Sharon Smith-Akinsanya
CEO | Author | Thought Leader
Invest in your relationship with Talent of Color!
In her signature candid but accessible style, Sharon busts down workplace obstacles, addresses the fears that keep many leaders stuck in silence, and shares a proven path to transforming and preparing organizations to be COLORFULL. Her book, COLORFULL: Competitive Strategies to Attract and Retain Top Talent of Color is loaded with insights from leaders committed to breaking the cycle. COLORFULL offers simple steps for creating change from the top down, helping leaders to overcome their concerns about doing or saying the wrong thing, and demonstrating first-hand accounts of why it’s so important to Lead Out Loud. COLORFULL is the easy-to-digest DEI marketing playbook leaders have been waiting for.
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Sharon Smith-Akinsanya
is the CEO of Rae Mackenzie Group™—an award-winning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) marketing firm—and founder of the People Of Color Careers™ Social Hiring Network. With over 20 years of experience in the DEI space, Sharon has advised Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and top employers including U.S. Bank, Make-A-Wish® America, Minnesota Timberwolves & Lynx, Andersen Windows & Doors, Thrivent, Midco, Best Buy, Target, Verizon Wireless, and more to help them build more authentic relationships with Communities of Color.
Working to level the playing field
Sharon is the founder of People Of Color Careers™ Social Hiring Network, the place for Professionals of Color to connect directly with recruiters and hiring managers from the nation’s leading companies and land their dream careers. PeopleOfColorCareers.com is the only social hiring network working directly with CEOs and C-suite executives to eliminate barriers and bring real change.
“Sharon is proof of concept embodied. If she says she can show you how to attract, recruit, and retain Professionals of Color, you can take her word for it. I did.”
Richard K. Davis, Make-A-Wish® America
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