2023 FSA Annual Meeting Speakers

1:00PM March 30 | Recruitment is Broken–Your Culture is the Cure
Attract and retain top talent by understanding the power of company culture, purpose, and values. Join Peter Laughter for a thought-provoking talk on how to revolutionize your recruitment process. Discover how traditional recruitment practices are failing in this unique time and learn how to create dynamic pipelines of candidates who are looking for an organization that shares your purpose and values. Get insights into how you can put your unique culture at the forefront of your recruitment strategy and learn how to connect and engage with candidates yearning for what your organization has to offer. Our goal is to leave you with a deeper understanding of how to find the right person to fit your organization's culture and values.

About the Speaker
Peter Laughter believes that all humans are deeply and profoundly connected. His purpose is to make those connections visible and apparent in daily interactions.  After a 25-year history as an entrepreneur providing bespoke staffing solutions to high-profile investment banking and consulting clients, Laughter realized that recruiting is broken. He is now on a new journey as founder of True Bearing, which helps purpose-centered companies deploy Engagement Based Recruiting.  True Bearing leverages powerful narrative themes that emerge from Purpose and Values to attract dynamic pipelines of rockstar employees enlivened by the company’s purpose and values.

Laughter is a storyteller and public speaker. He has had the pleasure of delivering a TEDx Talk on Radical Empathy and frequently tell stories with The Moth.  In his free time, he loves riding his bike, listening to people tells stories, and exploring Brooklyn.  More than anything, he loves riding the Cyclone with his daughter, Eddy. 

1:00PM March 29 | Hiring and Retention in Challenging Times
With more job openings than available, skilled employees, it’s no wonder that many employers are struggling to hire and retain employees.  People are changing careers and leaving jobs for a better work environment, better compensation, better benefits, and a better work-life balance. Employers must re-evaluate and change the way they do business, and what they offer in order to compete for talent.

Join Amber Clayton as she shares the latest research on employment, the state of the workforce, why employees are leaving, why they are staying, and what employers are doing to combat high turnover and attract new talent.

About the Speaker
Amber Clayton is the Senior Director of Knowledge Center Operations at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). There, she leads a team of HR experts who field an average of 60,000 HR-related inquiries from members a year. She is frequently sought after as a speaker and expert for webinars, conferences, and media interviews. Clayton co-hosts a podcast called Honest HR.  She is SHRM-certified with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Baltimore. She also holds specialty credentials in California law, inclusive workplace culture, and workplace investigations. Prior to joining SHRM in 2011, she had years of HR experience in healthcare and retail.

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