Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground

Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground


Latest Episodes

Government Contracting 101 with Shakeia Kegler
October 12, 2021

Shakeia Kegler is the Founder & CEO of GovLia, a company that helps state and local government agencies effortlessly implement and manage supplier diversity programs. Their goal is to expedite supplie

Breaking Barriers Celebrate its 50th Episode!
October 05, 2021

Today marks our 50th episode, and to be honest, it doesn’t feel that long. What started as an exciting idea with good intentions is now making waves in the world of supplier diversity. We’ve met a lot

Successful Supplier Diversity Programs Create Internal Champions and Advocates with Sara Bodison at RELX Group & LexisNexis
September 28, 2021

Sara Bodison is the Director of Supplier Corporate Responsibility and Risk at the RELX Group, a global provider of data and analytics for different professional and business customers across industrie

Finding Inspiration with Zuzy Martin-Aly
September 21, 2021

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

Leading with Intentionality with Mark Wilson, CEO of Chime Solutions
September 14, 2021

Mark Wilson is the President & CEO of Chime Solutions, a company that prides itself in delivering one of the best contact center solutions in the country by focusing on customer care. Chime is sociall

Helping the Underserved Win Government Contracts with Abraham Xiong
September 07, 2021

Abraham Xiong is the President of Government Contractors Association, Inc., a national trade association of commercial contractors and government agencies. The organization's goal is to help small or

Honoring the Past while Building for the Future; A Family's Legacy with Michael Russell
August 31, 2021

Michael Russell is the CEO of HJ Russell & Company, a family-run construction service business founded in 1952. It is one of the country’s most prominent African-American-run businesses specializing i

Developing GRIT Within Your Organization with Shannon Polson
August 24, 2021

Shannon Polson is a leadership speaker, author, and the founder of The Grit Institute, a leadership consulting company. Unlike many leadership training companies, The Grit Institute’s approach stems f

Aligning Supplier Diversity to Organizational Strategy with Kris Oswold from UPS
August 17, 2021

Kris Oswold is the Vice President of Global Supplier Diversity at UPS, a global leader in logistics recognized for their innovations to the world of packages and delivery. As the Vice President of UPS

Connecting Major Business and Challenges in the USAA with Wayne Shanks
August 10, 2021

Wayne Shanks is a Leader, planner, military, and diversity advocate who adapts to solve complex issues and strives to keep giving back. With twenty-eight years of military leadership experience, Wayne