Same Space, Different Truths

Our Truths

Join us for an honest and transparent conversation about how Black women and white women experience the workplace differently.

We&#x27;re living in the same space with very different truths depending on the color of our skin. <a href="https://www.ourtruths.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Our Truths</a> and <a href="https://humanamplified.com/caww" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Calling All White Women</a> have teamed up to shed light on an important conversation around existing in the workplace as Black women and what white women can do to be more than allies, but anti-racist accomplices. This will be a raw, open, courageous and vulnerable conversation with plenty of time to answer questions from the audience.ABOUT OUR TRUTHSOur Truths is dedicated to providing resources and opportunities for organizations and leaders who are looking to better support their workforce by advocating for Black Women.According to McKinsey &amp; Company, leading global management consultancy, and the 2020 Women in the Workplace study, Black women are less likely to feel their managers support them at work. Despite efforts that place a spotlight on the need for more women leaders, Black women continue to operate from the bottom rungs of success in acknowledgement of value, access to top-tier leadership positions, and pay equity.ABOUT CALLING ALL WHITE WOMENHuman Amplified and CDR Consulting have teamed up to elevate the anti-racism education and teachings already in place by Black activists and to take responsibility for the white woman conversation and action that needs to occur simultaneously to make anti-racism progress. We are actively dismantling white supremacy from the inside. OUR PANELISTSChristy Pruitt-Haynes:Strategic, Funny, Brilliant, Needed, Authentic, Resourceful, Awesome, and Gorgeous…those are all words recent audiences have used to describe Christy (the last one was by her mom, but it still counts). If you ask Christy to describe herself, she will say, I’m like bacon, bourbon and butter…I try to make everyone I work with better! After over 20 years of executive and entrepreneurial experience, Christy Pruitt-Haynes noticed that regardless of industry or organization women and minorities often don’t fully participate in making companies as effective, efficient and excellent as they can be - so she set out to change that. Combining her desire to solve that problem, strategic thinking and keen self-awareness with degrees in Personnel &amp; Labor Relations and HR Development, and 20 Plus years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience, Christy is convinced that every situation can be improved with a lot of logic, a little humor and healthy dose of real-world knowledge.The TEDx Speaker and Nashville Emerging Leader Award recipient has held executive positions at Infiniti Americas/Nissan, CMT, and the Memphis Grizzlies. She is the founder of Christy Pruitt-Haynes Consulting where she and her team offer innovative speaking, training, and coaching to help organizations excel with diverse talent while helping diverse talent identify and maximize opportunities as well as Our Truths, a content provider, speakers bureau and coaching service dedicated to amplifying Black Women’s voices and Accelerate Your Skills, a training provider for small businesses Christy has displayed her expertise in leadership development, diversity, strategic planning and adulting through recent speaking or consulting engagements with Dollar General, Nissan, Vanderbilt, Cable, Montgomery Chamber of Commerce, Auburn University, Tractor Supply Company, the International Conference on Diversity, and many more. She is the author of Would the world be better if we were all alike and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Pathway Women’s Business Center, Miriam’s Promise, and the Women of Color Collaborative as well as on the Speaker Selection committee of TEDx Nashville.When she’s not helping individuals and organizations excel, you will likely find Christy laughing with her family, adding stamps in her passport with friends, or hunting for new whiskeys or cabernets to add to her list of favorites.LoLita ToneySmart, authentic and fun – these three words are defining qualities of LoLita Toney, a local business and community leader driven by her passion for working with people and organizations on achieving their maximum potential. LoLita is a recognized philanthropy strategy expert in both the nonprofit and educational spaces. She develops and implements strategies to amplify her clients’ development efforts. Currently she is the Vice President of Development for Dismas House of Nashville.A native Nashvillian, LoLita was raised by strong women who taught her the importance of working hard and embodying a servant’s heart. Throughout her life, she has lived by these standards and continuously fought for others. LoLita was a 17-year member of the Army Reserve and National Guard, serving on active duty with the U.S. Army in Frankfurt, Germany, and in the Gulf War. With every opportunity, LoLita challenges the status quo by lifting the voices of other women and opening doors to empower a range of perspectives. She’s an advocate for equal opportunity