Employee Ownership with Bob Whalen
Aug 18, 2026 · 28 min · 10 segments
**Welcome to the HB Global Employee Ownership Podcast Series. In 2026, we are focusing on the importance of scaling culture through our mission, vision, values, and principles. These communications…
Bob WhalenGuestAdam SmithGuest
Stacey BaumHostJamieHostWelcome, everyone, to the HB Global Employee Ownership podcast series.
Today, Bob Whalen, CEO of HB Global, and Adam Smith, president and COO of HB Global, will be adding clarity about their roles and responsibilities.
We'll also be talking about the autonomy of the divisions, the view of the future, and being a people-centric organization.
As always, we have with us Senior Vice President of People and Culture, Stacey Baum.
Just a few housekeeping items before we get started.
We recognize that this podcast is available to the general public, but we just want to say that the views expressed in it are in the context of HB Global and may not apply to broader audiences.
With that, Stacey, take it away.
There's been a lot of, um, chatter and questions around the leadership transition here at HB Global and how you guys are going to work together, what your focus is going to be on.
So I think, um, Bob, maybe start with you of sharing what your main focus is now and a little more.
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Welcome, everyone, to the HB Global Employee Ownership podcast series.
Today, Bob Whalen, CEO of HB Global, and Adam Smith, president and COO of HB Global, will be adding clarity about their roles and responsibilities.
We'll also be talking about the autonomy of the divisions, the view of the future, and being a people-centric organization.
As always, we have with us Senior Vice President of People and Culture, Stacey Baum.
Just a few housekeeping items before we get started.
We recognize that this podcast is available to the general public, but we just want to say that the views expressed in it are in the context of HB Global and may not apply to broader audiences.
With that, Stacey, take it away.
There's been a lot of, um, chatter and questions around the leadership transition here at HB Global and how you guys are going to work together, what your focus is going to be on.
So I think, um, Bob, maybe start with you of sharing what your main focus is now and a little more.
