Catapult Leaders: Diversity Wins! Interview with Lee Jourdan of Chevron and host Darryl L. Mobley. Epi. 20

Hello Friend! Welcome to episode 49 (Season 9) of Catapult Leaders podcast’s special edition of the powerful HOW I DID IT! series where successful Black executives share their hard-won learnings & wisdom, obstacles overcome, mountains climbed… (Listen to this Catapult Leaders PODCAST HERE.)

 Revealing the true secrets of their professional success.

Why? So that you can see the roadmap to your own super success.

I’m Darryl Mobley. Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles - with top companies.

Why does Catapult Leaders focus on this mission? Because companies have come to us and told us that they have a very difficult time finding Black professionals for important roles. Basically, we are problem solvers.

Today’s HOW I DID IT! guest is Cynthia D. Culbreath. Cynthia is the CEO/Chief Spark Plug of A Wonderful Change consulting firm.  She's also a “double jacket” graduate of Georgia Tech with a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (with a Supply Chain Concentration).  

Cynthia has years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, and human resources at Procter & Gamble, as well as in non-profits.  

She has had end-to-end supply chain roles including material supply management, distribution & warehouse, supply network design, and transportation.
 
From Owning Your Career to the Biggest Professional Mistake She Made, to her powerful advice for uplifting your career, to her amazing 5 Keys for Black Women to Achieve Professional Success, to how you can Handle the Pressure that comes from Being in a Fishbowl at Work, to her 15 Minute Rule, to the Connection between the Universe and a Made-Up Mind… and beyond – this podcast episode of HOW I DID IT! from Catapult Leaders featuring Cynthia Culbreath… will change your life!

Lean in. Take notes. Let’s go!

• LISTEN to this Catapult Leaders PODCAST HERE.

Reach out to us at CatapultLeaders.com or on LinkedIn if you wish to talk about career possibilities. Our company’s mission is to assist you to get that great, next job.

From all of us at Catapult Leaders…

The Best is Yet to Come.

Enjoy Life!

You can reach Cynthia Culbreath at...

Website => https://www.awonderfulchange.com/

Instagram => https://www.instagram.com/a.wonderfulchange/

Facebook => https://www.facebook.com/A-Wonderful-Change-838423386509936

Hello Friend! Welcome to episode 48 (Season 8, Episode 48) of Catapult Leaders podcast’s special edition of the powerful HOW I DID IT! series where successful Black executives share their hard-won learnings & wisdom, obstacles overcome, mountains climbed… Revealing the true secrets of their professional success.

Why? So that you can see the roadmap to your own super success.

I’m Darryl Mobley. Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles - with top companies.

Why does Catapult Leaders focus on this mission? Because companies have come to us and told us that they have a very difficult time finding Black professionals for important roles. Basically, we are problem solvers.

Today’s HOW I DID IT! guest is Elisa Basnight. Elisa is Senior Vice President – Supply Chain, Biomedical Services at the American Red Cross.

Elisa is a graduate of West Point – the United States Military Academy, Boston University in Brussels, Rutgers Law School, and Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

From being Results Driven, to having a Meet & Greet Matrix, to Being Authentic, to the Keys that will Help Black Women succeed in the Supply Chain field, to Never Accepting “No!” … and beyond – this podcast episode of HOW I DID IT! from Catapult Leaders featuring Elisa Basnight… will change your life!

Lean in. Take notes. Let’s go!

• LISTEN to this Catapult Leaders PODCAST HERE.

Reach out to us at CatapultLeaders.com or on LinkedIn if you wish to talk about career possibilities. Our company’s mission is to assist you to get that great, next job.

From all of us at Catapult Leaders…

The Best is Yet to Come.

Enjoy Life!

Hello Friends and welcome to episode 47 of the Catapult Leaders podcast. (Season 8, Episode 47.)

Today I will share 5 super-fantastic, amazingly wonderful, secret ways to avoid bias in your firm’s hiring process.

But first…

Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively sources Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles - with top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.

Why does Catapult Leaders focus on this mission? Because companies have come to us and told us that they have a very difficult time finding Black professionals for important roles. Basically, we are problem solvers.

Now – about that HIRING BIAS PROBLEM.

There are some things that you’d want a good friend to alert you to…like…

•Your fly being down;

•Food stuck between your front teeth;

•Toilet paper sticking out of your shoe;

•A rip in your stockings;

•Lipstick on your front teeth; and…

[Drumroll please]

•BIAS IN YOUR HIRING PROCESS.

These are all things that make you and your company look bad… or worse!

So, consider me that good friend who’s going to point out the bias in your hiring process so that you can fix it and not look bad.

Continued…

• LISTEN to this Catapult Leaders PODCAST HERE, or
• READ the entire article HERE.

Help Catapult Leaders help your company attract outstanding talent. 

Contact us at CatapultLeaders.com if you want Catapult Leaders to find super talented Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles.

Thanks for your time.

Enjoy Life!

6 Top Secrets: When and How to Negotiate a Raise! Catapult Leaders. Episode 46/Season 8.

by Susan Mobley

They say it never hurts to ask.

It is one of many of life’s lessons we learn as we acquire the skills we need to thrive in an ultra-competitive workplace. 

One of the things to ask about that does appear to hurt involves one of the most important aspects of our lives.

That is, the money we earn at what we do for a living.

Asking for a higher salary does not have to be painful. By following one or more of my "secret" tips, you can get the raise that you deserve, without writhing in pain. 

Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles - with top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.

