Walking in Your Purpose: The Importance of Mentorship for Black Women

Cher Jones is a Corporate Social Media Trainer & Personal Branding Coach with the love of technology hardwired into her personality. As the founder of Socially Active Training, she leverages over 20 years of PR, marketing and broadcasting experience to help professionals, leaders and consultants develop a credible and strategic online presence while teaching them how to use social media at work for work. Her passion, knowledge and expertise have many referring to her as one of North America's leading experts in online personal branding for professionals. She has worked internationally with a wide variety of organizations including Rogers, Hong Kong Police, PokerStars, BlackBerry, Industrial Alliance, The City of Toronto, MPI, The UK Trade and Investment, The Ontario Ministry of Education and CBC to name a few. Cher is also the host of a weekly LinkedIn livestream called #JustAskCher LIVE where she offers tips and advice to help you develop a powerful and professional brand online! Linkedin profile- www.linkedin.com/in/itscherjones

Natalie Redda is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion specialist with a background in creating DEI strategies for organizations looking to begin or further their DEI journey. Her background in community work, public consultations, and research led her to DEI where she could help turn interest and intention into actions. With a history in private and public organizations, Natalie has worked on several strategies that focus on staff as well customers/ service users. Here at BPTN, Natalie is the DEI Trainer and Engagement lead where she has the pleasure of not only teaching people about the Black experience in workplaces, but also walking people through what they can do about it. Her approach is to not shy away from tough conversations and lead with vulnerability to avoid unanswered questions.

Mélissa Lisanti is the Products & Technology Enablement Leader at PwC Canada. Since joining the firm, Mélissa has held various strategic roles, all with one common theme: transformation. First, she redesigned PwC Canada’s national administrative operations to be digital-first, then she drove business transformation nationally to expand the firm’s service delivery model, and then she led the acceleration and growth of the productization division as Director of Strategy & Operations. Now, as Products & Technology Enablement Leader, she oversees the strategic direction of the team responsible for enabling the digital delivery of PwC Canada’s services. Want to chat about innovation in large organizations or challenging the status quo? Mélissa is your person. https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissaromuluslisanti/