Tracie Sponenberg is a global speaker on HR, leadership, technology and business issues. The former Chief People Officer for The Granite Group, she recently founded Tracie Sponenberg, LLC, where she serves as a Fractional CPO for companies in the distribution and manufacturing industries. While Tracie used to describe herself as “working in HR,” she now describes herself as a “Business leader specializing in People” following her transformation from paper-first to people-first leader, and embracing the importance of learning about the business, technology, the critical nature of relationships, the importance of a growth mindset, speaking up, and learning to always put people before profits.