About this episode

Alice Chin discusses her journey in HR and how she helps small businesses navigate people problems.

👨‍👩‍👧 Entrepreneurship Was Her Classroom Growing up helping in her dad's Chinese restaurants and her mom's tutoring centers gave Alice a front-row seat to the real struggles small business owners face — including having zero HR support when things went sideways. 💼 A Summer Job That Changed Everything A temp placement at a NYC law firm introduced her to HR through the fun stuff — gym memberships, welcome baskets, new hire lunches. She fell in love instantly, then built a career around it. ❤️ The Gilmore Girls Lesson Her most formative lesson came from her mother: when two kids were left behind at closing time, her mom reminded her that sometimes the job is simply to show up as a human first. That philosophy now drives every client interaction at her firm. 🏢 Who She Serves Her consultancy, Your Other Half, focuses exclusively on small businesses with 5–50 employees — the underserved market she saw her own parents struggle in — helping them through growth, downsizing, and HR landmines. 🤖 AI in the Workplace — No Boogeyman Here AI is already inside the tools most small businesses use daily. Her approach: use it to cut an 8–10 hour proposal process down to 2 hours, then let a…

Topics covered

• HR
• entrepreneurship
• small business
• AI in the workplace
• consultancy

Keywords

• business superpowers
• human touch
• Your Other Half
• personal connection

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