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The HR HuddleSpilling the Tea on HR Tech - Why HR leaders need AI policies before employees create security risks by using their own AI-supported tools at work.In this episode of Spilling the Tea on HR Tech, Stacey Harris and Cliff Stevenson return with a jam-packed, catch-up episode discussing the wave of strategic acquisitions, the growing importance of viewing compliance as a talent strategy, and the rise of "bring your own AI" in organizations. This conversation also explores how vendors are solving real business problems while HR professionals are navigating rapid scaling and frontline worker challenges.
Key points covered include:
↪️In the market’s ongoing quest to build comprehensive solutions, ADP acquires compensation management platform Pequity, Sage buys Criterion HCM for compliance capabil...
2025-11-131h 42
The Chad & Cheese PodcastShredded: VeroSkills, ADP, Pequity, Personio, Waymo, Deel, Upwork & MoreThe Shred is a weekly roundup of what’s making headlines in the world of employment. The Shred is brought to you today by Jobcase.
2025-11-0605 min
Daily Market DownloadADP Q1 Fiscal 2026 Earnings and OutlookThe sources provide an overview of ADP's financial results and strategic progress during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, primarily through excerpts from an earnings call, a supplemental presentation, and a press release. Revenue growth reached 7%, and adjusted diluted earnings per share also increased by 7%, with Employer Services (ES) new business bookings setting a first-quarter record. Despite a slight decline in ES retention and flat U.S. pays per control, the company reaffirmed its full-year fiscal 2026 consolidated outlook for revenue and adjusted EPS growth, citing better-than-expected client funds interest revenue as an offset. Management also highlighted advancements...
2025-10-3110 min
Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology PodcastInvestors Target Blue Collar Staffing StartupIs your career site delivering the conversion you need? Dalia’s plug-and-play tech turns any employer career site into a high-performance candidate conversion engine — no replatforming required, live in days.Visit dalia.co to learn more.
AND by jobcase, Jobcase is an online community where workers of all kinds – like hourly employees, tradespeople and healthcare technicians – access jobs, make connections, and support each other in any aspect of their work life.Visit jobcase.com/hire and tap into their 120 million strong job seeker network
First up… HiringBranch, a soft skills and communication assessment platform, announced today at th...
2025-10-3007 min
About Pay'Twas the Night Before Comp Cycle'Twas the Night Before Comp Cycle, when all through HR,Not a creature was stirring, not even a recruiter.The logic was planned in Pequity, ready to be shared,Trainings were completed, and managers were fully prepared.
Employee data was integrated, no chance of it being misread,And visions of bonuses danced in the managers' heads.Team leaders were ready, and HRBPs knew the play,As once the cycle was done, we would all take a holiday.
When all across Slack there arose such a clatter,I sprang...
2023-12-1103 min
The Breakthrough Hiring Show: Recruiting and Talent Acquisition ConversationsEP 129: Startup hiring roadmap. Charting success from day one with Kaitlyn Knopp, Founder & CEO of Pequity.Ever wondered how hiring strategies vary for different stages of a company? Get ready to decode the ins and outs of hiring in startups and scale-ups with host James Mackey and guest Kaitlyn Knopp, Founder & CEO of Pequity. Learn about the importance of hiring slowly, evaluating candidates, minimizing risk in hiring decisions, aligning on compensation, and fostering open and honest conversations in the hiring process. 0:36 Kaitlyn Knopp's background 1:21 Hiring strategies and lessons learned 10:29 Evaluating talent and interviewing for a startup15:44 Leadership qualities and hiring process Thank you to our sponso...
2023-10-1925 min
About PayPay Transparency and EquityKaitlyn Knopp talks with Greenhouse Software is Donald Knight, Chief People Officer and Tisha Petty-Wilson, Director of People Rewards.
Topics include:
Pay Transparency
Compensation and Equity Practices
Onsite and Remote Negotiations
About the Guests:
Donald Knight - as the Chief People Officer at Greenhouse Software, he leads with a people-first mentality hoping to unlock the potential of Greenhouse talent globally. With a laser focus on the connection between people and the processes that serve them, Donald and his team create proximity...
