Madeline Chizmar

Co-Founder & CEO

About Madeline Chizmar

Madeline Chizmar is Co-Founder of CultureBot and co-founder of Brightspot People. With a career spanning Procore, Levelset, and stellar, she’s passionate about building connected, high-performing teams through thoughtful people operations and culture change.

Madeline's Recent Articles

Webinar Recap: What Is Relationship Systems Intelligence? A Leader’s Guide

Most leaders have experienced it: a team challenge that keeps coming back. You address it, things improve, and then a few weeks later the same friction resurfaces.

May 5, 2026 Learn More

Employee Recognition Budget Calculator

I’ve run recognition programs at both a 400-person company and a 2,000-person company, and figuring out a logical way to construct the budget was always…

April 10, 2026 Learn More

How to Build a Workplace Wellness Challenge That Connects Your Team

Build a Workplace Wellness Challenge (Free 6-Week Template)

When a company invests in employee wellness, it sends a message: we see you as a whole person, not just a job title. That…

April 2, 2026 Learn More

Employee Engagement Statistics 2026: What Gallup's Latest Data Tells Us

Employee Engagement Statistics 2026: What the Data Tells Us

For the first time since Gallup began tracking workforce wellbeing in 2009, more U.S.

March 31, 2026 Learn More

Q2 2026 Workplace Awareness Calendar: April, May & June Dates for HR Teams

Q2 2026 Workplace Awareness Calendar: Dates HR Teams Should Know

April, May, and June are three of the most recognition-rich months of the year. Mental Health Awareness Month, AAPI…

March 31, 2026 Learn More

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Webinar Recap: Defining Team KPIs That Actually Drive Performance

Most teams have KPIs. Far fewer have KPIs that actually change how people work. In our latest…

March 18, 2026 Learn More

HR leader running a workplace mentorship program with employees in a modern office

Mentorship Program Best Practices: Tips That Actually Work

Mentorship & Development What Great Mentors Actually Do (And Where Most Mentorship Programs Get It Wrong) Most workplace mentorship programs are well-intentioned but under-engineered. A mentor gets…

March 16, 2026 Learn More

CultureBot New Feature: HRIS Sync

If you’re ready to automate employee birthday and anniversary celebrations, kick off new employee onboarding workflows, and create survey segments based on department or location without any…

March 11, 2026 Learn More

Engagement Ideas for Women’s History Month

Thoughtful Ways to Celebrate, Learn, and Connect March is Women’s History Month! This is a meaningful opportunity to create moments of reflection, appreciation, and connection in the workplace —…

March 6, 2026 Learn More

The 5 Languages of Appreciation at Work (And One We Don’t Talk About Enough)

Employee appreciation sounds deceptively simple: say thank you, recognize great work, celebrate wins, don’t be a jerk. But if you’ve ever rolled out recognition and felt like it didn’t…

February 17, 2026 Learn More