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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 Liam Darmody - S2 E8
Liam Darmody is the kind of employee you want on your team. He’s driven, passionate, and has an appetite to learn. Despite this, Liam has experienced some unexpected twists and turns in his career journey that will take you by surprise. Listeners will be relieved to hear just how normal he is and how he, too, has experienced trials and tribulations in the workplace.
About Liam Darmody
After nearly two decades scaling operations at startup and mid-market technology companies, Liam Darmody jumped head first into entrepreneurship by founding Liam's Brand Stand, a consultancy through which he helps founders & leaders build magnetic personal brands that attract clients, talent, and opportunity on Linkedin.
Prior to hanging his own shingle, Liam held leadership positions such as
- Director of Employer Branding & Talent Marketing at WillowTree (acquired for $1.2B by Telus International),
- Director of Revenue Operations at Homesnap (acquired by CoStar Group for $250M),
- Director of Customer Experience & Product Operations at AddThis (acquired by Oracle for $300M),
- Market Manager at Getaround and Hired,
- Director of Sales Planning and Enablement at LivingSocial, where he was the 20th employee,
- Operations Manager at Revolution Health Group, and
- Recruiter at Ettain Group (his first job out of college), and waiter at Chef Geoff's during college (he swears everyone interested in business should wait tables in their lifetime at some point).
In his free time, Liam can be found smoking bbq low n' slow, collecting craft hot sauce for his collection, and geeking out over the latest innovations in technology.
He resides just outside of Raleigh, NC with his wife, Megan, and two kids.
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.