2023-08-1052 min
Views on VueBuilding Skeleton Loader with Vue and Tailwind - VUE 215Giannis Koutsaftakis is a Senior Frontend Developer at Pequity. He joins the show with Steve to talk about, "Skeleton Loader using Vue & Tailwind". He begins by explaining Skeleton Loader and how it can improve user experience. He also talks about its advantages and disadvantages. SponsorsChuck's Resume TemplateDeveloper Book Club Become a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs MembershipSocialsLinkedIn: Giannis KoutsaftakisGitHub: koutsTwitter: @kouts_tweet LinksTanStack Query DocsWhat is a "Composable"?DevStaffPicksGiannis - Justin Schroeder's tweetSteve - AI Incident DatabaseAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2023-04-251h 09
BUILDERSWarren Lebovics, Co-Founder of Pequity: $19 Million Raised to Build the Future of Employee CompensationWelcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Warren Lebovics, Co-Founder & CEO of Pequity, an employee compensation platform that has raised $19 Million in funding.
Here are the most interesting points from our conversation:
Journey to Entrepreneurship: Warren’s transition from product and design roles at LinkedIn and other tech companies to co-founding Pequity with his wife Caitlin.
Identifying the Problem: How Caitlin’s experience as a compensation manager at Cruise Automation revealed the inefficiencies in current compensation processes and in...
2023-03-2434 min
About PayAssume Everyone Knows Everyone Else's SalaryKaitlyn Knopp talks with Prefect COO Sarah Moses about pay transparency, compensation philosophies, and more. Topics include:
How to ensure your compensation is fair, and explainable.
How to handle geographical compensation as a distributed company.
Living in a Subaru for a year, and climbing canyons in National Parks.
To learn more about Prefect, visit prefect.io, or email Jessica directly at sarah@prefect.io.
Pequity is the leader in intelligent compensation software founded on the principles of fair pay and opportunity for all. To learn more visit Pequity.
2023-02-0329 min
About PayA Unique Compensation ModelKaitlyn Knopp talks with CEO Jessica Schaefer about the unique compensation model and philosophy of her public relations agency, Bevel PR. Topics include:
Negotiating pay based on performance and revenue growth.
How to adjust your compensation model to achieve the best outcomes.
The impact equity can have in agency partnerships and growth.
To learn more about Bevel PR, visit bevelpr.com, or email Jessica directly at jessica@bevelpr.com.
Pequity is the leader in intelligent compensation software founded on the principles of fair pay and opportunity for all. To learn more visit Pequity.
2023-01-1925 min
About PayMeasuring Outputs Not InputsKaitlyn Knopp talks with Roxanne Petraeus, CEO and Co-Founder of Ethena, about how her experience as an Army officer led to founding a compliance training platform, and the overlap between compliance and compensation. Topics include:
How well-intentioned regulations may not always result in the intended outcome
What private companies can learn from the Army’s radically transparent compensation structure
The impact of remote work on performance, compensation, and culture
To learn more about Ethena’s compliance training, visit Ethena.
Pequity is the leader in intelligent compensation software founded on the principles of fair pay and oppo...
2023-01-1227 min
About PayEqual Pay And Opportunity For AllLook back on 2022 with Pequity Co-Founders Kaitlyn Knopp (CEO) and Warren Lebovics (CXO) as they answer insightful questions sent in by listeners this year. Including:
Warren's first job as a hockey referee.
Pequity's dream customers. (They name names.)
How a pup named Periwinkle became Pequity's mascot.
We hope you had a great 2022, and we'll see you in '23!
2022-12-2949 min
About PayThis Is What We Pay, And WhyKaitlyn Knopp talks with Susan Alban, Operating Partner and Chief People Officer at Renegade Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm, about her experience as a people leader. Topics include:
How to gain experience negotiating your salary
The prevalence of negotiating salaries (and equity) in today's market
Pay Transparency laws, and sharing salaries in your job listings
To learn more about Renegade Partners, visit www.renegadepartners.com.
