070: Deborah Owens | The Corporate Alley Cat
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English - January 17, 2018 08:30 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 106 ratingsCareers Business Education audioblog behindthescenes business businessadvice businesslessons entrepreneur interview interviewpodcast wannapreneur Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Deborah Owens is a seasoned executive and change agent with 20+ years of Fortune 100 business experience. As a director of training and a sales leader, she developed and implemented strategies to close performance gaps, maximize performance and exceed business objectives. She has led the conception, design and implementation of franchise and enterprise-wide initiatives including leadership development, talent management, sales and marketing training, and employee development with international brands such as Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Honeywell.
Throughout her career, Deborah has had a front-row seat to the unique experiences faced by people of color in the workplace. She founded her company The Corporate Alley Cat to ensure that every person of color is fully supported and equipped for both the opportunities and challenges they will encounter throughout their corporate journeys.
Based upon a foundation of sharing experiences (good and bad), strategies, and lessons learned to accelerate career growth and success, Corporate Alley Cat's mission is to:
Provide a safe place to share, learn and navigate those “sticky/taboo” corporate situations that leave people of color feeling isolated, frustrated, and powerless; Provide tools, strategies and experts to help professionals of color manage workplace challenges that, left unmanaged, can derail their careers; and Accelerate the success, shorten the learning curve and provide critical insider knowledge to professionals of color to help change the culture of corporations.Deborah's public speaking topics include:
Get Scrappy, Be Ready: 5 Sticky Situations Every Person of Color Needs to Know How to Handle at Work Corporate Politics in Color: Hidden Lessons and Nuances You Won't Find in the Employee Handbook The Best of Both Worlds: How to "Rock the Boat" Without Ruining Your CareerHerself a long time alley cat and adventurer, Deborah has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, trekked to Macchu Pichu, and completed a triathlon. She is a proud Bison who holds a B.A. in Economics from Howard University. Deborah resides in Washington, DC with her husband.