F'ing Up
Society has programmed individuals, largely by way of social media, to think success happens easily and overnight. F'ing Up gives the listener an opportunity to understand the realities. The host, Deanne Rhynard, interviews successful individuals, points out what they’ve achieved and immediately throws that information out the window and focuses on the tripping hazards along the way. Deanne highlights the tough realities and humanizes the experience of the climb to the top. After all, we're all F'ing Up!
About the Host
Deanne Rhynard is a seasoned HR executive and startup advisor. She has a deep appreciation for understanding the human psyche and how that intersects into one’s career journey.Deanne hosts F’ing Up, a podcast which dives into the [perceived] failures of successful individuals.
Deanne is a serial Chief People Officer. Being a culture catalyst for companies like Performio, a sales compensation software platform, and Olo, the pioneer of digital ordering and delivery programs for restaurants.
Under her leadership, Olo grew its employee base by over 30x, executed a successful IPO and two acquisitions. Prior to COVID, Deanne operationalized a workforce that was 65% remote, creating a unique value proposition in the tech market.
Prior to Olo, Deanne worked in various people, corporate relations, and management roles at UVA’s Darden School of Business, KKR, Marriott, and other technology startups. Her wide-ranging experience enables her to understand people needs from many different facets of life, whether a high-powered money manager or an entry level guest services representative.
Deanne holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business from Walla Walla University. She resides in Walla Walla, WA, with her husband and three sons.
F'ing Up
F'ing Up with Sharon Cao
Sharon Cao is co-founder and COO of Happied. Though her company made the Techstars 2021 list, she was listed in Forbes’ Next 1000 list, and she wears a C-suite and founder title of a tech startup, Sharon acknowledges F’ing Up along her career journey. She shares experiences where struggled with self identity, not knowing how to do her job, and navigating personal relationships in the workplace. Sharon is not afraid to be raw and share that success is a journey not a check box.
About Sharon Cao:
Sharon Cao is Co-founder and COO of Happied. Sharon co-founded Happied, a company that powers events at the world’s best companies, following her journey in obtaining a degree in Systems Engineering at University of Virginia , working as a Business Analyst, and a 4-year stint at a DMV high-growth startup, Alarm.com.
By nature, Sharon is a builder, explorer and connector who believes that meaningful experiences and strong communities are the keys to happiness. She draws from her experience in the tech world and strong execution skills to lead the Happied team to build their platform, which uses data to more efficiently and effectively curate exceptionally meaningful (and enjoyable) events. She is an expert at operations, getting sh*t done, and balancing work, life and 2 cats.
She currently wears multiple hats and manages HR, Operations, Product, Fulfillment and Supply chain. The part she loves the most about startup life is fostering a healthy company culture within Happied and hiring amazing team members who are also energized by Happied's mission to better the future of work.
The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers’ own and do not represent the
views, thoughts, and opinions of the companies or individuals referenced during this recording. The material and information presented is for general information purposes only.
