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New York Fireside Chat 2026 with Mira Shane and Liz Llewelyn-Jones

A recap of our NYC Fireside chat: great conversations, new connections, and insights on building stronger workplace communities. .png)
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🌆 Los Angeles Happy Hour with Daniel Bird 🌟

Highlights from the LA Roadshow featuring Daniel Bird of GumGum on AI, evolving work, and building meaningful employee connections.
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Workplace connection and belonging – building culture for everyone

This panel shared their insights on building meaningful connection, fostering belonging, and creating inclusive workplace cultures. .png)
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Workshop: ERGs and Creating Communities That Thrive

This workshop led attendees through a high-impact session focused on building sustainable & high-performing employee resource groups (ERGs). .png)
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Workshop: Designing Metrics That Matter

This hands-on workshop equipped attendees with practical tools to identify, define, and apply meaningful metrics across employee programs. .png)
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Beyond Perks: Why Leadership Is the Ultimate Employee Experience Lever

Allyson delivered a compelling keynote on how leadership behavior is one of the most powerful levers for improving the employee experience. .png)
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Quick-Fire Insights on Company-Wide Events

This panel was a discussion on planning, scaling, and evolving company-wide events. .png)
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Future-Proofing the Workplace: Strategies for Sustainable, Efficient, and Employee-Centric Spaces

This insightful panel explored what it means to build workspaces that are both adaptive and enduring. .png)
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Beyond RTO: Leveraging a Small Team to Create High-Impact Events

This panel discussed how small but strategic teams are creating meaningful employee engagement through targeted programming and innovati partnerships.
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Creativity in the Balance: Why It’s Imperative to Design for Connection at Work

Mirit opened Epoch Connect 2025 with a compelling look at how connection drives creativity.
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Fostering Connection in a Hybrid World: Highlights from Epoch’s Lunch & Learn in San Francisco

Olya Dvoryashina joined Epoch’s SF Lunch & Learn to share how Checkr builds inclusive culture through local leaders, manager tools, and intentional co. .png)
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Driving Belonging and Creating Impact: A Fireside Chat in NYC

An inspiring night in NYC with people-first pros, authentic conversations, and fresh insights on designing inclusive, high-impact employee experiences. .jpg)
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Building Connections and Elevating Employee Experience at Epoch's Atlanta Happy Hour

Atlanta professionals gathered for insights, connection, and bold conversations on shaping the future of employee experience and workplace culture. .png)
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Purpose, Place, and People - Navigating the Future of Workplace Experience

Workplace leaders from Riot and Metropolis share fresh insights on hybrid work, intentional design, and the future of employee experience. .png)
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Building Community and Elevating Employee Experience: A Recap of Epoch’s Lunch & Learn in Santa Clara

Epoch's Santa Clara Lunch & Learn united employee experience leaders. Sonia Rose shared insights on fostering meaningful, inclusive workplace culture. .jpg)
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Unlocking the Potential of GenAI in Employee Experience: Insights from Epoch’s Austin Workshop

Discover how GenAI is revolutionizing employee experience with fresh insights, innovative ideas, and real-world solutions from Epoch’s Austin workshop. .png)
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Shaping Workplace Culture: Strategies for Engaging and Connecting Employees

Jeffrey Huang of Salesforce shared insights on fostering workplace culture, RTO transitions, and boosting engagement at Epoch’s Lunch & Learn. .png)
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Building Inclusive Communities: Aligning DEI, Internal Comms, and Engagement for Impact

Gain top leader insights on authentic programs, leadership buy-in, and strategy to align DEI, internal comms, and employee engagement.
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Strategies & Metrics for Culture Creators

Gain actionable insights on how to navigate remote workplaces; leveraging remote connections and budget-friendly internal event initiatives.
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Learning Across the Employee Journey: AI, DEI, and Engagement

Discover how adaptive, AI-enhanced, and DEI-integrated learning can boost engagement and inclusivity in today’s hybrid workplace. .png)
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Employee Engagement in the New Way of Work

Strategies to fostering employee engagement in today’s remote-first environment: trust, clear communication, and authentic connection.
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Cultivating Innovation and Inclusivity: Insights from the Seattle Happy Hour Panel

Explore how leaders from Amazon and Covetrus foster innovation, engagement, and inclusivity in a dynamic, remote-first work environment. .png)
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Shaping the Future of Work: Leadership and Employee Experience in the Hybrid Era

Expert insights on shaping the future of work, gaining leadership buy-in, and employee experience programs in the hybrid era.
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Building Connections & Employee Experience: Insights from the LA Happy Hour Panel

Discover insights on hybrid engagement, managing change, top-down support, and measuring employee experience success.
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How Top Leaders Are Transforming Workplace Culture

Leaders in Employee Experience gathered in Atlanta to discuss cultural localization, DEIB, and workplace engagement strategies.
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Fostering Connection in a Hybrid World: Strategies for Engaging Remote Teams

Epoch, Raise, and Parkday hosted a Happy Hour in NYC, featuring insights on building connections in hybrid work and enhancing employee experience.
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Crafting Delightful Workplaces: Strategies for Connection

Get the highlights and takeaways from Epoch Connect 2024: Panel with Emily from HashiCorp, Jamie from Lattice, and Jamil from BILL.
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AI-Powered Employee Experience

