DEI Live™
Created and hosted by James Lucier, DEI Live™ celebrates the achievements and contributions of DE&I leaders, practitioners, and champions. Jim has been recognized as a 2022 DE&I Influencer by Staffing Industry Analysts and a Finalist for DE&I Executive of the Year by HRO Today. He is also the Founder of The National DEI Roundtable™. As a passionate advocate for workforce diversity, equity, and inclusion, Jim directly ties DE&I to business outcomes through his role as Executive Vice President for ProcureWise + CEIPAL. Informed by two decades of consulting for the Fortune 500®, Jim creates a compelling case for all of us to embrace the opportunities DE&I presents, empowering advocates at all levels to be a driving force for change in advancing workforce DE&I. Tune in to be inspired and informed to take your DE&I initiatives forward!
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Friday Dec 16, 2022
Friday Dec 16, 2022
For nearly 200 years, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), have led the way to higher education for Black students. While HBCUs make up just 3% of U.S. colleges and universities, they produce almost 25% of Black graduates in the field of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), a field otherwise dominated by non-diverse workers. By empowering the universities that support Black students, companies across the US will be better positioned to minify this gap in diverse talent, helping to create the more equitable and inclusive workforces of the future. Primary Talent Partners (PTP) is a staffing and recruiting agency focused on helping their partners increase minority representation in their IT and STEM workforces, placing more than 3x the national average of Black STEM talent into contingent workforce programs with the Fortune 500(R). They’re able to achieve such great success due to addressing this talent gap at its source, focusing on helping reduce attrition rates among Black students.
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
We had a wonderful discussion in advance of the NMSDC conference about the future of CW diversity with Tinisha Bookhart, Co-founder and Partner at Primary Talent Partners (PTP). PTP is certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), with a mission of being the primary source for talent for enterprise clients and their managed services providers (MSP). As part of that mission, PTP has the vision to grow the number of Black STEM candidates in the workforce and provide them with the best job opportunities in the market. This is in no small part driven by the lived experiences of Tinisha and the other founders. As a self-identified Black woman with years of experience working in IT, Tinisha has seen firsthand how social upbringing inequalities affect higher education among Black, particularly in STEM fields. Without proper support from an early age, it can be difficult to mature Black STEM talent, which in turn becomes the workforce of the future.
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
With National Disability Employment Awareness Month kicking off October 1, we couldn’t think of a better time to sit down with Bree Sarlati, CEO of Peak Performers, a rare, nonprofit staffing firm focusing on setting a new standard of employment for persons with disabilities and chronic conditions. Recognized by Staffing Industry Analysts on their 40 Under 40 List, Bree has propelled Peak Performers into becoming the premier resource for individuals with disabilities seeking employment and a strong advocate for the importance of discussing disability in DEI spaces.
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
On the kickoff of the 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month, we couldn’t think of a better time to chat with Nina Vaca, Founder & CEO of Pinnacle Group, to learn more about how she transformed the company into the largest Latina-owned and led global workforce solutions provider.