Technology & Diversity Marketer; Mentor; Storyteller; Inclusion & Culture Practitioner
Shantell Thomas Biography
Shantell Thomas’s drive is simple - to help build workplaces where she’d genuinely like to work! Thomas built her career as a marketer in the technology industry, which is known for groundbreaking products that shape our lives in countless ways. But behind every innovation, are people. Thomas is deeply interested in the workplace experience of the people behind those innovations. That deep interest became the passion which shifted her focus from marketing products to focusing on the people behind them.
Her journey started first as a Diversity & Inclusion practitioner, then evolved into an Employee Experience leader. Most recently she delivered an enhanced experience for an organization size of 25K+ employees at Amazon Web Services. Across the span of a 25-year career, I have had the privilege of contributing to other Global Fortune 500 technology companies including IBM, Avalara, and Lenovo.
As Inside Out Strategies {iOS} employee number one, Thomas’s mission is to bring an {EX2CX} approach to organizations - demonstrating the immense value of engaging employees with the same intentionality and care as you would your customers.
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Shantell Thomas Speaking Topics
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4Ps of Inclusion
Evidence on the impact of purpose on performance is growing. Companies with authentic purpose embedded in their core business activities have been shown to achieve more. Let’s begin with purpose as we explore how people, product and profit are all integrated.
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Intentionally Inclusive
“If you do not intentionally include, you unintentionally exclude”- -Joe Gerstandt Discover practical ways your organization can implement inclusion intentionally
Shantell Thomas Videos
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Shantell Thomas is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Anti-Racism, Black Heritage, Black History Month, Civil Rights, College, Culture, DEI, Diversity & Inclusion, Female Leadership, Human Resources, Influential Women, Marketing, Social Activism, Social Justice, Storytelling, Technology, Women, Women's History Month -
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Shantell Thomas is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as 4Ps of Inclusion, Intentionally Inclusive and A Case Study: Reverse Mentoring. The estimated speaking fee range to book Shantell Thomas for your event is available upon request. Shantell Thomas generally travels from Durham, NC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Xernona Clayton, Joshua Dodds, Monica Pearson, Jasmine Crowe-Houston and Kylar Broadus. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Shantell Thomas for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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