Get the highlights and takeaways from Epoch Connect 2024: Workshop with Brendan, Keith, and Meg from Epoch.
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Fostering Connection in a Distributed World: Atlassian's Approach to High-Performing Teams

Get the highlights and takeaways from Epoch Connect 2024: Molly Sands, PhD, Head of Team Anywhere Lab at Atlassian.
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DEIB & L&D in the Workplace

Get the highlights and takeaways from Epoch Connect 2024: Panel with Shai from NerdWallet and Bethany from Genentech.
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Scaling Culture from 0 to IPO with Instacart's Co-Founder

Get the highlights and takeaways from Epoch Connect 2024: Keynote with Max Mullen, Co-Founder of Instacart.
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Employee Experience Lifecycle

Get the highlights and takeaways from Epoch Connect 2024: Panel with Eric from Chime, Dawson from DocuSign, and Mohit from Okta.
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The Alchemy of Talent: Unlocking Team Performance in Times of Change

Get the highlights and takeaways from Epoch Connect 2024: Keynote with Dr. Vijay Pendakur, Principal at Vijay Pendakur Consulting. .png)
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Workplace Dynamics and Prioritizing Self-Care

Key learnings from Epoch's Employee Experience happy hour in NYC. .png)
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Epoch Webinar: The Role of Virtual Team Building on Employee Engagement

Jade Choy, Epoch's CEO, has a conversation with Emily from GoDaddy and Lee from Confetti on Employee Experience.
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Epoch Lunch & Learn in San Jose

Epoch held a Workplace Lunch & Learn in San Jose, bringing leaders and innovators in the EX space to learn and network with one another.
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Epoch Lunch & Learn in San Francisco

Epoch held a Workplace Lunch & Learn in San Francisco, bringing leaders and innovators in the Workplace Experience space to share best practices.
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Must-Attend Conferences in 2024: Elevating Employee Experience

Discover the way to make enhance your workplace! In the world of employee experience, going to events can really make a big difference.
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Epoch&Talk Conference Recap: Cultivating Employee Experience in a Hybrid Environment

Key learnings from our Epoch & Talk half day conference in New York.
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Epoch Lunch & Learn in San Francisco

Key learnings from our Lunch & Learn in San Francisco. .png)
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Evolution of DEIB and DEI Initiatives

Key learnings from Epoch's Employee Experience happy hour in Austin.
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Epoch Workplace Panel and Happy Hour in San Francisco

Key takeaways from our workplace panel and happy hour in San Francisco.
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Epoch EX Happy Hour in Boston

Key learnings from Epoch's Employee Experience happy hour in Boston.
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Epoch EX Happy Hour in Los Angeles

Key learnings from Epoch's Employee Experience happy hour in Los Angeles.
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Employee Experience & Workplace Priorities Panel and Happy Hour in San Francisco

Key takeaways from our Fireside Chat with Bryan Porcher, Denys Altman, and Elisa Tsang.
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Employee Experience Happy Hour in San Francisco August 2023

Key learnings from Epoch’s Employee Experience Happy Hour in San Francisco with Collective Inc. featuring a fireside chat with Omar, Zoe, and Sahar. .png)
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Workshop: Build your Dream Data Dashboard

Epoch Experts Keith Choy and Meg Dietrich hosted a workshop on brainstorming and sharing industry insights on metrics, reporting, and storytelling. .png)
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Keynote: Evolution of Workplace and Experience

Michelle Lozzi, Senior Director of Experience at Reddit shared valuable insights during her keynote at Epochs Employee Experience Symposium. .png)
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Workshop: Empowering & Enabling Employee Resource Groups

Hosted by Joey Randazzo at Stack Overflow and Mira Shane at Justworks. Learn about how to organize, enable and empower ERGs. .png)
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Workshop: Building Buy-in for Experience Efforts

Hosted by Omar Ramirez. Themes include fostering cross-functional communication and collaboration, and how to build leadership buy-in for employees. .png)
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Keynote: Beyond the Office Walls: Building a Connected and Motivated Workforce in a Changing World

Luiz Whitney, Senior Principal, Business Communications at Workday shared valuable insights during his keynote at Epochs Employee Experience Symposium. .png)
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Panel: Scaling and Navigating the New Workplace

Moderated by Jade Choy, Co-founder & CEO of Epoch. Topics include remote-first, RTO, hybrid work and how workplaces have changed to adapt. .png)
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Panel: Evolution of Employee Programs

Moderated by Keith Choy, Co-founder & COO of Epoch. Topics include employee programs, DEI initiatives, and internal event strategy. .jpg)
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Employee Experience Happy Hour in Denver Recap

Key learnings from our Denver Fireside Chat featuring Edin Golomb from StockX. Trends in employee programming, scaling globally, and more! .jpg)
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Employee Experience Happy Hour in New York City Recap

Key learnings and takeaways from our New York City Fireside Chat featuring Sam Eisner from Braze and Sofia Montgomery from Figma.
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Employee Experience Happy Hour in San Francisco Recap

Key learnings and takeaways from our San Francisco Fireside Chat featuring Allison Vendt from Dropbox.
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