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The Type A+ Intersection of Anxiety, ADHD, Overachieving and Burnout with Kaela Blanks
Episode Description:
On today’s episode, Beth is joined by Kaela Blanks, M.S., SHRM-SCP, a DEI & HR consultant and Type A+ person who specializes in empowering organizations to build strong, supportive, equitable workplace cultures. Kaela discusses the ways that being an overachiever, and her experiences with anxiety and ADHD, led her to career success and, eventually, burnout—and the ways that HR and leadership teams can encourage individuals to bring their full selves to the workplace.
Plus: Kaela’s tried-and-true tips for negotiating your compensation package—whether there’s wiggle room in the salary or not.
Kaela’s Bio:
Kaela (she/they pronouns) is currently the Associate Director of Advisory at Seramount, focused on the Employee Resource Group (ERG) advisory offerings, providing advice and resources to organizations executing ERG strategies aligned to an organization’s DE&I mission, values, and strategy.
Before Seramount, Kaela drove diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) practices at various organizations like Assured Partners, Wawa, and Aramark, which included ERG strategy-building, ERG leadership upskilling, aligning DE&I objectives to the business, community partnership-building, inclusive marketplace solutions, and executive leadership engagement. Before specializing in DE&I, Kaela’s background centers on critical HR functions, like talent management, organizational development/change, HR systems/analytics, communications, and employee engagement. They also served as an ERG leader during their time in HR roles.
Kaela has a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership with a focus in Human Resources from Northeastern University and is an alum of Temple University with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. They hold a Senior Certified Professional (SCP) certification from the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). Kaela is also an active member of the local Philadelphia community and holds board and leadership roles with Philly SHRM, Independence Business Alliance (IBA), Making Worlds Cooperative Bookstore and Social Center, and cinéSPEAK. Kaela is also an active thought leader and frequently contributes their insights to articles, podcasts, panel discussions, workshops, and conferences.
They were nominated as an HR Rising Star in 2020 by the Delaware Valley HR Person of the Year Awards and named Philadelphia’s Top 40 Connectors and Keepers by Leadership Philadelphia in 2021. True to their passion, Kaela loves to travel to new cities and explore new foodie dishes to learn more about the cultures of others. They also geek out on sci-fi and space travel and can easily get lost in a good book, movie, or TV show.
For links mentioned in the episode and a full transcript, visit www.bethlawrence.co/event-planner-blog
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Episode Description:
On today’s episode, Beth is joined by Kaela Blanks, M.S., SHRM-SCP, a DEI & HR consultant and Type A+ person who specializes in empowering organizations to build strong, supportive, equitable workplace cultures. Kaela discusses the ways that being an overachiever, and her experiences with anxiety and ADHD, led her to career success and, eventually, burnout—and the ways that HR and leadership teams can encourage individuals to bring their full selves to the workplace.
Plus: Kaela’s tried-and-true tips for negotiating your compensation package—whether there’s wiggle room in the salary or not.
Kaela’s Bio:
Kaela (she/they pronouns) is currently the Associate Director of Advisory at Seramount, focused on the Employee Resource Group (ERG) advisory offerings, providing advice and resources to organizations executing ERG strategies aligned to an organization’s DE&I mission, values, and strategy.
Before Seramount, Kaela drove diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) practices at various organizations like Assured Partners, Wawa, and Aramark, which included ERG strategy-building, ERG leadership upskilling, aligning DE&I objectives to the business, community partnership-building, inclusive marketplace solutions, and executive leadership engagement. Before specializing in DE&I, Kaela’s background centers on critical HR functions, like talent management, organizational development/change, HR systems/analytics, communications, and employee engagement. They also served as an ERG leader during their time in HR roles.
Kaela has a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership with a focus in Human Resources from Northeastern University and is an alum of Temple University with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. They hold a Senior Certified Professional (SCP) certification from the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). Kaela is also an active member of the local Philadelphia community and holds board and leadership roles with Philly SHRM, Independence Business Alliance (IBA), Making Worlds Cooperative Bookstore and Social Center, and cinéSPEAK. Kaela is also an active thought leader and frequently contributes their insights to articles, podcasts, panel discussions, workshops, and conferences.
They were nominated as an HR Rising Star in 2020 by the Delaware Valley HR Person of the Year Awards and named Philadelphia’s Top 40 Connectors and Keepers by Leadership Philadelphia in 2021. True to their passion, Kaela loves to travel to new cities and explore new foodie dishes to learn more about the cultures of others. They also geek out on sci-fi and space travel and can easily get lost in a good book, movie, or TV show.
For links mentioned in the episode and a full transcript, visit www.bethlawrence.co/event-planner-blog