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🖤 Breaking the Silence: Workplace Discrimination, HR’s Role & The Path to Healing 🖤

Workplace discrimination remains a harsh reality, but conversations like these help drive change!

I’m thrilled to host an upcoming podcast featuring Jacquie Abram, International Best-Selling Author of Hush Money & Surviving in a Toxic Workplace, where we will have an eye-opening discussion on workplace injustice and the road to healing.

🔥 Key Takeaways from Our Discussion:

✅ Recognizing Workplace Discrimination: Many forms of bias are subtle—do you know the hidden signs?

✅ HR’s Role: Does HR truly advocate for employees, or is it all about protecting the company?

✅ Speaking Up & Legal Protections: How can employees protect themselves when facing discrimination?

✅ Solutions & Healing: Beyond “diversity ”talk”—how can we create lasting change in the workplace?

🎙️Breaking The Silence: Workplace Discrimination, HR's Role, And The Path To Healing

📍 Podcast Location: Umatta Consulting on Spotify

📅 May 2 |⏰ 1:00 PM EST

💡 Featuring Jacquie Abram, International Best-Selling Author of Hush Money & Surviving in a Toxic Workplace. This conversation is for everyone—employees navigating toxic workplaces, HR professionals shaping policies, and business leaders striving for real inclusivity.

💡 What’s one workplace challenge you’ve faced that needs more attention? Drop your thoughts in the comments!Let’s break the silence. Let’s create change.🔥

#WorkplaceDiscrimination #ToxicWorkplaces #HRLeadership #EquityAndInclusion #HushMoney #UmattaConsulting #Podcast #BreakingTheSilence

🌟 Get Excited 🌟

I'm happy to sit down with Courtney Matson, Managing Partner at BroadBranch Advisors, for a powerful conversation about BroadBranch Advisors.

Why should you listen to Courtney?

Courtney Matson joined BroadBranch Advisors as a Principal in 2017. Recent project engagements include IT security, financial services and lending platforms, water infrastructure management, and risk and compliance regulations and reporting. Specific project experience relevant to this engagement includes cybersecurity, financial services, fraud detection, software and IT platforms, and GRC.

Courtney has more than 15 years of experience working in government, non-profit, and non-governmental organizations. Her expertise focuses on project management, organizational strategy and business operations in the areas of international development, communications, leadership development, procurement, global and domestic health, and emergency recovery/response. Courtney’s overseas experience includes work in China, Indonesia, India, Philippines, Colombia, Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Lesotho, Afghanistan, Pakistan, France, and the U.K. She also has more than 10 years of training and facilitation experience with large and small businesses.

💡 What You’ll Take Away:

✅ What full ownership means to her—professionally and personally

✅ How BroadBranch Advisors has evolved over 20 years

✅ The principles and values she’s carrying forward from past leadership

✅ How the firm tailors strategies across hedge funds, nonprofits, and more

✅ The firm’s definition of value—and how they actually measure it

✅ Real-world stories of guiding clients through high-stakes challenges

✅ Her approach to recruiting and mentoring the next generation

✅ The role of AI and innovation in strategic consulting today ✅ Her bold vision for the next 5–10 years at BroadBranchHer insights are a masterclass in strategy, transition, and authentic leadership.

If you're an entrepreneur, executive, or just someone passionate about impactful growth, this is for you!

🎙️Ownership: The Next Chapter of BroadBranch Advisors📍 Podcast Location: Umatta Consulting on Spotify

📅 June 16 |⏰ 11:00 AM EST

💡 Featuring Courtney Matson, Managing Partner at BroadBranch Advisors

🔗 Follow us on Spotify here: https://lnkd.in/dKD7CPu9

🎧 Tune in now and be inspired.