and diversity in all their forms. LoLita’s work in the Nashville nonprofit community reflects the dedicated woman that she is. She has served as past president or chair for the YWCA Junior Board (a board she co-founded), Nashville Cable, Nashville CARES, the Greater Nashville Chapter of the National Black MBA Association, Renewal House and others. She has also served on the Academy of Country Music Diversity and Inclusion Task Force.Numerous prominent organizations have recognized LoLita for her leadership. She is a recipient of the YWCA of Middle TN Women of Achievement Award, Nashville Business Journal’s Women in Music City Award and Women of Influence, Power Moves Community Advocacy Award, and Nashville Cable Civic Outreach and Rising Star awards. She’s also been a nominee for both the ATHENA Award and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Davis-Galloway Award and was a finalist for the Nashville Emerging Leader awards.Brittany Cole Every experience is an opportunity for continuous improvement!Brittany Cole lives by this motto as a TEDx speaker, personal branding coach, leadership consultant, and author of the new best-selling book on resilient leadership, allyship, and empathy in communication, Thrive Through It!Through her own losses and experience as a former commercial leader in the healthcare industry, Brittany has learned what it means to navigate change, challenge and loss by “thriving through it” – and she encourages and equips professional and entrepreneurial leaders to do the same!When Brittany isn’t working with individual clients, she serves as the CEO of Career Thrivers, a leadership development firm that partners with organizations to cultivate equity in the workplace.Brittany is a graduate of The University of TN, Knoxville and studied Strategies for Building and Leading Diverse Organizations at The Harvard Kennedy School. She is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and serves on the board of the Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville, as a mentor with Pathway Women&#x27;s Business Center, and as a speaker coach for TEDxNashville.Beyond her business and service work, Brittany and her husband Joseph enjoy hiking and exploring their hometown of Nashville, TN. To connect with Brittany please visit brittanyncole.com or tune in weekly with Brittany and friends on the Career Thrivers Podcast! Let&#x27;s thrive, together!Courtenay RogersCourtenay Rogers is an operations and technology executive with more than a decade of experience leading brand-building efforts for organizations across multiple industries. She’s the owner of CDR Consulting where she provides under-resourced small business owners with operational tools to scale and succeed.Courtenay is a U.S. Navy veteran, having served as an officer aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Grace Hopper after earning degrees in Naval Science and French from the University of Mississippi. She has played an active role in the marketing industry and her community throughout her career, serving as past president of the Nashville chapter of the American Marketing Association as well as running an inspiring campaign for the Tennessee State Legislature in 2016. Her campaign bid serves as the foundation for her ongoing commitment in motivating and recruiting women to run for public office and she currently serves as the treasurer of the Williamson County Democratic Party in Franklin, TN. Her biggest inspiration is her 13 year old daughter who reminds her daily that one person truly can make a difference in the world. Courtenay recently launched an anti-racism initiative Calling All White Women with a mission to dismantle white supremacy from the inside. Brandi FleckBrandi Fleck is the founder and owner of Human Amplified, an internet hangout focusing on personal development through communication. Human Amplified was born in 2018 after one of the mass shootings in the United States made it clear that Brandi needed to get to work on our societal, cultural, and social issues using her strengths and extensive experience in art and writing. Brandi seeks to use storytelling to get real and raw about who we are and why and inspire others to connect on an authentic level prompting discussion, healing, and blazing trails to spread love, beauty, and inclusive, positive change. In October 2018, Brandi launched Human Amplified as a podcast (formerly known as On Being Human). In addition to the 5-star Human Amplified podcast, in 2020, Brandi launched the Human Amplified blog, a fine art collection, and the What It Means to Be Human ebook, which explores the human condition by combining the perspectives of over 60 podcast guests with Brandi’s unique observations. Human Amplified is now a growing community, resource, and outlet.Brandi has been a commissioned fine artist since 2001, a professional writer since 2005, and a graphic designer since 2007. On a personal level, Brandi has roots in Appalachia, is thriving after childhood abuse, and enjoys spending time with her husband, four sons, and cat in the greater Nashville Tenn. area.Using her penchant for creativity and transcendence, Brandi is on a mission to revamp society by amplifying your humanity.

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