Greenville SHRM Monthly Membership Meeting: From Information to Influence: Using Data to Solve Problems and Strengthen HR’s Voice Date: June 3, 2026 Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location: Flywheel (25 Goldsmith St, Greenville, SC 29609)
Speaker: Cassie Thompson & Kristyn Hill
Ticket Prices: Member: $30.00 Non-member/Guest: $60.00Deadline: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Refunds: Cancellations must be made by May 27th in order to be refunded.
Description:
"For modern HR professionals, the ability to leverage data is essential for credibility and strategic influence.” -Erik van Vulpen (AIHR)
"For modern HR professionals, the ability to leverage data is essential for credibility and strategic influence.”
-Erik van Vulpen (AIHR)
People analytics is not just about dashboards, formulas, or sophisticated systems. At its core, people analytics is a mindset — a way of using the information available to better understand problems, identify patterns, support decisions, and strengthen HR’s ability to influence outcomes.
In this practical and approachable session, participants will be challenged to think differently about the information already available to them — from spreadsheets and reports to conversations, observations, employee feedback, and business trends.
We will explore how HR professionals can use both quantitative and qualitative data to solve real workplace problems, regardless of role, industry, level of authority, or available resources. Participants will learn practical ways to collect and validate information, look for trends and root causes, translate observations into insights, and communicate findings in a way that helps leaders and teams make better decisions.
This session is designed for HR professionals who want to move beyond simply reporting information and begin using data more intentionally to advise, influence, and create value for both people and their organizations.
Speakers:
Cassie Thompson is a People Strategy and Organizational Development leader who has been building, shaping, and strengthening workplace culture since 2009. She currently serves as Director of People Operations at Red Rover, where she partners with leaders and teams to bring people strategy to life through thoughtful training, strengths-based leadership, and intentional culture-building. Throughout her career, Cassie has been motivated by a simple belief: when people understand and play to their strengths, individuals and organizations do their best work. She is known for making complex topics practical, approachable, and—whenever possible—humorous. Cassie frequently speaks at local and national conferences on topics including organizational culture, leadership, AI in HR, and strengths-based development. She holds her SHRM-SCP certification and serves on the board of GSHRM as Professional Development Director. She is also an active mentor, particularly passionate about helping emerging professionals build confidence, clarity, and connection in their careers.
Kristyn Hill, SHRM-CP, has more than a decade of progressive HR and business leadership experience and specializes in using people strategy, systems, and process design to improve organizational performance and employee experience. Her background spans HR operations, culture and employee engagement, HR technology, global mobility, and functional HR strategy. With an undergraduate background in psychology that included extensive coursework in statistics and behavioral analysis, she is passionate about turning information into actionable insights that support better business decisions. Kristyn enjoys helping HR professionals think more strategically about the data already available to them and how thoughtful analysis, communication, and information visualization can strengthen HR’s influence and impact.
HR Certification Credits: Greenville SHRM is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities. This program has been pre-approved for 1 hour of SHRM re-certification credit. This program has also been pre-approved for 1 hour of HRCI General re-certification credit toward aPHR®, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). Certificates will be emailed to those in attendance after the meeting along with a Feedback Survey.
Solicitation at Meetings: With the exception of our meeting sponsor(s), Greenville SHRM enforces a no solicitation policy at meetings. View the policy here.
Accommodations: Please indicate any special accommodations or dietary restrictions on your reservation form, or contact greenvillehr@gmail.com by the registration deadline.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations after the deadline date are subject to the meeting fee payment. Please direct changes or questions to greenvillehr@gmail.com.
P.O. Box 5202 Greenville, SC 29606
