24KEIRUS Podcast

Our guest, Amie Kromis, North American Director of DEI at Essity discusses the systems and processes organizations should have in place to offer fair bids for diverse suppliers. Find out how you can embrace inclusion in this area through a transparent process and debriefs. This episode highlights how organizations can start a Supplier Diversity program and manage this process well.   Show Notes  ...

Our guest, Amie Kromis, shares her wisdom and insight with strategy to diverse suppliers who want to succeed in the industry. North American Director of DEI at Essity, and she is extremely knowledgeable on what it takes to make an impact with a good reputation to position yourself for success and leverage your opportunities to serve organizations in this capacity.  Show Notes   Sponsorship and Awa...

Supplier Diversity is important to every organization because it allows equity in spaces that increase your options with diversified perspectives and contributors.  Our guest, Amie Kromis, North American Director of DEI at Essity, discusses the importance of Supplier Diversity and how it impacts organizations. She will discuss the barriers and misunderstandings about the implementation of diverse...

In this episode of 24KEIRUS find out how Supplier Diversity began in the 1960s and its progress through the 1970s until now along with its proper definition and importance to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our guest, Amie Kromis, provides education on its beginnings, the definition, and guidance on the proper implementation. This episode is filled with golden nuggets about the context that give...

We are wrapping up this series to help your organization think about how to engage key stakeholders. We are dropping golden nuggets about how ERG’s can help in this process by realizing their value and engaging them to get a pulse on your employee base. What is important to your employees and how can you speak their language while understanding their concerns and the issues they are faced with at...

As we continue our DEI Communications series, our KEIRUS BY KJE team gets personal, and we share how we practice what we preach. We issued a company statement about Roe V. Wade last year and want to be transparent with our listening audience about how we each processed our beliefs and thoughts individually to create our corporate communication. DEI Communications cannot be individually driven but...

We’ve walked our clients through how to communicate DEI effectively and recognize DEI observances. In this episode, we move past theory and share examples of the pitfalls and obstacles organizations face when their communication strategy is not secure. Making decisions on what issues to respond to at the corporate level can be difficult. These anonymous client examples we are sharing will help you...

DEI Communications are extremely important for organizations to effectively communicate their beliefs and how they feel about certain internal and external situations and topics. Reaching everyone with different points of view makes it difficult but does not negate the responsibility of leadership to address concerning and oftentimes uncomfortable issues. Our KEIRUS BY KJE Leadership team sits dow...

Join this 1:1 engagement with Our Founder and CEO, Kelley Johnson, as she shares pivotal information that will help you prepare your DEI strategy for 2023.  In this segment she shares pertinent information to help you avoid the misses and zone in on the hits to implement diversity, equity and inclusion successfully. Take this reflective approach to measure your DEI impact and prepare for your next...

How can we experience self-discovery in uncertainty? Change offers a time to educate and prepare for what is next. Hey, Chica! of Dallas, Texas has had a reemergence and is excited about addressing the issues Latina women and women from all walks of life are facing and will face. We are often caught off guard by unexpected circumstances and women need to know it is okay to take a moment to restart...

What do self-trust and leadership look like for multicultural women? Tune into this transparent conversation as we dig deeper with the leadership of Hey, Chica! The Latina woman is often rooted in her heritage, and as she takes on leadership, it begins with the first step at all levels. We explore the Latina experience regarding the necessary confidence and empowerment to lead in the home, work, c...

Multicultural women can appreciate what makes them different by embracing their inner divineness and diversity characteristics. This awareness will make overcoming past traumas easier while enabling enlightenment to others enduring difficult situations. The discussion highlights the power of authenticity in the workplace and how the impact of our experiences can enhance our work when we are aware...

Meet Veronica Torres Hazley and Melissa Alfaro, the visionaries, and founders of Hey Chica! based in Dallas, Texas. In this episode, we delve into their leadership empowerment for Hispanic women and those of other heritages to help them thrive in every area of their lives. Find out the motivation for these women to authentically create a sisterhood collective to promote opportunities for elevation...