Pequity is the leader in intelligent compensation software, founded on the principles of fair pay and opportunity for all. To learn more visit pequity.com.
2022-12-1528 min
About PayThe Internship Space Leads to the C-SuiteKaitlyn Knopp talks with Ahva Sadeghi, CEO and Co-Founder of Symba, about why she and her team are passionate about reimagining internships with Symba’s all-in-one internship management platform.
Topics include:
The compounding effect of unpaid internships on the wealth gap and economic mobility
Why Symba only works with companies that pay their interns
Advice for companies building equitable internship programs and interns applying for opportunities
To learn more about Symba and sign the Paid Internships Pledge, visit Symba.io.
Pequity is the leader in intelligent compensation software founded on the principles of fa...
2022-12-0128 min
About PayBe Fair and Be Who You AreKaitlyn Knopp talks with Fri Forjindam about her career in the entertainment industry—first as an actor, and now as Chief Development Officer at Mycotoo, an entertainment development company. Topics include:
Pay disparity in the creative fields, and the impact of #MeToo
The importance of "value stacking," and how we can leverage our unique experiences
Mycotoo's unique approach to the intersection of business and creativity, and how it creates a system for equal pay and equal billing
To learn more about Mycotoo's projects visit Mycotoo.
Pequity is the leader in intelligent compensation software founded on th...
2022-11-1731 min
About PayThe Long Term View ApproachKaitlyn Knopp talks with Tom Tang, Chief People Officer at May Mobility, a leader in the autonomous vehicle industry, about his experience as a people leader. Topics include:
Why May Mobility does not negotiate offers—and how that benefits their candidates
How May Mobility is growing rapidly within a challenging economic climate
The true costs to paying over market for talent
To learn more about May Mobility, visit maymobility.com.
Pequity is the leader in intelligent compensation software, founded on the principles of fair pay and opportunity for all. To learn more visit pequity.com.
2022-11-0333 min
About PayMost People Are Negotiating OffersKaitlyn Knopp talks with Richele Middlebrooks, Director of Talent Acquisition for Grocery Outlet about how grocery retail has changed since Covid-19, what goes into comp behind the scenes, and how personal values are impacting total rewards. Topics include:
The relationship between comp and talent acquisition, and why transparency is key.
How to combat counter-offers and close talent.
Ways Grocery Outlet regularly evaluates internal pay equity and compression.
To learn more about Grocery Outlet visit Grocery Outlet.
Pequity is the leader in intelligent compensation software with the founding principles of fair pay and opportunity for all...
2022-10-2025 min
About PayYour Time Is ValuableKaitlyn Knopp talks with Whole30 CEO and Co-Founder Melissa Urban about her new book, The Book of Boundaries, quiet quitting, and what a healthy workplace looks like. Topics include:
Why Whole30 pays interview candidates
How to negotiate for more than money
Why systemic change starts at the beginning- and why bandage solutions don’t work
To learn more about Whole30 visit Whole30.com.
To order The Book of Boundaries visit MelissaU.com or wherever you buy books.
Pequity is the leader in intelligent compensation software founded on the principles of fair pay and opportunity for...
2022-10-0629 min
About PayYou Shouldn’t Be Paid in PassionPequity CEO and Co-Founder Kaitlyn Knopp talks with Basecamp Outdoor Co-Founders Ali Carr and Jenna Celmer about the outdoor industry and how Basecamp is breaking down barriers. Topics include:
What pay transparency looks like for outdoor companies
How remote work is democratizing the outdoor industry
Why 70% of Basecamp members are women- and what that means for the future of the outdoors
Basecamp Outdoor is an online community connecting thousands of individuals in the outdoor, active lifestyle, and action sports industries. To learn more visit Basecamp Outdoor.
Pequity is the leader in intelligent compensation software with...
2022-09-2226 min
About PayIntroduction | About PayAbout Pay is a podcast focused on compensation.
We talk about how people are paid — through salary, equity, and bonuses. We talk about what people are paid, in new offers, promotions, and transfers. We even discuss compensation philosophies, and the psychology behind why companies pay the way they do.
If you want to learn more about pay, join host Kaitlyn Knopp, as she talks with some big names to see what they think about pay.
