Kyle Freedman is the Director of Talent at Pond & Company, where he oversees recruiting, training, performance management, leadership development, and succession planning for an international architectural and engineering design firm with a workforce of 900+ employees. With nearly 20 years of HR leadership experience, he has driven large-scale growth, both organically and via M&A integration, and launched company-wide recruiting, learning, leadership, retention, and DEI initiatives. A certified Professional in Human Resources, Kyle is a published SHRM and ATD contributor, and frequent speaker on talent strategies. He holds an M.S. in Learning and Cognition from Florida State University.