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Stop Waiting: How to Create Change Without Permission
Guest
Sarika Lamont
Sarika Lamont is a business-minded Chief People Officer focused on one thing: helping teams perform better by making work actually work. She’s spent over two decades building high-performing, accountable cultures in growing companies, and today leads AI transformation at Vidyard—bringing a human lens to how teams adopt and use new technology.
Description
What if the professional ‘aha’ moment you’re waiting for never actually comes?
In this episode of Let’s Table That, we sit down with Sarika, Chief People Officer at Vidyard, to talk about building a career by stepping into things before you feel fully ready.
Sarika didn’t follow a straight path into People Ops. And at multiple points, she dealt with imposter syndrome, feeling like an outsider in the HR space. But instead of waiting for the clarity she was looking for, she built her way forward.
We get into:
-why thinking like a business leader changes everything
-how to navigate roles that don’t feel like the right fit
-what accountability actually looks like on high-performing teams
-and how AI is reshaping work
If you’ve ever:
-felt like you don’t fully “belong” in your role
-questioned whether you made the right career move
-or waited for someone to give you the green light
pull up a chair.
This is a conversation about ownership, period.
The people who drive change aren’t the ones who wait for permission.
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