#Leadership #BusinessDevelopment #WomenInLeadership #B2BGrowth #Strategy #Ownership #ExecutivePodcast #UmattaConsulting

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I’m thrilled to announce that the Umatta Consulting Podcast is featuring a third-generation owner as a guest — Michael Auletta, Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Services at Bauer, and the U.S. Small Business Administration 2025 National Exporter! 🇺🇸🏆

Why listen to Michael? With over a decade of experience, he is currently spearheading sales, marketing, and service initiatives at Bauer. His core competencies include problem-solving, effective communication, and relationship building, which align with our mission of delivering unparalleled service across the globe. At Bauer, they are committed to delivering world-class products while fostering brand awareness and cultivating customer relationships that reflect their company's values and culture.

In his tenure at Bauer, he has led their global sales team to achieve record bookings and managed a customer support network that services thousands of products worldwide. He focuses on streamlining processes and improving response times has significantly reduced customer service issues. Working alongside a dedicated team, they have strengthened Bauer's market presence and enhanced our customer support capabilities, ensuring their brand remains synonymous with excellence and reliability.Michael will share his inspiring leadership journey and the legacy of leading a family business through generations of transformation, innovation, and global expansion.

🔑 Key Takeaways Include:

✅ How Michael’s career evolved into executive leadership—and what he learned along the way

✅ The unique story and legacy behind Bauer, and what sets it apart in the industry

✅ Strategies for maintaining excellence and resilience through global disruptions

✅ Leading global teams across cultures, time zones, and challenges

✅ How Bauer is using AI to streamline operations and enhance customer experience

✅ Future trends that business leaders should be watching

✅ Leadership wisdom for navigating complexity and driving impact

🎧 This episode is a must-listen for founders, executives, and professionals committed to growth, resilience, and innovation.

🎙️ Resilience and Growth in Global Markets

📍 Podcast Location: Umatta Consulting on Spotify

📅 May 28 |⏰ 10:00 AM EST

💡 Featuring Michael Auletta, SVP Sales, Marketing & Services at Bauer

🔗 Follow us on Spotify here: https://lnkd.in/dKD7CPu9 #Podcast #Leadership #GlobalMarkets #FamilyBusiness #LegacyLeadership #Innovation #ExportSuccess #AIInBusiness #UmattsConsulting #SmallBusinessLeadership #ExecutiveInsights

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Umatta Consulting is proud to welcome Michelle Nicholson, Owner of The Flour Girl Café, to our latest podcast episode! 🍞✨

From humble beginnings on her front porch to building a thriving multi-location bakery brand, Michelle’s story is one of grit, grace, and grassroots power.

Why should you listen to Michelle? Award-winning entrepreneur Michelle, Connecticut's 2025 Small Business Person of the Year, shares her journey from Facebook porch pickups to The Flour Girl's thriving campus. With 20+ years of marketing expertise, she delivers actionable insights on zero-budget marketing, community growth, and authentic leadership. Her keynotes blend practical strategies with inspiring stories, proving extraordinary success through community connection.

💡 What You’ll Take Away:

✅ The power of community over capital—how loyalty and trust can build an empire when marketing dollars are scarce.

✅ Entrepreneurial mindset shifts—the small decisions that sparked massive impact.

✅ Leadership lessons—from solopreneur to leading a team of 40+, Michelle shares what kept her grounded during chaos and growth.

✅ The truth about scaling with limited resources—and how you can do more with less.

✅ Authenticity in action—why storytelling is still the strongest strategy for connection.

✅ Empowering advice for women who are building something from nothing—and want to leave a legacy.

This is more than a business story. It’s a movement rooted in purpose, perseverance, and pastry. 🥖❤️

🎙️ From Porch to Powerhouse: The Flour Girl Story📍 Podcast Location: Umatta Consulting on Spotify

📅 May 28 |⏰ 11:30 AM EST

💡 Featuring Michelle Nicholson, Owner of The Flour Girl Café

🔗 Follow us on Spotify here: https://lnkd.in/dKD7CPu9

🎧 Tune in now to hear how Michelle turned her passion into a powerhouse—and why her legacy is about far more than flour.#UmattaConsulting #TheFlourGirlCafe #WomenInBusiness #Entrepreneurship #AuthenticLeadership #PodcastAnnouncement #SmallBusinessSuccess #ResourcefulFounder #FromPorchToPowerhouse #LinkedInPodcasts #NationalSmallBusinessWeek2025 #CTSmall Business Person of the Year

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At Umatta Consulting, we believe in more than just helping professionals land roles — we’re here to build purpose-driven, community-powered careers. I’m thrilled to host Karen Worthy, a powerhouse whose career journey spans mechanical engineering, Procter & Gamble, Amazon, startups, and now her coaching practice.

