After serving as Chief People Officer in global tech companies Peter Phelan hung out a consulting shingle as a Culture Doctor in 2016, as he wanted to help more than one company at a time curate positive, empowering, and high-performing cultures. Now eleven years in, Peter has thoroughly enjoyed collaborating with, and learning from, 200+ leading People First organizations - and seeing them rapidly gain market share, achieve unicorn valuations, and/or have successful exits. His HR Executive Search arm has now placed 150+ dynamic high-impact People/Talent leaders! In his spare time this #AI (Amusing Irishman) takes his "gift of the gab" to Manhattan's standup stages at clubs like Comic Strip Live, Gotham Comedy Club, and Stand Up NY performing with the likes of Jim Gaffigan, TJ Miller, Jerry Seinfeld & George Wallace. And he's delighted to have co-founded an HR Open Mic Comedy movement, www.funnyhrpeople.com, in Q1 2025 which has now convened dozens of HiraRious Community Gatherings in the NYC Tri-State Area.