What’s behind the changing priorities for an HR department of one in 2025? Jennifer Currence, SHRM-SCP, senior partner at HR Soul Consulting, joins host Monique Akanbi, SHRM-CP, to break down the results of her annual survey of small business HR professionals. She reveals why organizational effectiveness surged to the top of the list, how business acumen is becoming essential for HR pros, and what’s driving shifts in engagement and leadership priorities. Tune in for actionable advice on strengthening relationships across the business, starting change initiatives, and making an immediate impact with limited resources.
Episode Guest
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Jennifer Currence
Jennifer Currence is a Senior Partner with HR Soul consultancy firm in Tampa, Florida, where she delivers results through strategic HR solutions and customized training and coaching programs for leaders. She speaks regularly at regional, national, and international venues.
Jennifer earned her MBA with an emphasis in management and holds a nationally accredited advanced certification in coaching (PCC) and an international senior-level certification in human resources (SHRM-SCP). She has been recognized as a Thought Leader by the International Society of Performance Improvement, a Subject Matter Expert by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) was named Tampa Bay’s HR Consultant of the Year for 2017 and was listed among the Top 100 Influential HR professionals in Leadership and Development in 2023. She has over 25 years of experience in Human Resources and training in various industries, is a faculty member for SHRM, the content creator for SHRM’s People Manager Qualification (PMQ) certificate program and served for 12 years as a professor at the University of Tampa’s award-winning Sykes school of business.
Jennifer has been published in HR Magazine and TD Magazine, and featured in Fast Company magazine, USA Weekly, and HR.com. She is a professional national member of SHRM, the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and formerly of the National Speaker’s Association (NSA). She is the author of three SHRM-published books on business behavioral competencies.
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