Why should you listen to Karen?

She is a Mechanical Engineer and an MBA graduate. She started her career at Procter & Gamble as a technical engineer, then made her first of many career shifts into manufacturing operations leadership. She moved back to Texas to be closer to family after my first son was born, and at that point, she chose to deepen her expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, and process improvement.

She was also tapped on the shoulder to run the supply chain, procurement, and warehousing facilities for the aerospace company she was working for, and quickly fell in love with the supply chain. To continue learning more about warehousing and fulfillment, she transitioned to Amazon, where she ran several different fulfillment centers. Then she joined a start-up company. At the start-up, she showed up on day one to an office that didn’t even have a desk built for her and helped them build a thriving operations organization from the ground up. When they needed help in Talent Acquisition and Recruiting, she set that team up for hypergrowth and then helped lead on the HR side. Now, she is the founder of Worthy Career Paths.

Key insights you will gain from this conversation:

✅ Values that guided her through pivots from aerospace to e-commerce and entrepreneurship

✅ What she learned building literal desks — and high-performing teams — at a startup

✅ How Worthy Career Paths was born from both personal conviction and professional experience

✅ What defines a worthy career path — and how YOU can find yours

✅ The biggest job search mistake people are making today

✅ The #1 mindset block she helps leaders overcome

✅ And the first step you should take if you’re in an uncertain season right now

Whether you're an executive in transition or an emerging leader seeking clarity, this conversation is filled with real talk, strategic advice, and uplifting energy.

🎙️ Community-Driven Strategies for Executive Job Search📍 Podcast Location: Umatta Consulting on Spotify

📅 May 9 |⏰ 1:30 PM EST 💡 Featuring Karen Worthy, Executive Career Transition Coach / Founder at Worthy Career Paths

🔗 Follow us on Spotify here: https://lnkd.in/dKD7CPu9hashtag

#ExecutiveLeadership #CareerTransition #JobSearchStrategies #PodcastAnnouncement #Leadership #Storytelling #UmattaConsulting #Podcast #CareerGrowth #WomenInLeadership

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I'm thrilled to announce that the Umatta Consulting podcast will feature a visionary leader: Sirisha (Siri) Swahari, Vice President of US Global Technology Operations at CGI.

In this powerful conversation, Siri will share her incredible journey to executive leadership and offer deep insights into how shared services will transform modern enterprise operations.

Why should you listen to Siri?

She is a transformational executive leader with deep expertise in technology, operations, and organizational strategy. She has been recognized for driving enterprise-scale impact, leading global teams, and delivering measurable value across mission-critical environments.

With a career built on turning complexity into clarity and aligning operations with long-term business vision, she brings a results-driven, people-centered leadership style focused on performance, innovation, and trust. She is also known for leading multi-vertical shared services organizations and influencing executive strategy, client success, and operational excellence at scale.

Finally, she is also an executive leader of CGI - US GTO's shared services powerhouse for production systems and global operations, uniting multiple critical delivery domains under one strategic command.

🔥 What you'll learn:

✅ What truly drives transformational leadership in shared services

✅ How to align shared services with broader business strategy

✅ The evolving role of tech, automation, and AI in scaling operations

✅ Real-world strategies for balancing agility and global scale

✅ How future leaders can prepare to lead cross-functional enterprise services

✅ Trends reshaping the next decade of shared services

Whether you are leading teams, designing enterprise ops, or scaling services globally, this episode is packed with strategic insights you don’t want to miss!

