{"podcast":{"title":"It's About Payroll","slug":"it-s-about-payroll-7044879","podcast_index_feed_id":7044879,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/itsaboutpayroll","website_url":"https://wrkdefined.com/podcast/its-about-payroll","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/dc43c432-79b0-11ef-b484-8b4888f64c54/image/a92b382105c248bdf7cb90017ccb5193.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"WRKdefined","episode_count":213,"summary":"Brian Escobar and Walter William Duncan III are the hosts of It’s About Payroll. Collectively, they have over 4 decades of experience in the payroll industry. This podcast was created with the intent of sharing their knowledge and attracting new talent to the payroll industry. ItsAboutPayroll.io You can access their LinkedIn profiles. https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/escobarbrian https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/william-duncan-477051187","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-about-payroll-7044879"},"episode":{"title":"One Question Changed Everything! Terrence Wright","slug":"one-question-changed-everything-terrence-wright","published_at":"2026-02-15T19:24:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-about-payroll-7044879/one-question-changed-everything-terrence-wright","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-about-payroll-7044879","url":"https://www.itsaboutpayroll.io/","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DIRED2147410255.mp3?updated=1771184005","summary":"Episode 196 of It’s About Payroll features Terrence Wright, founder of Wright People Solutions and a people-first HR leader with 20+ years of experience, including leadership roles supporting global brands like Google, Synchrony, and GE Capital. Terrence shares his origin story starting as a fifth-grade teacher until a parent challenged him with a simple question: “What are you doing here?” which pushed him to pivot into HR. The conversation blends payroll news with HR strategy, from NFL referee compensation and “jock tax” concepts to big operational numbers like USPS payroll spending. Terrence explains how he helps organizations move from “policing” HR to true partnership through assessment, design, activation, and ongoing support bringing enterprise-level people strategy to small and mid-sized businesses. Listeners walk away with practical insights on hiring, onboarding, culture vs skills, workforce expectations (flexibility and growth paths), and how AI can boost productivity if leaders train teams to use it well.","meta_description":"Episode 196 of It’s About Payroll features Terrence Wright, founder of Wright People Solutions and a people-first HR leader with 20+ years of experience,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3705,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-s-about-payroll-7044879/episodes/one-question-changed-everything-terrence-wright/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-about-payroll-7044879/one-question-changed-everything-terrence-wright.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}