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Dr. Shari Simpson Senior Manager Thought Leadership | Paylocity

Shari Simpson, EdD, is the host of HR Mixtape and a senior thought leadership leader at Paylocity. With over two decades of experience across training, talent, payroll, and employee relations, she brings curiosity, candor, and real-world perspective to every episode. Shari holds a Doctor of Education in Leadership and Innovation, along with an MBA, MHRM, and SHRM-SCP certification.

Aaron Golub Founder | Aaron J. Golub, LLC

Aaron Golub is a professional speaker, entrepreneur, and consultant who specializes in helping to shatter perceived limitations.
He made history as the first legally blind Division I athlete to play in a game, serving as a team captain at Tulane University before moving on to the NFL as a free agent.
After his story captured the national spotlight on Good Morning America, Aaron realized his journey wasn't just about football, it was a blueprint for resilience. Since the age of 17, he has traveled the globe delivering high-impact strategies that challenge teams to rethink their "impossible" and take immediate action.

Human Resources

Shatter the Limit: Building Resilient Leaders Who Thrive in the Uncomfortable

Your past doesn't equal your future. Neither does your team's past performance equal their ceiling.

Podcast

July 14, 2026

Most organizations assume they have resilient teams. What they actually have, in a lot of cases, are teams that have gotten good at tolerating hard things. The two aren't the same, and the gap becomes visible the moment something real changes.

Aaron Golub, founder of Aaron Golub Consulting, made history as the first legally blind Division I athlete to play in a Division I game, serving as team captain at Tulane University before signing with the NFL as a free agent. He's been translating that lived experience into leadership development work since the age of 17.

Key takeaways:

Why acceptance is the prerequisite to any real change, and how skipping it is the reason most leadership development doesn't stick
How to read what each person on your team actually needs, and why applying the same leadership approach to everyone is the core mistake
Why the next generation of leaders is too comfortable, and what that costs organizations when pressure finally arrives

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