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Growing Pains are Optional: Practical HR as Your Business Grows

• 12:15PM - 12:45PM • Workshop Room 2

Growth is exciting until the people issues start brewing. Follow a fictional company through each stage of growth to learn which practical HR systems matter, what can wait, and how to build structure without unnecessary red tape.

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Shawnna Earnest, speaker at The Small Business Expo for business professionals
Shawnna Earnest from Earnest Insight HR Headshot Photo at Small Business Expo

Shawnna Earnest Earnest Insight HR

Shawnna Earnest is a highly experienced human resource professional who has supported small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) for over 20 years. She possesses a strong entrepreneurial spirit and has worked in various industries, including quasi-governmental and special districts, oil and gas, non-profit, private equity, construction, real estate, wine and spirits, business services, and live music festivals. With her extensive qualifications and experience, Shawnna is well-equipped to provide comprehensive HR support to smaller organizations.

Shawnna Earnest is a highly experienced human resource professional who has supported small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) for over 20 years. She possesses a strong entrepreneurial spirit and has worked in various industries, including quasi-governmental and special districts, oil and gas, non-profit, private equity, construction, real estate, wine and spirits, business services, and live music festivals. With her extensive qualifications and experience, Shawnna is well-equipped to provide comprehensive HR support to smaller organizations.

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Amy Pagett, speaker at The Small Business Expo for business professionals
Amy Pagett from Earnest Insight HR Headshot Photo at Small Business Expo

Amy Pagett Earnest Insight HR

Amy Pagett has led an HR department since 2011, assuming responsibility for overall HR strategy, employer branding, employee engagement and culture, talent acquisition and talent management, leadership coaching and counsel, HR technology implementation, multi-state/federal employment law, employee relations, compensation, and benefits administration. Her industry expertise includes commercial real estate, construction, and advertising/media in small- to mid-size companies with 200+ employees nationwide. She has expertise in leading efforts of high-volume talent recruitment, companywide restructuring and reorganization, HR technology and process implementation, and employer branding/top workp
Amy Pagett has led an HR department since 2011, assuming responsibility for overall HR strategy, employer branding, employee engagement and culture, talent acquisition and talent management, leadership coaching and counsel, HR technology implementation, multi-state/federal employment law, employee relations, compensation, and benefits administration. Her industry expertise includes commercial real estate, construction, and advertising/media in small- to mid-size companies with 200+ employees nationwide. She has expertise in leading efforts of high-volume talent recruitment, companywide restructuring and reorganization, HR technology and process implementation, and employer branding/top workplace programs.
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