{"id":19747,"date":"2024-02-21T16:48:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T11:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recooty.com\/blog\/?post_type=hr_podcasts&#038;p=19747"},"modified":"2025-06-11T16:59:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T11:29:27","slug":"unpacking-the-employee-experience-with-dawn-smedley-the-recruiting-revolution-podcasts1e4","status":"publish","type":"hr_podcasts","link":"https:\/\/recooty.com\/blog\/hr-podcast\/unpacking-the-employee-experience-with-dawn-smedley-the-recruiting-revolution-podcasts1e4\/","title":{"rendered":"Unpacking the Employee Experience with Dawn Smedley | HR Podcast (S1:E4)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19747\" class=\"elementor elementor-19747\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537f677c single_video_page e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"537f677c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04aceaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04aceaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Dawn Smedley:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6644c76a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6644c76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Dawn serves as the Head of Culture at Workbuzz, an innovative employee engagement platform with a mission to foster inclusive cultures where every individual&#8217;s voice is heard and their potential is unlocked. 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