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Podcast | CPO, Sticks'n'Sushi: How we win with a culture of 'big smiles & small egos'

Karl Jolly, CPO at Sticks and Sushi

With more than 1,400 team members and 30 restaurants across Denmark, Germany, and the UK, a thriving organisational culture is the beating heart of the Sticks’n’Sushi success story.

Speaking on the HR Grapevine Podcast, Karl Jolly, Chief People Officer at the restaurant group, says it played a key role in attracting him to the post, as a people leader who has shaped his HR career around company culture.

The CPO outlines why it is vital for organisations to shift from a “default culture” to a “design culture” – and reveals how Sticks’n’Sushi consistently brings its culture to life, resulting in low employee turnover, high team stability, and excellent retention.

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