Ep. 20: Jared Koesten, Fractional CHRO, Executive & Leadership Coach at TEN Coaching & Advisory

Jared Koesten joins co-host Karina Jimenez to share his path from working in an HR call center at a tech company to becoming a global CHRO, and now a fractional CHRO and executive and leadership coach at TEN Coaching & Advisory. He breaks down why authentic leadership is not about power or control, but about taking responsibility for the team’s output and creating an environment where people want to do their best work. Jared talks through how emotional intelligence, psychological safety, and clear expectations shape high-performing teams, and how HR can show up as a human, empathetic partner instead of a department to avoid. His message for emerging leaders is to stay coachable, start where you are, and develop your own point of view so you are ready when the opportunity to lead arrives.