Latasha Sukhu Cleary

My post-college career has always been in learning and organizational development, or talent development. I've worked at some big companies, smaller companies, and I've built functions at startups mostly as well over the past several years. Before finding my path in this field, I explored various roles including bank teller, pharmacy technician, and accounting assistant - all part of my journey in finding myself and what I wanted to do. My first love was actually anthropology, and I thought I was going to be an archaeologist, but instead I went into organizational development. After years of working in-house and seeing the impact that consultants would have coming in from the outside, I realized I could do this on my own and have that same kind of impact. Now I go into companies and help their employees, which allows me to have variety in my work and impact at several companies as opposed to just one. Coaching has been a part of my career for the past 12 years, and I especially like to help people going through transitions when it comes to their career, or how they're navigating the workplace, or navigating group dynamics in the workplace. I specifically work with women of color - I work with people from all backgrounds, but I've enjoyed working with women of color the most. I'm also a new mother with a young baby, and because I own my own business, I have the flexibility to be the mom that I want to be, as well as the professional I want to be.