Our guest in this series, Terrance Hutchins, CFP, EA, is a Registered Investment Advisor. Generally, the financial industry appeals to the affluent. Yet, Terrance continues to impact diversity, equity, and inclusion by using his firm to create awareness to help a broader range of people build generational wealth. In this final episode of our series highlighting the importance of DEI to the financi...

24KEIRUS is the podcast where we value keeping you abreast of how to commit to living out diversity 24/7/365.   Terrance Hutchins, CFP, EA, continues sharing golden nuggets with us on this episode. 24KEIRUS is about living out your commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging 24/7/365.   Show Highlights:   -The cost of disgruntled employees  -Listeners in leadership   -Blind spots and...

In this episode, we continue the conversation about the financial impact of diversity, equity, and inclusion and how it benefits organizational profitability and its employee retention. When employees trust the organization, they are more willing to embrace the inevitable changes in workplace culture. We discuss how fair and equitable policies encourage employee loyalty and longevity.  Terrance Hu...

The connection between diversity, equity, and inclusion to the financial health of an organization is often overlooked. Turnover is a large component to be considered in the financial health of organizations as many are still experiencing the aftereffects of The Great Resignation. Underappreciation and proper onboarding to the workforce culture affects the length of employment which impacts fiscal...

Join us for this discussion on how Employee Resource Groups support employee connections that can affect their mental health and support mental wellness in the workplace. Dameka Stringer, DEI Leader and Kelley Johnson, Founder and CEO of KEIRUS BY KJE continuing sharing the value of forming bonds within these groups that overflow into creating allyship within the organization through courageous co...

Kelley Johnson, Founder and CEO of KEIRUS BY KJE, and guest, Dameka Stringer, DEI Practitioner, discuss how essential the embrace of ERGs is for senior leadership and the organization in the complexity of today’s climate of pandemic adjustments and post-traumatic racial conflicts and tragedy.  Find out more about how these groups create safe spaces for your underrepresented employees and benefit y...

In our second sit-down with our guest ERG expert, Dameka Stringer poses thought-provoking questions for every organization to consider regarding the importance of employee representation in leadership and how it affects diversity initiatives and intersectionality. We continue our discussion on the added value of ERGs to the organizational DEI framework.  On 24KEIRUS, we provide you with the tools...

Employee Resource groups leverage employee connections to enhance the organization's diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives. We will sit down with Dameka Stringer, DEI Leader, and our resident guru during this 4-part series as we define more in-depth the benefits of these employee-led engagement groups to organizations who want to appreciate the diversity within their workpla...

Tune in to our bonus episode where we provide a behind-the-scenes recap of our exclusive KEIRUS EVOLVE leadership forum. KEIRUS EVOLVE is a virtual forum for HR and DEI leaders where we highlight best practices for diversity, equity, and inclusion This timely and insightful gathering of thought leaders from diverse industries provides an opportunity to collaborate and discuss strategic ways to ali...

There are obstacles to culture transformation, but DEI can become a fiber within your organization with intention and consistency. Our KEIRUS BY KJE leadership team highlights the commitment it takes to see the fruits of your labor during an organization’s transformation journey.   If you haven’t heard episodes 1-3 in this series, we encourage you to go back and listen to this informative discussi...

Some obstacles can impede growth and prevent transformational change from occurring within an organization. The KEIRUS BY KJE leadership team discusses the challenges that can hinder your organization from evolving and moving to the next level of diversity, equity, and inclusion. This discussion will set appropriate expectations for the mindset and involvement it takes for success in effective cul...

In our last episode, we answered the question., "What is Intentional Culture Transformation?" We looked at the roots of culture transformation and where it all begins. Now, we will discuss the KEIRUS Way to accomplish this goal. What makes the KEIRUS BY KJE approach to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging effective and unique? Our leadership team shares what makes our approach int...