Dr. Tavara Johnson interviews Amad Rashad Thompson. Mr. Thompson is the CEO of Astute Talent Management, a human resource and talent management consulting firm situated in Nassau, Bahamas that provides international trainings, corporate presentations, workshops, keynote speeches, behavioral analysis, talent acquisition and other human resources and talent management services to businesses around the world. Amad has delivered presentations, workshops and consulting services in the US, The Turks and Caicos Islands, Jamaica, Barbados, Bermuda, Trinidad & Tobago and throughout The Bahamas.

Amad is a Human Resources Leader and Talent Management Expert with fifteen (15) years of business experience in The Bahamas and the United States and currently serves as the Manager of Talent Development for Sysco Bahamas, where he develops strategies related to organizational development, leadership development, succession planning, performance management, talent analytics and career pathing. Amad has enjoyed professional success in many other fields inclusive of: Commercial Banking, Gaming, Medical, Luxury Hospitality, Government, Food Services and Professional Public Speaking. Amad served as the 2021 Vice President for The Bahamas Society for Human Resources Management (BSHRM) - the national association representing all Human Resources and Talent Management Professionals, is currently a Subject Matter Expert for the Human Resource Certification Institute, a global leader in the development of rigorous exams to demonstrate mastery and real-world application of forward thinking HR practices, policies, and principles and is a member of the Academy to Innovate HR (AIHR) the world's foremost, future-proof, thought leader on all things Human Resources.

Amad is an internationally certified HR and Talent Management Professional with certificates in Strategic Human Resource Leadership from Cornell University, Law for HR Practitioners obtained from The University of the West Indies, he has also obtained a Professional in International Human Resources designation from HRCI and is also a certified John Maxwell Coach, Teacher, Speaker, Trainer, and Behavioral Analyst. He is currently on a journey to becoming a book author and was recently named a Top 49 Millennial in The Bahamas for the work he is doing in the Human Resources and Talent Management industry.