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Gracious Payroll with Special Guest Danny Schulz

Gracious Payroll with Special Guest Danny Schulz

Update: 2025-06-24
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In this episode, Pete and Julie welcome long-time show friend Danny Schulz, Director of Global Payroll at Kohler, for a candid and insightful conversation on the future of payroll talent, leadership, and transformation!


Danny shares how Kohler is navigating the looming payroll talent gap with intentional succession planning, cross-generational leadership, and a bold commitment to building a people-first, globally integrated payroll function. From reshaping payroll’s role under Total Rewards to embracing data science and automation, Danny offers insights for building resilient operations, preparing for global expansion, and reframing payroll as a strategic growth engine.




Connect with Danny: 


LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-schulz/  


Connect with the show:   


LinkedIn:  http://linkedin.com/company/hr-payroll-2-0 


X: @HRPayroll2_0 @PeteTiliakos @JulieFer_HR


BlueSky: @hrpayroll2o.bsky.social 


YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HRPAYROLL2_0

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Gracious Payroll with Special Guest Danny Schulz

Gracious Payroll with Special Guest Danny Schulz

Pete Tiliakos & Julie Fernandez