Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground

Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground


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Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground – Episode 175: What to Expect from Supplier Diversity in 2024
March 05, 2024

On this episode of Breaking Barriers, Building a Higher Ground, I had the pleasure of speaking with Adam Moore and Cloe Guidry Reed about the future of supplier diversity in 2024. In the rapidly evolv

Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground – Episode 174: Celebrating Black History & Culture Beyond February
February 20, 2024

February 2021 was Black History Month, a movement that is not and should not be confined to one month of the calendar year. Despite the best intentions of many companies to promise change in the workp

Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground – Episode 173: Developing “Next Generation” supply chain talent with Marty Parker & Ali Stehr
February 13, 2024

The Supply Chain Advisory Board for the University of Georgia is the primary contact between industry and Supply Chain professors and students. Marty Parker is a UGA alumnus and lecturer who helped la

Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground – Episode 172: Navigating HR Landscapes with Vicky Brown: Building Relationships, Trust, and Engagement
February 06, 2024

Welcome to Hire Ground, where we delve into the strategies that cultivate an inclusive and thriving workplace. Today's episode, featuring the insightful Vicky Brown, CEO of Idomeneo Enterprises, takes

Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground – Episode 171: Trust in Action: Takema Robinson on Forging DEI Pathways in Business
January 30, 2024

Welcome to another enlightening episode of Hire Ground, where we explore the intersecting paths of supply chain inclusion, supplier diversity, and creating a more equitable economy. On today's episode

Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground – Episode 170: The Evolving Landscape of ESG: Legal Considerations for In-House Legal Teams with Johnjerica Hodge of Katten
January 23, 2024

In this week's episode, we dive deep into the critical intersection of law, ESG, and racial equity with our guest, Johnjerica Hodge. As a partner at Katten and co-chair of their ESG risk and investiga

Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground – Episode 169: Illuminating Equity: How Caelux is Building a Brighter, More Inclusive Solar Industry with Leslie Chang
January 16, 2024

In this episode of Breaking Barriers, Building a Higher Ground, we had the pleasure of speaking with Leslie Chang from Caelux a California-based startup at the forefront of solar technology innovation

Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground – Episode 168: Hire Ground, What We Do, and Why It’s Important for Your Business
January 09, 2024

In this special episode we focus on Hire Ground, the innovative minority-woman-led B2B software company that sponsors and produces this podcast. Hire Ground gives enterprise buyers the tools to confid

Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground – Episode 167: Finding Inspiration with Zuzy Martin-Aly
January 02, 2024

Zuzy Martin-Aly is the host of the Girls in Tech podcast, a nonprofit organization with a mission to eliminate the gender gap in tech one episode at a time. She is an expert in brand strategizing and

Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground – Episode 166: Non-Traditional Ways to Engage with Diverse Suppliers
December 26, 2023

It goes without saying that 2021 fared leagues better than 2020 did. Many companies will start engaging with their consumers to celebrate the world's grand reopening, especially now that we're near th