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Tami Smith

Tami Smith

HR executive and I/O psychologist; VP of People & Culture at The Wilderness Society and CEO of Align Vision LLC, after senior human capital roles at FHFA, NCUA, and the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Oct 5, 2026

Life Fulfilled Podcast — Where leadership, self awareness and workplace performance actually connect.

Life Fulfilled Podcast — Where leadership, self awareness and workplace performance actually connect.

Every PhD Program Said No. She Got There Anyway.

Oct 5 · 32m

Bernie Borges
Bernie BorgesHOST
18:08
Is that right?
Tami Smith
Tami SmithGUEST
18:10
Yes, it's a much smaller scale.
Tami Smith
Tami SmithGUEST
18:12
I went from like, I felt that I worked in very small federal agencies.
Tami Smith
Tami SmithGUEST
18:18
My smallest was about 700 employees.
Tami Smith
Tami SmithGUEST
18:21
And then I get out into the rest of the world and I realized that that's not so small when it comes to a company or organization.
Tami Smith
Tami SmithGUEST
18:29
My current organization is around 150 employees nationwide.
Tami Smith
Tami SmithGUEST
18:32
So What I like about it is that I have the opportunity to literally get to know every employee or touch every employee in the organization in a positive way.

5 MINS LATER

Bernie Borges
Bernie BorgesHOST
24:12
So why don't you unpack what you mean by that?

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