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Episode Synopsis
Ashley Brounstein, Director of People at OpenComp, joined us on The Modern People Leader.
We talked about adaptive pay transparency, why pay transparency is here to stay, and what it looks like in twenty years.
Timestamps:
(2:22) Good news stories
(7:14) Ashley’s career journey
(15:41) What Open Comp does and why we should be jealous she gets to work there
(20:45) Building culture at a high growth startup in the early days
(23:44) Why compensation is such a hot topic
(29:15) Adaptive pay transparency
(31:50) Pay Transparency 101
(33:12) The gender pay gap
(36:44) Why pay transparency is here to stay
(38:17) What pay transparency looks like in 2040
(45:22) Rapid fire questions
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We talked about adaptive pay transparency, why pay transparency is here to stay, and what it looks like in twenty years.
Timestamps:
(2:22) Good news stories
(7:14) Ashley’s career journey
(15:41) What Open Comp does and why we should be jealous she gets to work there
(20:45) Building culture at a high growth startup in the early days
(23:44) Why compensation is such a hot topic
(29:15) Adaptive pay transparency
(31:50) Pay Transparency 101
(33:12) The gender pay gap
(36:44) Why pay transparency is here to stay
(38:17) What pay transparency looks like in 2040
(45:22) Rapid fire questions
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📬 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get key learnings & career advice from Modern People Leaders
🛎 Follow Ashley Brounstein on LinkedIn
💡 Follow The Modern People Leader on LinkedIn
😊 Follow Daniel Huerta on LinkedIn
😊 Follow Stephen Huerta on LinkedIn
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