​It’s a tale as old as time.

​Certain employees get rewarded and recognized and others… do not.

​And nothing, I mean nothing, feels as bad as never being recognized for your great work or receiving an unfair shake in a performance review.

​TBH: recognition and performance are like two peas in a pod.

​They’re connected and can actually fuel one another.

​Join this month’s HR Therapy as we debunk myths about recognition and performance and dive into how to build a strategy that marries the two.

​Joining Hebba is:

​⭐ David Murray, Co-founder and CEO of Confirm

​⭐ Matthew Kessler, CRO Snappy

⭐ Sheena Blauvelt, Executive Director of HR, USANA Health Sciences

​Hebba Youssef

​Hebba Youssef is the Chief People Officer at Workweek and founder and creator of “I Hate it Here.” Her weekly newsletter has over 90,000 subscribers and focuses on how HR/People teams can build great work cultures.

​​​​​Hebba has led a global learning and development teams, ran talent management teams, and was most recently the Head of People at a fintech startup. She's built People Ops teams from the ground up, scaled companies, and gained a few white hairs along the way. Hebba has worked across several industries like tech, fintech and media and was most recently at Axios and Lithic.

​​​​​In her free time, you can find her reading sci-fiction or fantasy novels and playing board games with her family.

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​David Murray

​David Murray, CEO of Confirm, is dedicated to transforming how Mid-market and Enterprise organizations assess their talent. His focus lies in addressing the inefficiencies and inaccuracies in traditional performance evaluations. Recognizing that CEOs prioritize accuracy over completeness, David aims to rectify the frequent misjudgments in pay, promotions, and performance improvement plans resulting from conventional performance reviews and biased 360-degree feedback systems. He collaborates with CEOs, CFOs, and CHROs to tackle challenging talent decisions, unearth low performers concealed by their managers, and seek more reliable methods to identify top and bottom performers.

​Through his work, David delivers absolute clarity to his clients, identifying the top 15% of employees who drive half the value and the bottom 5% who create half the problems, often revealing names unknown to leadership.

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​Matt Kessler

​Matt Kessler is a seasoned leader with extensive global experience in technology and media sales.

He currently serves as the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Snappy, the world’s leading gifting platform, where his team helps companies of all sizes develop gratitude and recognition programs that power employee morale. Matt believes in a value-based approach to sales and is especially passionate about technology that enhances the lives of people.

His previous roles include CRO at Torch, where he focused on accelerating personal growth and leadership, and Vice President of Global Sales at Glassdoor, where he led the Global Sales team and its development from 2014 -2021.

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Sheena Blauvelt

​Sheena Blauvelt, MBA, SHRM-SCP, is not your average HR leader. With over two decades of dedicated experience in the HR world, Sheena currently serves at the Executive Director of HR at USANA Health Sciences. She is widely recognized for her strategic leadership, innovative approach, and commitment to driving organizational success, Sheena is a trailblazer in effective HR practices. 

​Sheena's career journey has been marked by numerous accomplishments and leadership roles. Notably, she serves as a board member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), where she actively contributes to shaping industry standards and best practices. In addition, she has held the position of president for Salt Lake SHRM, further demonstrating her dedication to advancing the HR profession.

​With her MBA and SHRM-SCP certification, Sheena possesses a solid educational foundation coupled with practical experience, enabling her to navigate the complexities of today's dynamic business environment with confidence and agility. 

​Outside of her professional endeavors, Sheena is passionate about giving back to her community and mentoring aspiring HR professionals.