideas in Healthcare HR

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2025/10/02

In this dynamic episode of The ASHHRA Podcast, hosts Luke Carignan and Bo Brabo chat with Maxine Carrington, Chief People Officer, and Matt Kurth, Deputy Chief People Officer at Northwell Health. Fresh from the ASHHRA Executive Summit in Savannah, they explore how Northwell—a powerhouse with 104,000 employees, 28 hospitals, and recent mergers like Nuvance Health—navigates massive changes while fostering a bold, people-first culture. Maxine and Matt discuss leadership transitions (including CE...

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48:17

#169 - Building a People First Culture in Healthcare

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2025/09/25

In this inspiring episode of The ASHHRA Podcast, hosts Luke Carignan and Bo Brabo welcome Sandeep Randhawa, Chief People Officer at Renown Health in Reno, Nevada. Recorded in the dog days of summer 2025, Sandeep shares his transformative approach to creating a people-first culture at Renown, a not-for-profit health system serving a 100,000-square-mile region with 8,000 dedicated employees. Sandeep dives into Renown’s deliberate people strategy, emphasizing why "people first" is more than a bu...

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26:52

#168 - Real Stories of Compassion During Hurricane...

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2025/09/23

In this powerful episode of The ASHHRA Podcast, hosts Luke Carignan and Bo Brabo sit down live from Savannah, GA, with Alysia Price, CHRO of UNC Health Appalachian. As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene approaches, Alysia shares her firsthand account of the devastating storm that ravaged western North Carolina, turning routine rain into catastrophic flooding, road washouts, and power outages. Discover how UNC Health Appalachian navigated volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (...

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28:56

#167 - How Business Mindset Shapes Strong HR

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2025/09/11

In this episode of The ASHHRA Podcast, hosts Luke Carignan and Bo Brabo chat with Dana Bradley, VP of Human Resources at Silver Cross Hospital. With a powerhouse background in operations and leadership at top universities like UChicago, Rush, Northwestern, and GWU, Dana reveals how an ops mindset supercharges HR strategy in healthcare. Key highlights include: Ops-First HR: The Ultimate Edge – Dana stresses starting in frontline ops shapes her "business person in an HR chair" approach, enablin...

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39:05

#166 - How Scripps Health Fosters Trust and Staff...

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2025/09/04

In this episode of The ASHHRA Podcast, hosts Luke Carignan and Bo Brabo sit down with Eric Cole, Corporate Senior Vice President of HR at Scripps Health in San Diego. With a unique background in finance and hospital administration, Eric shares how blending operational insight with HR strategy has transformed leadership and culture at Scripps. Key highlights include: Operations in HR: A Game-Changer – Eric discusses why HR pros need ops experience to drive strategy, especially when workforce c...

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45:31

#165 - AI, Efficiency, and Ethical Hiring

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2025/08/28

Join hosts Luke Carignan and Bo Brabo for a lively episode of The ASHHRA Podcast, where they chat with Victor Gaines, AVP of Talent Acquisition at Wellstar Health System. Kicking off with NFL banter and a playful scoop on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's "engagement" (spoiler: it's all in good fun), the conversation quickly dives into Victor's eclectic career journey—from finance and TV to healthcare, pizza at Papa John's, and bourbon at Sazerac—now circling back to innovative TA in healthcare...

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46:02

#164 - The Future of 340B: Rebates, Regulations, and...

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2025/08/19

In this special edition of The ASHHRA Podcast, co-hosts Bo Brabo and Luke Carignan sit down with three powerhouse voices from RxBenefits—Rhiannon Klein, Sarah Hearn, and Sarah McHale—to unpack the latest seismic shift in the 340B Drug Pricing Program and what it means for hospitals, health systems, and the communities they serve. What’s at Stake? HRSA’s newly announced pilot rebate model for 340B—initially affecting 10 IRA drugs—threatens to upend the way covered entities access drug discoun...

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#163 - Embracing Change and Growth in HR

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2025/08/14

In this powerful episode of The ASHHRA Podcast, Luke Carignan sits down with Kelly Martin, Vice President and CHRO at Texas Health Resources, to explore what it truly takes to lead large-scale HR transformation in one of the nation’s largest health systems. With over 23 years at Texas Health Resources, Kelly has grown from an entry-level employee relations role to the organization’s top HR leadership position. Now, she’s spearheading a bold “HR Evolution”—centralizing transactional functions ...

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44:27

#162 - How Group Health Cooperative Survives and Thrives

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2025/08/07

In this powerful episode of The ASHHRA Podcast, co-hosts Bo Brabo and Luke Carignan sit down with Carrie O'Dell, Chief Human Resources Officer at Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin, for a candid and inspiring conversation about what it truly means to lead with courage, authenticity, and vision in today’s healthcare environment. With over 25 years of progressive HR leadership, Carrie brings a grounded, people-first approach to shaping cultures that thrive, even in times of cri...

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51:33

#161 - The Art of Internal Sales for HR

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2025/07/31

In this deeply moving and high-impact episode of The ASHHRA Podcast, Bo and Luke are joined by Maureen O’Brien, CEO of the Global Wisdom and Leadership Forum, keynote speaker, cancer survivor, and self-proclaimed “Sales Sage.” Together, they explore the powerful intersection of leadership, sales, mindset, and purpose in healthcare HR and beyond. This is not your typical sales conversation. Maureen shares transformative insights on how HR professionals can build internal sales acumen to effect...

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