HR Rewritten:A Seat at the Taboo Table
The conversations most organizations avoid. The ones that actually matter.
What Is A Seat at the Taboo Table?
Work is full of conversations that never get started — and organizations pay for that silence in turnover, broken culture, and leadership that's lost the trust of its people.
A Seat at the Taboo Table exists to change that.
Each episode brings together HR professionals, business leaders, legal experts, and people with lived workplace experience to examine the systems, decisions, and dynamics that shape how work actually feels — not just how it's described in the handbook.
This isn't a podcast for people who want comfortable answers. It's a table for people who are ready to ask uncomfortable questions and do something about what they find.
Who This Show Is For
HR professionals and practitioners who are tired of being the catch-all and want to advance the conversation.
Business owners and executives who want to lead with clarity — and fix what's actually broken before it costs them their best people.
Employees navigating real workplace dynamics who want straight talk about what they can control, how to protect themselves, and what better actually looks like.
If any of that sounds like you — pull up a chair.
Our hostS
Victoria Adams Forsberg
Founder & Principal Consultant, Nine22 Solutions
With more than 25 years in Human Resources, Organizational Effectiveness, and Project Implementation, Victoria has spent her career helping business leaders stop spinning and start scaling. She works with growing organizations — from 25-person contractors to Fortune 500 divisions — to rebuild the people systems that break under pressure.
Victoria doesn't tiptoe around hard truths. She built A Seat at the Taboo Table because too many critical workplace conversations were staying behind closed doors — and the cost of that silence was showing up in turnover, broken culture, and leaders who couldn't figure out why things kept falling apart.
Polished. Direct. Unapologetic. That's how she leads, and that's what you'll hear at this table.
Rebecca Newbry
Co-Host | Leadership Strategist
Rebecca brings a deep understanding of leadership dynamics, organizational behavior, and the human side of decision-making. She's spent her career navigating the intersection of corporate reality and human consequence — and she's not afraid to name what others tend to tiptoe around.
She doesn't chase noise. She chases clarity. Calm under pressure, disciplined in her thinking, and sharp enough to cut through comfort without raising her voice — Becky keeps every conversation anchored to what actually matters.
Episodes
New episodes air live. Watch previous episodes below, or follow Nine22 Solutions on YouTube to be notified when we go live.
Work Is Human: ATS, AI & The Illusion of Neutral Decisions
EP. 1 · February 2026
Theme: Hiring technology, HR accountability & the human cost of 'just policy'
Guests: Rod Samra · Justin Jackson · Katherine Fry · Gregory Liverpool · Andrea Muñoz
Topics: AI in hiring · HR accountability · The cost of 'just policy'
Work Is Human
EP. 2 · February 2026
Theme: Employee strategy, documentation & surviving dysfunction
Guests: Rod Samra — Compliance & Employment Law Expert
Topics: What employees cannot control · Protecting your professional equity · Controlling the conversation, not the outcome · Staying prepared without panic · The escalate or exit decision filter
A Tribute to Sandy
EP. 3 · February 2026
Theme: Legacy, people-first leadership & the heart behind Nine22
Guests: Victoria Adams Forsberg — Solo Episode
Topics: The origin of Nine22 · People-first leadership · Quiet strength & perseverance · Why the work matters
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Human First. Titles Second.
EP. 4 · February 2026
Theme:
Inclusion, neurodiversity & authentic leadership
Guests: Gregory Liverpool — HR Generalist & Human-Centered HR Advocate
Topics: What 'Human First' actually means at work · When personality becomes a performance issue · Accommodation vs. accountability · Is psychological safety being misused? · Is HR afraid to tell the truth?
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The Hiring System Is Not Neutral
EP. 5 · March 5, 2026
Theme: Hiring bias, employment gaps & interview bloat
Guest: Russell Irby — "The John Wick of HR"
Topics: Employment gaps & the bias behind them · Criminal records: second chance or permanent sentence? · Interview bloat and the real reason it happens · Are we measuring readiness or obedience?
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Psychological Safety, Performance & The Real Role of HR
EP. 6 · March 12, 2026
Psychological Safety, Accountability & the Real Role of HR
Guest: Jacob Kelley
Topics: What psychological safety actually means · Respect, professionalism & performance · HR navigating difficult conversations · Culture and accountability in modern organizations.
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Psychological Safety, Performance & The Real Role of HR
EP. 6 · March 12, 2026
Psychological Safety, Accountability & the Real Role of HR
Guest: Victoria Adams Forsberg — Rebecca Newbry
Topics:
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Sound Like Something Your Organization Needs to Address?
The conversations on this show aren't hypothetical. They're happening inside organizations right now — in leadership teams that are stuck, HR departments that are stretched thin, and cultures that are quietly eroding.
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