🎙️ The Future of Shared Services: Strategy, Scale, and Success

📍 Podcast Location: Umatta Consulting on Spotify

📅 May 2 |⏰ 11:30 AM EST

💡 Featuring Sirisha (Siri) Swahari, CGI Partner | Vice President | Chief | Consulting & Delivery Ops | Strategic Visionary driving Transformation, Automation, & Continuous Improvement | Profitability & Growth Champion

🔗 Follow us on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5t4e1YD39qqj8xzy2fABZV?si=1389d64e370748ab

#SharedServices #Leadership #EnterpriseOperations #DigitalTransformation #WomenInTech #UmattaConsulting #CGI #FutureOfWork #UmattaConsulting #Podcast

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I'm thrilled to announce that the Umatta Consulting podcast is featuring a trailblazing guest: Jose M. Romero 🌏, Global Chief Master Executive Coach (ITD, ICF, WABC, and SMU Certified), Corporate Learning Facilitator, Leadership Strategist, Author, Speaker, Board Member, Business Senior Advisor, and Master in International Relations.

Get ready to dive deep into the future of executive coaching with global executive coach Jose M. Romero 🌏!

Why should you listen to Jose M. Romero? He is an energetic, international award-winning L&D master and one of the top executive coaches in Asia. He is a resilient doer who uses the power of change to thrive in diverse ecosystems. His journey enabled him to gain 20+ years of work experience in the private and public sectors on 5 continents: Europe, Asia, America, Oceania, and Africa. He worked with multinational corporations, SMEs, startup entrepreneurs, NGOs, universities, think tanks, governments, professional associations, and individuals.

He is multilingual (EN, SP, IT, FR, PT) and has lived in 10 countries. He has a "GLOCAL" mindset and a human-centered lifelong learning approach. He enjoys supporting clients to achieve ambitious goals faster. He holds a master’s degree in international relations and a business management degree. He graduated as a certified corporate coach from SMU, ICF, and WABC and served as Executive Board Member & Committee Chair at ICF Singapore.

Here’s a sneak peek at some key takeaways we'll explore:

✅ How executive coaching has evolved across 5 continents over the last decade

✅ Top global trends shaping coaching today

✅ How AI, VR, and new tech are redefining leadership development

✅ What new skills coaches MUST build for the next generation of leaders

✅ Strategies for dealing with resistant leaders

✅ Finding credible, trustworthy coaches in a saturated market

✅ How coaching will support major shifts like DEI, remote work, and mental wellness

🎙️ The Future of Executive Coaching: Trends, Challenges, and What’s Next

📍 Podcast Location: Umatta Consulting on Spotify

📅 May 1 |⏰ 9:00 PM EST 💡 Featuring Jose M. Romero 🌏, Global Chief Master Executive Coach (ITD, ICF, WABC and SMU Certified)🔹Corporate Learning Facilitator🔹Leadership Strategist 🔹Author🔹Speaker🔹Board Member🔹Business Senior Advisor🔹Master in International Relations

Plus, Jose shares what excites him most about the future of leadership and coaching!

🚀🎧 Don’t miss this transformative conversation. Set your reminder now!

🔗 Follow us on Spotify here: https://lnkd.in/dKD7CPu9 #ExecutiveCoaching #LeadershipDevelopment #FutureOfWork #CoachingTrends #UmattaPodcast

🌍 Empowering Women in Agriculture: Driving Global Impact, Especially in Africa 🌱

At Umatta Consulting, we believe in the power of women to transform industries, especially in agriculture—a sector that holds immense potential for economic growth and sustainability.

Join us for an insightful podcast featuring the incredible Tope Fajingbesi, Founder & CEO of She-EO and Author, as we discuss the challenges, opportunities, and transformative role of women in agriculture.

