Quinette Brown- Reed

I started my career as an operations manager for a pool company over 12 years ago, where I quickly discovered my love for staff development and leadership. While profit and loss statements and contract negotiations came easily to me, I found myself most passionate about helping disengaged employees and addressing how people issues impacted organizational performance. After trying HR and marketing internships early on, I eventually returned to HR where I found my true calling - being able to see the light go off for people who couldn't explain why they were disengaged or stuck in their careers. I realized I could highlight invisible cultural biases and provide holistic support that combined career development with the people side of HR. I don't take roles based on what I can gain, but on what I can offer and how I can impact the organization for the betterment of the people. As a millennial, I know I won't stay in one place for 20 years, so I come in as a change agent to observe, analyze, assess, and implement change. Once I've made that impact and there's no role left to aspire to, I move on to the next organization. Eventually, I decided to combine my passions for business and people by creating my own HR consulting business, where I now assist organizations all over the world as a trusted partner.