{"podcast":{"title":"The HR Connection Podcast with Sabrina Baker","slug":"the-hr-connection-podcast-with-sabrina-baker-7359891","podcast_index_feed_id":7359891,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/hrconnectionwithsabrinabaker/feed.xml","website_url":"https://hrconnectionwithsabrinabaker.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20730227/Copy_of_Copy_of_Intro9du91.png","author":"Sabrina Baker","episode_count":58,"summary":"The HR Connection Podcast with Sabrina Baker is your go-to resource for all things HR in the small business world. This podcast is designed especially for those wearing multiple hats—whether you’re the only HR person at your company, a business owner figuring out HR as you go, or someone who just got handed the HR file and a wish for good luck. Typically designed for those managing HR in a 1-500 headcount firm, although we often talk about navigating life in the less than 100 space because we know that is the space where the most nuance, and most chaos, exists. Each episode will bring real talk (no corporate fluff), practical advice, and helpful insights from Sabrina, and occasionally other members of the Acacia team who truly understand the ups and downs of HR in companies with 1 to 500 employees because they are doing the work every single day. Think of it as your HR support system. One that actually gets what it’s like to do this work in a small business setting.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T04:18:25.001652+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hr-connection-podcast-with-sabrina-baker-7359891"},"episode":{"title":"In the Trenches - Caitlin Sampson","slug":"in-the-trenches-caitlin-sampson","published_at":"2026-05-27T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hr-connection-podcast-with-sabrina-baker-7359891/in-the-trenches-caitlin-sampson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hr-connection-podcast-with-sabrina-baker-7359891","url":"https://hrconnectionwithsabrinabaker.podbean.com/e/in-the-trenches-caitlin-sampson/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kp42sbwqvi4zk5z6/HRC_52526ahr10.mp3","summary":"In the Trenches with Caitlin Sampson Caitlin Sampson, HR Director at Trivector, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business in Huntsville, Alabama, joins Marie for the second installment of In the Trenches. As a longtime HR department of one, SHRM chapter president, adjunct professor, and mother of two, Caitlin knows firsthand what it means to operate at full capacity with no margin for error. She unpacks the perfectionist trap common to solo HR practitioners, why employee relations is simultaneously the hardest and most rewarding part of the job, and how digging deeper into a complaint almost always reveals more than the surface issue. Her standout moment: a blue-collar, single dad called her when his son was sent home from school with a suicide note. She didn't hand him an EAP card. She made the calls, worked her network, and had a mental health appointment booked with insurance already processed before she called him back. That's small business HR, no handbook, no backup, just judgment and relationships built over time.","meta_description":"In the Trenches with Caitlin Sampson Caitlin Sampson, HR Director at Trivector, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business in Huntsville, Alabama, jo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1348,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hr-connection-podcast-with-sabrina-baker-7359891/episodes/in-the-trenches-caitlin-sampson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hr-connection-podcast-with-sabrina-baker-7359891/in-the-trenches-caitlin-sampson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}