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#40 Creating a better world of work - Didier Elzinga, CEO, Culture Amp

Season 1, Ep. 40
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Didier Elzinga is the Founder and CEO of Culture Amp, the world's leading workplace culture analytics platform. Culture Amp's mission is to create a better world of work, and they believe that putting culture first is crucial to that mission.


Founded in 2009, they were recently valued at $2b and were named last year as one of the world's most innovative companies. They are currently monitoring 6000 workplaces and 25 million employees. So their culture driven approach is obviously working well for them.


Didier embodies a caring CEO, so there's a lot to be learnt here for anyone else who believes in the value of caring.

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