The Shape of Work

#227: Sameer Kalra on measuring employee experience the right way, incorporating a listening culture and car as a perk to all employees

June 01, 2022 Springworks Season 1 Episode 227
The Shape of Work
#227: Sameer Kalra on measuring employee experience the right way, incorporating a listening culture and car as a perk to all employees
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Sameer Kalra is a polymath whose breadth and depth of interests and knowledge are truly astounding.

He is the Co-Founder of pumpumpum and is best known as the industry's best salesperson.  His 22+ years of seasoned experience includes corporate sales and consulting. 

Sameer and his co-founder are loud and clear about their mission- democratize car lease policies for corporates. Tune in to the episode and learn about his journey as a first-time entrepreneur, the challenges he faced, & everything that took him to build pumpumpum from the ground up.

This wide-ranging conversation covers a lot including:

  • Listening to employees: More significant than you think
  • How is leasing pre-owned cars beneficial for employees: Tax advantages
  • What problem is pumpumpum trying to solve? 
  • Measures organizations should take to evaluate employee experience
  • Attracting and retaining top talent

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Shradha Mundhra

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organization building tools and products to simplify recruitment, on-boarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify — B2B verification platform

EngageWith — employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organization focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.

Listening to employees: More significant than you think
How is leasing pre-owned cars beneficial for employees: Tax advantages
What problem is pumpumpum trying to solve?
Measures organizations should take to evaluate employee experience
Attracting and retaining top talent