Partnering with product and tech for a better employee experience with Shawnee Irmen-De Anda, Chief People Officer at Thriveworks

Episode 53
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This episode features an interview with Shawnee Irmen-De Anda, Chief People Officer at Thriveworks. Shawnee has two decades of experience serving as a human resources strategic business partner for growing and well-established healthcare organizations. At Thriveworks, Shawnee leads a first-class people strategy, focusing on expanding team potential and empowering sustainable growth.

In this episode, Amanda sits down with Shawnee to discuss creating brand awareness while recruiting, incorporating tech into the employee experience, and fighting burnout during times of crisis.

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Playlist

  • 04:27
    Shawnee’s role at Thriveworks
  • 09:22
    Segment: Getting Tactical
  • 09:39
    How Shawnee creates brand awareness while recruiting
  • 11:28
    The relationship between employee experience and retention
  • 17:50
    How to incorporate tech into the employee experience
  • 20:25
    Segment: Ripped From The Headlines
  • 24:10
    How Thriveworks uses tech to fight employee burnout
  • 27:34
    Segment: Asking For a Friend

Shawnee Irmen-De Anda

With nearly two decades of experience serving as a human resources strategic business partner for both burgeoning and well-established healthcare organizations, Shawnee serves as Thriveworks’ Chief People Officer. She leads and executes a top-notch people strategy, focused on maximizing team potential and enabling sustainable growth.

Shawnee exhibits an ardent desire to provide her teams and working partners with the highest level of professionalism and support to exceed both individual and organizational goals. She is committed to ensuring that all employees have a great work experience throughout their time here — which has a direct positive impact on Thriveworks’ clients.

While she’s a native of Lafayette, LA, Shawnee went to college at the University of New Hampshire and now lives in Orlando, FL with her husband and two children.