Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground

Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground


Latest Episodes

Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground – Episode 135: Energy Sector Supplier Diversity is a Growth Engine for All with Courtney Williams of Evergy
May 23, 2023

Supplier diversity is important in life because equity, parity, and inclusion are important to the ecosystem of human life. - Courtney Williams Courtney Williams is a supplier diversity manager a

Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground – Episode 134: Behind the Curtain – How Big Corporations Select Diverse Suppliers
May 16, 2023

Diverse suppliers should focus on whats important to the companies theyre engaging with. They have to be able to scale, operate, and deliver, leading to better outcomes relative to services and pro

Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground – Episode 133: Purchase Order Financing for Small Businesses with Jon Shane of SouthStar Capital
May 09, 2023

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Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground – Episode 132: The Art & Science of Smarter Business Decision Making with Stefanie Francis of Hootology
May 02, 2023

"The psychology of consumer loyalty is impacting all of us." - Stefanie Francis Stefanie Francis is the Founder of Hootology, a marketing research firm that fully utilizes a tech-forward approach t

Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground – Episode 131: The Importance of Economic Inclusion with Johnny Howze at Southern Company
April 25, 2023

"The more diverse the decision-making body is, the more factors you can get into the decision." - Johnny Howze III Johnny Howze III is the Vice President of Supply Chain Management at Southern Comp

Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground – Episode 130: What Businesses Need to Know About Data Privacy with Cyber Law Expert Rebecca Rakoski
April 18, 2023

Understand and know your data, and dont over-collect. If youre worried about itand all businesses who collect data should worry about these lawsengage a privacy professional and attorney. - Rebe

Breaking Barriers Building a Hire Ground – Episode 129 – Uncovering False Diverse Spend Reporting by Major Companies with Journalist Paul Singer
April 11, 2023

Failure is an option. Failure is a great guide. It is how you learnhow you recognize youre not doing the right things and therefore you should change to succeed. - Paul Singer Paul Singer is th

Breaking Barriers Building a Hire Ground – Episode 128: On Presence, Excellence, and Managing Risk with Durran Dunn from Grant Thornton
April 04, 2023

Good financial stability and wellness of the company, coupled with good people, is every businesss heartbeat. Without them, the likelihood that a company can survive is low. - Durran Dunn Durran

Breaking Barriers Building a Hire Ground – Episode 127 – Supplier Diversity Practices That Drive Real Impact with Curtis Crowder from Fiserv
March 28, 2023

As supplier diversity leaders and professionals, we need to open our eyes and minds to doing something differently and finding new ways to engage stakeholders, scale with the program, and create incl

Breaking Barriers Building a Hire Ground – Episode 126: How to Build a Supplier Diversity Ecosystem with Cecelia Bolden of SDI Presence
March 21, 2023

To really build in supplier diversity, you have to hit all levels within an organization. - Cecelia Bolden Cecelia Bolden is an IT executive, business strategist, client relationship expert, and