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Dr. Tana M. Session is the CEO & Founder of TanaMSession.com, a certified Women Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) with over 30 years of Human Resources experience. Dr. Session specializes in cultural engineering, facilitated experiences and leadership & organizational development. She has spent 10 years as the top Human Resources executive for both domestic and international organizations where she led various change initiatives and up-leveled entire departments, including talent, systems and infrastructure. She has partnered with hi-tech start-ups and fast-growth companies as well as McDonald’s, Xerox, Creed Perfumery, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Spotify, Federal Executive Board, Department of Health & Human Services, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, NASA and many other multi-national for-profit & not for profit organizations and government agencies. Her experience has enabled her to embed her passion for Diversity, Equality & Inclusion in everything she develops and implements.
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Tune in as I speak with Dr. Thelá R. Thatch, an HR strategist and Equity instigator, about the state of DEIB in the workplace today. So many DEI professionals are leaving their roles, especially Female and Black executives. This is a serious issue and cannot be ignored. Listen to us chat about what it is like being a Black Woman in corporate America and check out Dr. Thatch's latest book, "The Diversity Dilemma: A Survivor’s Guide for Diversity and Inclusion Good Doers" for further discussion on this topic.
Please tune into part 2 of my interview with Joan Trumpauer Mulholland & Loki Mulholland. We discuss how things have changed from the 60s to now, how we can actively engage in a nonviolent way when people make discriminatory comments, what the impact of overturning Roe v. Wade and affirmative action will be on civil rights, and why voting matters!
Be sure to check out the video on my YouTube channel and see how you can support and get involved with the Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Foundation!
Also check out the book, Get Back to the Counter!
Today we have two special guests, Beth Hilbing and Dianne Gubin, the founders of C-Sweet, the premier global community for female executives. They have a network of over 15,000 executive women across the country with a focus on Fortune 1000, middle-market, and fast growth companies. Their mission is to foster and renew executive level relationships for women across sectors for business development, brand acceleration, partnerships and expanded career paths. C-Sweet produces more than 50 live and virtual events every year, including Women on Boards, educational networking programs, workshops, panels, and more. To learn more, head to c-sweet.org.
Join me as I chat with Sabine Gedeon, Executive Career & Leadership Strategist for Women & Emerging Leaders, about the shifting workforce as we emerge from the pandemic and how we can learn to elevate our leadership bench. Listen in as we discuss how the different generations are changing the way we view leadership and work in general, and how we need to adapt to this new world of hybrid and remote work.
Sabine will be speaking at Linkedin's Talent Connect in New York on October 2nd so be sure to join if you can! Also, please check out her new book "LeadHership Reloaded: Reimagining, Redefining, & Rehumanizing Leadership" on Amazon!
Welcome to season 3 of Stop Being the Best Kept Secret (R)!
On today's episode, I chat with Ulrike Seminati, a communication and leadership expert based in Zurich, Switzerland, who helps leaders realize their full potential. Tune in as we discuss the changing workplace dynamics from Gen X bosses, to new Millennial and Gen Z employees, and the impacts of COVID on remote work culture. We talk about how this has influenced the way leaders show up in their organizations and how we can show up as our truest, authentic selves to succeed.
It is crucial to help support female leaders on their road to success. Join in as we speak with Michelle Harris, Founder & CEO of Bosstrack, a company focused on supporting and developing women leaders. She shares her company's wide range of programs and how important it is to put yourself first in order to succeed in the leadership competition of the workplace.
As a professional women, we can struggle to unlock our full potential, embrace our talent and advance in the workplace. Listen in as Lisa L. Baker, founder of Ascentim LLC, discusses her expertise as an executive coach. Lisa helps high-achieving professional women who feel undervalued in their careers own their power, communicate their worth with confidence, and crush barriers to achieve the promotions and pay they deserve.
In this episode we are learning about perspectives of DEIB on an international scale in Scotland. Tune in to Danae Shell, Co-Founder & CEO of Valla, a new platform for getting your employment issues, ranging from harassment to discrimination, taken care of. Valla helps people resolve their employment issue themselves without spending thousands on a lawyer, especially when they cannot afford to. Danae shares her experience aiding discriminatory cases and the state of DEIB overseas.
It can be challenging to balance being a woman in tech and being a mother. Tune in to Elena Elkina, Co-Founder & Partner at Aleada Consulting, a certified WMBE based in Silicon Valley that advises clients on privacy, data protection, and information security issues. Elena shares her experience as a mother in the Tech industry and her incredible journey of growth.
Religion is a much less-discussed aspect of DEIB, however it is just as important to discuss it as it is ties into discussions of race, gender and intersectionality. Listen in to this powerful discussion with Rahimeh Ramezany, a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Intercultural Consultant, Trainer, Speaker, & Content Creator who is an expert on Muslim Inclusion and the Founder of Rahimeh Ramezany Consulting, as she discusses her lived experience as a Muslim living in America and how we all need to bring further awareness to the importance of including Religion in our DEIB efforts.
It is important to understand the significance of creating your own personal brand and how this connects to your success in the workplace. Tune in as Chellie Phillips, Career Brand Strategist and Founder of Successfully Ever After, discusses how vital building a personal brand is and the struggles different kinds of people may face when doing so.
Is 'diverse' hiring still a priority? Do recruiters need to look proactively? Listen in as Luke Doubler, Founder & President of RecruiterCentral, shares how recruiting has shifted over the course of the Pandemic and what organizations can do to draw top talent in today's climate.
Hear directly from Veronica Kirin, Serial Entrepreneur & Empire-building Coach! As one of the first women in tech, Veronica Kirin's path was not easy. Through trials and obstacles, she successfully sold her tech start-up and found key gaps in how the industry manages its processes. Low morale! Burn out! Loss of engagement! Today, she strategizes with tech small businesses and teaches them how to scale their business into an empire...all in a 10-hour work week!
With the recent SCOTUS ruling, Dr. Tana M. Session sat down with Founder & CEO of Collective – A DEI Lab, Kellie Wagner, to discuss what comes after the overturning of Roe v Wade for practitioners in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging. What comes next for organizations in supporting employees in this new landscape?
Bringing an Engineering brain to the question "how do we make our career a good fit for us", Lindsay Gordon shares secrets on how to make your next career move, particularly as someone with the perspective of Big Tech.
What is the future of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)? In this episode, Dr. Cadet and Dr. Session discuss some of the common anecdotes seen in the work of DEI. Will this make a difference & will companies still focus on this business effort?
For whatever reason, your current strategy for your personal or career development isn't working! Listen in on how Founder & CEO, Michelle Diamond, of Elevate Diamond Strategy helps executives (+ aspiring executives) on how they can make their next big career move
We are facing unprecedented times and events will impact each of us differently. Learn the strategies we ALL need to practice daily to help us tap into our happiness - even during trying times.
Join in on an invigorating discussion with Paul Ladipo, DEIA advocate, LinkedIn content creator, CEO of Critical Conversations Consulting, and professional Status Quo Disruptor. We talk about the importance of DEIB work, why it matters, and what it means for everyone. We discuss our hopes to build a better future for the next generation and how we need to learn to understand by practicing emotional intelligence and maturity. Let's keep having these conversations! Follow Paul on LinkedIn and turn on your notifications so as not to miss a post!
Tune in for today's episode as I talk with career ownership coach Anna Brambilla about how people can get help in their career transitions and explore the possibility of franchise business ownership. Many of us experience battered career syndrome and become frustrated with corporate America. If this sounds like you, then maybe becoming a franchisee would work for you! Please check out Anna's Linkedin and reach out to book an intro call with her...and most importantly, it's free!
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