Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground
Latest Episodes
Government Contracting 101 with Shakeia Kegler
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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