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    Jennifer Briskin named chief people officer at Definition 6

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    Customer experience agency Definition 6 has hired Jennifer Briskin as chief people officer. From startups to Fortune 500 companies GE and Fiserv, Inc., Briskin is a seasoned HR and organizational development executive and entrepreneur who brings decades of experience across myriad industries, including technology,  consumer products, and manufacturing. She will work closely with CEO Jeff Katz and president Jason Rockman, leveraging her passion and experience integrating businesses and culture through diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, talent development, human capital strategies, and employee wellbeing practices.

    Prior to Definition 6, Briskin was president of HR Innovations, Inc., a strategic organizational development and human resource consulting firm she founded in 1999. During her company’s successful run, she facilitated more than 25 company acquisitions, directed international client groups across multiple global cities for up to 5,000 employees, and served as interim chief human resources officer for multiple businesses. Along the way, she impacted employees of every rank, at every stage of their career, with her out-of-the-box approach to organizational development, talent management, leadership growth, and culture change. She was also sought after for employee and C-Suite leadership development, coaching numerous CEOs along the way. 

    Following an early career in corporate communications and PR, Briskin segued into the world of human resources as an HR executive at Tupperware, followed by a lengthy tenure as human resources manager at GE. She was instrumental to GE’s organizational development efforts, spearheading custom-designed training programs on diversity and inclusion, team-building, performance management, and career development.

    Parlaying her career experience with her passion for mindfulness and health & wellness, Briskin also makes time as a life and career coach as president of Listening Tree Wellness, a consultancy she founded in 2020, geared at both individuals and organizations. 

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    Gary Cole Talks “NCIS” As Veterans Day Special Unfolds

    Tuesday, November 11, 2025

    There's a Gary Cole for everyone.

    Whether you know him from "The West Wing" or "Veep," "The Good Wife" or "Office Space," "Dodgeball" or "Midnight Caller," you most likely know his face.

    For a while he was the "hero of the schoolyard" with his daughter's classmates for appearing in "Cadet Kelly" alongside Hilary Duff. These days, though, it's his role as Alden Parker on the long-running CBS crime procedural "NCIS" that has him stopped in the street.

    Centered on the U.S. Navy's investigative unit in Washington, D.C., the show is currently airing Season 23.

    "It's pretty powerful, that impact," says Cole of the program's devoted broadcast audience. "So a lot of people have followed the show and they have followed it, some of them, forever," he adds.

    Cole's character was brought in during Season 19 to run the team after Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) left. In a Veterans Day special, a first for the franchise, "NCIS" and "NCIS: Origins" will cross over with back-to-back episodes Tuesday. A historical mystery in "Origins" — featuring a guest appearance from Harmon on the show that follow Gibbs' early career — will find its way to the modern day on "NCIS," which airs directly after.

    Cole spoke about the success of the show, the real service members he's met and those classic "NCIS" freeze frames. This conversation has been edited for clarity and brevity.

    Q: Was the popularity of "NCIS" a plus or minus when you were thinking about taking the role?

    COLE: I didn't really look at the effect of how big or small the audience would be, because today things are much different. I mean, nothing has kind of the large, overwhelming impact that television shows of 25 years did in... Read More

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