About Pay is produced by the good people at Pequity, an employee compensation software company.
2022-06-1701 min
Get Sh!t Done#49: How To Raise $19 MILLION, Recruit Amazing Talent & Make it Equitable (Kaitlynn Knopp, Pequity)Kaitlynn Knopp is the founder and CEO of Pequity, a company that simplifies the complex and time-consuming process of building a competitive, scalable, and equitable compensation program.
Here's what you're going to learn from Kaitlynn:
What questions you should be asking yourself when bringing on new hires
How you can be shaping equitable compensation early on within your company
How to strategize and find recruiting techniques that start-ups and small businesses can be using to be competitive while recruiting top talent
How to build a strong cashflow business by and focusing on company’s revenue
Jo...
2022-05-101h 02
In DepthHow to handle comp challenges at every startup stage — Kaitlyn Knopp’s advice from Pequity, Instacart, Cruise & GoogleToday’s episode is with Kaitlyn Knopp, founder and CEO of Pequity, which automates HR workflows to make compensation more equitable and scalable.Prior to starting Pequity, Kaitlyn built compensation programs and teams at companies like Instacart, Cruise, and Google — bringing a deep well of experience to this often complicated topic.We start our conversation with her advice on the traps founders need to avoid when they’re making their first hires. She sketches out a lightweight framework of how to think about comp at this early stage, from broad...
2022-04-141h 02
The Use Case by RecruitingDailyThe Use Case Podcast - Storytelling about Pequity with Kaitlyn KnoppWelcome to the Use Case Podcast, episode 205. Today we have Kaitlyn from Pequity about the use case or business case for why her customers use Pequity.Listen & Subscribe on your favorite platformApple | Spotify | Google | Amazon
2022-04-1327 min
Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology PodcastOyster gets $50 Million and good times for GoodTimeRecruiting platform dotin Inc., which improves the recruitment and retention of new and existing talent, has released of their latest service module, PerFit-Diversity and Inclusion. The new module leverage AI to gather insights related to employee makeup, helping organizations realize the gender and ethnic diversity within their workforce. https://hrtechfeed.com/recruiting-platform-dotin-inc-releases-new-diversity-and-inclusion-module/ Oyster®, the company that makes hiring talented people around the world compliant, human, and delightful, has raised a $50 million Series B funding round, led by Stripes with the continued participation of some existing investors. On the heels of the an...
2021-06-2506 min
AugmentChannext, Pathfndr.io, Tomi.ai, BigLeap, Batch, Acryl Data, Mitiga, Pequity, Aircall, Vercel, PlanetScale, Forto, Drata & Rocketlane Raises funds | Golden Ventures has raised its fourth fund of $100M | Frumtak Ventures has launched its third fund, Frumtak III | Embark Trucks Inc. to go public | AWS – Salesforce partnership expanded.Channext, a software-as-a-service platform connecting vendors and business partners, has raised USD 0.8 million in a seed round. Channext will use the funds received in this round to extend its European footprint in countries such as Italy, the Nordics, and Spain. Despite the difficulties of starting a business during a pandemic, he continued, their company has expanded significantly in the last year.Pathfndr.io, a no-code SaaS startup, has raised an undisclosed amount in pre-Series A round led by Arali Ventures. Other participants include SEA Fund, Wayfare Ventures, KPB Family Trust, Acsys Investments, and Capital A, JAZFund...
2021-06-2406 min
The Future of Work Project#7 Kaitlyn Knopp - HR and Compensation in a Remote and Post COVID WorldKaitlyn is the founder of Pequity, a digital compensation platform that is aiming to combat pay inequality and help de-complicate compensation for HR teams. Her past experience running HR and compensation teams includes time at Google, Cruise Automation, Instacart, and Lockheed Martin to name a few.
During our discussion, Kaitlyn and I dive deeper into how companies HR teams are attempting to handle all of the craziness caused by COVID-19 We’ll also take a look at how the sudden shift to remote has caused companies to rethink how they offer and manage salaries as talent flees ar...
2020-05-2642 min