Chloe Sesta-Jacobs took a detour from people. It turned out to be the best thing she ever did.

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As Director of People Experience & Strategic Initiatives at Deputy, she sits at the intersection of communications, strategy, and culture, a combination she built by accident and now wouldn't trade. With a background in comms and over a decade in people roles, Chloe made an unexpected move, building Deputy's first internal communications function before expanding into strategic initiatives and finding her way back to people experience with a sharper lens.

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That pivot, and everything it taught her about storytelling, influence, and leading across functions, is now her edge. It also inspired her to start her MBA. Chloe's here to make the case that the best people leaders are also business leaders. And that the detour might just be the point.