Key Takeaways for Listeners:

🔹 The inspiration behind She-EO and how purpose drives success

🔹 Lessons from overcoming challenges as a woman leader in business

🔹 Strategies for balancing ambition, business growth, and well-being

🔹 The importance of female leadership in agriculture and beyond

🔹 How to integrate social impact into your business model 🔹 Trends shaping the future for women entrepreneurs and how to stay ahead

🔹 Practical advice on scaling a mission-driven business for lasting impact

🎙️ Empowering Women in Agriculture: Driving Global Impact, Especially in Africa

📍 Podcast Location: Umatta Consulting on Spotify

📅 April 25 |⏰ 3:30 PM EST

💡 Featuring Tope Fajingbesi, Founder & CEO of She-EO and Author

🔗 Follow us on Spotify here: https://lnkd.in/d6nktHBC

Don’t miss this empowering conversation! Stay tuned for more details.

#WomenInAgriculture #GlobalImpact #Leadership #Podcast #UmattaConsulting #SheEO #Empowerment #Africa

💼 Executive Job Search Strategies for Uncertain Economic Times 💼

The job market is shifting, and navigating career transitions as an executive requires strategy, resilience, and the right connections. I’m excited to host an insightful podcast with Rory Verrett, Founder of Protégé Search, where we’ll dive deep into executive recruiting, leadership coaching, and the secrets to landing top roles in today’s economy.

🔥 Key Takeaways from Our Discussion:

✅ The Biggest Job Search Mistakes – What missteps keep executives from securing their next big role?

✅ High-Growth Industries – Where should leaders focus their job search efforts?

✅ The Power of Personal Branding – How to stand out in a crowded leadership market.

✅ Networking for Success – Building meaningful executive connections that open doors.

✅ The Next Career Transition Blueprint – A step-by-step framework to future-proof your career.

🎙️ Executive Job Search Strategies for Uncertain Economic Times

📍 Podcast Location: Umatta Consulting on Spotify

📅 April 10 |⏰ 12:00 PM EST

💡 Featuring Rory Verrett, Founder of Protégé Search: Executive recruiting and leadership coaching.

🚀 Whether you're actively seeking a new role or simply preparing for the future, this conversation is a must-listen for executives looking to stay competitive.

💡 What’s your biggest challenge in today’s job market? Share in the comments!

#ExecutiveSearch #CareerTransitions #LeadershipDevelopment #JobSearchStrategies #Networking #PersonalBranding #UmattaConsulting #Podcast

🌟 Join Us for a Powerful Conversation on Intentional Inclusion! 🎙️✨

Diversity is being invited to the party. Inclusion is being asked to dance. But who’s designing the playlist? Let's have this conversation...Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a business imperative. But how do we move from passive diversity efforts to intentional inclusion that transforms workplace culture?

Umatta Consulting presents an exclusive podcast featuring Dr. Nika White, CDE®, IOM, an award-winning management and leadership consultant, keynote speaker, published author, and executive practitioner across corporate, government, non-profit, and education sectors. Recognized by Forbes as a Top 10 D&I Trailblazer, Dr. White has spent 20+ years working with hundreds of organizations, helping them break barriers, integrate belonging, and cultivate high-performing cultures.

This thought-provoking conversation will explore:

✅ Should DEI continue to be an organizational priority?

✅ The unseen obstacles to inclusion—and how to dismantle them

✅ How intentional inclusion drives innovation & business success

✅ First steps for leaders to build a truly inclusive workplace ✅ How to sustain DEI momentum beyond the spotlight

🎙️Intentional Inclusion: Transforming Organizational Cultures

📍 Podcast Location: Umatta Consulting on Spotify

📅 April 24 |⏰ 12:00 PM EST

💡 Featuring Dr. Nika White, CDE®, IOM, an award-winning management and leadership consultant, keynote speaker, published author, and executive practitioner.

🔗 Follow us on Spotify here: https://lnkd.in/dKD7CPu9

#DEI #IntentionalInclusion #Leadership #WorkplaceCulture #DiversityMatters #UmattaConsulting #Podcast