Ep 002: The journey from internal HR leader to CEO of an HR consulting business

Joining me today is a true powerhouse! Dr. Tana M. Session is the CEO & Founder of TanaMSession.com, a certified Women Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) with over 20 years of Human Resources experience. Dr. Session specializes in cultural engineering, facilitated experiences and leadership & organizational development. She has spent ten years as the top Human Resources executive for both domestic and international organizations where she led various change initiatives and up-leveled entire departments, including talent, systems and infrastructure. She has partnered with hi-tech start-ups and fast-growth companies as well as McDonald's, Topa Insurance Group, Thermo-Fisher Scientific, Xerox, Cognizant, Citibanamex, and many other multi-national for-profit & not for profit organizations. Her experience has enabled her to embed her passion for Diversity, Equality & Inclusion in everything she develops and implements. Tana was recently recognized as a “Top Company Culture Consultant” by Fond.co and a Huffington Post “Top Female Expert to Follow,” and in 2019, Tana received her Honorary Doctorate (PhD) degree in Philosophy/Humane Letters. Tana is the official LinkedIn Learning expert for Diversity & Inclusion in recruiting and interviewing and was also recognized by Forbes as a “Top Diversity & Inclusion Business Leader.” Dr. Session is an international speaker who has spoken at professional events throughout the U.S. as well as Bangkok, Dominican Republic, Cuba and Jamaica. Join us as we chat about making the transition from being less tactical to more strategic, how companies can put more focus on diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace plus how to break into HR when you don’t have anyone sponsoring you or advocating on your behalf and you don’t have any direct experience. Connect with our guest: Website: https://www.tanamsession.com/ Social media: @drtanamsession Pre-order her latest book, Working While Black: A Woman’s Guide to Stop Being The Best Kept Secret on https://www.tanamsession.com/products