Her Story
About ToRhonda
ToRhonda Green serves as Senior Director of Agile Transformation, encompassing portfolio and program management, within the field of business consulting. She began her professional journey in inside sales at W.W. Granger around 2007, where she excelled and transitioned into training and onboarding coordination, eventually joining the PMO. Pursuing her interest in agile methodologies, she earned her first certifications starting around 2012 and achieved Certified Scrum Professional status in 2014. Green advanced to leadership roles, including Director of program management and agile at Flex, where her teams contributed to the Mix Tracker project and received global acknowledgement. She later served as Enterprise Agile Coach at Equifax during its security breach response. Green holds a Master's in Management with a project management focus, an MBA in Finance, and an undergraduate degree in management. Her extensive credentials include CSM from Scrum Alliance, Product Owner Certification, SAFE Agilist, SAFE Program Consultant, Scrum at Scale Enterprise and Practitioner, Lean Portfolio Management, PMP, ITIL, and COBIT-5. She launched her own consulting company, Corley Consulting, offering training and transformation services, and attributes her success to her mother's example as a small business owner.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with ToRhonda
01What do you attribute your success to?
I would attribute my success to my mom who was a small business owner from the 80s. I saw her hard work, her tenacity, her negotiating. Although I initially pursued pharmacy, I switched to business after a medication recall incident with my grandmother, ultimately finishing with an MBA in finance and a Master's in Management.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I received was from my mentor Pete Saddington who told me to 'keep hope alive.' He said don't give up, keep the hope alive that you'll have the right champion behind you in the organization. Stick true to what you've been taught, don't compromise the integrity of what you're there to do.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Find a mentor. Find several mentors. People who are doing what you want to do. And develop an intimate relationship with them to help you be successful. While women have come very far, there is still a need for what I call sisterhood. I've become one of those women that now teach classes and offer mentorship especially to women pursuing product ownership certification.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Not enough women in leadership, especially in tech. Oftentimes I'm the only woman and typically the only Black woman in those positions of influence at the executive level. The challenge is allowing me to really full-fledged implement what I'm there to do as I'm often met with resistance from male counterparts who are comfortable with their systems and resistant to change.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Quality over quantity is a driver for me. I want the best, I want to see the best. My aim is to provide the best guidance in helping teams to be top-performing teams. I have a passion for what I do. Other values include excellence, communication, collaboration, and team playing. I look at those to do my checks and balances.
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