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Philly SHRM’s: 2024 Visionaries: Inspiring HR and Business for the Future
In today’s corporate environment, organizations lean on creative and innovation HR leaders with the foresight to create a optimistic future. Philly SHRM’s goal is to ensure its members and local HR community is equipped with the knowledge and tools to lead organizations into a brighter future.
Philly SHRM is excited to announce our first annual Visionaries event. This will be an opportunity for HR professionals to learn how to continue making an impact at their organizations while learning more about trends to expect moving into the near future.
This year’s topics will include:
- Obtaining Buy-In (designed for HR Teams of One)
- Leveraging Partnerships inside and outside of HR (designed for HR corporate teams)
- Politics & Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace hosted by Beth Sinkus
- The DEI Backlash hosted by Tonya Ladipo
Meet our Speakers:
Beth Sinkus – Emotional Intelligence Speaker:
Beth Sinkus is Vice President, Business Development at The Leader’s Edge. As part of the executive team Beth is focused on developing relationships and ensuring the strategy and execution of the leadership services of the firm exceed the expectations of their clients.
Through extensive consultation and partnership with clients, Beth develops rapport and trust within all levels of organizations. Her own leadership experience, along with an understanding of the purpose, goals and strategic objectives of an organization, provides an expertise her clients are seeking.
Before joining the firm, Beth held leadership positions at several organizations including American Express, DHL Express, Cisive and owned her own consulting firm Performance MINDSET. She has been a keynote speaker at various leadership conferences, providing expertise in areas such as strategic networking, branding and building workplace confidence.
A graduate of Babson College in Wellesley, MA with a major in Entrepreneurial Studies & Management, Beth was a double sport athlete in field hockey and lacrosse while also running her own business. She is the Co-Chairperson for the Delaware Valley HR Person of the Year, and a volunteer for a local SWAT team. In her spare time, she can be found cheering on her daughter at the Saint Joseph’s University softball games and her son on the football field and basketball courts at Downingtown West High School.
Tonya Ladipo – DEI Backlash & Closing Speaker:
Tonya Ladipo, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, is the founder and CEO of The Ladipo Group. She has 25+ years of experience partnering with mission-driven organizations to enhance emotional intelligence and create psychologically safe workplaces where everyone can thrive. Using her unique perspective as a clinician, Tonya understands the complexities of human behavior and what motivates people and organizations to change. She has a particular passion for understanding the influence of gender, race, sexuality, and intersectionality as it relates to creating psychologically safe and inclusive workplaces where people of all backgrounds can thrive and succeed. Her philosophy, Knowledge is Good, Behavior is Better, underscores her approach to creating lasting behavior change for individuals and organizations.
As an engaging speaker on women’s wellness, emotional intelligence, equity, diversity, and building inclusive workplace cultures, Tonya speaks to large audiences (1,000+) and more intimate gatherings. Tonya has been honored to receive several awards, including Titan 100, Philadelphia Business Journal’s Diversity in Business, and the Pioneer Award. Tonya’s keynote speeches and public speaking garner repeat invitations and high praise from clients such as Google, Black Enterprise, and Villanova University. She has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Philadelphia Tribune, Essence, Black Enterprise, ABC, Fox, and NBC.
