
Jami Smith
Co-Founder & CEO
About Jami Smith
Seasoned HR leader with more than a decade of experience transforming organizations through innovative people strategies and scalable HR solutions. Was People Ops leader for Levelset, 400+ multi-national organization that sold to PCOR for $500M. Now, Co-Founder of CultureBot, helping bring thousands of teams closer all over the world. Passionate about building workplaces where people thrive, and businesses succeed.
Jami's Recent Articles
A transactional work culture doesn’t reward engagement, it rewards compliance, and it’s quietly costing you your best people. Hit your number, get your bonus. Miss it, get a talking…
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Employee Survey Fatigue Isn’t the Problem. Survey Friction Is.
The real problem isn’t employee survey fatigue. It’s survey friction. If your engagement survey takes 20+ minutes, lives in an email or employee portal no one logs into…
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How to rebuild company culture after a layoff (when you don’t have time, budget, or buy-in)
A People Ops operator’s guide to culture recovery after layoffs — what the research says, and the four patterns I’d build first. I have always had a strong desire…
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“Culture Theater” is the most useful phrase HR has gotten in a decade
Last week, HR Executive ran a piece called “Culture theater? 10 persistent myths that keep organizations stuck.” The lede discusses the importance of…
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Seeing Everyone Is the Real Work of Employee Recognition
Employee Appreciation Day is coming up, and HR and People Ops teams are already feeling the pressure. You are thinking about the right gift. The…
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What You Don’t Hear Can Hurt You: Why Anonymous Employee Feedback Strengthens Company Culture
Silence can be deceiving. A quiet workplace isn’t always a happy one. It’s often quiet because people don’t feel safe speaking up. That silence leads to low morale, poor…
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Best Slack Apps To Boost Your Culture
*This article updated September 2025 When Slack first launched into the market my company was still quite small. Just 10 or 15 people. So small we all fit…
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Viral Nation: Data-Driven Employee Recognition
About ViralNation: ViralNation is a global digital and social agency group driving growth and connection through performance and innovation. Using real time data, first-hand insight, and collaborating with people…
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Guided By Good: Driving Connection & Engagement
About ChalkBoard Ventures: Guided By Good is a one-of-a-kind company built to incubate, accelerate, and grow new ventures that drive culture and commerce. The organization is an independent group…
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StreetBees: Boosting Hybrid Team Engagement
About StreetBees: StreetBees is the world’s first human intelligence platform – capturing real life moments, at scale and in people’s own words. StreetBees leverages AI to decode complex human…
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Culture built our $500M+ Business. Now we're empowering your culture.

Scott Wolfe
CoFounder
Former startup founder with 20+ years building high-performance in-person, hybrid, and remote teams.…
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Jami Smith
Co-Founder
Seasoned HR leader with more than a decade of experience transforming organizations through…
View ProfileMadeline Chizmar
Co-Founder
Madeline Chizmar is Co-Founder of CultureBot and co-founder of Brightspot People. With a…
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