Many qualified and high-performing Black corporate professionals, like yourself, are either not recruited for, or promoted into, the C-Suite. Black and Indigenous people and other people of color make up 17 percent of the C-suite, according to Gartner, a technology research and consulting company.
One of the most significant challenges impeding Black corporate professionals’ upward mobility has been visibility; attracting the promotion-, mentor-, and sponsor-getting attention necessary for career advancement, especially in a hybrid work environment.
Speakers
- Olu Burrell, President and CEO of Olu Burrell Consulting
- Sherhara Downing, Co-Founder and Chief Visionary Officer at SpeakHaus