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

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30 Fun Employee Engagement Questions to Boost Company Culture

Strong company culture doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built in the small, everyday moments where people connect, share, and feel heard. One of the simplest ways to spark those…

March 6, 2024 Learn More

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Top HR & People Ops Resources: Podcasts, Communities, and Conferences (2025)

In HR and People Ops, staying relevant means staying plugged into the best ideas, communities, and conversations. The way we build culture, develop leaders, and support employees is shifting…

September 27, 2023 Learn More

Remote & Hybrid Team Best Practices to Boost Culture

In this article we’ll go over CultureBot tips and tricks to making sure your rollout of the tool is as big of a success as possible. We won’t…

August 29, 2023 Learn More

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Virtual Water Cooler Conversations: Keep Remote Teams Connected

In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, how we work has dramatically transformed. Remote work has gained immense popularity, leading to an increasing number of teams working from various corners…

March 17, 2023 Learn More

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Why Peer Recognition Matters: Strengthen Workplace Culture

Every workplace has two cultures: the one that leadership describes on slides, and the one employees actually feel day to day. And here’s the hard truth: if employees don’t…

January 26, 2023 Learn More

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Virtual Recognition Ideas For Your Remote Team

Recognition is one of the simplest yet most powerful levers leaders can pull. A well-timed “thank you” fuels motivation, retention, and belonging. But in today’s remote and hybrid workplaces,…

October 12, 2022 Learn More