garrison gibbons
people executive
the connective tissue between the brand, business, & people
Coming Out Day 2020
I came out a decade ago. I’ll never forget the coming out tour I took, telling each person in my life. The fear I felt that they would...
Remote First Work Culture
For the companies that are shifting from an in-office culture to a remote-first workplace, there are some crucial cultural adjustments...
RBG: My Mother's Hero
My mom went to law school because of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. As the single mom of two kids under five (my older siblings), she worked to...
Bisexuality Awareness Week 2020
My partner is bisexual, & it still amazes me the lack of bi inclusion by both heteronormative folks and within the queer community...
Suicide Prevention Week 2020
We lost my brother to suicide when I was 15. He was only 20 years old & had just come out to me the year prior. One of my biggest regrets...
My Self Harm Story
In high school, I would stare at my razor for minutes that felt like hours, thinking about harming myself to feel better — or rather to...
Labor Day 2020
My grandmother was a cafeteria worker turned senior citizen center manager. She worked until she died — not because she had to, but...
Personal & Professional Development at Work: How to Carve It Out For Yourself
PAY ATTENTION to change happening around you. IDENTIFY OPENINGS & WEAK SPOTS within your current organization. DETERMINE OPPORTUNITY...
HR Leaders: Your Social Responsibility
Social Responsibility. ▪️ Does your company have to return to the office right now? ▫️ Is your work essential? ▪️ Do your employees...
Self-Worth At Work
Positive feedback is great. We all want to hear we are doing a good job. But, I have learned (the hard way) that if you don't start from...
Getting Emotional at Work
😤 Displaying emotion at work is NOT a weakness. 😤 It’s a strength. 💪 Getting emotional about something shows you care. ✋ Getting...
Put Resourceful Back in Human Resources
put the *resourceful* back in human resources. how are you helping the business grow? how are you helping accomplish the goals of the...
Rejection
Rejection. I faced a lot of it growing up. From kids growing up, for being feminine and suspected as gay. From my dad, for not seeing eye...
My Candor
I get a lot of messages about my candor and honesty on here. For me, it's not something I think about as radical. Authenticity is...
“I Could Write a Book”
By 1, I still hadn’t talked By 2, I couldn’t shut up By 3, I saw my parents get divorced By 4, I started singing By 5, I moved to...
Knotch named Inc5000
At Knotch , we had three goals this past year: to grow the team, to grow our customer community, and to grow our platform. Making the...
Remote is Our Norm
Knotch recently announced that remote work will now be our norm. That said, we will have an optional workspace in NYC for those that wish...
Be humble. Be human. Be empathetic.
As someone who’s met a handful of celebrities throughout my career, I have had the privilege of meeting many amazingly humble ones and a...
HR Leaders: Stop Limiting Yourself
I often see #HR leaders limit themselves. HR leaders can have a say in operations. HR leaders can have a voice in comms. HR leaders can...

















