Unlocking Team Potential

About this episode

Kurt Schmidt interviews Curtis, founder of Mustard Hub, about managing frontline workforces and the challenges of employee retention.

In this episode of Schmidt List, Kurt welcomes a special guest, Curtis, founder and CEO of Mustard Hub, to discuss the challenges and opportunities in managing frontline and distributed workforces. Curtis shares his journey from jazz musician and educator to tech entrepreneur, revealing how the pain points of high turnover and the limitations of traditional engagement software inspired him to build a new kind of behavioral workforce intelligence platform. Together, they explore critical topics including: The true cost of employee churn and why it’s a trillion-dollar problem for SMBs Why most engagement tools fail to genuinely fix culture How Mustard Hub embeds behavioral analytics into existing HR systems to generate predictive insights before problems occur The ethics of workforce data, privacy, and the difference between analytics and surveillance Practical advice for leaders and managers on listening, humility, and investing in teams for long-term business success If you’ve ever struggled with employee retention, wondered about the real impact of people-focused leadership, or been curious about the next generation of HR tech, this conversation is packed with insights you won’t…

People in this episode

Host: Kurt Schmidt

Guest: Curtis

Topics covered

• employee retention
• workforce management
• HR technology
• behavioral analytics
• leadership
• company culture

Keywords

• employee churn
• engagement tools
• workforce data
• predictive insights
• HR systems
• business success

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mustard Hub, Schmidt Consulting, LinkedIn, Substack

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