Tracie Sponenberg is Chief People Officer of The Granite Group, responsible for leading all People functions for the 50-location wholesale company. While Tracie used to describe herself as “working in HR,” she now describes herself as a “Business leader specializing in People” – a change that came after her transformation from paper-first to people-first leader, and after embracing the importance of learning about the business, technology, the critical nature of relationships, the importance of a growth mindset, speaking up and out, and learning to always put people before profits.
Tracie is a global speaker on HR, leadership, technology and business issues. She is a co-founder of HR Rebels, HR on the House, DisruptHR NH and HR Rebooted, a founding member of Chief Boston and CPOHQ, an Executive Council member of ASA Women in Industry and an Expert Council Member for Select Software Reviews and Hacking HR. Her articles have appeared in CIO Review Magazine, Supply House Times, HR Jolt and HR Tech Outlook, and she has been a guest on numerous HR podcasts and interview series. Her HR expertise has been featured on NPR, and in publications including USA Today, US News and World Report, Employee Benefits News, Chicago Sun-Times and The Wall Street Journal. She was recently named by PeopleHum as one of the Top 100 Global Thought Leaders, and one of the top 50 Global HR Professionals by The OnCon Icon Awards.