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

Get teammates and managers to send personal messages and virtual cards to work anniversary and birthday celebrants

Virtual Birthday & Work Anniversary Cards

It’s important and an easy engagement win to celebrate work anniversaries and birthdays across the organization. And you can generate a zillion ideas with AI or web searches…

March 24, 2025 Learn More

celebrate employee appreciation day and make it an all-year engagement strategy.

Employee Appreciation Day & Beyond: A Year-Round Strategy for Engagement

Why Employee Appreciation Shouldn’t Be Just One Day Employee Appreciation Day is a fantastic opportunity to recognize and celebrate your team’s hard work—but what happens after the day is…

February 27, 2025 Learn More

The business case for connected people in age of AI Efficiency Culture

The Dangers of AI Efficiency Culture

We are living in a paradox. We have more ways than ever to connect—yet employees are feeling more disconnected. We have AI tools designed to optimize work—yet…

February 14, 2025 Learn More

CultureBot is now an engagement, celebration, recognition tool that you can natively use within MS Teams.

Microsoft Teams Getting Started Guide (for CultureBot)

If you’re setting up the CultureBot app for Microsoft Teams for the first time, you’re in the right place. A great place to start is watching the video below.

January 26, 2025 Learn More

2025 DEI Calendar and Celebrating At Work

Celebrating diversity and inclusion in the workplace is critical for fostering a positive team culture. It can improve morale, build greater understanding between colleagues, enhance creativity, and even drive…

January 1, 2025 Learn More

A laptop screen shows a virtual team happy hour with smiling employees on video call tiles, raising glasses with floating emojis like ???? and ????, representing virtual team celebration ideas for remote employees.

10 Brilliant Team Celebration Ideas To Boost Engagement

When it comes to taking care of your team, there are a lot of aspects to consider. However, studies have shown that keeping morale high among your employees is…

December 27, 2024 Learn More

Illustration of a virtual water cooler chat on Slack or Teams, with employees holding coffee mugs in a video call. Large coffee cups in the foreground symbolize casual engagement and team bonding. Perfect visual for water cooler questions, virtual team building, and employee engagement.

50+ Engaging Water Cooler Questions & Topics for Work

Workplace socializing also known as “water cooler talk” has recently been a subject of study, and the findings have been somewhat surprising to many people…

December 27, 2024 Learn More

Slack Best Practices for Remote Teams: The Ultimate Guide for 2025

Slack allows you to connect with your remote team, whether you work from home, a coffee shop, or an ethereal hotel in the Maldives. Being part of a…

October 25, 2024 Learn More

Survey feedback strategies graphic showing a team health survey dashboard with 85% response rate, illustrating tips to drive higher employee survey participation and response rates.

6 Strategies for Increasing Employee Feedback Response Rates

Employee feedback surveys allow organizations to gather insights into the workforce’s experiences, identify areas for improvement and enhance staff satisfaction. These surveys empower workers to voice their opinions…

August 23, 2024 Learn More

The 7 Top HR Apps for Slack

Communication is key to success in any workplace, especially whenever teams work remotely. It’s how companies build a strong team culture and align projects and tasks. Slack is a…

March 15, 2024 Learn More