THE FUTURE PROOF
HR PODCAST

THE FUTURE PROOF
HR PODCAST

THE FUTURE PROOF
HR PODCAST

Real conversations with HR leaders applying AI inside their organizations

W/ THOMAS KUNJAPPU

W/ THOMAS KUNJAPPU

W/ THOMAS KUNJAPPU

The world is telling us that AI
will decimate HR
They’re wrong

The world is telling us that AI will decimate HR
They’re wrong

The world is telling us that AI will decimate HR
They’re wrong

The future of HR won’t be handed to us, we’ve got to take it. That future will be built by those ready to experiment, adopt, and adapt.

Future Proof HR invites these builders to share what they’re trying, how it’s going, and what they’ve learned. This is not an HR survival guide. This is the playbook built by HR for HR on how to thrive in the age of AI.

Meet your host

Meet your
host & co-host

Meet your host

Thomas Kunjappu
Thomas Kunjappu
CEO and Founder - Cleary & Host of Future Proof HR Podcast
CEO and Founder - Cleary & Host of Future Proof HR Podcast

Thomas Kunjappu is the founder and CEO of Cleary, an AI-native HR platform designed to help teams reclaim 80+ hours every week. With over 12 years of experience building internal tools at scale—including a pivotal tenure at Twitter—Thomas is a veteran product leader who transitioned his focus to the "People side" of the technical stack.


As the host of Future Proof HR, Thomas acts as a bridge between high-level AI strategy and practical, "in-the-trenches" execution. He is committed to helping companies build resilient internal cultures by automating the tedious and amplifying the human.


When he isn’t rethinking HR with a dose of AI, he’s likely pondering how to measure trust or automate away another administrative bottleneck. Expect sharp insights, a touch of dry humor, and a relentless curiosity about what actually makes modern teams tick.

Thomas Kunjappu is the founder and CEO of Cleary, an AI-native HR platform designed to help teams reclaim 80+ hours every week. With over 12 years of experience building internal tools at scale—including a pivotal tenure at Twitter—Thomas is a veteran product leader who transitioned his focus to the "People side" of the technical stack.


As the host of Future Proof HR, Thomas acts as a bridge between high-level AI strategy and practical, "in-the-trenches" execution. He is committed to helping companies build resilient internal cultures by automating the tedious and amplifying the human.


When he isn’t rethinking HR with a dose of AI, he’s likely pondering how to measure trust or automate away another administrative bottleneck. Expect sharp insights, a touch of dry humor, and a relentless curiosity about what actually makes modern teams tick.

Thomas Kunjappu is the founder and CEO of Cleary, an AI-native HR platform designed to help teams reclaim 80+ hours every week. With over 12 years of experience building internal tools at scale—including a pivotal tenure at Twitter—Thomas is a veteran product leader who transitioned his focus to the "People side" of the technical stack.


As the host of Future Proof HR, Thomas acts as a bridge between high-level AI strategy and practical, "in-the-trenches" execution. He is committed to helping companies build resilient internal cultures by automating the tedious and amplifying the human.


When he isn’t rethinking HR with a dose of AI, he’s likely pondering how to measure trust or automate away another administrative bottleneck. Expect sharp insights, a touch of dry humor, and a relentless curiosity about what actually makes modern teams tick.

Guests from companies that are moving work forward…

By the
Numbers

By the Numbers

110+

Global HR Leaders Interviewed

100+

Enterprise Companies Represented

100+

Podcast Episodes

Recorded & Published

Learn from leaders applying AI in HR

Real use cases, strategies, and lessons from the frontlines

HR at the Center of AI Transformation - Live at Transform 2026

HR at the Center of AI Transformation - Live at Transform 2026

Jennifer Erfurth, CPO at OPSWAT, on leading AI adoption at a global cybersecurity company and why it's really just change management. Live at Transform 2026.

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Shawn McIntire, General Counsel at Pebl

AI Governance, Guardrails, and Risk - Live at Transform 2026

AI Governance, Guardrails, and Risk - Live at Transform 2026

Shawn McIntire, General Counsel at Pebl, breaks down AI governance, hiring bias risk, and why a simple AI policy beats a lengthy one no one reads.

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Making Work Easier with AI - Live at Transform 2026

Making Work Easier with AI - Live at Transform 2026

Conor Sweeney, VP of People at Form Health, joins Thomas Kunjappu live at Transform 2026 to share how HR teams can use AI to make work easier. From agentic knowledge management to smarter talent acquisition.

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Katee Van Horn, Chief People Officer at Web Pros

From Fear to Curiosity: Leading a People-First AI Transformation

From Fear to Curiosity: Leading a People-First AI Transformation

Katee Van Horn, Chief People Officer at Web Pros, shares how she's leading a people-first AI transformation across a globally distributed team in 51 countries — from integrating acquisitions and aligning cultures to reskilling SDETs and shifting the narrative around AI from fear to curiosity.

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