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The Workplace Rewrite

AI is changing how we communicate, the tools we manage, and what employees expect. As the modern workplace evolves, we turn to practitioners in the field for real-world insight — not speculation.

The Workplace Rewrite is a peer-to-peer briefing delivering bi-weekly perspectives from seasoned experts at the intersection of Comms, IT, and HR, sharing what’s working, what’s breaking, and what matters most.

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Meet your hosts

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Karen Downs

Karen Downs is a seasoned intranet strategist and content management expert, currently serving as Senior Strategic Advisor for Staffbase since April 2024. She brings deep experience from roles at NYU Langone Health, H&R Block, and Sprint Nextel, and holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Missouri–Kansas City.

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Jeff Corbin

Jeff Corbin brings 25+ years of experience advising enterprise leaders on strategic communications and employee engagement. Former CEO of KCSA Strategic Communications and founder of APPrise Mobile and theEMPLOYEEapp, he is a recognized pioneer in mobile technology for internal communications and workplace messaging.

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Deane Barker

Deane Barker is the director of strategic engagement at Staffbase. Deane has spent most of the last 25-plus years working with, researching, writing, and speaking about content technologies. He is obsessed with managing, organizing, and delivering digital content.

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Darin Gad

Darin Gad reviews 300+ intranet and email designs each year and works closely with enterprise organizations to design email newsletters, employee apps, and intranet experiences — helping teams turn communication strategy into clear, high-impact digital experiences that truly connect people. She holds a Master of Fine Arts and a Master of Arts in Information Design.

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Frank Wolf

Frank is the Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder of Staffbase. He is an intranet and communications expert with more than a decade of experience in helping companies connect with their employees. He is passionate about internal communication and digital technologies that create better, more enjoyable places to work. In 2024 he published the book “The Narrative Age”.

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Lara Dobson

Lara's areas of expertise are market research, trend identification, competitive analysis, and messaging strategy. She works with our team using her enthusiasm for research, writing and design to make the way we explain Staffbase tangible and relatable for internal communications teams.

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