We sat down with HR leaders at Liquid Death, Chess.com, Forbes Advisor, and TheGuarantors to uncover how they've automated their way out of spreadsheet hell.
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We sat down with HR leaders at Liquid Death, Chess.com, Forbes Advisor, and TheGuarantors to uncover how they've automated their way out of spreadsheet hell.
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Real workflow and real results from iconic companies. These HR teams eliminated manual work and scaled faster.

Liquid Death traded “spreadsheet chaos” for automated workflows that handle benefits, reporting, and onboarding. Now HR spends less time on manual tasks and more time building connection in a fully remote, fast-growing team.

With 700+ employees across 60+ countries and no large IT team, Chess.com used Rippling to automate every setup step: accounts, app access, permissions, and offboarding. What used to require manual coordination across dozens of tools now runs end-to-end on its own.

Before Rippling, Forbes Advisor ran five payrolls across five platforms every month. Now onboarding, payroll, and global reporting all run in one place — faster, cleaner, and fully modern.

Before Rippling, The Guarantors managed HR across scattered systems—manual updates, duplicate data entry, and zero visibility. Now 100+ workflows automate onboarding, leave alerts, training, and manager notifications from one unified source of truth.