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AJ Richichi is an award-winning CEO, author, and podcast host obsessed with the future of the "invisible" workforce in America.

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THE NEW BOOK FROM AJ RICHICHI

The Future of Hourly Work

Win Tomorrow. Rethink Today.
80 million Americans work by the hour. Yet many businesses still rely on outdated assumptions about who these workers are, what they need, and why they leave.In The Future of Hourly Work, AJ Richichi explores what businesses are getting wrong—and how AI, automation, changing demographics, and evolving worker expectations are reshaping the future of work.

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Hear directly from the executives and HR leaders who have experienced AJ’s keynotes, sessions, and conversations firsthand.

"Top Notch! I haven’t taken so many notes in a while."

Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer (Signet Jewelers)

“This was excellent. AJ is a very good speaker and looking forward to reading his book.”

Senior Vice President; Human Resources (HM Alpha Hotels & Resorts)

“AJ was fantastic! His slides and information were very engaging, and he told the story of the hourly worker like I’ve never heard it before.”

Head of Global Talent Acquisition (Clarvida)

“AJ was excellent—loved the combo of insights, presentation and discussion. He was very knowledgeable and brought good information to engage the group and discuss.”

Vice President; Talent Acquisition (U.S. Renal Care)

“Great discussion, powerful information — best presenter.”

 Vice President; Talent Acquisition (Marriott)

“This was great. AJ is a very engaging speaker.”

 Director Talent Acquisition (Sun Life)

“I really enjoyed this session. The hourly employee experience is a key concern for my leadership, and optimizing for that workforce is central to our HR technology strategy.”

Head of People Systems and Analytics (Guitar Center)

“I loved this session — looking forward to reading AJ’s book and exploring more the tools available for hourly populations. Very relevant for me.”

Head of Global Human Resources Systems (Elanco)

“Good set up about how we approach hourly workforce. So helpful since they represent such a large part of companies.”

Executive Vice President; Human Resources & Communications (Invited)

“Great session that was highly relevant as we have a large amount of our workforce that is hourly.”

Recruiting Operations Specialist (Asset Living)

“Great session giving a different view of the challenges of the hourly workforce. Great stats and loved receiving the PPT decks after. I’m looking forward to reading his book.”

Corporate Director; People Systems & Operations (Crestline Hotels & Resorts)

“Great speaker; really engaging! Really passionate about the topic of hourly employees and brought forward some really insightful information that really made us think about the employee population in the organization.”

 Head of People Operations and Technology (TAG – The Aspen Group)

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