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title: Building Community and Connecting Teams
description: Change the conversation, find the budget, and make your pitch.
image: https://webinars.guusto.com/hubfs/SLIDE.png
---

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# Building Community and Connecting Teams

![Building Community and Connecting Teams](https://webinars.guusto.com/hubfs/SLIDE.png)

Monday December 14th at 9:00 AM PST

 

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Whether you are building your first employee recognition program, updating your old ad-hoc program, or want to hear two amazing people discuss how important recognition is, join Kwesi Thomas and Shelley DeCosta, two leaders in employee recognition and total rewards.

We all know why employee recognition is important and what it can do for our organizations, but we don't always know how best to talk about it or define it for our teams and executives.

Join Kwesi, Shelley and Noah as they look at how to redefine the conversation on employee recognition and focus on how we can build community, connect our teams, and support our remote employees all through recognition.

 

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**Meet the Panelists**

 

![](https://us02web.zoom.us/w_p/89484537206/54971061-6d59-48dc-a03b-729fe6970641.jpg)

[Shelley DaCosta](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelley-dacosta-8775a723/)

VP Total Rewards and Employee Engagement @RSA Canada

Shelley has been at the forefront of employee recognition and total rewards her entire career. She has built out programs in industries spanning health sciences, retail, technology and is now leading total rewards and employee engagement at RSA Canada. 

 

 

![](https://us02web.zoom.us/w_p/89484537206/43479c58-b346-4a71-8bbf-0e8ed618a6a4.png)

[Kwesi Thomas](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwesi-thomas-30996b35/)

GM & Executive Producer @ForthK

 

Kwesi continues to expand as successful corporate professional with 10+ years of broad experience in global technology companies. He has proven success in implementing and managing traditional and unique programs and projects in Human Resources, Finance, Operations and Events. Kwesi is driven to overperform, develop and help others to grow and achieve results.

 

 

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[Noah Warder](https://www.linkedin.com/in/noahwarder/)

Head of People @Guusto

 

Noah has been leading people teams and helping startups scale their people process across Canada and the US. Now as Head of People at Guusto, he gets to marry his passion for employee best practices and a people-centric mission of helping companies create amazing employee recognition programs to build community, connect teams, and engage employees in meaningful and authentic way. 

 

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