Contact us at  https://CatapultLeaders.com

7 THINGS You Must Have On Your LinkedIn Page To Help Executive Recruiters – like me! - Find You For Great Jobs. Catapult Leaders. Episode 45/Season 8.

I have a confession to make. Before I became an Executive Recruiter, I did not know how helpful LinkedIn could be in a job search. I thought of it as a professional network to stay up-to-date with colleagues new and old as well as the latest business news.  

 LinkedIn is all of those things. But for a job seeker, it can be a whole lot more.

With that in mind, listen in as I share the 7 things you must have on your LinkedIn page to help executive recruiters – again, like me! – find you for great jobs.   

Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles - with top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.

Contact us at  https://CatapultLeaders.com

4 Biggest Excuses (or Lies) Companies Tell Themselves about their Failure to Hire Black Managers. Catapult Leaders podcast. Episode 44.

Excuses are like elbows: Everyone has a couple that they bend to get what they want or use to keep away what they do not want. When it comes to achieving diversity and hiring Black professionals in particular, far too many senior managers make excuses for their failures. In some cases, the excuses are outright falsehoods. 

 All lasting success begins with truth.

Are you ready for the  4 Biggest Excuses (or Lies?) Company Senior Managers Tell Themselves about Their Failed Attempts to Hire & Develop Black Managers?

Let's go!

Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles - with top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.

Contact us at  https://CatapultLeaders.com

6 No-Good, Very Bad, Horrible Things That Diverse Managers & Prospective Diverse Managers Think About Your Company that Make them NOT Want to Work at Your Company.  Episode 43.

In my role with Catapult Leaders, I get the opportunity to speak via Zoom with 200 or more job seekers each week. Over the course of a year, I Zoom with thousands of Black job seekers. 

In fact, I might speak with more job seekers each year than anyone else! (Throat lozenges, anyone?)

Those conversations have given me a window into what Black job seekers think about your company that makes them not want to start – or in some cases, continue – work at your company. 

Some of their thoughts about your company are not so good! 

Sorry Not Sorry.

Are you ready for the 6 No-Good, Very Bad, Horrible Things That Diverse Managers & Prospective Diverse Managers Think About Your Company that Make them NOT Want to Work at Your Company?

Let's go!

Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively matches Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles - with top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.

Contact us at  https://CatapultLeaders.com

30-60-90 Day Action Plan: Here are 8 Things Your Company Can Do Over the NEXT 90 DAYS to Create a Much More Diverse & Capable Management Pipeline – Fast! (Episode 41)

In my work with Catapult Leaders, I have the opportunity to speak with great business leaders and change-agents from firms large and small, from every corner of this country.

It is easily – one of the very best things about what I get to do.

Because my conversations with these folks center around creating positive changes in the interviewing, hiring, and retention of Black professionals – which is an area where most companies really struggle – we often discuss what actually needs to happen so that the “problem” of too few Black professionals (and others) who’ve been traditionally locked out of the management pipeline – is fixed, once and for all.

These conversations have really increased over the past few months to the point that I have developed a “30/60/90 Day Action Plan with the 8 Things Your Company Can Do Over the NEXT 90 DAYS to Create a Much More Diverse & Capable Management Pipeline – Fast!”

Why a 30/60/90 Day Action Plan? Because this 30/60/90 Day Action Plan is a huge competitive advantage and is the right thing to do to fix a very flawed system that has crushed lives and opportunities for a very long time.

 Let me share the 30/60/90 Day Action Plan with you now.

 ProTip: This should be a conversation starter followed by Action!

Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively sources Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - for Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles - with top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.

IF YOU'D LIKE THE TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE, REACH OUT TO DARRYL  L. MOBLEY ON LINKEDIN.

https://CatapultLeaders.com

The One Most Important Thing You Must Have in Your Résumé to Get a Great Entry-Level Job After Graduation [Catapult Leaders - Season 6, Episode 40]

[This is a recording of a presentation to university students.]

Today I am going to share what Catapult Leaders has discovered about résumés that leads to getting that great Entry-Level job after college graduation.

We here at Catapult Leaders have reviewed more than 22,000 resumes.

Overall – we’ve learned that the number one thing stopping talented graduates from getting great entry-level jobs is… drum roll please… that their résumés suck!

And by “résumés suck,” I mean that the resume does NOT give the hiring manager what he or she needs to select the job applicant.

Before I tell you "The One Most Important Thing You Must Have in Your Résumés to Get a Great Entry-Level Job After Graduation,” I want to share the… 3 Horrible Résumé Mistakes that Make You Look Bad!

[You will hear these 3 résumés mistakes on the podcast.]

Let’s now talk about…

"The One Most Important Thing You Must Have in Your Résumé to Get a Great Entry-Level Job After Graduation."

I’m going to give you a countdown of the 14 things you need to have in your resume. The last of the 14 that I share is – based on our review of more than 20,000 resumes and job offers – the One Most Important Thing You Must Have in Your Résumé  to Get a Great Entry-Level Job After Graduation.

Each of these elements, when combined and communicated properly, tell hiring managers that you can do the job for which you are applying. Crafting your résumé the right way leads to you getting more job offers and higher salary offers.

[You will hear these 14 things you need on your résumé on the podcast.]

From all of us here at Catapult Leaders… Enjoy Life! (And, we hope you get the job!)

Catapult Leaders is America's leading executive search firm that exclusively matches outstanding Black Mid-to-Senior level managers, Junior Military Officers, Early Career talent, and College Interns - with Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer & Data Science, and Marketing & Advertising roles at top companies that value a diverse pipeline, equity, and inclusion.

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