Carrots and Stakes Seattle

​An HR & Total Rewards Dinner Series

​Join Xoxoday and CandorIQ for an intimate dinner bringing together senior HR, Total Rewards, and People leaders in Seattle.

​Carrots & Stakes is Xoxoday’s executive dinner series focused on candid conversations around employee engagement, recognition, retention, and the evolving employee experience.

​For this edition, CandorIQ and Xoxoday are bringing together leaders at the intersection of rewards, compensation, and workforce strategy to discuss a challenge every team is navigating right now:

​How do you keep employees engaged and retained when budgets, expectations, and workforce dynamics are all shifting at once?

​No presentations. No panels. No sales pitches.
Just thoughtful conversation, practical insights, and a curated group of peers sharing what’s actually working.

​Topics We’ll Explore

• ​Retention strategies in a tighter budget environment

• ​How recognition and compensation work together to drive engagement

• ​Which rewards and incentives employees actually value today

• ​Balancing workforce efficiency with employee experience

• ​Creative approaches HR leaders are using right now

​Dinner Details

​Join us for an elevated evening of conversation, cocktails, and dinner at:

​📍 Salt Harvest

​Located inside Seattle’s newly opened Populus Hotel, Salt Harvest brings together Pacific Northwest ingredients, an open-fire cooking experience, and one of the city’s most thoughtfully designed dining spaces. Expect a high-end dinner experience, great drinks, and even better conversation with peers across HR and Total Rewards.

​Space is intentionally limited to keep the conversation intimate and high-value for attendees.