A dynamic speaker who works with organizations to transform workplace culture by empowering leaders with capabilities and tools to succeed in the new workplace.
Audiences benefit from engaging content delivered in a fun way with interactive opportunities to deepen the learning.
What Clients Say About Simone's Delivery?
Simone was an excellent facilitator for our team! She created a space that was safe for sharing and encouraged authentic conversation- we had more team members openly discuss the challenges they face than we have ever had in previous sessions on DEIB. - Demi Bohr, Together Credit Union
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Signature Talks
Transformational Leadership Practices for An Ever Changing Workplace
Let’s talk about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. Surveys like Working Mother, Top 50 Companies for Diversity, and the Corporate Equality Index highlight those who are doing it well. Many are still wondering how to navigate the workplace without walking a tight rope. Simone will shine a light on eight best practices for inclusive leadership.
Key Objectives:
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Gain 8 Best Practices for inclusive leadership
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Discover 3 things that get in the way of fostering inclusion and how to address those roadblocks.
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Learn secrets for creating more inclusive teams.
The Power of Owning Your Career:
An Eight-Step Framework for Career Success
The Great Resignation has many companies pondering what they must do to keep top talent. Have your talent teams and managers looked at how they can support career advancement?
In this engaging and interactive professional development keynote, Simone motivates and inspires teams to take full ownership of their careers. She shows them the exact strategies to keep employees invested in growing with your organization. No more waiting for results but instead they will learn strategies for partnering with your organization for excellent results.
Key Objectives:
• Explore 2 critical career roles
•Learn the importance of partnering with Sponsors and Key Stakeholders for career advancement
• Uncover tools your employees can leverage to support performance reviews and career conversations.
Authentic Inclusion: Overcoming RoadBlocks That Stump Leaders On Diversifying The Workplace
There is a demand for organizations to be specific when discussing people of color. Employees are asking for clarification on who is being referenced. As such, organizations must show up with more transparent actions. Employees are asking for more representation and sponsorship in engagement surveys. Leaders need support in this area and Simone provides strategies to prioritize diverse workplaces.
Key Objectives:
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Learn strategies to increase diverse representation at higher levels in the organization.
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Gain 5 strategies to show up authentically when leading diverse teams
Simone facilitated a Women’s Leadership Center workshop on goal setting and action planning. Not only did she deliver useful content, she made everyone in the room feel comfortable, which made for a very engaging session!
Lauren McNally
Head, AMA Women's Leadership Center
Client Testimonials
I highly recommend Simone as an engaging speaker and/or facilitator who will energize your teams and encourage great dialogue.
Marie Mann
Senior Vice President
Human Resources
Simone was a panelist for a Quinnipiac University Alumni Career Development and People's United Center for Women & Business event. She was selected because of her inclusive leadership expertise and her impressive speaking skills. She engaged in authentic dialog that made the event feel like a conversation around a virtual table. She was well-versed and researched in her area and connected well with the audience. The hour flew by and we had positive audience reactions and high engagement throughout. I welcome Simone back as a speaker anytime and highly recommend her.
Dr. Julia Fullick-Jagiela
Co-Director, People's United Center for Women & Business
Quinnipiac University
Her delivery was exemplary. By combining humor, examples, and an informal but highly focused presentation, she demonstrated her command of communications principles and gave her audience immediately useful take-aways.
Kimberly Boskello
President
Southern Connecticut SHRM
Speaker, Facilitator, Moderator
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Heineken North America (HUSA)
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Women|Future Conference
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The Big Connect
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Black Speakers Network
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Stryker Corporation
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Ellevate Network
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Connect NYC Conference
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National Sales Network, Connecticut
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Diageo
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Connect Faith Conference
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American Management Association Women’s Leadership Center
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Connect New England Conference
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Mondays at 7 Networking Group
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District 53 Toastmasters SpringConference
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Power Strides LLC Conference
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Norwalk Library
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Trumbull Library
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Women's Mentoring Network
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The WorkPlace
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Quinnipiac University
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Westchester Community College
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Grow 2.0 Entrepreneur Conference
Diversity & Inclusion
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Together Credit Union
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One Digital
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The Family Security Plan
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Quinnipiac University
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Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
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Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers
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ILSHRM State Conference
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Tri-State SHRM Annual Conference
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Women in Business Summit
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DisruptHR Charleston
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Southern Connecticut Society for Human Resource Management
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The WorkPlace
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Working Mother Media: Multicultural Women's National Conference
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Association for Talent Development International Conference & Exposition
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Connect Diversity Conference
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Connect Market Place Conference
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Sacred Heart University Stamford and Bridgeport Connecticut
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SAP Radio Interview
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South Norwalk Library Women’s History Month
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Stamford Senior Human Resources Roundtable
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Fairfield University Business Breakfast: “Strategies for Enhancing Diversity in Your Organization”